【绝望的主妇】“为了赢得比赛，他们不惜作弊。”

【句子】It may take you a while to get something on her.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/ɪt/ /meɪ/ /teɪk/ /juː/ /ə/ /waɪl/ /tə/ /get/ /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /hɜː(r)/【发音技巧】It may不完全爆破；g et something不完全爆破；【翻译】你可能要花点工夫，才能抓住她的把柄。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下get sth. on someone的英文说法；可以理解成to find out some bad or secret information about somebody that can be used against them“抓住某个人的把柄、黑料、过错；拿到能指证对方的证据”同义表达你也可以说have sth. on someone，意思一样； eg: You haven't got anything on me.你抓不到我的任何把柄。 eg: The police are trying to get something on the suspect.警方正尽力搜集证据，抓住这名嫌疑人的把柄。 eg: If you want to win the debate, you need to get something on your opponent.如果你想赢得这场辩论，你需要抓住对手的把柄。 eg: She is very careful, so it is hard for others to get something on her.她做事十分谨慎，别人很难抓到她的把柄。 eg: Go to the police, for all I care! You haven't got anything on me!你尽管去报警好了，我毫不在意！你根本抓不到我的任何把柄！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】他终于抓到了这位不诚实的经理的把柄。

【句子】One day, she'll slip up, and I'll have something against her.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/wʌn/ /deɪ/ /ʃiːl/ /slɪp/ /ʌp/ /ənd/ /aɪl/ /hæv/ /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ /əˈɡenst/ /əˈɡeɪnst / /hɜː(r)/【发音技巧】slip up连读；and I'll连读；against her击穿；【翻译】早晚有一天，她会疏忽，而我会抓住她的把柄来对付她。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下slip up的英文说法。slip up当做动词短语使用的时候，可以指“犯错；疏忽”to make a mistake；eg: These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?这些数字不对劲啊，我们是在哪个地方出错了吗？ eg: There were occasions when we slipped up.我们有过几次失误。 eg: You will see exactly where you are slipping up.你会清楚地看到自己错在哪里。 eg: I think I slipped up and sent the check to the wrong address.我想我是弄错了，把支票寄到了错误的地址。 这个动词短语中间如果加上连字符，slip-up，就可以当名词去使用，表示“一个错误、过失、疏忽”a careless mistake；eg: We cannot afford another slip-up like this one.我们再也经不起像这样的失误了。 eg: The girls had made three crucial slip-ups.这些女孩犯了三个关键性的错误。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】我希望你不要再犯错误了，尽量小心点。

【句子】Seriously, I'll make it worth your while.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/ˈsɪə.ri.əs.li/ /ˈsɪr.i.əs.li/  /aɪl/ /meɪk/ /ɪt/ /wɜː(r)θ/ /jə(r)/ /waɪl/【发音技巧】make it连读【翻译】说真的，我不会让你白等的。【适用场合】今天节目中，我们要学习一下make it worth your while的用法。在英文中，这个短语可以理解成：to ensure that something is beneficial to one or not a waste of one's time；或者to pay someone money to do sth.“让某人不虚此行、不白费力气、给对方足够好处作为回报”； eg: If you can get me the list of names I want, I'll make it worth your while.如果你能弄到我要的名单，我不会让你白忙活的。 eg: I was reluctant to do research at a different library, but the librarian totally made it worth my while by helping me find a ton of books on my topic!我本来不太情愿跑另外一个图书馆查资料，但是图书管理员帮我找到了一大堆相关主题的书籍，这一趟真的没白来。 eg: If you have to go, you might as well make the trip worth your while by spending a few extra days just relaxing.既然你不得不去，还不如多待几天放松一下，让这次出门不虚此行。 eg: I made it worth the waiter's while to give us good service. 我给了小费，以答谢服务员周到的服务。 eg: If you throw a few contracts my way, I'll make it worth your while.如果你要是分几个项目合同给我，我必有重谢，不会亏待你的。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】If you can work on Saturdays and Sundays, we'll make it worth your while.

