绝望主妇的学习笔记：与“Label”相关的英文表达
在绝望的主妇第一季第四集开头，Narrator（讲述员）谈到一个词：Label，也是以上这段剪辑的核心。我们都知道Lable这个词常用的它的名词意思：标签，动词则是打标签。首先，我们先理解下标签的原始意义：被做了标记以便于分类和识别。当某种东西被打上标签，则表明它的重要性和价值多少；而给某个人打标签， 是因为我们“See someone as…”，即我们根据这个人所表现出的性格特质对TA进行了归类，比如：给人授予某个称谓及头衔。
与“Label”意思非常相近的一个英文词叫“Tag”，它也有标签这层含义，不过经常被广泛使用于计算机和互联网。如互联网相关的话题(Hashtag)、计算机程序元标记（Meta tag）等。与“Label”经常打照面的一个词叫“identity”，它的意思是（标识、身份），相信大家知道身份证的英文译名是：identification，它就是用来将我们打上标签，以方便识别的。
以下是绝望主妇中英对照剧本S01E04节选：
Narrator: When I was alive, I maintained many different identities. 我活着的时候 有着多重社会角色
——>> Lover, wife, and ultimately, victim. 爱人 妻子 最后变成了受害者
——>> Yes, labels are important to the living. 是的 一个人的称谓很重要
——>> They dictate how people see themselves. 它决定了人们如何给自己定位
——>> Like my friend Lynette. 比如我的朋友勒奈特
——>> She used to see herself as a career woman, 过去她认为自己是一名职业女性
——>> and a hugely successful one at that. 一名非常成功的女强人
——>> She was known for her power lunches, 她以处理公事时雷厉风行
——>> her eye-catching presentations, 演示报告时巧舌如簧
——>> and her ruthlessness in wiping out the competition. 挫败对手时冷酷无情而闻名于圈内
——>> But Lynette gave up her career to assume a new label. 但勒奈特放弃了事业 并换上一个全新的称谓
——>> The incredibly satisfying role of full-time mother. 无比幸福满足的全职太太
Lynette: Scavo residence. Yes, this is me. 斯加沃家 对 我就是
Narrator: But, unfortunately for Lynette, 很不幸 对勒奈特而言
——>> this new label frequently fell short of what was advertised. 这个称谓总是有点名不副实
以下是绝望主妇欧文版学习笔记S01E04节选：
Identities：the distinguishing character or personality of an individual, the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. （身份、角色）
Label：a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive. （标识、称谓）
Dictate：to decide and say what will happen, usually in a forceful way. （决定、主宰）
See herself as：To imagine, view or regrad that one is or might be a certain type of person or thing. （认为、想像某人是什么、将某人视作成什么）
Power lauches：a lunch during which business people discuss important plans, ideas, or decisions. （直译：当权派聚餐，高层峰会，商务或政治人士执行重大决议时的午餐会，在这里我们应根据剧情选择符号职场女强人特性的词进行翻译，如雷厉风行、精明强干、自信果断等）
Ruthless：not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel.（冷酷无情的、心狠手辣的）
Wiping out the competition：To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely. To eliminate the opposition, destroy your opponents. （歼灭、挫败或挤走竞争对手）
Eye-cathing：very attractive or noticeable. （吸人注目的、吸睛的，意思类同的词汇如：compelling，）
Assume：to take or begin to have responsibility or control, sometimes without the right to do so, or to begin to have a characteristic: { 承担、继承（某种责任与权利），开始具备（某种特质与个性）}
Fall short of：to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard. （与实际情况或期望中有所差距，达不到令人满意的标准，即：差强人意、名不副实）
Advertise：If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour. （注意：这里的advertise跟我们常见的“做广告、搞宣传”不一样，它是指人的某种对外公示的品性特质）
