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 soastonishingwhen I decided to go to my hallway closet, andretrieve a revolverthat 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 her hallway closet
astonishing: adj.令人震惊的，it was so astonishing,它是如此让人震惊；anastonishing number，一个令人震惊的数字；at astonishing speed:以惊人的速度；retrieve: v.取回，找回，这个词更多使用在计算机术语中，比如，store andretrieve data：存储和恢复数据，与它相近的词retriever,是名词寻回猎犬的意思，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，下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。
Revolver
My body was discovered by my neighbour, Mrs. Martha Huber, who’d beenstartledby a strangepopping 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。
Hercuriosityaroused. Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason fordropping in onmeunannounced.
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 sbunannounced.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；makean unannounced appearance 在某些场合突然现身，在新闻里这一般是某些名人才喜欢干的事情。
Return the blender
After some initialhesitation, she decided to return theblendershe 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，这是一种厨房小家电，用来榨果汁，或者磨碎坚果豆类之类的东西。
the Blender
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