S3-5 Desperate Housewives 《绝望主妇》
重点词汇:
1.maximum:a.最大限度的 n.最大限度
【固】reach the ~ 达到极限
minimum:a.最低的,最小的 n.最低限度
2.allowance:n.津贴,补贴;限额
【固】family ~ 家庭津贴
3.humiliate:vt.使蒙羞,使丢脸
【固】~ sb. by doing sth. 通过做某事来羞辱某人
humiliation:n.羞辱,屈辱
4.deport:vt.把......驱逐出境
deportation:n.放逐,驱逐出境
原音重现:
A: Go away! I don't want to talk to you.
(走开!我不想和你说话。)
B: Come on. Let me in.
(拜托。让我进来。)
A: Thanks, but I've reached my maximum allowance for humiliation this week.
(谢谢,已经达到了本周丢人的最大限额了。)
B: Listen, I'm sorry you thought it was a real proposal. In fact, that was the shifting act of the deportation.
(很抱歉,你把那次求婚信以为真了。那是对付驱逐出境的临时应变。)
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