美剧英语天天背：Don＇t be startled
从《绝望主妇》的精彩片段，体验英语言文化的独特魅力：
That’s why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet, and retrieve a revolver that had never been used.
翻译：那就是为什么当我决定去到玄关壁橱那儿，寻回一把从没被人用过的左轮手枪时，会如此让人震惊了。
Go to my hallway closet
astonishing: adj. 令人震惊的，让人惊讶的：It was so astonishing, 它是如此让人震惊；An astonishing number, 一个令人震惊的数字；At astonishing speed: 以惊人的速度。
Revolver
retrieve: v. 取回，找回，这个词更多使用在计算机术语中，比如，store and retrieve data：存储和恢复数据，与它相近的词retriever, 寻回猎犬的意思，喜欢养狗的同学可能会比较熟悉，比如拉布拉多犬就是一种retriever。
revolver: n. 左轮手枪，上图玛丽同学手中所举的枪，就是一把崭新锃亮的revolver。retrieve a revolver: 取回一把左轮手枪。
My body was discovered by my neighbour, Mrs. Martha Huber, who’d been startled by a strange popping sound.
翻译：我的邻居玛莎·胡博太太被一声奇怪的爆裂音吓了一跳，从而发现了我的shi体。
She'd been startled by a strange popping sound
startle: v. 使惊吓，使吓一跳，使大吃一惊，I didn’t mean to startle you. 我不是故意要吓唬你；
startled by sth. 被什么东西吓了一跳：I was startled by this result. 这个结果让我很震惊；Don’t be startled by his words. 别被他的话吓到了；
popping sound: 爆裂声，爆破音。
Her curiosity aroused. Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced.
翻译：她的好奇心随之而起，胡博太太试着想出了一个不请自来去拜访我的理由。
Try to think of a reason
curiosity: n. 好奇心，public curiosity：公众的好奇心，公众的猎奇心；
drop in on sb: 顺便拜访某人： I want to drop in on her to see if she is ok. 我想去探望下她看她是否还好；Sorry to drop in on you without calling. 抱歉没打招呼就冒昧登门了；
drop in on sb unannounced. 不请自来地去拜访某人的意思，I know it’s really awkward to drop in on you unannounced like this. 我知道像这样不请自来真的很不合适；
unannounced: adj. 突然的，未经宣布的，事先未打招呼的，unannounced inspection. 临时检查；make an unannounced appearance 在某些场合突然现身，这在新闻里一般是某些名人才喜欢干的事情。
Return the blender
After some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me six months before.
翻译：在一阵最初的犹豫过后，她决定前来归还她六个月前从我这里借走的果汁机。
hesitation：n. 犹豫，犹疑不决，He admitted it without hesitation. 他毫不犹豫地就承认了；
blender：n. 搅拌机，果汁机，一种厨房小家电，可以用来榨果汁，或者磨碎坚果豆类之类的东西。
the Blender
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