看美剧绝望的主妇学英语：不留后路用英语怎么说？

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场景介绍：在绝望的主妇第六季第14集中，因没有什么学识和技能，只能靠混迹于夜总会和俱乐部的Robin，在容易头脑发热的Susan的鼓动下，辞去了俱乐部的工作，前来找Susan支招，看样子有“孤注一掷，前来投奔”的架式。而Susan这支救生筏自己都不稳妥，当得知做了九年Stripper的Robin既没后招，也无存款。不由得暗吸一口凉气。宅心仁厚的她找到夫君Mike求助，两人共商对策。

带着问题看剪辑，思考以下五个知识点：

问题1：找出人生楷模对应的词组
问题2：O.D'D是什么意思？
问题3：找出两组表达“存钱”的短语
问题4：找到"办事不留后路"的地道表达。
问题5：为什么robin做了九年脱衣舞郎没存到钱？

以下为本段剪辑中英对照脚本台词：（剪辑与对白摘自：绝望的主妇第6季第14集）

Robin：Mrs. D.! D女士!

Susan：Robin！ 罗宾！

Robin：I hope you don't mind me just showing up, 希望你不介意我不请自来

-->> but I thought about what you said, and you were right. 我想过你说的话，你是对的

-->> It's never too late to change your life, so I quit double d's. 亡羊补牢为时不晚 所以我从双D俱乐部辞职了

Susan：You did?  是嘛?

Robin： I was pretty scared at first, 开始有点儿担忧

-->> but now I think it's the best thing I  ever did. 但现在想来 觉得是我做过的最棒的事

Susan：Well, that's great. 行啊 那很好啊

Robin：I never would have had the guts without talking to you. 和你谈话之后 我才有的勇气

-->> you're like my role model. 你就好像我的人生楷模

Susan：Really? that's sweet. 真的吗? 这么说我很受用

Robin：My old role model was Candi, down at the club, but she o.d.'d.  我前一个楷模是Candi，之前俱乐部的红人，嗑药死掉了

Susan：Well, I will, uh, try to do Candi proud. 那我尽量让Candi为你骄傲吧

-->> good for you, robin. 你真行 Robin

-->> I know change takes a lot of courage. 我知道改变需要勇气

Robin：Oh, it sure does. 哦 的确没错

-->> So what do i do now? 我现在应该怎么办呢?

-->> you know...就是...

-->> what's my next move? where do I work now? 我下一步干什么呢? 我去哪工作啊?

Susan：I'm sorry. 抱歉

-->> Y-you quit without having anything else lined up? 你还没想好后路就把工作辞了?

Robin：I know it was a little hasty, 我知道是有些草率

-->> but you said I could do whatever I wanted. 但是你说的我可以做我想做的事

-->> You sounded so sure. you're still sure, right? 你很确定的告诉我的 你现在还是很确定的 对吧?

Susan：Yes, yes. I'm very sure. The world is your oyster. huh. 没错 是的 我很确定 世界是你的

-->> You have saved up, right? 你有积蓄 对吧?

Mike：She stripped for nine years and didn put anything away? 她做了9年的脱衣舞娘 却没有一点积蓄?

Susan：Apparently there was a boob job and a bad relationship. 很明显她做过隆胸 有过一段不好的恋情

-->> and the rising cost of glitter. 为了漂亮也花了不少钱

-->> I have to find a way to help her. 我必须得想办法帮她

Mike：And why is this your responsibility? 这怎么成了你的责任了?

Susan：Because I'm the one that told her to quit. 因为是我让她辞的职

-->> I didn't think she'd listen. no one listens to me. 我以为她不会听我的话呢 没人听我的话

-->> I keep telling you how much I hate that shirt, and there it is. 我告诉你多少遍我讨厌这件衬衫，可是你现在还穿着呢

Mike：Okay, we'll help her. what do you have in mind? 好吧 我们帮她 你想怎么帮她?

Susan：We need to find her a job. 我们得给她找个工作

Mike：Well, what can she do? 她能做什么啊?

-->> does she have skills that don't involve 除了做脱衣舞娘

-->> picking up a dollar without using her hands? 还有其他的本事么?

看美剧绝望的主妇学英语：本剪辑相关短语解析：

Do someone proud：To do something good that makes people you are connected with feel proud. (让有关联的人感觉到骄傲与自豪)

E.G.1：The Wandering Earth film crew has done the chinese fans proud at the begining of the year of pig.

参考翻译：电影《流浪星球》剧组在猪年一开始就交出了一份让粉丝们自豪与满意的答卷。

E.G.2：Succeed in landing spacecraft on the dark side of the moon, Aerospace China have once again done us proud.

参考翻译：将航天器成功降落在月球背面，中国航天又一次让我们感到无比骄傲与自豪。

Without having anything lined up：If you do sth without having anthing else lined up, it means you are willing to let go sth without having a backup plan. (不留后路)

E.G.1：I'm contemplating quitting my job without anything lined up this year.

参考翻译：今天我打算不留后路地将工作辞掉。

E.G.2：I do not encourage you guys to quit without something lined up except in one explicit situation: if there is something illegal, unethical, or actions which carry reputational risk for you.

参考翻译：我不提倡你们不留后路辞去工作，除非明确碰到以下任一情况：如违法的、不道德的，或者有损你名誉的事情。