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剧本校正：

David Hasselhof—David Hasselhoff

cigarett—-cigarette

capucinno—cappuccino

sulkilty—sulkily

deja vu— déjà vu

viking—Viking

He said he's really gonna miss you guys.—says

103 The One With the Thumb

[Scene: Central Perk, everyone but Phoebe is there.]

Phoebe: (entering) Hi guys!

All: Hey, Pheebs! Hi!

Ross: Hey. Oh, oh, how'd it go? 

Phoebe: Um, not so good. He walked me to the subway and said 'We should do this again!'

walk :[vn + adv. / prep.] to go somewhere with sb on foot, especially in order to make sure they get there safely 

All: Ohh. Ouch.

ouch :exclamation used to express sudden pain

Rachel: What? He said 'we should do it again', that's good, right? 

(102.Joey: …..Well, this is still ruined, right?)

Monica: Uh, no. Loosely translated 'We should do this again' means 'You will never see me naked'.

loosely :in a way that is not exact 

translate :to understand sth in a particular way or give sth a particular meaning

Rachel: Since when?

Joey: Since always. It's like dating language. Y'know, like 'It's not you' means 'It is you'.

Chandler: Or 'You're such a nice guy' means 'I'm gonna be dating leather-wearing alcoholics and complaining about them to you'.

alcoholic :a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking, so that it has become an illness n.嗜酒者

complain (to sb) (about sb/sth) :to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth

Phoebe: Or, or, y'know, um, 'I think we should see other people' means 'Ha, ha, I already am'.

see :(often used in the progressive tenses) to spend time with sb, to have a romantic relationship with sb

ha :(also ha! ha!) the word for the sound that people make when they laugh

Rachel: And everybody knows this?

Joey: Yeah. Cushions the blow. 

cushion the blow :to make sth that is unpleasant seem less unpleasant and easier to accept

Chandler: Yeah, it's like when you're a kid, and your parents put your dog to sleep, and they tell you it went off to live on some farm.

go off :to leave a place, especially in order to do sth

put sth to sleep :to kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain. People say ‘put to sleep’ to avoid saying ‘kill’.

Ross: That's funny, that, no, because, uh, our parents actually did, uh, send our dog off to live on a farm.

Monica: Uh, Ross.

Ross: What? Wh- hello? The Millners' farm in Connecticut? The Millners, they had this unbelievable farm, they had horses, and, and rabbits that he could chase and it was- it w- …..Oh my God, Chi Chi!

hello (102.Carol: Hello? It's not gonna be Helen Geller.)

Connecticut n.美国康涅狄格州

unbelievable :very good (102.Monica: I know this is going to sound unbelievably selfish, but, were you planning on bringing up the whole baby/lesbian thing?)

Opening Credits

[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, Chandler is helping Joey rehearse for a part.]

Chandler: "So how does it feel knowing you're about to die?"

rehearse (for) :to practise or make people practise a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance排演

be about to (102.Chandler:I think it's about to attack the Enterprise. )

Joey: "Warden, in five minutes my pain will be over. But you'll have to live with the knowledge that you sent an honest man to die."

live with sth :to accept sth unpleasant

knowledge :the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation

Chandler: Hey, that was really good!

Joey: Thanks! Let's keep going.

Chandler: Okay. "So. Whaddya want from me, Damone, huh?"

want sth from sb :to hope to get sth from a particular experience or person

Joey: "I just wanna go back to my cell. 'Cause in my cell, I can smoke."

cell :a room for one or more prisoners in a prison or police station n.单人牢房,小囚房

Chandler: "Smoke away."

(Joey takes out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. He fumbles and drops the lighter. Then he lights a cigarette, takes a drag, and coughs.)

fumble :to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth

drag :(informal) an act of breathing in smoke from a cigarette, etc. n.抽烟 (101.Monica takes a sip of her drink. 103.Chandler: Alright, now try taking a puff.)

