在收看《老友记》的过程中,有时候罐头笑声很大声,我们却一脸茫然不知道笑点在哪里。要想完全理解
《老友记》中的幽默,除了要求我们多了解美国文化外,学习一下英语中的修辞手段也会有所帮助。今天
我给大家总结了《老友记》第一季中出现的24处双关:利用词的同音多义,达到言在此而意在彼的效果。
102. ① cow;② hurt;③ nausea
103. the thing
105. virgin & gentle
106. o'clock
108. flush
109. ① get;② infectious
112. ① sex;② be out of (sorts)
113. see & on top of
115. professional & amateur
117. drunk
118. ① settle;② flush;③ shy
119. ① pretty;② hot
120. ring
121. ① neutral;② nightmare;③ Popes in a Volkswagen
124. China
102.Mr. Geller: Look, there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars, with his museum and his
papers getting published. Other people are satisfied with staying where they are. I'm telling you, these are
the people who never get cancer. They're happy with what they have. They're basically content like…cows.
cow: (1) 母牛,奶牛;(2) (贬义)肥胖邋遢的女人,Monica曾经很胖
Ross: Cows, Dad?
Mr. Geller: She knows how much I like cows.
102.Rachel: Oh, no. You went on our honeymoon alone?
Barry: No. I went with, uh...Now, this may hurt.
hurt: (1) to make someone unhappy or upset 带来(精神上的)痛苦,伤心,苦恼;(2) to cause physical pain to
someone/yourself 引起疼痛,致痛
Robbie: Me?!
Barry: No! [to Rachel] I went with Mindy.
Rachel: Mindy? My maid of honor, Mindy?!
102.Dr. Oberman: Knock, knock! How are we today? Any nausea?
nausea: (1) the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are sick or are disgusted by
something 恶心,作呕;(2) disgust so strong it makes you feel sick 极端的憎恶,厌恶
All: A little. Yeah. Just a little.
Dr. Oberman: Well, I was just wondering about the mother-to-be, but thanks for sharing.
103.Monica: Can you believe it? It's just…You know what? I just don't feel the thing. I mean, they feel the
thing. I don't feel the thing.
the thing: (1) what is needed 正需要的东西,作为目标的东西
Paula: Honey, you should always feel the thing. Listen, if that's how you feel about the guy, Monica, dump
him!
the thing: (2) 委婉代指penis
105.Ross: Have you, have you never done this before?
Rachel: Well, not myself. But I know other people that have. Okay, you caught me. I'm a laundry virgin.
virgin ['və:dʒin]: (1) a person who has no experience of a particular activity 生手;(2) a person who has never had
sex 处女;童男
Ross: Uh, well, don't worry. I'll use the gentle cycle.
gentle: (1) gentle cycle: 洗衣机的轻柔程序;(2) gentle: actions or movements are performed in a calm and controlled
manner, with little force (动作)轻柔的;不猛烈的
106.Chandler: Ross, ten o'clock.
o'clock: (1) used with the numbers 1 to 12 when telling the time, to mean an exact hour …点钟(表示整点,等于of the
clock);(2) used following a numeral to indicate direction or bearing with reference to an imaginary clock face,
12 o'clock being thought of as directly in front or overhead, or at the top of a circular target, etc …方向,…航向
Ross: Is it? Feels like two.
Chandler: No, ten o'clock.
Ross: What?
Chandler: [sighs] There's a beautiful woman at eight, nine, ten o'clock!
108.Shelley: Do you want a date Saturday?
Chandler: Yes, please.
Shelley: Okay. He is cute. He is funny.
Chandler: He's a he?
Shelley: Well, yeah. Oh God! I just- I thought- You're nice. Oh God. Good, Shelley. Okay, I'm just gonna go
flush myself down the toilet now. [backs out of the room] Okay, bye-bye.
flush: (1) If you flush something down the toilet, you get rid of it by putting it into the toilet bowl and flushing the toilet.
(从马桶里)冲掉;(2) (of a person or their face) to become red, especially because you are embarrassed, angry, or
hot (因窘迫、愤怒、激动等) (人)脸红;(脸)发红
109.Monica: Oh, wow! So you're gonna be one of those 'healthy, healthy, healthy guys'?
Joey: Yeah.
Phoebe: You know, the asthma guy's really cute.
Monica: Oh, he is.
Chandler: Do you know which one you're gonna be?
Joey: No. But I hear Lyme disease is open, so you know…[crosses his fingers]
Chandler: Good luck, man. I hope you get it.
get: (1) to obtain something 获得;(2) to become infected with an illness 感染上(疾病)
109.[Joey turns around and sees his face on a poster. The poster says: What Mario isn't telling you...VD.]
Joey: So I guess you all saw it.
Ross: What?
Rachel: Saw what?
Phoebe: No, we were just laughing. You know, how laughter can be infectious.
infectious: (1) If a feeling is infectious, it spreads to other people. (比喻)有感染力的,易传播给他人的 (2) A disease
that is infectious can be caught by being near a person who has it. (指疾病)传染的,传染性的
112.Ross: Hey, when did you and Susan meet Huey Lewis?
Carol: Uh, that's our friend Tanya.
Ross: [pauses] Of course it's your friend Tanya.
Carol: Don't you wanna know about the sex?
sex: (1) physical activity between two people in which they join their sexual organs, for pleasure and/or to produce a
child 性表现,性行为;(2) the state of being male or female 性别
Ross: The sex? Yeah, I'm having enough trouble with the image of you and Susan together. But when you
throw in Tanya…
Carol: The sex of the baby, Ross.
Ross: Oh, you know the sex of the baby? Oh, oh-oh-oh!
112.Phoebe: Nothing. I'm sorry. I'm just- I'm out of sorts.
I'm out of sorts: (1) be out of sorts: 心情不好;脾气坏的;(2) be out of: 缺少,用光,卖完
Chandler: Ah, well, you can use some of my sorts. I rarely use them.
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