重點(diǎn)講解
1. Mary Alice Voiceover:"Gus, the custodian, dreams of someday winning the lottery and quitting his thankless job."
Custodian:管理人; 保管人; 監(jiān)督人 lottery:彩票 quit:離開, 辭職, 停止,quit是個(gè)很常用的詞,中途退學(xué)也可以用 quit,公司辭職也可用quit,比較強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)人特色。
2. Rex: "I can't believe it. Two months from graduation and he gets expelled."
Bree: "You know we are just lucky that that security guard did not press charges."
Get expel:開除 press charge:上訴
3. Bree: "They're brochures for youth detention centers."
Detention:拘留, 禁閉 youth detention centers:少教所的意思。
4. Carlos: "I like the Lexington mahogany with gold leaf. It comes with a pink velvet interior and drapes. Plus it's hand-engraved so in case of a flood or earthquake, they'll at least be able to know which one is hers."
Lexington:列克星敦(①美國 Kentucky 州中北部一城市 ②美國 Massachusetts 州東部一城市),好象那里發(fā)生過一次什么重要的戰(zhàn)役,具體不記得了,歷史知識(shí)全還給老師了。Mahogany:桃花心木;紅木 hand-engraved:手工雕刻 in case of:萬一