Chandler: I think this is probably why Damone smokes in his cell alone.

Joey: What?

Chandler: Relax your hand!

(Joey lets his wrist go limp.)

relax (102.Phoebe: You know, if you tilt your head to the left, and relax your eyes, it kinda looks like an old potato.)

wrist :joint between the hand and the arm n.手腕

limp :lacking strength or energy

Chandler: Not so much!

(102.Rachel: Oh, not much. I-I got a job. 103.Phoebe: Um, not so good.)

Joey: Whoah!

Chandler: Hey!

hey :exclamation (informal) used to express interest, surprise or anger (101.Joey: And hey, you need anything, you can always come to Joey.)

Joey: Hey!

Chandler: Alright, now try taking a puff. 

(Joey tries and visibly winces.)

puff :an act of breathing in sth such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs n.抽烟[C]

visibly :in a way that is easily noticeable adv.明显地

wince :to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment

Chandler: Alright.. okay. No. Give it to me.

Joey: No no no, I am not giving you a cigarette.

Chandler: It's fine, it's fine. Look, do you wanna get this part, or not? Here.

(Joey reluctantly gives him the cigarette.)

look :exclamation used to make sb pay attention to what you are going to say, often when you are annoyed

here :exclamation used when offering sth to sb (102.Barry: Not for her. Listen, I really wanted to thank you.)

reluctant :hesitating before doing sth because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do

Chandler: Don't think of it as a cigarette. Think of it as the thing that's been missing from your hand. When you're holding it, you feel right. You feel complete.

think of sb/sth as sb/sth :to consider sb/sth in a particular way把…看作

missing :that has been removed, lost or destroyed and has not been replaced

right :[not before noun] in a normal or good enough condition

Joey: Y'miss it?

miss :to feel sad because you can no longer see sb or do sth that you like

Chandler: Nah, not so much. Alright, now we smoke. (Takes a puff.) Oh.. my.. God. (He continues to smoke.)

[Scene, Central Perk, everyone except Phoebe and Rachel is there.]

Monica: No, no, no. They say it's the same as the distance from the tip of a guy's thumb to the tip of his index finger. 

(The guys stretch out their fingers.)

they :people in authority or experts

say :to express an opinion on sth (人们)认为,声称 (102Monica: Boy, I know they say you can't change your parents..)

the same (as … ) :having the same number, colour, size, quality, etc. 跟…一样

from sth (to sth) :used to show the range of sth

index finger= forefinger ph.食指 (thumb n.拇指；middle finger ph.中指；ring finger ph.无名指；little finger ph.小指)

stretch :to put your arms or legs out straight and contract your muscles

Joey: That's ridiculous!

ridiculous :very silly or unreasonable

Ross: Can I use.. either thumb?

either :one or the other of two; it does not matter which adj.(两者之中)任一的

Rachel: (carrying a tray of drinks) Alright, don't tell me, don't tell me! (Starts handing them out.) Decaf cappuccino for Joey.. Coffee black.. Latte.. And an iced tea. I'm getting pretty good at this!

drink (102.Monica: (taking a drink from Joey) Are you through with that?)

hand sth out (to sb) :to give a number of things to the members of a group

iced tea ph.冰茶

good (at sth / at doing sth) :able to do sth well

All: Yeah. Yeah, excellent.

Rachel: (leaving to serve others) Good for me!

(The gang swaps all the drinks for what they ordered as Phoebe enters. She sits down without saying hi.)

good for you, sb, them, etc. :(informal) used to praise sb for doing sth well

swap sth for sth :to give sth to sb and receive sth in exchange 交换

Joey: Y'okay, Phoebe?

Phoebe: Yeah- no- I'm just- it's, I haven't worked- It's my bank.

Monica: What did they do to you?

