When I was alive, I maintained many different identities -- lover, wife, and ultimately, victim. Yes, labels are important to the living. They dictate how people see themselves.
當我活著的時候，我保持著很多不同的身份—— 戀人，妻子，最終是受害者。是的，這樣那樣的標簽對於活著的人們來說是很重要的，因為它指示了人們怎麼看待自己。
——《絕望的主婦》
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本片段選自美國電視劇Desperate Housewives 《絕望的主婦》第一季第十九集。在該片段中，Lynette 請求Bree 幫忙，讓Bree利用自己的優勢幫她找一個符合她要求的保姆。但是Bree婉言拒絕了Lynette的請求。在這個片段中，我們將一起學習一些關於“求助”和“拒絕幫助”的表達。
Bree: How many nannies did you interview?
Lynette: 10. 10, each one more incompetent than the last. One actually asked me [to the baby] – there you go – if she was expected to change diapers.
Bree: Good nannies are so hard to find.
Lynette: Yeah, that’s why I was hoping to take advantage of your expertise.
Bree: Oh, lord. What do you want me to do?
Lynette: All your rich friends have nannies – A list nannies. I need to catch one [to the baby] – here you go – without their bosses.
Bree: Why?
Lynette: So I can poach me one.
Bree: Lynette.
Lynette: Look, at my old job, we didn’t wait for good people to come to us. We went out and raided other companies. I don’t see why it should be different when you’re hiring a nanny.
Bree: I understand that good help is hard to find, but stealing a family’s nanny is so unseemly.
Lynette: I’m not twisting anyone’s arm. If I make a better offer, why shouldn’t a qualified person reap the benefits? So come on. Where can I score some high-grade nanny? 布裏：你已經麵試了多少個保姆？
利特納：十個。十個，一個比一個沒能力。有一個竟然問我（對小孩兒說）——好了——她是不是要換尿布。
布裏：好保姆真是太難找了。
利特納：是啊，所以我希望能利用一下你的優勢。
布裏：哦，上帝，你想讓我做什麼？
利特納：你所有有錢朋友都有保姆——一個保姆名單。我需要從中找一個（對小孩兒說）——給你——而不通過她們的老板。
布裏：為什麼？
利特納：這樣我就可以給自己挖來能一個啊。