《绝望的主妇》经典独白荟萃之三

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On this street, the day begins with a cup of coffee. Some drink it while recalling a lover they once cared for; some pour it, thinking of the boss they must lie to; others sip it, contemplating a man they might be in love with. But for one woman on this particular morning, that cup of coffee has to wait. Because she discovers a neighbor in trouble, she goes to help, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it’s the only way she can think of, to ask her for forgiveness. And once it is given, the day begins.
在这条街上，新的一天始于一杯咖啡。有人喝咖啡时，回忆起曾经爱过的情人；有人倒咖啡时，想到被自己欺骗的老板；有人小抿一口咖啡，冥思着可能与之坠入情网的男人。但对这位女士来说，在这个特别的早晨，这杯咖啡得等等再喝了。她发现邻居遇到麻烦，所以前去帮忙。不仅因为这么做是正确的，还由于这是她所想到的唯一能请求对方宽恕的方法。当她得到宽恕时，新的一天开始了。

You wouldn’t know it to look at him, but that nice man who delivers your mail hits his wife; you’d never guess by her smile, but that nice woman across the street embezzles from her boss; and that attractive couple who jogs by every morning, well, they like their cocaine. The sad truth is we don’t know our friends and neighbors nearly as well as we think we do.
凝望着那个和善的邮递员，你无法想象到他会殴打他的妻子；注视着街对面那个友好女人的笑容，你根本猜想不出她非法挪用她老板的财产；那对每日晨练的漂亮夫妻呢，他们喜
欢吸食可卡因。可悲的真相在于，我们并不像自己所认为的那样了解我们的朋友和邻居。
You wouldn’t think of it to look at her, but the lady next door is having a nervous breakdown; you’d never guess by her smile, but the wife of you uncle once betrayed his trust; and that daughter you adore, well, she’s having an affair with a married man. The sad truth is we don’t know our friends and neighbors nearly as well as we think we do. Even the people we trust most keep secrets.
凝望着隔壁的淑女，你无法想象到她已经精神失常；注视着你婶婶的笑容，你根本猜想不出她曾一度背叛你的叔叔；还有你的爱女，她与已婚男士有染。可悲的真相在于，我们并不像自己所认为的那样了解我们的朋友和邻居。即便是那些我们最为信赖的人，也怀揣不可告人的秘密。