【句子】There's science to back that up.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/ðeə(r)z/ /ˈsaɪəns/ /tʊ/ /bæk/ /ðæt/ /ʌp/【发音技巧】back that不完全爆破；that up连读+闪音；【翻译】那可是有科学依据的。【适用场合】今天节目中，我们要学习一下back something/somebody up 的英文说法。本期视频中，这个短语的意思，可以理解成to give one's support or assistance to someone or something，“给予某个人或者某个事物支持或者帮助”； eg: You didn't see that meeting on the calendar, either? OK, please back me up on this, so the boss doesn't think I'm an idiot.你也没看到日历上的那个会议吗？好吧，那你得帮我圆一下，免得老板觉得我是个傻瓜。 eg: You have to back up what I say to Mom so she believes it really was an accident, got it?你得在妈妈面前为我说的话作证，让她相信那真的是个意外，明白吗？ eg: The government has agreed to back its allies up in the war.该政府已经同意在战争中支持其盟友。 eg: You're my best friend - of course I'm going to back you up!你是我最好的朋友——我当然会支持你！ eg: Don't worry. I will back you up when you need me. 别担心，你需要我时，我会支持你的。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】They won't back up anyone who is known for lying.  

【句子】If you don't, you'll just become more resentful, she'll get nuttier.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/ɪf/ /juː/ /dəʊnt/ /juːl/ /dʒʌst/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /mɔː(r)/ /rɪˈzent.fəl/ /ʃiːl/ /get/ /ˈnʌt.i.ə(r)/【发音技巧】If you类似连读的处理；just become失去爆破；resentful不完全爆破；get nuttier不完全爆破+闪音；【翻译】如果你不奋起反抗的话，你以后心里只会越来越窝火，她也只会变得更加不可理喻。【适用场合】今天视频中，我们要学习一下nutty的英文用法。其实在之前节目中，我们都讲过nut、nuts的相关用法，可以跟“发疯的；疯狂的；不正常的”这样的意思相关；在第599期节目中，我们讲到了nuts当做名词，表“疯子”的用法；第676期节目中，我们学到了be nuts about sb./sth. 表示“对某个人/某个事情痴迷”；第1645期节目中，我们讲到了be nuts和go nuts的英文说法；而今天我们学到的形容词nutty，也是来自于名词nut；nutty可以指“古怪的；发疯的；疯狂的”；crazy, foolish or strange； eg: She's got some nutty idea about setting up a school for cats.她有个荒唐的想法，想给猫咪办一所学校。 eg: She's got some nutty friends. 她有一群古怪的朋友。 eg: They had some nutty idea about eating only raw food. 他们有个奇葩的想法，说只吃生的食物。 eg: He's as nutty as a fruitcake (= completely crazy).这里的俚语as nutty as a fruitcake字面意思是“疯狂得像一块水果蛋糕”其实可以理解成：“太疯狂了”他简直太疯狂了。/他脑子不正常。 eg: He looked like a nutty professor. 他看起来像是一个怪里怪气的教授。 eg: It sounds nutty, but she can make it work.这事情听着很不靠谱，但是她能做成功。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】He had this nutty idea about buying a castle in Scotland.

