【原文】In fact, Lynette’s life had become so Hectic she was now forced to get her chicken from a fast food restaurant.

事实上,Lynette 的生活变得如此兴奋，她不得不去快餐店买一只炸鸡。

hectic /ˈhektɪk/ very busy or full of activity

"Hectic" 是一个形容词，通常用来描述忙碌、紧张和充满活动的情况。这个词常常用于描述生活、工作或活动节奏快、紧凑、繁忙的状态

【例句】 I’ve had a pretty hectic day.

【原文】

And if anyone of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa and tell him you want socks for

Christmas.

所以,今天如果你们谁捣蛋,我马上打电话给 Santa，我会告诉他,你们圣诞节只要短袜就可

以了。

act up if children act up, they behave badly 调皮，捣蛋

还有另一种意思，是机器有故障。

if a machine or part of your body acts up, it does not work properly

【例句】What's you doing? -I am jonesing for a cup of coffee, but the stupid burner is acting up again. 你在干什么？-我想喝杯咖啡，但这烂机器又不工作了。（第四季的台词）

【原文】

Bree Van De Kamp, who lives next door, brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch. Bree was known for her cooking.

Bree van de Kamp,住在隔壁, 带了两篮她烤的松饼。Bree擅长做饭。

from scratch：if you start something from scratch, you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared before 从零开始，白手起家

【例句】He had built the business up from scratch.

他白手起家创办了这家企业。

注明：单词的音标和例句来自Longman 英英字典第5版