The residents of Wisteria Lane might not look like philosophers, but that's what they are, says Mark Rowlands
When Susan Meyer realised her marriage was in trouble, philosophy was ultimately to blame. Paraphrasing Henry David Thoreau, her ex-husband told her that most men lead lives of quiet desperation. The premise upon which the hit television series Desperate Housewives is built is that so, too, do most women. Or, as Susan puts it: "Really, do most women lead lives of noisy fulfilment?"
请读下这段文字，这里的noisy fulfilment是跟上面的 quiet desperation 相呼应的。因为SUSAN的前夫把卢梭的话拿来说男人的婚姻是在“无声中绝望”。SUSAN才针对这个说辞反问道，难道婚姻中的女人是要在noisy fulfilment 度过么？
这句话要放在整个语境中才好理解，不能孤立地看待。
U：你 I：被采访者
U:Hi,I'm a reporter from the school newspaper,can I interview you?
I:Sure!
U:Thank you.How old are you now?
I:I'm 12.
U:And what's your job?
I:Well, I'm just a student now.
U:Ok,what about your hobby?
I:I love reading.I can learn a lot from reading.
U:Ok,thanks again.Bye!
I:Bye!
只涉及到了年龄，工作，兴趣