【句子】-- I know, but what can I do?-- You could stand up to Fran.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/aɪ/ /nəʊ/ /bət/ /wɒt/ /wɑːt/ /kən/ /aɪ/ /duː/ /juː/ /kʊd/ /stænd/ /ʌp/ /tʊ/ /fræn/【发音技巧】what can失去爆破；can I连读；could stand不完全爆破；stand up连读；up to失去爆破；【翻译】——我知道啊，但是我又能怎么办？——你可以向弗兰表明态度。/你可以勇敢反抗弗兰。【适用场合】今天视频中，我们一起来学习这样一个短语，叫做stand up to sb. 这个短语可不是简单的“站起来”的意思，它有“反抗某个人；拒绝向某个人屈服”的含义；英文含义是：to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly；我们在之前的节目中也提到过这个短语的用法，第一次是在第263期节目中，第二次是在第372期节目中。大家可以点击一下超链接跳转复习。 eg: He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies.他从不害怕跟恶霸硬刚。 eg: You've got to stand up to people like that.对那种人，你就得硬气一点，别惯着。 eg: If you stand up to him he'll probably back down.如果你敢跟他对着干，他多半就会败下阵来。 eg: She stood up to her boss when he accused her of arriving late and leaving work early.当老板指责她迟到早退时，她直接跟老板据理力争。 eg: He is a tough customer, and you have to learn to stand up to him. 他是个很难搞的顾客，你得学会跟他硬碰硬。 eg: You've got to stand up to the boss if you want him to respect you.想让老板尊重你，你就得敢跟他硬气一点。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】She's not afraid to stand up to senior members of staff if she thinks they're wrong about something.

【句子】I may be a Catholic, but I'm so not above slapping a nun.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/aɪ/ /meɪ/ /biː/ /ə/ /ˈkæθ.əl.ɪk/ /bʌt/ /aɪm/ /səʊ/ /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ /əˈbʌv/ /ˈslæp.ɪŋ/ /ə/ /nʌn/【发音技巧】but I'm连读+闪音；not above连读+闪音；slapping a连读；【翻译】我可能是个天主教徒，但把我惹急了，我照样敢扇修女的耳光。【适用场合】今天视频中，首先我们说一下“不辞而别”的英文说法，叫做leave without saying goodbye；原句说的是：Well, I couldn't leave without saying good-bye, Gabrielle.“加布丽尔，我没办法做到不辞而别。”这个短语非常好理解，就是字面意思。我们再来看看几个例句：eg: I'm just afraid that you'll leave without saying goodbye.我就是害怕你会不辞而别。 eg: Why did you leave without saying goodbye?你当初怎么不告而别？ 然后我们来学习一下关键句当中，这个短语，叫做be not above doing sth.；在今天视频中，它可以理解成：you are willing to do it, even if it is rude, shocking or normally unacceptable for someone like you“哪怕不合身份、很出格，我也照样做得出来”；这个含义和用法通常带有一部分的贬义色彩。这个短语在一些其他的场合中，也可以理解成：to not be too proud to do sth.“不至于骄傲到不肯做某事”；“不摆架子；不耻于做；肯放下身段去做”；这种意思通常就是褒义或者中性色彩。eg: He is not above asking for help when he needs it.他需要帮助时，不耻于开头求助。 eg: She is not above admitting when she is wrong.她不会死要面子的，错了她就会承认。 eg: They are not above cheating to win the game.为了赢得比赛，他们不惜作弊。 eg: He's not above lying to protect himself.= He sometimes lies to protect himself.为了自保，他是会撒谎的。（他有时会为了保护自己而撒谎。） eg: She was not above helping with the housework when necessary.必要时，她也会帮忙做家务，并不觉得自己掉价。 eg: I'm not above doing my own cleaning.我自己打扫卫生也完全没问题，并不觉得这有失身份。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Good teachers are not above learning from their students.

【句子】Oh, no, no, no. I'd catch holy hell.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/əʊ/ /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/ /aɪd/ /kætʃ/ /ˈhəʊ.li/ /hel/【发音技巧】I'd catch失去爆破；【翻译】不，不，绝对不行。那样我将永无宁日。【适用场合】今天节目中，我们学习这样一个短语，叫做catch hell；先来看看对应的英文解释：to be punished or spoken to angrily about sth.或者to be yelled at or criticized in a very angry and severe way所以这个短语可以理解成“被狠狠地骂一顿，或者因为做错事情而吃苦头”，当然了在这个短语中间加上了holy，那就语气更加强烈了。 eg: If your dad finds out you'll really catch it!要是你爸爸发现了这事儿，你会挨一顿狠批。 eg: She caught hell (from her boss) for coming in late.她因为来晚了被老板狠狠训了一顿。 eg: If I get home past curfew again, I'm really going to catch hell from my parents!要是我再晚于宵禁时间回家，我爸妈非把我骂死不可！ eg: Listen, you're gonna catch hell from the other committee members if you keep blowing off meetings.听着，你要是老不去开会，其他委员会成员可饶不了你。 eg: This isn't the first time Bill's caught hell about his drinking.这已经不是比尔第一次因为喝酒的事情挨骂了。 eg: Somebody is going to catch hell for this!这事非得有人倒霉挨批不可！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】I know Tom caught hell from the boss for the mistake in his report.

