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1. propose to sb 向某人求婚  Chandle向朋友们讲述求婚计划时说instead of proposing a toast I’m just gonna propose. propose to sb 向某人求婚 类似的说法还有 pop the question Chandler: Okay, well tonight’s the big night. Phoebe: Yeah! Joey: Okay listen, how are you gonna ask her? Chandler: It is going to be perfect. I am taking her to her favorite restaurant. I’m going to get her a bottle of the champagne that she really loves; therefore knows how expensive it is. Then when the glasses are full, instead of proposing a toast I’m just gonna propose. Rachel: Ohh… Joey: That sounds perfect! 2. underprivileged 处于弱势地位的，贫困的 Rachel公司要为了underprivilleged kids举办一个慈善晚宴, Rachel问伙伴们谁能参加。 underprivileged 处于弱势地位的，相对贫困的 比直接用poor要委婉一些。奥斯卡获奖影片Scent of Women中校长利诱学生出卖朋友的一段对话里就用到了standout but underprivileged student来表示优秀的贫困生。  3. open bar 酒水免费 Phoebe问Rachel参加的Party是否open bar, 得到肯定的回答后就欣然参加了。  Open bar 意味着这个活动中酒水是免费的 记得04年在多伦多参加一个party不是open bar，一小瓶啤酒3加币还得给小费。我和同事们一晚上抱着一瓶啤酒晃悠。后来到了蒙特利尔的Party是open bar.同行的伙伴喝酒最少的一个也华丽丽地喝了11瓶。Good memories. Rachel: (entering) Hey! Chandler: Hey! Joey: Hey Rach! Rachel: Are any of you guys free tonight? My boss is hosting this charity event for underprivileged kids and the more people I bring, the better I look. So, Monica? Chandler? Chandler: (glaring at her) Well, Monica and Chandler can’t go. We’re going to dinner remember?! Rachel: Oh my God, I’m so sorry. Monica: What’s the big deal? Chandler: I just get mad when Rachel doesn’t remember where we’re going. Joey: Where are you going? Rachel: How about you guys?  Phoebe: Open bar? Rachel: I think so. Phoebe: I can do that for the kids. 4. throw sb off the track 误导某人迷失方向 Phoebe和Joey看到Monica和Chandler晚餐回来以为求婚结束了高兴地要看Monica的手，把Monica弄蒙了。Chandler悄悄向他们解释了没有求婚并指责他们破坏了惊喜，Phoebe就说她会throw her off the track . throw sb off the track = throw sb off the trail 通过误导使某人迷失方向，无迹可寻，脱离正轨，也就是我们俗话说的把某人往沟里带。 Phoebe: What happened? Chandler: Richard was there so I couldn’t do it! Joey: What?! Noooo… (Phoebe gasps.) Chandler: I’m gonna do it tomorrow y’know, and-and surprise her, but now you’ve ruined it! Joey: We didn’t ruin it! Chandler: Who walks into a room and asks to see a person’s hands?! Phoebe: Well, a palm reader, a manicurist, a hand doctor… Joey: Glove salesman! Phoebe: Good one! Yeah. Chandler: This is terrible. What am I going to do? Phoebe: Look, she only suspects something okay? She doesn’t know for sure, so justthrow her off the track. 5. keep tabs on someone 紧盯某人或某事 Chandler故意在Monica面前说诋毁婚姻甚至说how its just a way for the government to keep tabs on you.婚姻是政府盯梢你的方式 keep tabs on someone 紧盯某人或某事 例句：It's not always possible to keep tabs on everyone's movements. 监视每个人的行动并不总是能办得到的。 然后Joey附和了一句Big Brother. 老大哥是乔治·奥威尔在他的反乌托邦小说《一九八四》中塑造的一个人物形象。Big Brother是《一九八四》中大洋国的领袖，是最高领导人, 无时无刻监视着人民。 Monica: (entering) Hi guys! Joey: Hey! Chandler: Hey! Monica: What are you up too? Chandler: Oh, just hanging out, talkin’ about uh, websites. Yeah, we saw this really interesting website about marriage and how totally unne

1. mooch off sb 占某人的便宜  Ross和Joey在判断Chandler生气的原因时，认为是因为他们没有给Chandler买一张球赛的票。Joey觉得Chandler一直占他们便宜。于是说That guy is always mooching off us! mooch 本意是闲逛，搭配around。另一个意思是白吃白拿 mooch off sb 占某人的便宜，揩某人的油 例句：You're old enough to get a job and stop mooching off your family.你年紀不小了，可以找份工作，別再白吃家裡的了。 mooch off parents 啃老 Ross: Hey, remember how Chandler and Phoebe blew us off yesterday? Joey: No. Ross: Remember? You-you were eating pizza. Joey: Yeah. Ross: Okay. Well, apparently Chandler’s angry at us for not getting him a ticket to that Knicks game a couple of weeks ago. Joey: Oh, we’re supposed to just get him a ticket?! That guy is always mooching off us! 2. a tad 稍微有一点 菲比戴了满身珠宝问店员Is that too much? 店员无奈地回答A tad。 a tad = a little 稍微有一点 常用的一个短语 just a tad  Phoebe: Okay umm, I’d also like to try on the tiara.  Oh yeah. Okay. What do you think, too much? Male Jeweler:A tad. 3. for real 认真的，严肃的 当Chanlder向Ross和Joey透露求婚的事情，Ross不敢相信地说Is this for real?  For real在这里等于serious. I am for real. 我是认真的。 4. freeze out someone 排挤某人 当Chandler向Joey和Ross说出了他将要向Monica求婚的消息以后，Joey觉得不应该再继续他们对Chandler的排挤了，说道I think we gotta end the freeze out. freeze out someone 排挤某人 这里freeze-out用作一个名词短语。 5. water under the bridge 过去的事情了 Joey听到Chandler求婚的消息决定跟他冰释前嫌说We could be friends again. Chandler一头雾水因为他根本就不知道Joey和Ross排挤他的事情。Joey赶紧打圆场说Water under the bridge. 字面意思为“桥下的水”，那它用来表示什么呢？古语云，逝者如斯夫。桥下的流水也是一样，一旦流走就永远流走了，也就不要再耿耿于怀或者念念不忘了。 water under the bridge “过去的事情了，已成往事”。 Chandler: Guys? (They ignore him.) I’ve got something important to tell ya. (Still nothing so he walks over and stands in front of the TV.) Guys? (They lean over to try and watch the TV, Chandler mimics them.) Guys?! (Pause) I’m gonna ask Monica to marry me. Joey: (To Ross) I think we gotta end the freeze out. Ross: Wait a minute, is this, is this for real? Chandler: Yeah, check out the ring.  Joey: Oh my God!! Ross: So you two are really serious?! Chandler: Yep, pretty much. Ross: You-you’re gonna get married?! I mean… We’re gonna be brothers-in-law! (They hug.) Joey: And-and-and-and-and-and, and we’re gonna be friends again! Chandler: Heyyyy—What? Joey: Oh it’s water under the bridge, forget it!

