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Desperate Housewives

    《绝望的主妇》，是由美国广播公司于2004年10月—2012年5月在每周日晚9点播出的电视剧，总共8季。故事背景设定在美国一个虚构的富有的中产阶级聚居区—美景镇，从主人公玛丽·爱丽丝·杨（Mary Alice Yang）的视角，审视住在美景镇紫藤巷的4位家庭主妇（Susan,Bree, Lynette, Gabrielle）的婚后生活。(p52)

Lynette: Hey. Got a sec?

Porter:   Not really.

Lynette: So I assume you know about what happened to Jimmy Conrado.

Porter:   I guess.

Lynette: Your friend gets busted for dealing drugs at school and all you have to say is “I guess”?

Porter:   He’s not my friend.

Lynette: What are you talking about? You were on the same little league team.

Porter:   Yeah, like a million years ago. Anything else?

Lynette: No, not really.

Lynette: Hey, Parker. Can I ask you something, just between us? Does Porter hang out with Jimmy Conrado?

Parker:  I don’t know. I could check out his friends list on Silverfizz.

Lynette:  His what on what?

Parker:   It’s like MySpace. You have a web page. It shows your hobbies, you favorite music, and you can talk to people.

Lynette: Really? Can anyone talk to him?

Parker:   Yeah. He just has to invite you.

Lynette: And, uh, how would somebody make that happen?