《绝望的主妇》精讲30

[00:00.50]And just like that, the possibility Susan had clung¹ to,

[00:04.59]the maybe of Mike Delfino, was gone forever.

[00:11.10]And despite the precariousness² of her situation,

[00:14.10]Susan took a moment to mourn her loss.

...candles unattended in the den³.

Paramedics said she was lucky. She could have been killed.

She ran out with nothing on.

She was having sex with some guy when the fire started.

What happened to him?

He got smoke inhalation. He's at the hospital.

Susan, are you all right? You look awful.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

I-I just, uh... feel really bad for Edie.

Oh, honey, don't worry about Edie. She's a strong lady.

Absolutely. She'll get through this.

She'll find a way to survive.

We all do.

[00:00.50]Wow, what happened?

[00:02.29]Mike.

[00:03.08]And suddenly, there he was,

[00:05.09]like a phoenix⁴ rising from the ashes.

[00:07.50]I-I thought you were --

[00:10.67]Uh, where were you?

[00:11.68]I just got back from the movies. Edie had a fire, huh?

[00:15.47]Yeah.

[00:16.97]Yeah, but she's fine now.

[00:20.68]Everything's fine now.

[00:22.69]And just like that, Susan was happy.

[00:25.48]Life was suddenly full of... possibilities.

1 Clung   

v.附着于( cling的过去式和过去分词 )；抓紧或抱住；坚持；依恋，依附于

参考例句：

• The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign. 首相不顾有人要求他辞职，死赖在他的职位上不下台。
• She clung to the hope that her son was not dead. 她抱定儿子并没有死的希望不放。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 precariousness   

参考例句：

• The precariousness is further increased by self-experiences in the aforementioned marginal situation. 在上述边际情况下自身经验会更进一步增加这种不确定感。 来自互联网
• These reports have revealed to the insurgents the precariousness of their position. 这些报导使叛乱士兵知道了他们的危险境地。 来自互联网

3 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。