Season 2 Episode 2:

　　情节：Alma在发现Bertram的“助人为乐纪念品”后，彻夜未眠。

　　台词：In fact, Alma Fillcot had not slept a wink all night long.

　　not sleep a wink = not get / have a wink of sleep = to not be able to sleep. 无法入睡，例：

　　I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.

　　I hardly slept a wink.

　　情节：Alma回忆跟老公初次见面时，Bertram为了救助掉在地上的幼鸟爬到树上，毁了自己参加舞会的礼服，于是打算回家。

　　台词：My tux is a goner. Guess I’ll have to call it a night.

　　call it a night = to end what one is doing at night and go (home) to bed. 今晚到此为止，例：

　　I’m too tired to keep looking at these numbers, so let’s call it a night.

　　情节：Rita去医院“看望”住院的老公，跟护士说自己想来杯咖啡。

　　台词：Oh, and I’d kill for a cup of coffee if there’s a fresh pot somewhere.

　　would / could kill for something = to be willing to go to extremes to get something that one really wants or needs. (An exaggeration.) 很夸张的表达自己非常想要某物，例：

　　I’m so jealous—I’d kill for a chance to go to Brazil for a month!

　　情节：Alma质问Bertram“扇子女士”的死因，Bertram说她病的很重，他只想帮助她优雅的离开。

　　台词：You put her to sleep? Like she was a dog?

　　put something to sleep = to kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain. People say ‘put to sleep’ to avoid saying ‘kill’. 动物的安乐死，如果用在人身上，一般指手术前的麻醉。例：

　　The poor dog was so old that the only thing I could do was put it to sleep.

　　情节：Catherine要接爸爸Carlo回Texas，于是Rita便想邀请Scooter与之同居，但是需要找个借口掩人耳目。

　　台词：Since I’m still married, we’ll need a cover story to explain you being there.

　　cover story = a story that is invented in order to hide something, especially a person’s identity or their reasons for doing something. 为了隐藏身份或动机而编造的打掩护的故事，为掩饰错误而编造的借口，例：

　　Our cover story is that we had car trouble and that’s why we’re coming home past curfew, OK?

　　情节：Catherine见Rita迫不及待的想让她带Carlo回到Texas, 便怀疑Rita是否在用爸爸的钱包养小鲜肉。

　　台词：You seem awfully eager to get him out of your hair. Do you have some gigolo waiting in the wings?

　　get out of one’s hair = to let someone stop annoying oneself, to let someone not be one’s responsibility or burden any longer. 摆脱某人，例：

　　Can you please get the kids out of my hair for a few hours so I can go and get a relaxing massage by myself?

　　waiting in the wings = ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed. 随时待命, 等待时机(以接手某项工作等)，例：

　　Jane was waiting in the wings, hoping that a member of the hockey team would drop out and she would get a place on the team.

　　My assistant is waiting in the wings to take my job once I retire.

　　情节：Catherine威胁Rita如果发现她不忠则会将Rita从爸爸的遗嘱上除名。Rita认为这是她的诡计，因为这样Catherine就可以独吞遗产。

　　台词：So that’s your plan? To inherit the whole shebang yourself?

　　the whole shebang = the whole thing; everything. 全部，所有一切，例：

　　While I’m in London, I want to see Big Ben, the palace, the whole shebang.

　　Mary’s all set to give a fancy dinner party. She’s got a fine tablecloth, good crystal, and silverware, the whole shebang.

　　How much do you want for the whole shebang?

　　情节：Alma发现Bertram的“爱好”，冷静后决定跟他好好谈一谈，于是让女儿Dee晚上先不要回家去别处过夜，交谈中Dee误会爸爸出轨，便生气的给爸爸打电话。

　　台词：Dad I’m so disappointed in you! You’ve been seeing another woman!

　　see somebody = to spend time with somebody, usually having a romantic relationship. 与某人共度时光，通常指约会，恋爱，例：

　　Are you seeing anyone right now?