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影片對白：

Gabrielle: Oh! Hey, Lynette!

Lynette: Hi!

Gabrielle: Great office. I see you're busy. Don't let me disturb you. I just wanted to drop off the girls so I could talk to Carlos for a sec. All right, girls, have fun with aunt Lynette.

Gabrielle: You think you can buy me off with presents?

Carlos: Gaby, now is not a good time.

Gabrielle: Well, I'd say let's talk about it tonight, but who knows if you're even gonna come home?

Carlos: Damn it, Gaby. You're the one that pushed me take this job. And ever since I did, all you've done is complain about how hard I'm working.

Gabrielle: You're right, and I'm sorry. It's just... I'm scared. We're turning into what we used to be. I'm unhappy at home; you’re always working, trying to buy me off with presents, too tired to make me feel loved. We've made these mistakes before, Carlos. For god sakes, let's not make 'em again.

Carlos: I made a commitment here, Gaby. I don't think I can just bail.

Gabrielle: I know you can't, and that's the part that really scares me.

Juanita: We're bored.

Lynette: Hey, I got you sodas, didn't I? And I let you feed the paper shredder.

Juanita: Don't you have any toys?

Lynette: No. I got a hole puncher. Sorry. That's the best I could do. Come on.

Juanita: What about those glass things? They're pretty. Can I hold one?

Lynette: Oh, sweetie, those aren't to play with, not unless you wanna see someone go completely bonkers. Actually, they do look like a lot of fun. If only I had the power to stop you...

Lucy: What the hell are you doing?!

Juanita: We're playing. What does it look like?

Lucy: Are these your kids? 'Cause they were in my office playing with my figurines, which are imported. They're worth a lot of dinero. Do you even understand what I'm saying?!

Carlos: What's with the yelling?

Lynette: I don't know. I'm just as worried as you are.

Lucy: Look, let meboil it down for you. Office? Si! Day care? No!

Carlos: Lucy, what's going on?

Lucy: Apparently, some people don't understand that this is a place of business, and they need to keep their kids at home!

Carlos: Then I guess you should yell at me. These are my kids.

Gabrielle: Come here, sweetie.

妙語佳句，活學活用

 1.buy off：買通。影片中Carlos繁忙的工作使他無暇顧及Gabrielle，Gabrielle滿腹委屈的來抱怨：“你以為買禮物就能收買我么?”

They tried in vain to buy off the opposition. 他們試圖出錢使反對意見撤回，但沒有成功。

I don't like the way they are trying to buy me off. 我討厭他們那樣賄買我。

2.go bonkers：神經錯亂，發瘋。Lynette幫忙照顧Gabrielle的兩個孩子到黔驢技窮，但起初試圖阻止Juanita動Lucy的寶貝物件：“那些不是用來玩的，除非你們想看看某人發飆。”來看例句：

If i don't work, I'll go bonkers. 隱藏摘要 如果我不工作，我會發瘋的。

You're stark raving bonkers!你完全瘋了!

3.If only：要是…就好。面對Juanita的央求，Lynette計上心來，慫恿兩個孩子去玩Lucy的心肝寶貝，“可我怎么能阻止你們呢。”

If only I could swim. 要是我會游泳該多好。

If only I were rich. 但愿我很富。

4.dinero：[美俚]錢。Lucy看到兩個孩子玩她的玻璃小玩意，心疼不已：“那可是進口的 非常貴重的東西。”

He insisted he had no dinero. 他堅持著說他一毛錢也沒有。

5.boil down: 濃縮，歸結。Lucy誤以為兩個孩子是清潔工帶來的，對她大聲訓斥：“聽著，讓我跟你講清楚。”來看例句：

Boil the liquid down 把液體煮得蒸發掉一些

These facts boil down to very little significance. 這些事實沒有多大意義。

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