1. walk in on sb doing sth 无意闯入撞到某人做某事  Chandler把准备求婚的秘密告诉Phoebe主要是You walk in on me browsing ring brochure.  Walk in on 意思是无意闯入某地撞见某事。 Walk in on sb doing sth 撞见某人做某事 例句：She walked in on me when I was getting undressed. 她進屋正好撞見我在脫衣服。 类似意思的一个短语是 barge in 闯入 I'm sorry to barge in like this, but I have a problem I hope you can solve.  抱歉这样插进来，不过我有个问题希望你能解决。 2. pay off 取得成功，得到回报 Chandler说Phoebe闯入房间看到他浏览购买戒指的册子本来是一句调侃又有一点不满的话，Phoebe不以为耻反以为荣，说once again not knocking pays off. 不敲门又一次赚到了。 pay off 本意是还清，最常见的搭配就是pay off  debt还有pay off mortgage  pay off 取得成功，得到回报 例句：In the long term, our efforts will pay off.從長遠來看，我們的努力將獲得回報。 His hard work paid off in the end, and he finally passed the test.最後，他的辛苦付出得到了回報，他終於通過了測驗。 Chandler: Pheebs, can you help me pick out an engagement ring for Monica? I can’t figure this out! It’s so hard! Should I get her a (turning to each page) Tiffany cut or a Princess cut or a—ah-ah! Paper cut! Phoebe: Now, have you told anyone else? Chandler: No, I don’t want to tell anybody else because I don’t want Monica to find out. Phoebe: You told me. Chandler: Well, it’s because I trust you, you’re one of my best friends, and you walked in on me when I was looking at ring brochures. Phoebe: Yeah well, once again not knocking pays off. I only wish you hadn’t been on the toilet. Chandler: Me too. 3. can't complain 过得还行 当Phoebe问Paul How are things going with you? Paul的回答是Can’t complain.  can't complain 意思是还行(总体上还算满意），相当与Not bad或者same old, same old  Phoebe: Hi Paul! Paul: Hi Phoebe. Phoebe: So how are things going with you? Paul:Can’t complain. 4. Kung Pao Chicken 宫保鸡丁 Paul向Rachel敞开心扉哭诉小时候遭人欺凌的遭遇, 这一段当中chicken这个词成了焦点。 Rachel先是试图打断Paul的哭诉建议去吃饭，说Paul喜欢Kung Pao Chicken.  Kung Pao Chicken 国外最有名的中国菜-宫保鸡丁 另外的中国名菜还有mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐等 听到chicken Paul哭得更厉害了，因为他小时候被叫做chicken boy. chicken是一种胆小的动物。 chicken out 临阵退缩 Paul: And in fifth grade I got into a fight. Well, it wasn’t really a fight. Richard Darinvel bit me on the nose and, and I feel down. I still have a little scare right here (points to it) you can see it. Rachel: Yeah. Yeah, I-I-I see the scare. Listen, Paul, I think this is really great that-that y’know, you shared your feelings. It’s really, it’s beautiful, but umm, what do you say we go share some food? Paul: Oh, I couldn’t eat now. Rachel: What?! Wait! What are you talking about?! You love their Kung Pao Chicken! Paul: Chicken? (Pointing to himself.) Chicken boy! Rachel: My God, I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do that! I wouldn’t do that！ 5. haggle 砍价      在Chandler挑选戒指时，菲比自告奋勇I know how to haggle.  Haggle本意是乱劈乱砍，在这里指讨价还价，杀价，等于我们常用的bargain 例句： Don't be afraid to haggle: for the moment, it's a buyer's market. 别怕讨价还价：目前是买方市场。 Chandler: Oh, this one’s nice! (Pointing to another ring.) I like this one! Sir? Uh, kind sir? Can I see this one? Phoebe: Wait a minute, no, this is, this is the reason you brought me. Okay? I know how to haggle. So let me handle this from here on out.

