《绝望的主妇》精讲60

保罗：我想让今晚变得特别些，监狱不允许夫妻探访，今晚...算是新婚之夜吧！

贝丝：关于这个...我愿意为你做饭、打理家务、但有些为人妻的事，我还没办法马上去做。

Beth: I love the house.

Paul: Oh. Well,I did¹ the best I could². I think it needs a woman's touch.

Beth: I- I don't have much experience³ with decorating⁴. If I so much as⁵ moved a chair,mama wouldthrow a fit⁷.

Paul: Mm,then you must be happy to finally⁸ have your own⁹ home.

Beth: I guess.

Paul: Look at this-Noplexiglas. I never dreamed¹⁰ the day would⁶ come when I could reach¹¹ out and touch you.

Beth: I didn't either¹².

Paul:There is one thing i'll miss about prison¹³-Your letters. Some days,they were the only things keeping me going¹⁴.

Beth: I'm glad you liked them. Uh,thank you again for going to so much trouble¹⁵. Dinner is wonderful.

Paul: I wanted tonight to be special. Since¹⁶ the prison didn't allowconjugalvisits, this is... kind of our wedding¹⁷ night.

Beth: About that..I can't wait to start cooking¹⁸ for you and making things nice around here, but there are certain¹⁹ other...wifely²⁰ duties²¹ that I don't want torush into.

Paul:Oh?

Beth: We're still getting to know each other. Mama said²² you'd understand.

Paul:Oh,I suppose²³ I do.

Beth: You're notupset?

Paul: Of course²⁴ not. There's more to marriage²⁵ than sex²⁶.

贝丝：我很喜欢这房子。

保罗：我已经尽力装饰啦，但还是需要女人来照料的。

贝丝：我对居家装饰没有太多经验，我搬个椅子，我妈都会跟我恼火。

保罗：那你一定会高兴，终于有了自己的家了。

贝丝：是啊！

保罗：听着，我从没想过，能握着你的手，没有玻璃阻隔。

贝丝：我也没想到。

保罗：监狱里，还有一件事让我怀念--你的信。有时候，是你的文字让我撑过来的。

贝丝：我很高兴你喜欢。给你带来那么多麻烦，还是再次感谢你，晚餐很棒！

保罗：我想让今晚变得特别些，监狱不允许夫妻探访，今晚...算是新婚之夜吧！

贝丝：关于这个...我愿意为你做饭、打理家务、但有些为人妻的事，我还没办法马上去做。

保罗：哦?

贝丝：我们还在相互了解，妈妈说你会明白的。

保罗：好像是吧。

贝丝：你不开心了吗？

保罗：当然没有，婚姻远比性重要嘛！

1 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 experience   

n.经历，经验；v.经历，体验

参考例句：

• The best way to learn is to learn by experience. 学习的最佳办法就是从经验中学习。
• He is a man of wide knowledge and experience.他见多识广。

4 decorating   

装饰( decorate的现在分词 )； 点缀； 粉刷； 授予（某人）勋章

参考例句：

• They've really gone to town on decorating their new home. 他们真的花了许多钱来装饰他们的新家。
• He displayed a great deal of artifice in decorating his new house. 他在布置新房子中表现出富有的技巧。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

7 fit   

adj.适宜的，对的，准备好的；v.适合；安装；n.适宜；发作；一阵

参考例句：

• I am sure you can fit me in somewhere.我相信你能找个地方安排我。
• She is fit for the job.她适合做这项工作。

8 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

9 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

10 dreamed   

v.做梦，向往( dream的过去式和过去分词 )；想到，料到；[常用于疑问句或否定句]考虑到，想到，料到；虚度（光阴），（在空想中）度过（时间），迷迷糊糊地度过（与 away,out 连用）

参考例句：

• I never dreamed of there being a picture on the wall. 我根本没想到墙上有张画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. 她小时候梦想成为芭蕾舞演员。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

12 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

13 prison   

n.监狱(禁)；拘留所

参考例句：

• They put him in a prison.他们将他逮捕入狱。
• If you go on like this you will be put into prison. 你这样下去会进监狱的。

14 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

15 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

16 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

17 wedding   

n.婚礼，结婚，结婚仪式，结合

参考例句：

• I have to attend a wedding.我必须去参加婚礼。
• Their wedding was very quiet.他们的婚礼很平淡。

18 cooking   

n.烹调；烹饪

参考例句：

• What do you mean,you don't like my cooking?你是什么意思，你是不喜欢我做的饭？
• I have little knowledge of cooking.我几乎不懂烹饪技术。

19 certain   

adj.一定的；pron.某几个，某些；肯定的，无疑的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• She is certain to come.她一定会来的。
• It's not at all certain whether I'll come tomorrow.我明天还不定来不来呢。

20 wifely   

adj.妻的，适合做妻子的

参考例句：

• It was not wifely modesty at all. By so much was her pride satisfied. 这根本不是出于妇道人家的稳重，这样做只是满足了她的虚荣心。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

21 duties   

n.关税；责任；上班；职责；职责( duty的名词复数 )；义务；本分；税收

参考例句：

• new excise duties on low-alcohol drinks 低酒精饮料新的消费税
• He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties. 他终于摆脱了大部分公务。

22 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

23 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

24 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

25 marriage   

n.婚姻，密切结合，结婚，婚礼，合并

参考例句：

• They have a happy marriage.他们的婚姻很美满。
• She is uninterested in marriage.她对结婚不感兴趣。

26 sex   

n.性别，男性或女性，性欲；vt.区别…的性别，引起…的性欲

参考例句：

• What sex is this fish?这条鱼是什么性别的？
• She does not enjoy the company of the opposite sex.她不喜欢由异性奉陪。