《老友記》第一季第二集:
(1). 六個(gè)人在討論接吻的重要性
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”.
幾乎痹筛,近乎挺尾,差不多 非正式
例句:
His new government looks pretty much like the old one.
他的新政府看起來(lái)和舊政府沒(méi)什么兩樣
I travel pretty well every week.
我?guī)缀趺恐芏既ヂ眯?/p>
opening
The opening event, item, day, or week in a series is the first one.
開(kāi)始的荞彼,開(kāi)端的世杀,開(kāi)場(chǎng)的
例句:
the opening day of the fifth General Synod.
第五屆總議會(huì)的開(kāi)幕日
comedian
A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
滑稽演員,喜劇演員
stand-up comedian
單口喜劇演員抵怎,單口笑星奋救,類(lèi)似我國(guó)的單口相聲
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.
坐著挨到(電影榄审,講座航厚,會(huì)議等)結(jié)束
例句:
movies so bad you can hardly bear to sit through them.
糟得讓人很難耐著性子看完的電影
Pink Floyd
平克·弗洛伊德(英語(yǔ):Pink Floyd)是英國(guó)搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)齐邦,他們最初以迷幻與太空搖滾音樂(lè)贏得知名度,而后逐漸發(fā)展為前衛(wèi)搖滾音樂(lè)姿染。
(2). Ross與同事在博物館展區(qū),Ross的前妻Carol來(lái)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.
(史前時(shí)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.
(接過(guò)話頭引入新話題)說(shuō)到…悬赏,談到...
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.
還有足夠的時(shí)間去暗示自己想要的圣誕禮物狡汉!說(shuō)到禮物,我們有100份限量版香水要贈(zèng)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.
冰河時(shí)代闽颇,冰川期
(3). Monica的父母要來(lái)了盾戴,她在整理房間,極力做到盡善盡美兵多,不讓他們挑出毛病
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)成球狀(或團(tuán)塊)
Ball up means the same as ball. Ball up 同ball
例句:
His hands balled into fist.
他攥起了拳頭
I picked up the balled socks.
我把卷成團(tuán)的襪子拾掇了起來(lái)
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(靠墊尖啡,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.
她站起身來(lái)剩膘,弄松了頭發(fā)衅斩,將手指穿過(guò)發(fā)絲,然后把頭發(fā)向后一甩
(4). Ross跟眾人說(shuō)Carol懷孕了怠褐,Carol讓他第二天跟她們?nèi)ギa(chǎn)檢
**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
超聲波掃描圖
5. Monica的媽媽嘗了Monica做的點(diǎn)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(印度主要菜肴畏梆,常與米飯一起食用)
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.
喜歡,對(duì)...有強(qiáng)烈的好感
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