跟學口語:《絕望的主婦》經典獨白欣賞

It's a dangerous world. So we all look for whether we find it in the arms of our mother,or at the end of a jagged blade, or in the kiss of our sweetheart, or at the end of a barrel. We do what we have to to feel safe. Because we know somewhere in the world there are those who would do us harm.

這個世界危機四伏，所以我們都會尋求保護。不管是媽媽那溫暖的臂彎，還是一把鋸齒刀片，不管是心愛妻子的一個輕吻，還是一把手槍。爲了安全感，我們不得不有所行動。因爲我們知道世界上的某個地方，有想傷害我們的人。

　　

Yes, it can happen so quickly. Life as we know it can change in the blink of an kely friendships can blossom. Important careers can be tossed aside. A long-lost hope can be l, we should be grateful for whatever changes life throws at us, because all too soon the day will come when there are no changes left.
　　　　
是的，世事瞬息萬變。轉眼之間，面目全非。不可能的友誼可以開花結果，重要的事業可以放置一邊，灰飛煙滅的希望可以重新點燃。不論如何，我們仍然要感激生活的改變，因爲不久末日來臨，就不在有任何改變了。

　　
Recapturing the past is a tricky business. While most memories are simply souvenirs of a happier time, others can be quite deadly.
　　　　
回顧過去不是件容易事，其中大部分是關於快樂時光的記憶，也有的可能是致命的。

　　
In every housewife's closet, there's an article of clothing that tells you more about its owner than she would want you to know. It might be a T-shirt that she despises but wears without complaint. Perhaps it's some lingerie, she knows isn't hers, but refuses to discuss... Or a dress she once loved, that she can no longer bear to look at this. You can learn a lot about women from what they choose to wear. You can learn even more by what they choose to take off, and who they take it off for.
　　　　
每個主婦的衣櫥裏，滿滿的都是關於着裝的文章，記載着主人很多不爲人知的細節。也許是一件T恤，她很不喜歡，卻毫無怨言的穿上；也許是一件內衣，她明知不是自己的，卻拒絕提起；也許是一件她曾經非常喜歡的長裙，可如今卻再也不想看見。是的，女人決定穿什麼，會讓你知曉很多，但是如果知道她願意褪去什麼，爲誰褪去，你會更加了解她的。

　　
It's so easy to spot the lonely 're the people who tell stories to their plants, and whisper secrets to their pets, and have arguments with their TV, and the loneliest of all are the ones who talk to people who are no longer there.
　　　　
孤單的身影總是隨處可見。他們向自己的盆栽傾訴心事，向自己的寵物分享祕密，和自己的電視機爭吵不休，但最孤單的則是這樣一類人，他們向亡者傾訴。

Passion. It's a force so potent we still remember it long after it's faded away. A drive so alluring it can push us to the arms of unexpected lovers. A sensation so overwhelming it can knock down walls we built to protect our hearts. A feeling so intense it resurfaces even though we try so hard to keep it buried. Yes, of all emotions, passion is the one that gives us a reason to live and an excuse to commit all sorts of crimes.
　　　　
激情，就算它在逝去很久以後，仍是讓人如此難以忘記。它是如此強烈的誘惑，把我們推到意想不到的愛人懷中；它是無法抗拒的感情，擊垮了我們修築起來的保護心靈的高牆；它是那儘管我們如此努力的埋藏，卻仍浮出水面的炙熱情感。是的，在所有的情緒中，激情給了我們生活下去的理由，卻也給我們了犯下各種罪刑的藉口。