S01E06 1
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████ 重点词汇
████ 难点词汇
████ 生僻词
████ 词组 & 惯用语
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Previously on Desperate ...
- I know why my mom killed herself.
- Secrets were revealed.
I think we should go to the police.
- Relationships got complicated.
- What are you doing here?
- You think she's you?
- I think so.
We got a call about a break-in.
I've seen a lot
but this is something else.
- And the mystery...
- Why did you do this?
- I don't know.
...depened.
is a battle ground,
an arena for all forms
of domestic combat.
Husbands wives,
parents children.
But the bloodiest battles
often involve women
and their mothers-in-law.
The war for control of Carlos
began the night he proposed,
and Gabrielle had ben losing ground
to Juanita ever since.
From the
which she signed...
to of wedding music
she ...
to the color of the
she hadn't wanted,
Gabrielle had suffered
one defeat after another.
And now that Juanita suspected
her daughter-in-law of having an affair,
it had become increasingly apparent,
in this war...
Mrs. Solis, I'll be at the market.
...no prisoners would be taken.
Thank you, .
I don't see why you have her.
It's a big house. I need help.
It's only called help
when you do some of the work yourself.
I .
- You pay her $300 a week.
- Mm-hm.
That's $15,000 a year.
Carlos, you always say you're not
putting away enough for retirement.
Baby, it would be a good idea
to cut back on expenses.
You want me to take care
of this place alone?
Other women manage.
.
That's nice.
- You like that?
- Oh, yeah.
God, I'm miss this, Carlos.
What do you mean?
Well, since I'm have to be
doing the cooking
and the cleaning and all the shopping
like the other wives,
I'm be at night,
just like all the other wives.
Till I build up my , of course.
And that might take a couple of years.
Sadly for Juanita, she had ignored
the first rule of war...
- Good morning, Carlos.
- The stays.
Never your enemy.
Of the many suburban rituals,
none is quite so
as the neighborhood yard sale.
come to
the
of someone they don't know,
in hopes of finding
they don't really ,
each so determined to save a few
they often miss hidden .
- Hey, Paul.
- Hi, Susan.
I was a little surprised
to see Mary Alice's award for sale.
She got it for doing .
Zach and I are moving. We don't need
to carry any more than is necessary.
知识点
重点词汇
treasures [ˈtreʒəz] n. 宝物（treasure的复数） v. 珍爱（treasure的第三人称单数）；储藏 { :4074}
pennies ['peniz] n. 便士（penny的复数） {ielts :4306}
cheating [tʃi:tɪŋ] n. 行骗，欺骗行为 adj. 欺骗的 { :4369}
supervise [ˈsu:pəvaɪz] vt. 监督，管理；指导 vi. 监督，管理；指导 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4673}
exhausted [ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd] v. 耗尽；用尽；使…精疲力尽（exhaust的过去式） adj. 疲惫的；耗尽的 {toefl :4734}
bargains ['ba:gɪnz] n. 交易；[贸易] 廉价品；特价品（bargain的复数） v. 讨价还价；达成协议（bargain的三单形式） { :4926}
maid [meɪd] n. 女仆；少女 vt. 侍候；做新娘的女傧相 vi. 当女仆 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5166}
discarded [dɪs'kɑ:rdɪd] v. 丢弃（discard的过去分词） adj. 丢弃的；废弃的 { :5416}
reluctantly [rɪ'lʌktəntlɪ] adv. 不情愿地；嫌恶地 { :5600}
housewives ['haʊswaɪvz] n. 家庭主妇（housewife的复数） { :5741}
shoppers [ ] n. 购物者（shopper复数） { :6030}
underestimate [ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt] n. 低估 vt. 低估；看轻 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :6410}
sift [sɪft] vt. 筛选；撒；过滤；详查 vi. 筛；详查；撒下；细究 n. (Sift)人名；(匈)希夫特 {cet6 gre :7955}
despised [disˈpaizd] v. 轻视（despise的过去分词）；看不起 adj. 受轻视的 { :7960}
cherished [ˈtʃeriʃt] adj. 珍爱的 珍视的 珍视 珍爱 珍藏的 { :8660}
belongings [bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz] n. [经] 财产，所有物；亲戚 {gre :9215}
stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] n. 毅力；精力；活力；持久力 {toefl :9862}
NED [ned] n. 内德（男子名，等于Edward） { :12730}
难点词汇
lin [lɪn] n. 林 { :17332}
suburbia [səˈbɜ:biə] n. 郊区；郊区居民 { :18119}
prenuptial [prɪ(:)'nʌpʃəl] adj. 婚礼前的；结婚前的；交配前的 { :22259}
ahem [ə'hem] n. 呃哼声 n. (Ahem)人名；(印尼)阿赫姆 vt. 呃哼一声把…含糊过去 int. 呃哼！ vi. 清嗓子 { :24471}
生僻词
agrement [ ] n. 同意表示
break-in [ˈbreikin] n. 闯入；非法进入
daughter-in-law ['dɔ:tər ɪn lɔ:] n. 儿媳妇
gonna [ˈgənə] abbr. （美）将要（等于going to）
mm-hm [ ] [网络] 是啊；嗯；嗯哼
mothers-in-law [ ] n. 婆婆，岳母( mother-in-law的名词复数 ); 岳母，婆婆
yao [jau] n. 尧（传说中的中国古代父糸氏族社会后期部落联盟领袖）
词组
charity work [ ] [网络] 慈善工作；慈善事业；公益劳动
cheat on [tʃi:t ɔn] un. 不忠于 [网络] 对…不忠；欺骗；表现不忠
clash with [ ] [网络] 不调和；与…发生冲突；与抵触
cross sword with [ ] 与…交锋,争论
cross swords [ ] na. 决斗；争论 [网络] 交锋；格斗馆的交锋；争斗
cross swords with [ ] na. 与…争论[论战] [网络] 交锋；与…交锋；交战
Desperate Housewives [ ] [网络] 绝望的主妇；绝望主妇；疯狂主妇
house paint [ ] un. 房屋漆 [网络] 建筑用漆；房屋涂料；民用漆
sift through [ ] un. 过筛 [网络] 通过；筛选；区分
the selection [ ] [网络] 天选；命定女王；选择
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
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