1. jog one's memory 唤醒某人记忆  Joey又成了电视明星，想要干洗店老板再把他的照片放回到店里的电视明星墙上。但老板已经不记得他是谁，所以Joey要提醒一下，他拿出一张照片说Maybe this will jog your memory. jog someone’s memory 唤醒某人的记忆 jog这个单词的本义是“慢跑；轻碰，轻推”。jog one's memory就是to stimulate someone's memory to recall something 唤起记忆。例句： I tried to jog Jack's memoryabout our childhood. 我试着去唤起杰克关于我们童年的回忆。 Joey: Hey! So I’m back. The Dry Cleaner: Who are you? Joey: Joey Tribbiani! From the wall! Okay, maybe this will jog your memory, huh? Huh? Okay eh-ah-anyway, I’m ready to go back up on the wall I’m the star of a new TV show. 2. soak up 吸收 三个女生到了博物馆非常兴奋Monica大喊soaking up all the culture 尽情吸收文化吧。 Soak up 吸收 Soak 本意是浸泡，湿透。当吸收讲加in 或 up. 另外在口语中也有喝的烂醉的意思。另外be soaked也可以指被淋成落汤鸡。  Monica: Oh, I love museums! Rachel: Umm. Monica:Soakin’ up all the culture. Rachel: Yeah. Monica: Where do you want to start? Rachel: Ooh, the gift shop! 3. screen 筛除 博物馆的工作人员打来电话，Chandler和Monica的电话答录机自动接听并说出了if you’re listening to this message, we’re probably screening.这样的话。 Screen除了当屏幕讲以外还有筛子的意思，用作动词就是筛选过滤。Chandler的电话答录机上说We are screening.意思是我们在筛选该接的电话。 Chandler: (on machine) You’ve reached Monica and Chandler’s, if you’re listening to this message, we’re probably screening. (to himself) Yeah we are. The Museum Official: (on phone) Hi, this is Heldi from the Morgan Chase museum. I’m calling for Monica Geller. I want to let her know that there was a cancellation and if she’s still interested in having the Bing-Geller wedding at our facility, it is available…  Chandler: (on phone) This is Chandler Bing! This is Chandler Bing! (Listens) Yes, the groom—No! Not the groom!! 4. showtime 好戏上场 Paul跟Rachel约会之前对着镜子给自己来了一通pep talk, 然后大喊一声showtime.  Showtime 好戏上场。 在做某重要事情之前会讲这句话showtime 或者it is showtime.  美国又一家电视台也叫showtime, 后来还推出过Joey的扮演者Matt LeBlanc的自传剧集Episodes Paul:  Just relax. Just relax Paul, you’re doing great.  She likes you. She… Maybe, she likes you. She likes you. Y’know why? Because you’re a (pause) neat guy.  You are the man. You are (pause) the man! (He opens his shirt and looks at his chest.) I still got it. Nice and sexy. You’re just a love machine. (Starts singing) I’m just a love machine and I won’t work for nobody but you! Hey bab-y! (Flexes and grunts loudly.) Showtime. (Starts to leave and starts singing.) I’m just a love machine, yeah ba-by! (Grunts again and Ross is stunned.) 5. put down one's name 登记某人名字  Monica后悔在博物馆里登记结婚信息，因为她以为把Chandler给吓跑了。所以她后悔put her name down. Put down one’s name 写下某人的名字或在某个单子上登记某人的名字 Monica: Phoebe! Phoebe: Yeah? Monica: Have you seen Chandler?! Phoebe: No! Why? Monica: The woman from the museum called and said that there was a cancellation and that we could move up our wedding and Chandler heard! (Phoebe gasps.) I know! How bad is this?! Phoebe: Well for the regular guy, it’s bad, but Chandler, Oh dear God! Monica: I know! I know! And he totally freaked out and I can’t find him anywhere! Phoebe: What are you gonna do? Monica: Well, I’m never gonna listen to you again, that’s for sure! (Mimicking her.) "Y’know, harm can it do if you go and put your name down?" Phoebe: Rachel said that! Monica: Well Rachel’s

1. horoscope 星座运势    开篇时老友们在用horoscope算运势。 Horoscope 就是星座运势，占星术。天宫图特指占星学里面用图像表示的日、月、行星以及黄道十二宫和中天的位置。  Zodiac signs 黄道十二宫是描述黄道带上人为划分的十二个随中气点移动的均等区域，以数学方式的划分为十二个30°的扇区，在占星术领域上使用这些区域充当天文学上的黄道星座。从春分点开始的，也称为白羊宫(Aries)的第一点。 2. lover's spat 情侣拌嘴 Phoebe给Monica和Chandler进行星座运势分析，刚刚说他们互赠礼物就又预言他们的lover's spat lover's spat 情侣拌嘴 spat 是因为一些很小的事情产生摩擦，可以翻译成口角和斗嘴，不如quarrel或是argue严重。  Rachel: Okay, Chandler! Chandler: Okay. Rachel: And your horoscope says, "On the fifth a special someone is going to give you a gift." Chandler: (To Monica) Oh, well thank you in advance. (Kisses her.) Rachel: Op, but the twelfth brings a lover’s spat. Monica: (To Chandler) You are going to make a joke about my special present! Why would you do that?! Rachel: Oh, wait and on the nineteenth a secret crush announces itself. 3. be psyched about sth/to do sth 很兴奋做某事 Joey明天就要去拍新剧Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.了, Chandler问他 So are you psyched to fight fake crime with your robot sidekick? be pyched about sth/to do sth 「很兴奋(be excited; be pumped up；be thrilled )」的意思，对即将发生的事情已经做好完全的心理准备，因此非常期待兴奋狀態。 需要注意的是 be pyched out 意思完全不一样了，意思是非常紧张，近乎崩溃。  Joey: (entering) Hey guys! Chandler: Hey!! Rachel: (ecstatic) Oh my God! It’s Joey Tribbiani of Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.!!!!!!! Chandler: Oh that’s right. It’s your first day! So are you psyched to fight fake crime with your robot sidekick? Joey: Am I psyched? The lead in my own TV series? I’ve dreamed about this for years! Why have I not been preparing?! Phoebe: No! Joey, you’re going to be great! 