アメリカで大人気のドラマ「デスパレートな妻たち」の脚本の一部を中国語に翻訳しました。「デスパレートな妻たち」の会話は生活英語で、英語を勉強するのに一番適していると言われております。もちろん、中国語に翻訳した中国語の会話文も日常生活でよく使われる、使用頻度の高い中国語です。英語の勉強の当時に、中国語の勉強にもお役に立てれば嬉しいです。

-GABRIELLE: There’s no way I can just work that in, Carlos.
there’s no way: 没有办法 work in: 插进
我怎么插得进去嘛, Carlos。
-CARLOS: Why not? At the Donohue party, everyone was talking about mutual funds.
talk about: 谈论 mutual: 共同的 funds: 基金
为什么?Donoghue聚会上,每个人都在谈论那些什么共有基金。
And you found a way to mention you slept with half the Yankee outfield.
mention: 提到，谈到 sleep with: 与…做爱 Yankee: 美国佬 outfield: 偏远的田园
你却说什么你和那些农场里一半以上的美国佬睡过。
-GABRIELLE: I’m telling you, it came up in the context of the conversation.
come up: 提到，提及 context: 上下文
我告诉过你了,当时他们在说这些。
-CARLOS: Hey, people are starting to stare. Can you keep your voice down please?
stare:盯，凝视
喂,大家都在看,轻点,好么?
-GABRIELLE: (sigh) Absolutely. Wouldn’t want them to think we’re not happy.
sigh: 叹息 absolutely: 确实地
（叹息）当然,我可不希望他们认为我们不和。
-MARY ALICE: Bree Van De Kamp, who lives next door, brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch. Bree was known for her cooking.
next door: 隔壁 basket: 篮，筐 muffin: 松饼 bake: 烤 scratch: [美俚]无名小卒；抓痕
from scratch: 〈非正〉从头做起, 从零开始 be known for: 因…而出名
Bree van de Kamp,住在隔壁, 带了两篮她烤的松饼。Bree擅长做饭。
And for making her own clothes.
会自己做衣服。
And for doing her own gardening.
gardening: 园艺
会园艺。
And for reupholstering her own furniture.
reupholster: 为(沙发、软椅等)重装椅面;给…装新椅面 furniture: 家具
甚至会给她的沙发装椅面。
Yes, Bree’s many talents were known throughout the neighborhood.
talent: 才能 throughout: 遍及…场所
是的, Bree的很多才能大家都知道，
And everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother.
think of: 有…想法；有…看法 perfect: 完美的
所有住在Wisteria lane的人都认为Bree是个完美的妻子和母亲。
Everyone, that is, except her own family.
except: 除…外
每个人,事实上,除了她的家人。
-BREE: Paul, Zachary.
Paul， Zachary。
-ZACH: Hello Mrs. Van De Kamp.
你好,Van De Kamp太太。
-PAUL: Bree, you shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble.
trouble: 麻烦
Bree,不好意思这么麻烦你。
-BREE: It was no trouble at all.
一点也不麻烦
Now the basket with the red ribbon is filled with desserts for your guests.
ribbon: 带子 fill with: 使充满 dessert: 甜点
这个扎红带子的篮子里装了一些甜点,餐后你可以拿给客人们享用,
But the one with the blue ribbon is just for you and Zachary.
just: 只是，仅仅
但是这个扎蓝色带子的篮子里装的东西是给你和Zachary。
It’s got rolls, muffins, breakfast type things.
roll: 面包卷, 圆面包 muffin: (涂牛油趁热吃的)松饼 breakfast type: 早餐类型
有松饼,各种各样的可以装在篮子里的吃的。
-PAUL: Thank you.
谢谢。
-BREE: Well, the least I could do is make sure you boys had a decent meal to look forward to in the morning.
make sure: 确保，确信decent: 相当好的 meal: 饭 look forward to: 期望，盼望
嗯,至少这是我能做的, 这样孩子们明天早上至少能吃顿好的。
I know you’re out of your minds with grief.
out of mind: 发狂,疯狂 grief: 悲痛
我知道你已经悲痛欲绝了。
-PAUL: Yes, we are.
是的。
-BREE: Of course, I will need the baskets back once you’re done. (smiling serenely)
of course: 当然 serenely: 平静地
当然,吃完东西记得把篮子还给我。
-PAUL: Of course.
当然。