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本文选自Desperate《绝望的主妇》，欢迎大家来此做客。
Bree: How many nannies did you interview?
Lynette: Ten. Ten! Each one more incompetent than the last. One actually asked me—here you go—if she was expected to change diapers.
Bree: Oh, good nannies are so hard to find.
Lynette: Yeah, that's why I was hoping to take advantage of your expertise.
Bree: Oh, Lord, what do you want me to do?
Lynette: All your rich friends have nannies. A-list nannies. I need to catch one—here you go—without their bosses.
Bree: Why?
Lynette: So I can poach me one.
Bree: Lynette...
Lynette: Look, at my old job, we didn't wait for good people to come to us. We went out and raided other companies. I don't see why it should be different when you're hiring a nanny.
Bree: I understand that good help is hard to find, but stealing a family's name is so...unseemly.
Lynette: I'm not twisting anyone's arm. If I make a better offer, why shouldn't a qualified person reap the benefits? So come on ...where can I score some high grade nanny?
重点讲解：
a-list：adj. 最好的，极好的，一流的
poach: vt. 挖走（人员等），盗用
raid：vt. 突袭
本意是“突然袭击，搜索”，在这里指Lynette的公司出其不意地到别的公司挖墙脚
twist sb.'s arm：劝说，强迫，生拉硬拽，施加压力，采取强制手段
reap the benefits：获得好处