4. be well received 得到认同，反响很好 菲比说自己写的书well received.  Be well received 被很好的接受，可以表示反响很好, 得到认同。 有的人回email的时候写well received 以为是好好地收到了，其实是错的。  Chandler: Are you judging them by their covers? Because you’re really not supposed to do that. Phoebe: No, I’m just deciding which one to use—I’m gonna start writing another book! Rachel: Be-because the last one was such a big seller? Phoebe: Well, if you must know I have written 14 books. And as I am the only one who has read them, I can tell you that they all have been very well received. 5. 大牌客串：Bruce Willes   本集客串Ross小女友父亲的是好莱坞一线巨星Bruce Willes. 布鲁斯是著名银幕硬汉，《虎胆龙威》系列红遍全球，与《人鬼情未了》女主角黛米摩尔曾经的婚姻也曾颇为让人羡慕这对银幕情侣，不过如今已经劳燕分飞。布鲁斯早年也曾以电视剧《蓝色月光》起家成名，所以客串起来驾轻就熟。 6. talk sb up 替某人美言 为了给Elizhabeth的父亲留下好印象，Ross让朋友们给自己多多美言，Rachel从洗手间出来没有注意到Paul已经到了，大大咧咧地说 I am ready to talk you up.  talk someone/something up 替...说好话，吹捧...， 替...美言 Don't worry. I'll talk you up when your girlfriend's here. 别担心， 你女朋友来了我会替你说好话的。 Even though you talked him up. I 'm pretty clear who he is. 尽管你大力捧他， 但我很清楚他是什么人。 Rachel: Hi, I’m sorry I’m late but I am ready, ready to talk you up! When does Liz’s father get here? Paul: I’m already here. Rachel: Oh! Ross is sooo great! 7. kiss one's ass 拍马屁 Joey因为得罪了一起

1. solid 可靠的，值得尊敬的   Phoebe在帮Joey对台词的时候对自己表现很满意，对自己一顿猛夸。Joey赶忙说自己也不错。Phoebe的回应是You are solid. Yeah you are just not me.     当我们说一个人solid, 这是一个夸奖意思是这个人很可靠，很值得尊敬，口语里也表示非常棒best of best.  Phoebe: Oh my God. Joey: What? Phoebe: I am extremely talented! Joey: Yeah, you’re great! Okay, let’s take it from… Phoebe: No, I mean I was really acting my ass off. Joey: Yeah, I thought I was pretty good too. Phoebe: Oh yeah, you’re solid. Yeah, you’re just no me. Joey: Y’know what? I think that’s enough for now. Yeah. I don’t want to be over rehearsed. Phoebe:  Fine! I’ll do it without you! I don’t need you or anybody else! I’m gonna make it on my own! You’ll see!! You’ll all see 2. luck out 走运，交上好运 Joey接到了一部新戏，是和一个机器人来搭档。他扮演的角色名字叫Mac, 这个机器人简称为C.H.E.E.S.E. 这部戏就叫做Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E, 发音和奶酪意面一样。朋友们觉得很好笑，可是Joey去不这么想，他说Y’know they really lucked out that the initials spell cheese. 这里要注意luck out的用法，这个短语可以表示两种完全相反情况。 首先luck out 走运，交上好运(而获致某物) 例句：I was sure I was going to miss the train;but I lucked out, the train was five minutes late.本来我想我一定赶不上火车了，可是我真走运，火车晚点了五分钟。 Joey在这个对话中就是这个意思，他觉得用这个名字是这部戏的幸运。  其次，luck out 也有不走运，注定倒霉的意思 例句：The forecast’s very bad. We’ll luck out and get failed in this battle.气象预报说近期天气很不好。我们注定要倒霉，这一回我们准打败仗。 Chandler: (To Joey) So uh, what’s this thing you’re auditioning for? Joey: Oh, it’s a new TV show. Yeah. I’m up for the part of Mac Macaveli or "Mac." Yeah, I’m a detective and I solve crimes with the help of my robot partner. He’s a, he’s a Computerized Humanoid Electronically Enhanced Secret Enforcer or-or "C.H.E.E.S.E." Rachel: So Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. Joey: That’s the title! Yeah! Y’know they really lucked out that the initials spell cheese. Chandler: That is lucky. 3. no offense 无意冒犯 Joey参加完面试以后觉得效果不佳，在向Ross和Chandler说起两位朋友可能不理解自己压力很大的时候说I mean no offense, but what you guys do is very different. I don’t know if you’d understand. no offense 一般指出对方缺点时，或者表示不同观点的时候，都可以加这样一句，表示没有故意要冒犯的意思。 这实在是一句超级无赖的句子，因为通常在你对别人说了一句不怎么中听、不怎么礼貌的话之后,你就能说“no offense”，用于说明“无意冒犯哈”（很多情况下明明已经冒犯了,这么一说人家脾气都发不得内,真是很没天理……）或者有的时候只是担心别人多想,礼貌地补充一句“无意冒犯”，这时如容果对方大人大量压根儿没放心上的话,就应该回答说:“None taken.” Joey: I’m just so nervous! Y’know? The callback isn’t until tomorrow at five. I feel like my head is going to explode! Chandler: Well, it is overdue. Ross: Look, don’t worry. Okay? You’re gonna be fine. Joey: There’s just so much pressure. I mean no offense, but what you guys do is very different. I don’t know if you’d understand. Ross: Yeah, none of us have to deal with pressure at our jobs. 4. beat oneself up 自责 Chandler忘了转告Joey面试这件事让Chandler自责不已，Monica劝他Oh, stop beating yourself up! Beat sb up 本意是痛打某人.但是用在beat oneself up意思是后悔，就像kick oneself 一样当后悔讲 beat oneself up = blame oneself = kick oneself  自责 b