Phoebe: It's nothing, it's just- Okay. I'm going through my mail, and I open up their monthly, you know, STATEMENT-

nothing :something that is not at all important or interesting

go through :to look at or examine sth carefully, especially in order to find sth仔细检查

mail :letters, packages, etc. that are sent and delivered n.邮件(注意是不可数名词[U])

open sth up :to make sth open that is shut, locked, etc

statement :a printed record of money paid, received, etc. n.(银行等的)报告单,结算单

Ross: Easy. 

(102. Monica: Easy Rach, we'll find it.)

Phoebe: – and there's five hundred extra dollars in my account.

(102.Mr.Geller:I'm not gonna tell you what they spent on that wedding,but forty thousand dollars is a lot of money!)

account :an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc. n.帐号

Chandler: Oh, Satan's minions at work again…

Satan :the Devil n.撒旦;魔鬼

minion :(disapproving or humorous) an unimportant person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant n.爪牙,奴仆

at work :having an effect on sth

Phoebe: Yes, 'cause now I have to go down there, and deal with them.

down (102.Ross: Anyway, they want me to go down to this- sonogram thing with them tomorrow.)

deal with sth :to solve a problem, perform a task, etc. 处理

Joey: What are you talking about? Keep it!

(101.Joey: What are you talking about? 'One woman'? That's like saying there's only one flavor of ice cream for you.)

Phoebe: It's not mine, I didn't earn it, if I kept it, it would be like stealing.

Rachel: Yeah, but if you spent it, it would be like shopping!

Phoebe: Okay. Okay, let's say I bought a really great pair of shoes. Do you know what I'd hear, with every step I took? 'Not-mine. Not-mine. Not-mine.' And even if I was happy, okay, and, and skipping- 'Not-not-mine, not-not-mine, not-not-mine, not-not-mine'…

say (101.Paul: Well, you might try accidentally breaking something valuable of hers, say her-)

even if (101.Ross: Even if I could get it together enough to- to ask a woman out,… who am I gonna ask?)

skip :to move forwards lightly and quickly making a little jump with each step (轻巧地)跳来跳去,蹦蹦跳跳

Monica: We're with you. We got it.

(Chandler leans over the back of the couch out of sight.)

be with sb :(informal) to be able to understand what sb is talking about

get :[no passive] (informal) to understand sb/sth vt.理解

sight :the area or distance within which sb can see or sth can be seen视界,视域

Phoebe: Okay. I'd- just- I'd never be able to enjoy it. It would be like this giant karmic debt.

karma :(in Buddhism and Hinduism) the sum of sb’s good and bad actions in one of their lives, believed to decide what will happen to them in the next life n.因果报应;业(业发生后不会消除，决定今世或来世的善恶报应)

debt n.负债

Monica: Chandler, what are you doing? (puling him up) Hey. Whaddya doing?
pull somebody up: to criticize somebody for something that they have done wrong 制止；斥责

(Chandler tries to shrug nonchalantly but eventually he has to exhale a mouthful of smoke.)

shrug :[no passive] to raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you do not know or care about sth vi.(表示疑惑,蔑视,无奈等)耸肩

nonchalant :behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving the impression that you are not feeling any anxiety冷静的,漠不关心的

exhale :to breathe out the air or smoke, etc. in your lungs vt.呼出

mouthful :an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time n.满口

All: Oh! Oh, God!

Ross: What is this?!

Chandler: I'm smoking. I'm smoking, I'm smoking.

Phoebe: Oh, I can't believe you! You've been so good, for three years!

Chandler: And this- is my reward!

reward :a thing that you are given because you have done sth good, worked hard, etc. n.奖赏[U];奖品[C]

Ross: Hold on a second, alright? Just think about what you went through the last time you quit. 

hold on a second (102. Ross: Well, wait a minute, wha- why is she in the title?)

go through (101.Monica: My brother's going through that right now, he's such a mess.)

quit :(informal, especially NAmE) to stop doing sth

Chandler: Okay, so this time I won't quit!

