《Desperate Housewives/绝望的主妇》8段经典美句

论身份（1）

1.When I was alive,I maintained many different identities-lover,wife,and ultimately,victim.Yes,labels are important to the living.They dictate how people see themselves.

当我活着的时候，我保持着很多不同的身份--恋人，妻子，最终是受害者。是的，这样那样的标签对于活着的人们来说是很重要的，因为它指示了人们如何看待自己。

笔记：

identity n.身份；ID卡= identity card;

PIN = Personal Identification Number;

label n 标签； the+形容词 表示一类人

dictate v :命令 issue commands or orders for

论身份（2）

Competition , it means different things to different people,But whether to friendly rivalry.or fight to the death.The end result is the same.There will be Winners,and there will be Losers,Of course the trick is ,to know which battles to fight,you see,no victory comes without a price.

竞争因人而异，但是不管是友好竞争还是生死决斗，结果都是相同的--有赢家，也有输家。但是，诀窍是，懂得去参加什么样的竞争，要知道，胜利都是用代价换来的。

笔记：

rival 对手 区别enemy - rivalry n.竞争，对抗

trick n .窍门，花招 - tricky

battle n .战争

论身份（3）

People are complicated creatures ,on the one hand able to perform great acts of charity,on the other,capable of the most underhanded forms of betrayal,it is a constant battle that rages within all of us,because the better angels of our nature,and the temptation of our inner demons,and sometimes the only way to ward off darkness ,is to share a light of compassion.

人类是复杂的动物，一方面，表现着善心，另一方面，却又表现阴险和背叛，我们都时常在天性的本善与内心的恶魔之间挣扎。有时候，唯一能阻挡黑暗的方法，就是闪耀怜悯的光辉

笔记：

underhanded adj.阴险的。

rage vi.流行，发怒的

ward vt.避开 ward off 避开；compassion ：同情

论信任（4）

Trust is a fragile thing ,once earned,it affords us tremendous freedom,but once trust is lost,it can be impossible to recover,of course,the truth is we never know who can trust ,those we ` re closest to can betray us,and total strangers can come to our rescue,in the end,most people decide to trust themselves,it really is the simplest way,to keep from getting burned.

信任真是一件脆弱的东西，一旦赢得信任，会提供给我们巨大的空间，而一旦失去了，就不可能在恢复。当然，事实上我们永远不知道我们能信任谁：那些我们最亲近的人可能会背叛我们；而陌生人却能帮助我们，最后，大多数人决定只能信任他们自己。这的确是最简单的方法，来防止引火烧身。

笔记：

tremendous adj.巨大的  recover v.恢复

betray v.背叛 rescue n,vt 拯救，救援。

论英雄（5）

We all honor heroes for different reasons,sometimes for their daring,sometimes for their bravery,sometimes for their goodness,but mostly we honor heroes,because at one point or another,we all dream to be rescued ,of course if the right hero doesn`t come along,sometimes we just have to rescue by ourselves.

我们都因为各种各样的原因崇拜英雄：有时是因为他们敢于冒险，有时是因为他们的勇敢，有时是因为他们的善良。但是，绝大部分，是因为，或多或少，我们都梦想着被拯救。当然，如果我们盼望的英雄没有出现，有时候，我们就必须自我拯救了。

笔记：

daring 胆量；bravery 勇敢

论春天（6）

Spring comes every year to Wisteria Lane,It is the time when flowers start to bloom,when butterflies emerge from their cocoons,when bees begin to search for nectar.Sping is also the time when a young man`s fancy turns to obsession

春天每年都降临在紫藤巷，这是花开锦簇的时节，蝴蝶终于破茧而出，蜜蜂也到处寻找花蜜，春天也让年轻人的幻想变成一种狂热。

笔记：

bloom 使...茂盛

butterfly 蝴蝶；cocoon 茧

Bee 蜜蜂；nectar 花蜜

obsession n.沉溺

论誓言（7）

The vow is simple ,really .Those who take it promise to stay together,for better or for worse,for richer or for poorer,in sickness and in health,to honor and to cherish,forsaking all others,untill death do us part.Yes,the vow is simple.Finding someone worthy of such a promise is the hard part.But if we can ,that`s when we begin to live happily even after.

婚姻誓言其实很简单。双方要发誓不论顺境或是逆境，尊重并且珍惜对方，贫穷或是富有，疾病或者健康，永远忠贞，至死不渝。是的，誓言很简单，找到值得为其许下这个誓言的人才是困难的。但要是我们找到了，那就是从此幸福的生活在一起的故事的开始。

论誓言（8）

Nothing is forever.And the time comes when we all must say goodbye to the world we know.Goodbye to everything we had taken for granted.Goodbye to those we thought would never abandon us.And when these changes finally do occur,when the familiar has departed and the unfamiliar has taken its place,all any of us can really do is to say hello and welcome.

没有什么事情是永恒的。当时间到来，我们不得不挥手告别我们熟悉的世界；告别我们深知的一切；告别认为会用不抛弃我们的人。当着这些改变最终发生的时候，当熟悉远离而陌生来领的时候，我们所能做的，就是说声“你好，欢迎”。

笔记：

take ... for granted 把...认为理所当然

depart v.离开

最喜欢的一句：

论desperation（绝望）

We all have moments  of desperation.If we can face them head on,that`s when we find out just how strong we really are.

我们都有绝望的时候，如果我们能够直面面对，那时候我们才知道我们到底有多坚强。

看看美剧果然是个学习英语的好方法，附下载链接

绝望的主妇