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Previously on Desperate Housewives...

The boys are in my class because I'm the only teacher who can handle them.

We may no longer be able to accommodate them.

Ultimatums were made.

She used this to kill herself. Why would you keep it?

Questions were asked.

- Are you OK? - I think he's hiding something.

And lots of evidence was uncovered.

What is it you hired me to do?

Someone sent that note to my wife. I need to know who.

You like Alfred Hitchcock?

I found it in the ruins of Edie's home.

I found it under our bed. It's not mine.

Talk about dirty laundry.

Every neighborhood has a woman like Alberta Frome.

And every woman like Mrs. Frome has a cat.

When she traveled,

Mrs. Frome would arrange for friends to look after her beloved pet.

This time, however, she was forced to ask her neighbor, Susan Mayer.

Mrs. Frome liked Susan.

But it was common knowledge on Wisteria Lane,

where Susan Mayer went, bad luck was sure to follow.

Her misfortunes ranged from the commonplace...

...to the unusual...

...to the truly bizarre.

As she waved goodbye, she worried that Susan's bad luck would continue.

For that matter, so did her cat.

Mr. Whiskers. Dinner time.

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.

That's weird. Cats can't open drawers, can they?

- You didn't leave them open? - No way.

Wow. Do you think somebody broke in?

[both] Mr. Whiskers?

[Susan] Mr. Whiskers?

Though she didn't know it at the time,

Susan's luck... had finally started to change.

News that an intruder had breached the security of Wisteria Lane

spread like wildfire.

At a Neighborhood Watch meeting the next night,

residents voiced their concerns

over the increasing dangers their community faced.

Mrs. Ida Greenberg said someone was looking through her bathroom window

whenever she took a shower.

Bob Fisk warned those present that a government agency

was listening in on their phone conversations.

Helen Vale spoke of a ruthless local teenage gang

that had egged her minivan.

Three factors contribute to...

The evening concluded with Officer Thompson offering safety tips

and a plan of action.

...you have some control over.

You can sign up for daily or nightly patrols, which might seem like overkill,

but regular surveillance will deter even the most determined criminal.

Are there any other questions? All right. Let's be careful out there.

- Actually, do you have a second? - Sure. How can I help?

Um... I'm the one who discovered the break-in.

- I think I found some evidence. - Evidence?

This is a screwdriver left behind by the burglar. I didn't touch it.

Why didn't you give this to the investigators?

I tried and they laughed at me.

Nothing was taken from the house.

I apologize. That was totally unprofessional.

Thank you. So you think it should be dusted for prints?

- Yes. And I'll make sure it gets done. - Great.


知识点

重点词汇
drawers [drɔ:z] n. 厨柜；内裤 { :4175}

patrols [pəˈtrəulz] n. 巡逻( patrol的名词复数 ); 巡查; 巡逻队; 童子军小队 { :4183}

ruins ['ru:ɪnz] n. 遗迹（ruin的复数形式）；废墟 v. 毁灭（ruin的三单形式） {toefl :4197}

uncovered [ʌnˈkʌvəd] v. 揭露（uncover的过去分词）；脱帽致敬；移去覆盖物 adj. 无覆盖物的；[保险] 未保险的；无盖的 { :4432}

thompson ['tɔmpsn] n. 汤普森（姓） { :4612}

surveillance [sɜ:ˈveɪləns] n. 监督；监视 {gre :4825}

laundry [ˈlɔ:ndri] n. 洗衣店，洗衣房；要洗的衣服；洗熨；洗好的衣服 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :4940}

beloved [bɪˈlʌvd] n. 心爱的人；亲爱的教友 adj. 心爱的；挚爱的 {cet4 ky ielts :4947}

bizarre [bɪˈzɑ:(r)] adj. 奇异的（指态度，容貌，款式等） {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4957}

alfred ['ælfrɪd] n. 阿尔佛雷德（男子名） { :5116}

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ] int. 再见 放弃 告别 {zk :5578}

housewives ['haʊswaɪvz] n. 家庭主妇（housewife的复数） { :5741}

deter [dɪˈtɜ:(r)] vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念头 n. (Deter)人名；(德)德特尔 {toefl ielts gre :5976}

burglar [ˈbɜ:glə(r)] n. 夜贼，窃贼 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts :7271}