All: Ohhh! Put it out!

put out :to stop sth from burning or shining 熄灭

Chandler: All right! I'm putting it out, I'm putting it out. (He drops it in Phoebe's coffee.)

Phoebe: Oh, no! I- I can't drink this now!

Monica: Alright. I'm gonna go change, I've got a date.

go do (101.Rachel: I'm gonna go get one of those job things.)

Rachel: This Alan again? How's it goin'? 

Monica: 'S'going pretty good, y'know? It's nice, and, we're having fun.

have fun :enjoy oneself ph.玩得开心 

Joey: So when do we get to meet the guy?

get :(informal) [v to inf] to have the opportunity to do sth 有机会[+to-v]

Monica: Let's see, today's Monday… Never.

let’s see :(informal) used when you are thinking or trying to remember sth

All: Oh, come on! Come on!

come on (101.Joey: C'mon, you're going out with the guy! There's gotta be something wrong with him!)

Monica: No. Not after what happened with Steve.

Chandler: What are you talking about? We love Schhteve! Schhteve was schhexy!.. Sorry.

Monica: Look, I don't even know how I feel about him yet. Just give me a chance to figure that out.

figure out (101.Monica's Apartment, everyone is there and watching a Spanish Soap on TV and are trying to figure out what is going on.)

Rachel: Well, then can we meet him?

Monica: Nope. Schhorry.

nope :exclamation (informal) used to say ‘no’

[Scene: Iridium, Monica and Paula are at work.]

Monica: I mean, why should I let them meet him? I mean, I bring a guy home, and within five minutes they're all over him. I mean, they're like- coyotes, picking off the weak members of the herd. 

at work :busy doing sth

pick off :(informal) to aim carefully at a person, an animal or an aircraft, especially one of a group, and then shoot them

herd :a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together n.兽群

Paula: Listen. As someone who's seen more than her fair share of bad beef, I'll tell you: that is not such a terrible thing. I mean, they're your friends, they're just looking out after you.

(102.Rachel: Y'know, as someone who's recently been- dumped?)

(more than) your fair share of sth :(more than) an amount of sth that is considered to be reasonable or acceptable (超过)通常得到或期望得到的数量

terrible :very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened

look out after sb :to take care of sb and make sure nothing bad happens to them

Monica: I know. I just wish that once, I'd bring a guy home that they actually liked. 

Paula: Well, you do realise the odds of that happening are a little slimmer if they never get to meet the guy..

odds :[pl.] (usually the odds) the degree to which sth is likely to happen 机会/成功的可能性

slim :not as big as one would like or expect (slimmer在这里是形容词slim用a little修饰的比较级，并不是名词“a person who is trying to lose weight减轻体重的人”。)

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Chandler is smoking out on the balcony, Phoebe is absent.]

Joey: Let it go, Ross.

let it go :to say or do no more about sth

Ross: Yeah, well, you didn't know Chi Chi.

Monica: Do you all promise?

All: Yeah! We promise! We'll be good!

Monica: (shouts to Chandler) Chandler? Do you promise to be good? 

(Chandler makes a 'Cross my heart' sign. It starts to rain and he taps on the window.)

Joey: You can come in, but your filter-tipped little buddy has to stay outside!

(Chandler sulkily picks up a garbage can lid and uses it as an umbrella.)

tap : to hit sb/sth quickly and lightly vi.轻叩,轻敲[(+on)]

filter-tipped adj.(香烟)带过滤嘴的

buddy :(especially NAmE) a partner who does an activity with you so that you can help each other n.[口]伙伴,搭档

sulky :adj. (disapproving) bad-tempered or not speaking because you are angry about sth (adv.sulkily)

pick up (102. Ross picks up a surgical instrument and mimes a duck with it.)

lid :a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it (eyelid n.眼睑）

(Phoebe enters, walks to the couch, sits down, and begins to read a letter without saying hi.)

Ross: Hey, Pheebs.

