Annabel: Lynette, hey.
Annabel: If you're looking for Tom, he's out with a client.
如果你要找湯姆的話，他出去見客戶了。
Lynette: No, I wanted to see you.
不，其實我是來找你的。
Annabel: You know that's really funny. I was thinking the same thing.I've been all this here. We should go out for lunch, the two of us.
這可真是巧。我正想找你呢，我整天都呆在這兒，我們應該出去吃午飯，就我們兩個。
Lynette: (sarcastic) Yeah, I'll check my book. So Annabel, do you have feelings for Tom?
好啊，我查查我的日程表。安娜貝爾你還喜歡湯姆嗎？
Annabel: What?
什麼？
Lynette:
You heard me.你沒聽錯。
Annabel: Alright, you want to talk about this, Lynette, let's talk. Yes, Tom and I were in love. But he married you. I'm not looking to break up a happy couple. Anyway that's more your speed, isn't it?
好吧，既然你要談，那就談談好了。沒錯湯姆和曾我熱戀過，但他娶了你，我沒打算去拆散一對恩愛夫妻。況且這事你做得比我順手多了。（暗指勒奈特拆散她和麥克在先）
Worker: (Oblivious to the tension in the room as the two ladies stare at each other) Morning ladies, just coming in for a little more fuel. Yup.One man's sludge is another man's liquid gold. Well, back to the trenches.
女士們，早上好。我進來充充電。(吃點或喝點東西）別人當作垃圾的東西我卻當作靈丹妙藥，好了，回去繼續奮鬥。（這個男同事看到兩人氣氛不對，特意進來喝杯東西，說幾句，緩和一下氛圍）
sludge n. 泥漿，爛泥
One man's sludge is another man's liquid gold.（liquid 液體 gold 黃金，本劇指中那位男職員拿著一杯的飲品）
16世紀希臘諺語集 The Athenian Oracle（1703年）中的諺語"One man's meat is another man's poison"（一個人的肉是另一個人的毒藥）。後演變成“One man's pleasure is another's pain”（一個人的歡樂是另一個人的痛苦）。18-19世紀的英國諺語中出現了“One man's trash is another man's treasure.一個人的垃圾是另一個人的寶貝。本劇臺詞就是源自這句諺語，其實這幾句話的含義都差不多，指每個人價值觀不同導致珍惜的東西不一樣：彼之砒霜，吾之蜜糖。有時也可翻譯成：蘿蔔青菜，各有所好。語境很重要。
A: What do you mean you don’t like berries? It’s the most scrumptious fruit in the world!
你居然不喜歡吃櫻桃？這可是世界上最好吃的水果。
B: One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
拜託，蘿蔔青菜各有所愛好不好。
trench n. 溝，渠;戰壕
back to the trenches 字面：回到戰壕裡去
英國俚語，表示“繼續幹活”，通常用在吃力不討好的工作上。也帶有一點徒勞的意思。
典故源自世界大戰時戰壕戰
Lynette: Watch your step. Tom and I are a team. Our marriage is rock solid. Nothing you ever do will break that up.
給我注意點，湯姆和我密不可分。我們的婚姻堅不可摧，無論你做什麼都是白費心機。
Annabel: Then why are you down here warning me?
那你何必站在這兒警告我？
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