1. be due 到期了  Ross把自己的小女友Elizebeth介绍给朋友们认识，Elizebeth有事先走，Chandler调侃是不是作业没写完结果还真是。Ross说Yes, her molecular epidemiology paper is due tomorrow Be due 就是到期了 如果是overdue 就是过期了。  My rent/paper is due. 房租到期了。论文该交了。  due to = because of 由于 with due respect 恕我直言 with due diligence 恪尽职守 2. bring it on 放马过来 Ross对朋友们对他“老牛吃嫩草”的吐槽有心里准备所以说bring them on。 这句话一般用单数  bring it on. 尽管来吧，放马过来，通常用在一种竞争状态时对对手说的话。一部很不错的资深青春片讲述拉拉队的就叫做Bring it on 3. Chuck E Cheese 餐厅 Rachel取笑Ross说要去Chuck E Cheese 过生日。Chuck E Cheese是美国著名的连锁儿童餐厅。小朋友们选择去那里过生日。最近国内必胜客也想走这个路线，提供给小朋友过生日布置现场的服务了。Chucke E Cheese 就是做pizza 起家的。  Elizabeth: Well, I really wanted to meet you guys, but I have to run. I’ll see you later? All: Okay! Elizabeth: Bye Ross. Ross: Bye. Elizabeth: Oops! I did not mean to run into you like that sir. Ross: Oh that is quite all right ma’am.  Chandler: So, why is she leaving? Is it a school night and she has a lot of homework to do? Ross: Yes, her molecular epidemiology paper is due tomorrow. Chandler: Oh, tell her good luck with that. Ross: Anyone else? Huh? Bring ‘em on! Rachel: Oo! When’s her birthday?! Ross: I don’t know Rachel, why? Rachel: Well, y’know it’s just been so long since I’ve been to Chuckie Cheese. 4. chin dimple 下巴上的小坑 为了给Rachel找参加慈善晚宴的男伴，Phoebe和Monica夫妇杠上了，双方各自找了一个候选人。在比较两人优点的时候Phoebe说他找的人有chin dimple Chin dimple 下巴上的小坑。 外国人以这个为帅的标志，杰克逊还做整容整一个chin dimple. 我记得的曹云金一个相声里说这叫下巴上长个屁股。 Phoebe: (entering) Hey! Monica: Hey! Phoebe: Okay, I just thought of the perfect guy for Rachel to take to her thing. Chandler: Oh that’s so funny because we found someone too. Phoebe: Oh that’s good, I guess she’ll have a choice between my guy and your weirdo. Chandler: Why would our guy be a weirdo? Phoebe: ‘Cause that’s just your taste. Monica: (laughs sarcastically) Rachel is not going to pick your stupid guy. Phoebe: Oh yeah? Monica: Yeah! Phoebe: My guy is a lawyer who has volunteer work. And, he has one of these  Chandler: A face ass? Phoebe: A chin dimple! 5. well read 饱读诗书 Phoebe和Monica夫妇接着比两方候选人的优点。Phoebe列出一个优点 well read well read 饱读诗书 well后面加一个过去分词常见的还有 well said, well paid, well done 等等 Monica: All right fine, your guy may have a great body, but our guy is really funny. Phoebe: Oh, Chandler funny? Monica: Our guy’s a great dancer! Phoebe: My guy is well read. Chandler: Our guy has great hair. Phoebe: My guy has great teeth! Chandler: Our guy smells incredible. Monica: (To Chandler) Do you want our guy to be your guy? 6. grow on sb 逐渐上瘾 Elizebeth去Ross的办公室偷偷约会，Ross又被门把手给铬了一下，说了一句it kinda grows on you.这事儿还成了习惯了。 Something grows on sb 逐渐成为某人的喜爱，越来越上瘾了 Smoking grows on me. 吸烟上瘾了。 Elizabeth: You wanted to see me Professor Geller? Ross: Yes. Yes! Please, come in. Ross: Oo-oo! Elizabeth: Doorknob? Ross: Yeah, it kinda grows on you.  7. blow off some steam 释放压力 Ross由于担心想劝Elithebeth不要跟同学们去春游，Elizhebeth去春游的目的是为了blow off some steam Blow off some steam 释放压力，缓解压力 Ross: I’m so glad you’re going on this trip! Elizabeth: Yeah! I’ve

1. mind-blowing 令人感到惊艳的  学生对Ross讲课的评价是mind-blowing lecture.在前面的剧集里提到过blow one’s mind 让某人震惊, 现在用作形容词 mind-blowing, 令人吃惊的，大呼过瘾的 2. hottie 性感的人 学生在评价中对Ross的称呼是hottie of the paleontology department! hottie = sexy woman or man 性感的人 hot = sexy  too hot to handle 非常性感 3. at stake 在危机中 一屋子聪明人都无法想到如何确定给Ross评价hottie的学生，平时笨笨的Joey却相处了跟期末考试对笔迹的方法。Chandler调侃说A hot girl’s at stake and all of the sudden he’s Rain Man. At stake 在危机中，存亡攸关。 His life is at stake. 他现在命悬一线 4. Rain Man 美国影片《雨人》 Rain Man 是达斯丁霍夫曼奥斯卡称帝的电影，配角是汤姆克鲁斯。这部1988年的作品讲述了一个公子哥发现父亲将遗产留给了患自闭症的哥哥。便计划骗取这笔财富，并计划利用哥哥超强的记忆力去赌博赢钱，但在此过程中，血缘的亲情打破了原有的疏离，真挚动人的手足之情取代了原先只求一己利益的私心。一部很感人的电影。Chandler说Joey是Rain Man，意思是傻人忽然表现出聪明的一面。  Ross: Hey! I just got uh, my teacher evaluations! Check out what this one student wrote, "I loved Dr. Geller’s class. Mind blowing lectures! Dr. Geller, you are definitely the hottie of the paleontology department!" Chandler: Ahh, Hotties of the Paleontology Department, there’s a big selling calendar, eh? Rachel: Who wrote it? Ross: Oh, I wish I knew, but the evaluations are all anonymous. Joey: Oh hey, do you still have their final exams? Ross: Yeah. Joey: Oh, ‘cause you can just match the evaluation to the exam with the same handwriting and boom, there’s your admirer. Chandler: A hot girl’s at stake and all of the sudden he’s Rain Man. 5. be frowned upon 不被认同，不被接受 谈到与女学生谈恋爱，Ross说虽然not against the rules, but it is frowned upon.  be frowned upon 不被接受，不被认同 frown [fraʊn] 這個字在英文裡是動詞「皺眉頭、做出不悅的表情」的意思 說一件事會讓人「皺眉頭、做出不悅的表情」，就是讓人不認同 也就是社會大眾普遍不能接受的行為，但是又不到犯法的程度 注意要用被動語態 be frowned upon  例如Making sexual jokes at the workplace is often frowned upon. Rachel: Okay, wait a minute, wait a minute, why are we so sure that this is a girl? Ross: It’s a girl! Anyway, it wou—it wouldn’t matter. Okay? Because I’m a teacher and she’s a student. Chandler: Oh, is that against the rules? Ross: No, but it is frowned upon. Chandler: I see. 6. answer nature's call 上厕所 Rachel从洗手间出来要查一下谁给她打电话了，Monica打趣说nature called, she wanted to see who else did. nature calls 或者 answer nature's call 意思就是内急，上厕所 类似口语化的说法 Take a leak 方便一下，放一下水 Take a 1/2 （number 1 refers to peeing，number 2 to pooping） 大小便（1指的是小便，2指大便） Rachel: Hey Mon? I’m gonna check my messages. Chandler: You just thought of that in there? Monica: Yeah sure, nature called, she wanted to see who else did. 7. coming through 借过 Phoebe家着火了，她赶回家在一群消防员中穿梭， 一边挤，一边喊 coming through coming through 意思是 借过，借过！ Phoebe:Coming through! (Has to dodge a fireman) Oh! Coming through! (Sees a cute one.) Oh! Hello! Hi! (Smiles then realizes) No! Right! Coming through! 8. follow one's heart 跟着感觉走 Ross对是否要跟仰慕自己的学生开展恋爱关系陷入了两难，Joey劝说Ross应该follow your heart.  follow one's heart 做自己想做的事情，跟着感觉走有一个很有趣的事情就是follow one's heart 跟从自己

1. self-defense class 防身术课程  Rachel和Phoebe上了一天的self-defense class. self-defense class 防身术课程 self-defense在法律上讲就是正当防卫，等于legitimate denfense.  Ross: Hi! Phoebe: Hey! Ross: Hey, what have you guys been up to? Phoebe: Ohh! We went to a self-defense class today! Ross: Wow! 2. kick one's ass 痛扁某人 因为刚上完女子防身术的课程，Rachel和Phoebe信心爆棚，七个不服八个不忿，讲话很狂。其中一句话是we can kick anyone's ass. kick one's ass 打败某人，痛扁某人 ass-kicking 美国俚语 很棒的，很好的 3. I dare you 你敢么！ 当听到Ross怀疑她们上了一节课就能kiss everyone's ass以后，Phoebe就挑衅Ross不服来战，说I dare ya. I dare you! 有种你就去做！你敢吗！带有挑衅意味。 truth or dare 游戏 真心话大冒险 Phoebe: Now, we can kick anybody’s ass! Rachel: Yeah! Ross: After one class? I don’t think so. Rachel: What? You wanna see me self-defend myself?! Go over there (points) and pretend you’re a sexual predator! Go on! I dare ya!! 4. for crying out loud 我的天啊 Phoebe在拿出她的sock bunny的时候喊道 for crying out loud,  for crying out loud = for god’s sake, 我的天啊，表示说话者的惊讶或者不耐烦等。 Ross: So what are you gonna do? Chandler: Well, have you guys made anything that maybe I can take credit for? Phoebe: Ohh! I have! I have! I started making these little sock bunnies!  Oh for crying out loud! Rachel: Hey, wait a minute! That is my sock! Phoebe: Now, it’s you little bunny friend.  5. identical twins 长相一样的双胞胎 Joey一直靠着参加医学实验赚钱，这次看到一个给2000美元的项目，可惜人家只要identical twins.  Identical twins 长相完全一样的双胞胎, 同卵双胞胎 non-identical twins 非同卵双胞胎 Joey: Hi uh, I’m Joey Tribbiani and with all do respect I’d like to donate some fluids. Receptionist: We’re actually at the end of one of our research cycles, so we’re not looking for applicants right now. Joey: Oh that’s too bad. I’ve kinda been saving up. (She just looks at him in horror.) Uh, are you sure there’s no studies I can participate in? Receptionist: Well, here’s a schedule of what’s coming up. (Hands it to him.) Joey: Thanks. (Starts to read it.) Well but this one starts now. (Points to one.) Receptionist: Oh that one is available now, but only identical twins are eligible. It’s a twins study. Joey: But it’s $2,000. Receptionist: Sorry. Joey: Well how about this one? Testing the effects of Joey Tribbiani on attractive nurse receptionists. Receptionist: We already got the results back on that on, and they’re not good.  6. put thought in sth 花了很多心思做某事 Chandler和Monica说好了要交换亲手制作的礼物，结果两人都忘了。Chandler找了盘Ross当年自制的录音带凑数，没想到Monica也忘了用了Phoebe做的袜子兔。被揭穿以后，Monica羞愧万分，Chandler本来打算说出真相这个录音带也不是他亲手做的，结果听到Monica准备做出的补偿以后，立刻改变了注意说Well, I did put a lot of thought in the tape. put thought in/into sth  花了很多心思做某事 例句：  "Wow! This play is really good! They must have put a lot of thought into it!" Chandler: Hey! Hi! You uh, ready to exchange gifts? Monica: Sure! Okay, you go first. Chandler: Okay, come here! Come here. Monica: Okay!  Chandler: Now, it’s not wrapped because I just, just finished it. Monica: Okay. Chandler: But I made you a tape of what I think are all romantic songs. Monica: Oh, what a great gift! Is The Way You Look Tonight on it?! Chandler: Maybe we’ll have to listen and see! Monica: Oh, I love it! Thank you so much! Chandler: Okay! Monica: Okay, you ready to open yours? Chandler: Yeah! Monica: Okay. Chandler: It’s a sock bunny. Monica: Yeah-yeah, you rememb