Phoebe: 'Dear Ms. Buffay. Thank you for calling attention to our error. We have credited your account with five hundred dollars. We're sorry for the inconvenience, and hope you'll accept this- (Searches in her purse) -football phone as our free gift.' Do you believe this?! Now I have a thousand dollars, and a football phone!

attention :the act of listening to, looking at or thinking about sth/sb carefully

error :a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth n.失误,差错

credit A (with B) :to add an amount of money to sb’s bank account vt.把…记入贷方

inconvenience :trouble or problems, especially concerning what you need or would like yourself 不便

Rachel: What bank is this?

(The intercom buzzes.)

Monica: Hey. It's him. (On the intercom) Who is it?

Alan: (on the intercom) It's Alan. 

Joey: (shouting to Chandler) Chandler! He's here!

(Chandler comes in, dripping wet.)

dripping wet :very wet

Monica: (to all) Okay, please be good, please. Just remember how much you all like me.

(She opens the door and Alan enters.)

Monica: Hi. Alan, this is everybody. Everybody, this is Alan. 

Alan: Hi.

All: Hi, Alan.

Alan: I've heard schho much about all you guyschh!

(Everyone laughs.)

hear (about sb/sth) :(not usually used in the progressive tenses)to be told about sth

[Time lapse, Alan is leaving.]

Monica: (to Alan) Thanks. I'll call you tomorrow. (Alan exits, to all) Okay. Okay, let's let the Alan-bashing begin. Who's gonna take the first shot, hmm?

(Silence.)

bashing :(often in compounds) (used especially in newspapers) very strong criticism of a person or group

shot :a remark or an action that is usually one of a series, and is aimed against sb/sth that you are arguing or competing with 

hmm :exclamation used in writing to show the sound that you make to express doubt or when you are hesitating

Monica: C'mon!

come on :used in orders to tell sb to hurry or to try harder

Ross: …I'll go. Let's start with the way he kept picking at- no, I'm sorry, I can't do this, can't do this. We loved him. 

go :[v] to start an activity

start with (101.Joey: Hey-hey-hey-hey, if you're gonna start with that stuff we're outta here.)

All: Loved him! Yeah! He's great!

Monica: Wait a minute! We're talking about someone that I'm going out with?

All: Yeah!

Rachel: And did you notice…? (She spreads her thumb and index finger.)

The Guys: (reluctantly) Yeah.

(103.Joey reluctantly gives him the cigarette.)

Joey: Know what was great? The way of his smile was kinda crooked.

Phoebe: Yes, yes! Like the man in the shoe!

Ross: ...What shoe?

Phoebe: From the nursery rhyme. 'There was a crooked man, Who had a crooked smile, Who lived in a shoe, For a… while…' (Dubious pause.)

nursery rhyme :simple traditional poem or song for children ph.童谣;儿歌

dubious :[not usually before noun](of a person) not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; not knowing whether sth is good or bad adj.半信半疑的,犹豫不决的

Ross: …So I think Alan will become the yardstick against which all future boyfriends will be measured.

yardstick :a standard used for judging how good or successful sth is n.衡量标准,评价标准

Rachel: What future boyfriends? Nono, I th- I think this could be, y'know, it.

(103.Ross: …What shoe?)

it :exactly what is needed

Monica: Really!

Chandler: Oh, yeah. I'd marry him just for his David Hasselhof impression alone. You know I'm gonna be doing that at parties, right? (Does the impression)

impression: an amusing copy of the way a person acts or speaks n.(对名人等的)漫画式模仿

alone :used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing adj.仅;单单

(103.Chandler: Or 'You're such a nice guy' means 'I'm gonna be dating leather-wearing alcoholics and complaining about them to you'. ）

Ross: You know what I like most about him, though?

most :adv.to the greatest degree (The is often left out in informal English.)

All: What?

Ross: The way he makes me feel about myself.

All: Yeah…

Commercial Break

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