《绝望的主妇》精讲26

Are we going to talk about what I said?

If you think I'm going to discuss the dissolution of my marriage in a place

where the restrooms are labeled "chicks" and "dudes,"

you're out of your mind.

What's in this?

What do you mean, what's in this? It's salad.

- With -- with onions? - What?

You put onions in my salad.

No, I didn't.

Oh, wait.

The sound that awakened¹ my son

was something he'd heard only once before,

many years ago when he was quite young,

but he recognized it instantly².

It was the sound of a family secret.

 

1 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 instantly   

adv.立即，立刻

参考例句：

• She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.她习惯了让人即刻服从她的命令。
• Though he slept soundly,he awoke instantly.他虽然睡得很香，但是马上就醒了。