1. kit-kat 奇巧巧克力  菲比因为股市赔了1300万发出一声哀嚎，Monica还以为是菲比把她的kit-kats坐坏了，赶紧紧张地问 You didn’t just sit on my Kit-Kats did you?!! kit-kat 奇巧巧克力是一款用巧克力覆盖的威化饼干糖果，由英国约克的朗特里公司创建，该公司于1988年被雀巢公司收购。 2. shooting pain 闪痛 菲比赔了太多钱一时受不了出现了heart attack.在描述症状的时候说Oh, if I were, would-would I have shooting pains up and down my left arm? shooting pain 医学上叫闪痛，就是一下一下的疼痛感。 另外疼痛主要分两种 acute pain 剧痛，急性疼痛 chronic pain 慢性疼痛 Phoebe: No-no!! No!! Monica: (panicked) Oh wait! You didn’t just sit on my Kit-Kats did you?!! Phoebe: No! There-there was a little, a little diff in the market and I lost 13 million dollars. Chandler: But the Kit-Kats are all right?! Phoebe: What am I gonna do?! What am I gonna do?! I can’t call my office they’ll kill me! I can’t call my clients they’ll kill themselves! Great, now my chest hearts. Monica: What?! Phoebe: (louder) My chest hurts! Oh, and now I-I can’t breathe. Chandler: Phoebe, are you having a heart attack?! Phoebe: Oh, if I were, would-would I have shooting pains up and down my left arm? Monica: Yes!! Phoebe: Then yes that is what I’m having.  3. dry spell 干旱期 菲比问Ross是不是还跟妻子处在dry spell dry spell 本意是干旱期，也可以指长期缺乏某种东西的阶段，比如缺乏食物，药品，这里Phoebe用dry spell来形容Ross和妻子缺乏夫妻亲密关系的状态。  Dry 除了干旱还有枯燥无味的意思，比如 dry novel 枯燥无味的小说 dry answer 冷淡的回答 Phoebe: (To Ross) So what’s going on with you? Ross: Well umm, I’ve been doing a lot more of my kara-tay. Phoebe: Still going through that dry spell with Carol? Ross: Yeah. 4. side effect 副作用 Phoebe在病中抽烟被Monica发现诡辩道冒出的烟是药物的side effect.  side effect 副作用 effect 属于「立即見效」的影响，也就是 immediate results, 通常是做了某項试验或執行新的措施而看到事物的转变。 例句：You should be aware of the side effect of this medicine. (你要注意這药物的副作用。) influence 属于「潛移默化」的影响，a much subtler, slower, and softer kind of effects. 隨著長時間醞釀，來自親朋好友环境，對你這個人所产生的改变。 例句：Domestic violence has negative influences on a child’s development. (家庭暴力對孩童發展有負面影響。) impact 属于「當頭棒喝」的影响，something that strikes you and shocks you, 通常是比較激烈刺激的事件，讓一個人深深領悟、開始改變。 例句：The outbreak of the scandal impacted the election results. (醜聞的爆發大大影響了選舉的結果。) Monica: Phoebe, why is smoke coming out of the bathroom?! Phoebe: Oh yeah, the doctor said that could be one of the side effects. Monica: Phoebe! Put that cigarette out! Phoebe: No! It’s not a cigarette! The smoke is coming out of me! Monica: Put it out!! Phoebe: Okay! Okay! 5. chump change 很少的钱 菲比股市上给公司赔了大钱，工作肯定丢了。朋友们给她建议的新工作，无论是按摩师还是弹吉他她都看不上说这些工作只能挣个chump change. chump change 很少的钱，也可以引申为没有价值的东西或人。 Ross: Hey Pheebs, maybe this whole heart attack thing is a sign, that-that you should start think about getting a different job. Phoebe: Okay, what is this? A stupid contest? Because we got a winner here! (Points at Ross.) Chandler: Listen Phoebe, he’s right. People are not supposed to have heart attacks at 31. Phoebe: I know! But if I didn’t work there, what else would I do? Monica: Well, you used to like playing the guitar. Phoebe: Yeah that was lucrative

1. shallow 肤浅  大家认为如果Monica还是以前那么胖的话，Chandler是不会跟她约会的。Chandler反问 You really think I am that shallow? Shallow 用来形容人就是肤浅。 Jack Black曾有部喜剧叫做Shallow Hal 《肤浅的哈尔》 很搞笑。 Monica: And what if I was still fat? (To Chandler) Well, you wouldn’t be dating me, that’s for sure. Chandler: Sure I would! All: (simultaneously) Oh yeah! Come on! Yeah right! Chandler: What, you guys really think that I’m that shallow? Ross: No, I just think Monica was that fat. 2. have the guts to do sth 有胆量做某事 Chandler感叹说要是自己有魄力辞掉工作就好了。 What if I had had the guts to quit my job? Have the guts to do sth 有勇气，有胆量做某事 hate one's guts 对某人恨之入骨 Chandler: What if I had had the guts to quit my job? I’d probably be writing for the New Yorker, getting paid to be funny. But my job’s fun too! I mean tomorrow, I-I don’t have to wear a tie. 3. have a knack of sth or for sth 做某事有诀窍 Phoeb的以为客户说他在股票方面很有一套He said I had a knack for stocks.  Have a knack of sth or for sth 有做某事的头脑，做某事有诀窍。 例句： He's got a real knack for making money. 他有赚钱的真本领。 Phoebe: What if I had taken that job at Merrill Lynch? Ross: What?! Rachel: Merrill Lynch? Phoebe: Yeah, I had a massage client who worked there and-and he said I had a knack for stocks. Rachel: Well why didn’t you take the job? Phoebe: Because at that time you see, I thought everything that rhymed was true. So I thought y’know that if I’d work with stocks, I’d have to live in a box, and only eat lox, and have a pet fox. Ross: Hey, do you guys think that if all those things happened, we’d still hang out? 4. low-key 低调，暗戳戳 朋友们都在说Monica的男朋友boring, 莫妮卡辩解说他只是low key. Low-key 低调的，也可以说low profile. 反之高调就是high key, high profile  lowkey 第二个意思是暗地里，暗戳戳的 I lowkey like her. 我暗地里喜欢她 Joey: So Monica, still going out with Dr. Boring huh? Monica: He’s not boring! He’s just-he’s just low key. 5. run into 偶遇 Ross在街上偶遇Rachel带她去见Monica, 大声说Mon, look who I ran into!  run into = come across. 偶遇 Ross: Hey Mon! Monica: Hey! Ross: Mon, look who I ran into!  Monica:  Oh my God! Rachel!!  You look terrific!

