Desperate Housewives 1《绝望主妇》1(十)
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Gabrielle: How am I supposed to live without a car?

Lawyer: Gabrielle, listen. Tanaka is still at large, and they're going to want Carlos to flip1 on him, so this is their way of playing hardball. Now, I'm guessing that they're not done yet.

Gabrielle: Why? What else could they take from us?

Lawyer: Pretty much anything. It's all fair game if they even think they can trace it to ill-gotten gains.

Gabrielle: No, no, no. No! Some of this stuff is mine. When I modeled. Before I even met Carlos! See this, costa boda, bought it when I landed my first cover. This, I spent eight hours on a rock in a bikini for that painting!

Lawyer: I understand how you feel.

Gabrielle: No, you don't understand. I have dug myself up from dirt to afford these things, and no one is going to take them away from me!

Lawyer: Then I suggest you find yourself a good hiding place. They can't take what they can't find. Oh, and if you could scare up that passport too, that would be good!

Bree: Oh, hi Gabrielle! What have you got there?

Gabrielle: My china. I know how you've always loved it, and I thought you might want to borrow it for a while.

Bree: Oh! Well, that's um, very thoughtful of you.

Gabrielle: Say, um, could I store some odds2 and ends in your garage?

Bree: Sure! Why don't you, uh, come by tomorrow?

Gabrielle: Sooner is better than later!

Bree: Hello. Yes this is she. Yes, he's my husband.

Bree: Um, excuse me, I'm here to see Rex Van de Kamp. Apparently3, he had a heart attack. I'm not sure when -

Nurse: He's being prepped for surgery right now. If you'd like to wait.

Bree: Could I at least poke4 my head in? I'm his wife.

Nurse: You're his wife?

Bree: Yes. Why?

Nurse: I was thinking of a different patient. Let me get the doctor.

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1. at large

“逍遥法外”的意思,例如:The murderer is still at large. 那个杀人凶手仍然逍遥法外。

2. flip on

这里是“背叛”的意思,例如:They want me to flip on my best friend. 他们想让我背叛我最好的朋友。

4. scare up

意思是“(努力)找到”,例如:We managed to scare up extra chairs for the unexpectedly large audience. 我们费了好大劲才为这些突然而至的观众找到椅子。

同样意思的短语有:scrape together / up,例如:He managed to scrape together enough cash to buy two tickets. 他费了好大劲才凑到足够买两张票的钱。

5. odds and ends

相当于 odds and sods,指“零碎的东西”。His room is full of odds and ends. 他房间里到处都是些零碎的东西。

6. poke one's head in

意思是“pay a short visit,稍稍看一下”。"Could I at least poke my head in? I'm his wife."的意思就是“我能不能只是稍稍看一下?我是他太太。”



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1 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
参考例句:
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
2 odds n5czT     
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
参考例句:
  • The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
  • Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗?
3 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
4 poke 5SFz9     
n.刺,戳,袋;vt.拨开,刺,戳;vi.戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
参考例句:
  • We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
  • Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。
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