um [ʌm, əm] n. (Um)人名；(柬)温；(阿拉伯)乌姆 int. 嗯（表示迟疑） { :7325}

ruthless [ˈru:θləs] adj. 无情的，残忍的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :7587}

vale [veɪl] n. 谷；溪谷 n. (Vale)人名；(葡、塞、意)瓦莱；(英)韦尔；(挪)瓦勒 int. 再见；再会 { :7970}

commonplace [ˈkɒmənpleɪs] n. 老生常谈；司空见惯的事；普通的东西 adj. 平凡的；陈腐的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :8456}

misfortunes [misˈfɔ:tʃənz] n. 不幸( misfortune的名词复数 ); 厄运; 不幸的事; 灾难 { :8481}

intruder [ɪnˈtru:də(r)] n. 侵入者；干扰者；妨碍者 {toefl :8613}

nightly [ˈnaɪtli] adj. 夜间的；每夜的 adv. 每夜 { :8835}

minivan [ˈmɪnivæn] n. 小型货车 { :9671}

whiskers [ˌwɪskəs] n. 胡须，腮须（whisker的复数） v. 使…有须；使…有似须状的东西（whisker的第三人称单数） { :11959}

wildfire [ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)] n. 火灾；磷火，鬼火；散布极快的事物 { :12520}

screwdriver [ˈskru:draɪvə(r)] n. 螺丝刀 {toefl gre :12686}

kitty [ˈkɪti] n. 小猫，猫咪 { :13303}

Frome [ ] n. 弗罗姆（姓氏, 英国地名） { :13461}

ultimatums [ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəms] n. 最后通牒( ultimatum的名词复数 ) { :14001}


难点词汇
hitchcock [ˈhitʃkɔk] n. 希契科克（姓氏） { :16967}

IDA ['aidә] abbr. （联合国）国际开发协会（International Development Association）；工业开发署（Industrial Development Agency） { :16996}

overkill [ˈəʊvəkɪl] vt. 过度地杀伤 n. 过度的杀伤威力 { :20246}

unprofessional [ˌʌnprəˈfeʃənl] adj. 非职业性的，非专业的；外行的 { :20633}

traveled ['trævld] adj. 富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的 v. 旅行（travel的过去分词） { :22076}

alberta [æl'bɜːtə] n. 亚伯达（加拿大西部的一个省） { :23763}

wisteria [wɪˈstɪəriə] n. 紫藤；柴藤 { :24567}

Greenberg [ ] [人名] 格林伯格 { :27454}

fisk [fɪsk] n. 国库，罗马皇帝王室财库 { :40319}


生僻词
break-in [ˈbreikin] n. 闯入；非法进入


词组
a cat [ ] [网络] 一只猫；一只小猫；柏里欧是一只猫

Alfred Hitchcock [ ] [网络] 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克；希区考克；希治阁

arrange for [ ] na. 约(会面时间) [网络] 安排；准备；为…作安排

bad luck [bæd lʌk] un. 运气不佳 [网络] 倒霉；厄运；坏运气

be careful [ ] [网络] 小心；当心；注意

conclude with [ ] v. 结束 [网络] 用……结束某事；以…为结束；中止

contribute to [kənˈtribjut tu:] na. 捐助；给…投稿；捐(款)给；投寄(一篇论文)给(某杂志) [网络] 有助于；促成；贡献

Desperate Housewives [ ] [网络] 绝望的主妇；绝望主妇；疯狂主妇

dirty laundry [ˈdə:ti ˈlɔ:ndri] n. 字面意思为“要洗的脏衣服”, 深层意思是“不可告人的秘密”

for print [ ] [网络] 装配夹具数字化设计制造

i apologize [ ] [网络] 我很抱歉；我道歉；我向你道歉

like wildfire [ ] [网络] 就像野火一般；迅速地；很快速

spread like wildfire [spred laik ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə] na. 像燎原的火一样(迅速)蔓延 [网络] 不胫而走；象野火一样迅速蔓延；迅速传播

take a shower [ ] v. 洗个淋浴 [网络] 洗澡；洗淋浴；洗个澡

the commonplace [ ] [网络] 凡夫俗子；平凡的事物；普通人

wave goodbye [ ] [网络] 挥手道别；挥手告别；挥手再见



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