绝望的主妇第一季第15集直播回放-Part01
Desperate Housewives S01E15 – Part01
相关知识点请参见以下讲义：
Old-fashioned：adhering to customs of a past era. （旧时的，老派的，传统的）
E.G.1：Have you ever had real, old-fashioned eggnog? （DH S01E05）
参考翻译：你有没有尝过传统蛋酒？
E.G.2：I was so afraid when I suggested a picnic that you’d make fun of me, but I just think it’s such a lovely, old-fashioned way to spend an afternoon. （DH S01E12）
参考翻译：真担心我提议出来野餐时你会笑话我，可我真的挺喜欢野餐的，这样打发时间愉快又老派。
Lousy[‘laʊzi]：（质量、技术差的、糟糕的、不正确、不合适的、不中用的；感觉不好、状态不佳的、心情糟糕的）
1、of poor quality, not good, right, proper or skillful.
E.G.1：Hey, Susan. I don’t mean to bug you. There’s just so much I didn’t get to say. I’m lousy at goodbyes. （DH S03E20）
参考翻译：苏珊，我没想打扰你，只是我还有很多话没来得及说，我不太擅长道别。
E.G.2：Oh, come on, Bree. You’re gonna dump me over a lousy brooch? （DH S06E06）
参考翻译：哦，Bree，别这样，就为了一个不中用的胸针就把我甩了?
2、not well or healthy, not happy or pleased,
E.G.1：Could we not yell at each other? I’m feeling really lousy today. （DH S01E14）
参考翻译：别互相大呼小叫的行吗？我今天都快烦死了。
E.G.2：I figured it was time to visit my favorite aunt. Your mom always did have lousy taste in men. （DH S03E02）
参考翻译：我就想，该去看望我心爱的姑姑了，你妈妈对男人品味总是很糟糕。
Hamper[‘hæmpə(r)]：A large basket that you keep your dirty clothes in until they are washed. （盛脏衣服的大篮子）
Do any good：Improve a situation or effect a favorable result. （使事情朝向好的方面发展）
E.G.1：I wish I could tell this to those I left behind, but would it do any good? Probably not. （DH S01E03）
参考翻译：我希望我可以把这些告诉那些活着的人，但是有用吗？估计不会。
E.G.2：I can absolutely tell him that we think he’s too young now, things are not gonna do any good. （DH S01E14）
参考翻译：我可以跟他讲我们觉得他还太年轻，但这将起不到什么作用。
Confiscate[‘kɒnfɪskeɪt]：to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner （没收、使充公）
E.G.1：Well, then, the least we can do is to search his room, and if we find any more of these, we’ll confiscate them. （DH S01E15）
参考翻译：至少我们可以去搜他的屋子，如果发现还有更多的，我们就没收它们。
E.G.2：I’m going to tell the orderlies to confiscate all your personal items. （DH S02E23）
参考翻译：我要让整理房间的人没收你的所有私人物品。
Better safe than sorry：it’s wiser to be cautious and careful than to be hasty or rash and so do something you may later regret. （凡事小心为妙，有备无患。来源于谬语：”谨言慎行不吃亏，轻率莽撞必后悔”）
E.G.1：Can she get enough for a couple months? That’s right. Better safe than sorry. （DH S01E12）
参考翻译：能一次性买几个月的量吗？没错，有备无患嘛。
E.G.2：But I also know if anything happens to you, Branson will lose his place. Better safe than sorry, my lady. （DA S01E06）
参考翻译：但我也知道如果有什么事发生，Branson会丢掉他的饭碗。还是小心为妙，夫人。
White lie：a harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. （善意的谎言）
E.G.1：Each new morning in suburbia brings with it: a new set of lies. Little white lies, told not to hurt. （DH S01E15）
参考翻译：郊区的每一个早晨都会迎来 一些新的谎言：善意的小谎言，说出来也无伤大雅。
E.G.2：All those little white lies: The devil was in your heart, but heaven was in your eyes. （DM S01E07）
参考翻译：所有这些善意的谎言啊，内心藏着邪恶的念头，眼里却带着天堂的爱意。
Turn up（with sth）：（开大、加大、调高；出现、到达某处；发现、找到某物）
1、Increase the amount of sound, heat, or power being produced, by adjusting the controls.
E.G.1：If you want to smack him around a little, I can go inside and turn up the radio. （DH S03E19）
参考翻译：如果你想暴打他一顿，我可以进屋把广播打开。
E.G.2：Are you nuts? You don’t go to trial. You turn up the pressure, and then you settle. （Suits S05E04）
参考翻译：你疯了吗，不能上庭。只能给他们施压，然后和解。
2、To appear or arrive at a place.
E.G.1：We don’t know that for sure. All we know is that Lynette’s kids turned up with it. （DH S01E15）
参考翻译：我们也不能确定啊，我们所知道的只是：勒奈特的孩子把这些首饰拿出来玩。
E.G.2：You know me so well, you know I never turn up without a way out. （White Collar S05E11）
参考翻译：你对我很理解，你知道我在没有出路的时候绝对不会现面的。
3、be found, especially by chance, after being lost.
E.G.1：Right now, I’m just your bitter, crazy ex. But if I turn up dead, and you have no alibi…（DH S04E17）
参考翻译：现在 我只是你怀恨在心的前妻，如果我被发现死了，你又没有不在场证明……用不着你替我操心
E.G.2：It was a family heirloom, unbelievable! — Yeah, that it would turn up again after all this time.
参考翻译：这是件传家之宝，简直难以置信！– 是啊，这么久之后居然还能找到。
Put it past sb：used to say that you would not be surprised if someone did something, especially something bad. （对某人做某事不觉奇怪）
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