Desperate Housewives
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.Bree: This was a wonderful idea, Karen
.Karen: It wasn’t exactly mine .Now be careful .You’re spilling Edie
.Lynette: Urn is empty .Let’s do it
? Bree: Shouldn’t we say something first
? Susan: Like what
? Bree: I don’t know. A few words describing how we felt about her
.Gabby: I don’t think Edie would want us to get all sappy
.Karen: Well, I think if we’re quick about it, she’d be fine .Mm
.Lynette: Here’s a thought– We all say one word that sums up what we thought of her
? Gabby: And then we dump her
.Lynette: Then we dump her
.Susan: Just one word. This is hard
. *** Gabby: Okay, I got one. I’ll go first. Edie Britt was
.Bree: Perceptive
.Lynette: Strong
.Karen: Beautiful
.Susan: – Mm-hmm .I need four words .Ay .Okay
? Susan: I want to do Edie justice, and for that to happen, I need four words, okay
.Gabby: Edie would so not be surprised you’re ruining this moment
? Lynette: Go ahead, Susan.What are your four words for Edie
.Susan: One of a kind
.Karen: Now it’s time
:Edie .And that is how Wisteria Lane came to be my final resting place
My ashes were spread over grass I had once walked on beneath trees that had once given me shade on top of roses I once admired and beside fences, I once gossiped over And after my friends had finished saying good-bye, a wind came along and took what was left of me into the air .As I looked down on the world, I began to let go of it .I let go of white picket fences and cars in driveways, coffee cups and vacuum cleaners I let go of all those things which seem so ordinary, but when you put them together, they make up a life a life that really was one of a kind .I’ll tell you something– It’s not hard to die when you know you have lived, and I did .Oh, how I lived
Language Focus
Spill make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle
Urn .a decorated container, especially one that is used for holding the ashes of a dead body
Sappy expressing love and emotions in a way that seems silly. SYN: soppy
Sum up .to give the main information in a report, speech etc in a short statement at the end
SYN: summarize
.Gerald will open the debate and I will sum up
to sum up
.To sum up, for a healthy heart you must take regular exercise and stop smoking
Dump put .to move something to a particular place
Perceptive Someone who is perceptive notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well – used to show approval: a perceptive young man highly perceptive comments
.You’re right. That’s very perceptive of you
(do justice to somebody/something (also do somebody/something justice to treat or represent someone or something good, beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve
.The photo doesn’t do her justice .No words can do justice to the experience
One of a kind the only one of a particular type of thing
.Each plate is handpainted and one of a kind
Ashes the ash that remains when a dead person’s body is burned
.His ashes were scattered at sea
Gossip information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
gossip about
.Here’s an interesting piece of gossip about Mrs Smith
Let go of sth
let go to stop holding something or someone
.Let go! You’re hurting me
let go of
The guard let go of the lead, and the dog lunged forward
to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it
.Sometimes you just have to learn to let go
Picket fence .a fence made up of a line of strong pointed sticks that are fixed in the ground
Make up to combine together to form something SYN : constitute
.Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population