1. hit it off 投缘，合得来  Rachel问Ross前一晚上约会是否顺利用到一个句子Di you guys hit it off?  hit it off 投缘，合得来 例句：He and his neighbor hit it off from the first. 他和邻居一见如故。  2. rumor has it that 听说 同一个对话当中，Rachel接着打听Ross头一天晚上约会的情况，她说Because rumor has it you guys shut the drapes! 小道消息称你们把窗帘拉上了。 rumor has it that 跟从句意思是据传言讲，听说。 同样的用法还有 It's rumored that ... 例句：Rumor has it that the prices will keep rising. 据说物价还要涨啊。 3. give off the vibe 给人一种感觉或情绪 还是这个对话中Ross谈到和Rachel妹妹的约会时说she gives me the vibe.  Vibe 指氛围或一种感觉，一种情绪，另外也特指异性间的暧昧情绪。 Give off the vibe 给人一种感觉或情绪。这里指Ross的意思是Rachel的妹妹冲他放电。 Rachel: Oh Ross, hi! Hey, how are ya? There you are! Ross: Hey! Rachel: (to Gunther) I’ll take a coffee. (To Ross) So how was your big date last night? Ross: Uhh, it was okay. Yeah, it was fun. Rachel: Yeah fun? Great! So uh, so did you guys hit it off? Ross: I guess so. Rachel: So uh, so did anything happen? Because rumor has it you guys shut the drapes! Ross: No. No. Nothing happened. I shut the drapes to uh, show her slides of my favorite fossils. Rachel: Oh, slides. (Laughs.) So really nothing happened. Ross: Something could’ve happened. All right? She-she really dug my slides. And-and she was definitely giving me the vibe. 4. macho 男子汉气概的 Chandler看电影不会感动到哭。朋友们劝他not to be macho。 Macho 是男子汉，男子汉气概的 Macho man 硬汉 = tough guy Michael Jackson当年的金曲Beat It里面有一句歌词就是don't be a macho man, 别充硬汉。 Monica: (crying) This is my favorite part. Phoebe: (crying) Yeah me too. Phoebe: Oh y’know what’s sadder than this? Bambi. I cried for three days with that movie. No wait two! Because on the third day my mother killed herself so I was partly crying for that. Chandler: (totally not crying) Well see now that I can see crying over, but Bambi is a cartoon! Joey: (crying) You didn’t cry when Bambi’s mother died? Chandler: Yes it was very sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer! Monica: Chandler there’s nothing wrong with crying! I mean you don’t have to be somacho all the time. Chandler: I’m not macho. Monica: Yeah you’re right. I don’t know what I was thinking. Chandler: No, I guess I just never really cried. Y’know? I’m not a crying kind of guy. 5. blow sb off 打发某人，拒绝某人 Ross拒绝了Jill, Jill非常生气说Ross just totally blew me off.  blow sb off 打发某人，拒绝某人，放某人的鸽子 6. up-and-comer 有前途的人 Rachel要给妹妹Jill介绍一个约会对象，她是这么描述这个人的He’s a real up-and-comer in Human Resources. Up-and-comer 有前途的人，正处于上升期的人 例句：We also have a young up-and-comer on the team, a guy named David Beckham. 我们在队中也有一位年轻的有着进取心的人，他的名字叫做大卫·贝克·汉姆。 Jill: Hey! Rachel: Hey! Jill: You’ll never believe what just happened, Ross just totally blew me offand he didn’t even tell me why! Rachel: Ohhh well. Y’know what honey? The best thing to do to get over a guy is to start dating someone else. Oh! There is this great guy you will love at work named Bob! He’s a real up-and-comerin Human Resources. Jill: Y’know, thanks for trying to cheer me up, but I’m not gonna date some random guy from your work. Rachel: It’s not random, it’s Bob. 7. Chicken Soup for the Soul 心灵鸡汤 由于大家都说Chanlder是个没有心的人，Chandler去读Chicken Soup for the Soul 《心灵鸡汤》。《心灵鸡汤》杰克·坎菲尔和马克·汉森创作。是世界上最畅销的