《老友记》第一季第二集:
(1). 六个人在讨论接吻的重要性
Chandler: Yeah, I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I mean it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.
Ross: Yeah, and-and it's not that we don't like the comedian, it's that-that... that's not why we bought the ticket.
pretty much
Pretty much or pretty well means “almost”.
几乎,近乎,差不多 非正式
例句:
His new government looks pretty much like the old one.
他的新政府看起来和旧政府没什么两样
I travel pretty well every week.
我几乎每周都去旅行
opening
The opening event, item, day, or week in a series is the first one.
开始的,开端的,开场的
例句:
the opening day of the fifth General Synod.
第五届总议会的开幕日
comedian
A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
滑稽演员,喜剧演员
stand-up comedian
单口喜剧演员,单口笑星,类似我国的单口相声
sit through
If you sit through something such as film, lecture, or meeting, you stay until it is finished although you are not enjoying it.
坐着挨到(电影,讲座,会议等)结束
例句:
movies so bad you can hardly bear to sit through them.
糟得让人很难耐着性子看完的电影
Pink Floyd
平克·弗洛伊德(英语:Pink Floyd)是英国摇滚乐队,他们最初以迷幻与太空摇滚音乐赢得知名度,而后逐渐发展为前卫摇滚音乐。
(2). Ross与同事在博物馆展区,Ross的前妻Carol来了
Ross: Marsha, these are cave people. Okay? They have issues like 'Gee, that glacier's getting kinda close. ' See?
Marsha: Speaking of issues, isn't that your ex-wife?
(Carol, Ross's ex-wife, has entered behind them and is standing outstide the exhibit.)
Ross: (trying to ignore her) No. No.
**Marsha: **Yes, it is. Carol! Hi!
**Ross: **Okay, okay, yes, it is. (waves) How about I'll, uh, catch up with you in the Ice Age.
cave people
caveman
Cavemen were people in prehistoric times who lived mainly in caves.
(史前时代的)穴居人
glacier
A glacier is an extremely large mass of ice which moves very slowly, often down a mountain valley.
冰川,冰河
speaking of
You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
(接过话头引入新话题)说到…,谈到...
例句:
There’s plenty of time to drop hints for Christmas presents! And speaking of presents, we have 100 exclusive fragrance collections to give away.
还有足够的时间去暗示自己想要的圣诞礼物!说到礼物,我们有100份限量版香水要赠送
Ice Age
The Ice Age was a period of time lasting many thousands of years, during which a lot of the earth's surface was covered with ice.
冰河时代,冰川期
(3). Monica的父母要来了,她在整理房间,极力做到尽善尽美,不让他们挑出毛病
Monica: Whose little ball of paper is this?!
**Chandler: **Oh, uh, that would be mine. See, I wrote a note to myself, and then I realized I didn't need it, so I balled it up and... (sees that Monica is glaring at him) ...now I wish I was dead.
(Monica starts to fluff a pillow.)
Phoebe: She's already fluffed that pillow... Monica, you know, you've already fluffed that- (Monica glares at her.) -but, it's fine!
ball up
When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round.
(使)成球状(或团块)
Ball up means the same as ball. Ball up 同ball
例句:
His hands balled into fist.
他攥起了拳头
I picked up the balled socks.
我把卷成团的袜子拾掇了起来
fluff
If you fluff things such as cushions or feathers, you get a lot of air into them, for example by shaking or brushing them, in order to make them larger and lighter.
抖松(靠垫,羽毛等),使蓬松
例句:
She stood up and fluffed her hair, wiggling her fingers through it and then throwing it back.
她站起身来,弄松了头发,将手指穿过发丝,然后把头发向后一甩
(4). Ross跟众人说Carol怀孕了,Carol让他第二天跟她们去产检
**Ross: **Anyway, they want me to go down to this- sonogram thing with them tomorrow.
**Rachel: **So what are you gonna do?
Ross: I have no idea. No matter what I do, though, I'm still gonna be a father.
sonogram
超声波扫描图
5. Monica的妈妈尝了Monica做的点心
**Mrs. Geller: **Oh, Martha Ludwin's daughter is gonna call you. (Tastes a snack) Mmm! What's that curry taste?
Monica: Curry.
Mr. Geller: (To Ross) Do you remember the Ludwins? The big one had a thing for you, didn't she?
Mrs. Geller: They all had a thing for him.
curry
Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India.
咖喱菜(印度主要菜肴,常与米饭一起食用)
例句:
I went for a curry last night.
昨晚我去吃了咖喱菜
have a thing for someone
to have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable.
喜欢,对...有强烈的好感
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