《绝望主妇》第八季经典旁白集锦（一）
1.Every hostess knows there’s work to be done after the guests leave a party, and only the best Of friends will stay long after the party’s over to help clean up the mess. They help with the heavy lifting, they work together to lighten the load; they take on the most unpleasant tasks. And of course, there was no task more pleasant than getting rid of an unwanted guest. Yes, it’s only the best of friends who stay long after the party’s over to help clean up, to cleanse the pain of a guilty conscience, to pick up the pieces of a broken marriage, to sweep away the loneliness of keeping a secret. Yes, it’s good to have friends who help clean up our messes, but every housewife knows that as soon as one mess is taken care of, another one appears. And we may find ourselves right back where we started.
每个主妇都知道，派对结束还有许多事情要做；而只有最好的朋友会在派对结束后留下来帮忙整理。他们帮着搬抬重物，他们协力减轻负担，他们承担最艰巨的任务；当然，没有什么任务会比除掉一个不受欢迎的客人更艰巨的了。是的，只有最好的朋友会在派对结束后留下来帮忙：洗去良心负疚的痛楚，拾起破裂婚姻的碎片，排遣保守秘密的孤独。没错，有朋友帮忙解决麻烦是好事；但每个主妇都清楚，麻烦总是一个刚解决，另一个又接踵而至——费尽心力后，我们可能会发现自己正好回到了当初的起点。
2.In the divided world of the suburbs, everyone is looking for a way to connect. They fend off loneliness with casual conversation, they share old treasures with a young friend, they help a neighbor make a difficult move. But for Carlos and Gaby Solis, the only connecting that mattered was the romantic one. And when it came to maintaining it, Gaby was willing to pull out all the stops. Yes, in the divided world of the suburbs, everyone is looking for some way to make a connection. Some seek to connect by focusing on a greater good, some by revealing a common history, some by sharing a pain no one else can heal. Then there are those who once sought to make a connection that now want desperately to escape.
在郊区这独来独往的小世界里，每个人都在寻求慰藉。他们借随意的搭讪排遣孤独，他们跟小朋友分享旧时爱物，他们帮助邻居迈出困难的一步。但对卡洛斯和加比来说，他们唯一的慰藉是浪漫相依。而每当需要维系这种慰藉时，加比总愿意使出浑身解数。是的，在郊区这独来独往的小世界里，每个人都在以某种方式寻求慰藉。有些人的慰藉聚焦于对子女的加倍呵护，有些人的慰藉来自于对相似经历的真诚袒露，有些人的慰藉则来自于对无解伤痛的共同分担。当然也有些人，正在不顾一切地逃离当初全力寻找的那份慰藉。
3.Wisteria Lane may look flawless, but that’s only because its residents are so good at concealing imperfections. They know how to make something old look new again, how to make an embarrassing mistake disappear, how to make a poor showing look like a most victory, and how to ma ke a friend feel better after she’s gone through a messy breakup. Yes, the residents of Wisteria Lane are skilled at art of concealment. They know how to cover the evidence of a messy breakup, to compensate for what their children might be missing, and to spare the feelings of a loved one those taste they may not share. But for some, the art of concealment comes at too great a cost, and so they find themselves forced to reveal the truth even at the risk of facing an uncertain future.
紫藤巷看似完美无瑕，可那只因它的居民长于文过饰非。他们知道如何整旧如新，化尴尬于无形，将极差的表现化为极大的成功以及如何让刚经历了可怕分手的朋友感觉良好。是的，
