Hello，这里是地道英语，我是W！今天这个视频来自Desperate Housewives的第一季第11集。Rex在情妇家羞羞的时候突发心脏病入院，Bree因此知道了Rex出轨的事情。Bree对丈夫Rex恨之入骨，但无奈在两个孩子的威胁下只能将Rex接回家中照顾。这段对话发生在Rex刚回到家中不久，Bree给Rex送来精心准备的一个餐盘。快来跟W一起看看里面地道的英语表达吧！
REX: Just so you know, I really am grateful for everything you're doing for me. 只是想让你知道，我很感激你为我做的一切。grateful: 感激的、感谢的
BREE: Oh, I don't need your gratitude. You're only here because your children are master extortionists. 哦，我不需要你的感激。你在这里的唯一原因，是你的孩子们都是一流的勒索者。gratitude: 感谢、感激 master: 精 通 的 、 优 秀 的 extortionist: 强求者、勒索者 extort[v]敲诈 extortion[n] 敲诈
REX: So you didn't tell them about... 所以你没告诉他们… tell about: 谈及
BREE: Your adultery? No. I decided to keep that little gem all to myself. 你的出轨行为？不，我决定把这块“宝石”留给自己。adultery: 通奸 decide: 决定 gem: 宝石，精华，极品
REX: Listen, I know this is a real imposition. 听着，我知道这是很不合理的要求。imposition: 强加, 被迫接受，过分的要求
BREE: Yes, it is. The doctor said you could be here for weeks. 是的，这是医生说你可能要在这儿呆好几个礼拜。
REX: Would it make you feel any better if I told you I'm sorry for what I did? 这会不会让你觉得好过些，如果我告诉你我对所做的事情很抱歉？feel better: 感到好些 sorry for: 为…道歉
BREE: Yes it would...if I still felt anything for you. But as it stands, the place you used to occupy in my heart is very much empty now. 是的，那会。如果我对你还有任何感觉的话。但事实是，你过去在我心里占据的位置现在已经差不多空了。feel for: 对…产生某种感情 as it stands: 按照现实的情况，事实上 used to: 过去常常 occupy: 占领、住进 in my heart: 在我心中 empty: 空的
REX: You must still feel something for me. 你肯定对我还有感觉。
BREE: And why do you think that? 你为什么那么想？
REX: Oh come on, Bree, look at this. You're using the good china, freshly pressed napkins, flowers from the garden. This tray was prepared with loving care. 哦，拜托。 Bree，看看这一切。你用了上好的瓷器, 刚刚压过的餐巾，花园里的鲜花。这个托盘是用爱心准备的。china: 瓷器 freshly: 新鲜的 press: 压、按 napkin: 餐巾 flower: 花 garden: 花园 tray: 托盘、碟 prepare with: 用…准备 loving: 爱的 care: 关心、照顾
BREE: Do me a favor, Rex. Please don't mistake my anal retentiveness for actual affection. 帮我个忙 Rex，不要错把我的强迫症当做真正的情感。do one’s a favor: 帮某人的忙 favor: 支持、喜爱 mistake for: 把…错认为 mistake: 犯错、误认 anal: 肛门的、直肠的 retentiveness: 保持力 anal retentiveness：肛门滞留型人格，强迫症 actual: 实际的、真正的 affection: 爱、感情
知识点：
【1】grateful: 感激的、感谢的 gratitude: 感谢、感激
【2】extortionist: 强求者、勒索者 extort[v]敲诈 extortion[n] 敲诈
【3】adultery: [n] 通奸，动词形式为commit adultery for sb 在《一分钟英语口语238期》中有 Because I don't commit adultery like your father。另一种表达形式为fornication，在《听美剧学英语41期：Did you tell her that you have a wife》中有 Daddy's going to fornicate for us! 中 fornicate: [v] 通奸、私通，fornication和fornicator为名词。这两者的区别如下： fornication (voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other, which would include adultery) and adultery (voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse)
【4】if I still felt anything for you：如果我对你还有任何感觉的话。You must still feel something for me：你肯定对我还有感觉。还有《听美剧学英语44期：You might still have feelings for your ex.》
【5】anal retentiveness：肛门滞留型人格，既比较注意细节，追求完美，可以理解为强迫症。obsessive-compulsive disorder：强迫症，简写为OCD
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