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影片對白：

Tom: I don't speak another language, but I've had ad campaigns translated into 12 different ones, including professor crispy's potato chips.

Bruce: I love that campaign. You did that?

Tom: I did.

Lynette: Yes. Tom was very good at his job, right up until he got fired.

Tom: Well, actually, I was relieved to get fired. My boss was kind of a ballbuster. She's right here. Je regrette.

Bree: Would anyone care for something sweet?

Bruce: I know I would.

Lynette: Well, we've all had our troubles as bosses, haven't we, Tom? I was sort of sugarcoating it when I said his restaurant was very successful. The truth is, he mismanaged that pizza joint right into the ground.

Tom: Let me be very clear. I think Lynette is fantastic. She is a great manager. She's got terrific people skills and is very reliable...as long as the cancer doesn't flare up again.

Bruce: You know what? It's getting late. I should probably hit the road.

Lynette: But what about the job?

Bruce: Yeah...I just started looking. I'm sure it's gonna be a long process, but trust me, you've certainly made an impression.

Bree: I'll get your coat.

Orson: Oh, it's a shame you can't stay for dessert. I've made tarte tatin.

Bruce: Idea for novel...Woman who's married to a gay man and doesn't know it. Well, thanks again. I don't know what I've had such an interesting evening. I'll call you tomorrow. We'll talk about your friends.

Bree: Uh, Bruce, why don't I wrap up a piece of that tart to go?

Bruce: Yummy.

妙語佳句，活學活用

1.Je regrette: 對不起啊（法語）。影片中Tom和Lynette互相拆臺，Tom說：“我被解雇了反而更輕松，我老板相當得變態(tài)，哎呀! 她就在這，對不起啊。”

2.sugarcoat：裹以糖衣, 粉飾。Lynette和Tom唱對臺戲：“我說他的餐廳很火其實是給他臉上貼金來著，事實上他的披薩店糟糕透了。”來看例句：

Don't sugarcoat it. Tell it to him straight.別掩飾了，直接告訴他吧！

3.flare up：突然發(fā)作/加劇。Tom為了打嘴架扳回一盤，口不擇言：“她管理能力很強，善于與他人溝通，也是個值得信賴的人，只要她的癌癥不再復發(fā)。”來看例句：

A flare-up of rheumatism. 風濕病的加劇

4.hit the road：上路。Bruce詫異于這對怪誕夫妻的言行，想找個托詞走人:“時間不早，我得回家了。”

I guess I'd better hit the road. 我想我該離開了。

Jack hit the road at dawn.黎明時分杰克上路了。

5.wrap up：包起來。Bree在送別Bruce的時候就，看到丈夫Orson偷拿了Bruce的小錄音機，趕忙對Bruce說：“Bruce，為什么不帶些蛋撻再走呢?”

Wrap it up in paper 用紙把它包起來

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