【句子】Well, she probably saw you drop me off yesterday, and she assumed the worst.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/wel/ /ʃiː/ /ˈprɒb.ə.bli/ /ˈprɑː.bə.bli/ /sɔː/ /sɑː/ /juː/ /drɒp/ /drɑːp/ /miː/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/ /ˈjes.tə(r).deɪ/ /ənd/ /ʃiː/ /əˈsjuːmd/ /ðə/ /wɜː(r)st/【发音技巧】probably不完全爆破；drop me不完全爆破；and she不完全爆破；assumed the不完全爆破；【翻译】可能她昨天看到你送我回家，于是就往最坏的那方面想了。【适用场合】今天节目中，我们学习这样一个短语，叫做assume the worst；先来看看对应的英文解释：to think that the worst possible thing has happened or will happen；“觉得最糟糕的事情已经发生了，或者即将发生”或者“把情况往最坏处想”； eg: Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). 别总把事情往最糟的情况去想。 eg: When he didn't come home all night, we assumed the worst.他一整晚没回家，我们都往最坏的地方想了（觉得他出事了）。 eg: Don't assume the worst about him - he might just be busy.别把他想得那么坏，他可能只是忙而已。 eg: Let's assume the worst and prepare for it.咱们做最坏的打算，提前准备。 eg: I'm the type of person who always assumes the worst.我就是那种凡事都往最坏处想的人。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Assuming the worst, we still have a plan B.

【句子】Look, I'm gonna level with you.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/lʊk/ /aɪm/ /ˈɡɒn.ə/ /ˈɡɑː.nə/ /ˈlev.əl/ /wɪð/ /juː/【发音技巧】暂无；【翻译】咳，我跟你说实话吧。【适用场合】今天视频中，我们出现了lose it的英文说法，这个在我们之前的节目中，我也讲解过。当时是在第774期节目中，和第1390期节目中，大家可以点击超链接跳转复习。它可以理解成：“情绪失控；变得非常生气、沮丧”；eg: Mom is going to lose it when she gets home and finds out that we broke her vase.当妈妈回家发现我们把她的花瓶打了，她肯定要发火的。 今天我们来学习一下level with sb. 的用法； 这个之前我们在第389期节目中，讲解Desperate Housewives S1E8的时候出现过。点我跳转复习。这个短语可以理解成：to be honest with someone或者to tell sb. the truth and not hide any unpleasant facts from them；“对某个人坦白；对某个人说实话，不隐瞒那些不愉快的事情”；level在英文中做形容词有“平坦的；水平的”这样的含义，所以level with someone引申为“把大家都放在同一个平面上，平等地、坦诚地交流”； eg: Just level with me - did you take the money?你跟我老实说，钱是不是你拿的？ eg: She decided to level with her parents about failing the exam.她决定跟父母坦白考试不及格的事情。 eg: To level with you, your performance hasn't been up to standard lately.跟你说实话，你最近的表现不太达标。 eg: He advised the suspect to level with the authorities.他劝告嫌疑犯对当局坦白。 eg: Level with me, and tell me what you thought of my cake.跟我实话实说，告诉我你觉得我做的蛋糕怎么样。 eg: Okay, I'm gonna level with you. This thing is a steal at this price!好吧，我跟你说实话吧，这个东西这个价格太划算了！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】The police encouraged the criminal to level with them about the crime.