[TV] 2011 | 01

｛Desperate Housewives｝

【S07 E11】

• rebound relationship - 如果有人剛分手，心情低落一時平復不過來，我們可以充當"假男友"或"假女友"，陪著對方走過這段失落、脆弱的過渡期，幫對方rebound 
• It's (all) water under the bridge. - 往事雲煙、已成往事

【S07 E12】

• the milk of human kindness -人的善良天性、惻隱之心
• frittata - italian omelette 義大利菜肉餡煎蛋餅



yummy-frittata Photo: Cobalt123

• And I had an epiphany. 引發頓悟的景色、經驗
• reach out to somebody - 表示願意提供援助

Bree：I can't believe you would say that to me after I reached out to you.

Beth Young：Well, I think it's time I did some reaching out of my own.

【S07 E13】

• Frame me. - 栽贓給我 [作偽證陷害 usually passive ~ sb (for sth) VN ]
• Because he's loaded. 因為他很有錢

Lynette：How can you marry that jerk? You cannot seriously love him. 

Mom：I don't.

Lynette：Why are you marry him?

Mom：Because he's loaded.

• piss poor - 極其貧窮 (錯誤或虛弱) 的; 很窮的
• rough patch - 難關  (to go through) a bad/rough patch經受不幸/困難時期
• come around - 恢復、改變心態

Well, you know, we went through kind of a rough patch, but I think she's coming around now.

｛Being Erica｝

【S01 E07】

Do you guys think...mom and dad are gonna get a divorce? No.
No, they're just...they're just going through a rough patch.