主持人：鄭濤

畢業于國際關系學院英國文學專業；北京紫銘學校托福寫作講師；英國紐卡斯爾大學訪問學者；翻譯《歌德文集》、《我最親愛的洛蒂》等著作300多萬字；長期把英美電影當作英語學習材料，在此方面很有研究。

文化面面觀 1994——2004 十年《老友記》

思想火花 個人主義在美國

考考你 一展身手

影片對白

Monica: C'mon, you can't live off your parents your whole life.

Rachel: I know that. That's why I was getting married.

Phoebe: Give her a break, it's hard being on your own for the first time.

Rachel: Thank you.

Phoebe: You're welcome. I remember when I first came to this city. I was fourteen. My mom had just killed herself and my step-dad was back in prison, and I got here, and I didn't know anybody. And I ended up living with this albino guy who was, like, cleaning windshields outside port authority, and then he killed himself, and then I found aromatherapy. So believe me, I know exactly how you feel.

Ross: The word you're looking for is 'Anyway'...

Monica: You ready?

Rachel: I don't think so.

Ross: C'mon, cut. Cut, cut, cut...

All: Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut... 

All: Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut...

Monica: Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You're gonna love it!

Monica: Well, that's it. You gonna crash on the couch?

Ross: No. No, I gotta go home sometime.

Monica: You be okay?

Ross: Yeah.

Rachel: Hey Mon, look what I just found on the floor. What?

Monica: That's Paul's watch. You just put it back where you found it. Oh boy. Alright. Goodnight, everybody.

Ross: Mmm. Oh, no...

Rachel: Sorry...

Ross: No no no, go...

Rachel: No, you have it, really, I don't want it...

Ross: Split it?

Rachel: Okay.

Ross: Okay. You know you probably didn't know this, but back in high school, I had a, um, major crush on you.

Rachel: I knew.

Ross: You did! Oh... I always figured you just thought I was Monica's geeky older brother.

Rachel: I did.

Ross: Oh. Listen, do you think... and try not to let my intense vulnerability become any kind of a factor here... but do you think it would be okay if I asked you out? Sometime? Maybe?

Rachel: Yeah, maybe...

Ross: Okay... okay, maybe I will...

Rachel: Goodnight.

Ross: Goodnight.

妙詞佳句，活學或用

1. give somebody a break

意思是“給某人一個機會/一次優待”。例如：I have to ask the teacher to give me a break, or else I'll certainly fail the exam. 我得求老師放我一馬，不然考試我肯定得掛。美國口語中常用的 Give me a break! 意思是“（表示不相信別人胡謅）得了吧！饒了我吧！”電影中的 Give her a break, it's hard being on your own for the first time. 意思是“別逼她了，第一次獨立生活是很難的。”

2. suck

意思是“令人失望、不愉快或討厭。”例如：Being alone sucks! I've got to find a girlfriend in a minute. 單身真郁悶！我得馬上找一個女朋友。電影中的 Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You're gonna love it! 意思是“歡迎來到現實世界！它很遜！但是你會喜歡它的！"

3. have a crush on somebody

意思是“暗戀某人。” 例如：I have a crush on the new girl and cannot concentrate in class. 我喜歡上了新來的女孩，連上課都不能集中注意力。電影中的 you probably didn't know this, but back in high school, I had a, um, major crush on you. 意思是“你也許不知道，但是高中的時候我，呃，狂熱地暗戀你。”

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