演讲-绝望的主妇.ppt

Desperate Housewives is an American television series , created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004 . Set on Wisteria Lane (?紫藤街 ) in the fictional (虚构的)town of Fairview, Eagle State the series tracks（通过） the lives of four housewives, following their domestic （家庭的） struggles while several mysteries involving their husbands, friends and neighbors unfold in the background. The tone and style of the series combine elements of drama, comedy, mystery, farce（闹剧）, soap opera （肥皂剧） and satire(讽刺 ). The series rocketed to the top of the ratings(?等级 ) from the premiere(初次的) episode, and immediately the term ‘’desperate housewives‘’ became a cultural phenomenon (?现象 ). Looking down on her friends and family isnt a way of life for Mary Alice Young, its a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now shes taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V. From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and shes planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbors closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb. 在上俯看自己的朋友们和家庭并不是Mary Alice的生活习惯，而是她死后的爱好。一日，在她那一尘不染的位于美丽郊区房子中，Mary Alice结束了自己的生命。现在，她向我们介绍她的家庭生活，她的朋友们，她的邻居们。并以她那卓然的立场加以评论。从她那有利的视点，Mary Alice能看到许多前所未见的东西。在这看似完美的美国郊区社区，每个邻居紧闭的大门之后都隐藏了许多有趣的秘密，Mary Alice将会把这些秘密一一与我们分享。 Susan Mayer ? The Confused Housewife Susan is a divorcee and single mom who will go to extraordinary lengths for love(渴望爱情的单亲妈妈). There were a lot of funny things happened for Susan was very silly (糊涂). Lynette Scavo The Powerful Housewife Lynette is a ex—businesswoman who decided to get off her career to raise four children. Lynette is harried (受折磨的), anxious, frustrated (挫败的)at her three sons, while getting little or no help from her always traveling husband . Bree Van De Kamp The Perfect Housewife the Martha Stewart (美国的家政女王) on housekeeping and cooking w