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S01E08 9





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I insist.
Ants, huh?

Yes. I've had a little infestation problem.

I wanted to take care of it before I left on my trip.

Never had a problem with ants.

Mary Alice and I had these little black flies once.

Oh?

She was so funny about it.

She ran out and bought herself a can of poison something to spray them down,

so she's taking aim at one on the counter, and she just,

stops, puts the can down.

Couldn't do it.

She told me later it felt too personal.

She truly couldn't kill a fly.

That's how gentle she was.

Then you must have lived with quite a few flies.

I'm going to have to say good night to you now, Paul.

What are you doing here?

I want to know why.

I know you've got a lot of questions,

and I also know I don't want to lose you,

so ask me anything you want.

You just told me everything I need to know.

All right.

My idiot husband died and left me with a worthless pension.

I was desperate for money,

and it's better to take it from a bad person than a good one.

How was I supposed to know she'd shoot herself?

She was a good person.

A good person who leaves her child motherless?

Read the bible, Paul. Suicide's a big no-no.

Don't you feel any remorse what so ever?

Why should I?

Your wife didn't kill herself because I wrote a note.

She killed herself because of what she did to that poor baby.

But rest assured,

I'm praying for Mary Alice.

After what she did, she'll need all of our prayers.

There is a widely read book that tells us everyone is a sinner.

Of course, not everyone feels guilt over the bad things they do.

In contrast, there are those who assume more than their share of the blame.

There are others who soothe their consciences with small acts of kindness...

or by telling themselves their sins were justified.

Finally, there are the ones who simply vow to do better next time

and pray for forgiveness.

Sometimes their prayers are answered.


知识点

重点词汇
consciences [ˈkɔnʃənsiz] n. 良心( conscience的名词复数 ); 内疚; 愧疚; 凭良心 { :4273}

spray [spreɪ] n. 喷雾；喷雾器；水沫 vt. 喷射 vi. 喷 n. (Spray)人名；(英)斯普雷 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :4417}

vow [vaʊ] n. 发誓；誓言；许愿 vi. 发誓；郑重宣告 vt. 发誓；郑重宣告 {cet6 ielts :5464}

poison [ˈpɔɪzn] n. 毒药，毒物；酒；有毒害的事物；[助剂] 抑制剂 adj. 有毒的 vt. 污染；使中毒，放毒于；败坏；阻碍 vi. 放毒，下毒 n. (Poison)人名；(西)波伊松 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :5542}

ants [ænts] n. 蚂蚁，[昆] 蚁（ant的复数形式） { :5811}

idiot [ˈɪdiət] n. 笨蛋，傻瓜；白痴 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :5944}

forgiveness [fəˈgɪvnəs] n. 宽恕；宽仁之心 { :6980}

kindness [ˈkaɪndnəs] n. 仁慈；好意；友好的行为 n. (Kindness)人名；(英)坎德尼斯 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :7000}

worthless [ˈwɜ:θləs] adj. 无价值的；不值钱的；卑微的 {gk cet4 cet6 :8848}

soothe [su:ð] vt. 安慰；使平静；缓和 vi. 起抚慰作用 {toefl gre :8996}

remorse [rɪˈmɔ:s] n. 懊悔；同情 {ielts gre :10471}

sinner [ˈsɪnə(r)] n. 罪人；有错者 n. (Sinner)人名；(英、德)辛纳 { :11118}


难点词汇
infestation [ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] n. 感染；侵扰 { :16718}

motherless [ˈmʌðələs] adj. 无母的 { :27721}


生僻词
no-no [ˈnəuˌnəu] n. 禁忌；不可作之事


词组
desperate for [ ] [网络] 急需；迫切需要的；极想得到

in contrast [in ˈkɔntræst] adv. 相反 [网络] 相比之下；对比；成对比

pray for [ ] v. 祈求 [网络] 祈祷；为…而祈祷；为求得…而祈祷

so funny [ ] [网络] 真有趣；好笑；很有趣

the Bible [ ] [网络] 圣经；圣经故事；圣经-创世纪

to spray [ ] [网络] 喷射

vow to [ ] [网络] 向立誓；誓言；发饰

widely read [ ] [网络] 博学



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