老友记 第四季 02 The One with the Cat
时间:2019-02-04 作者:英语课 分类:老友记(六人行)
The One With The Cat本集简介:
Joey and Chandler agree to sell their oversized entertainment center; they have a hard time selling it but and easy time being robbed by a prospective 1 buyer, thanks to Joey. Monica goes out with Chip, Rachel's high school prom date; unfortunately, Chip hasn't grown much since Lincoln High. Ross and Rachel continue to bicker 2 about their break-up. Phoebe finds a cat and is convinced it's her mother reincarnated 3; a poster is found for a missing cat, but no one has the heart to tell Phoebe... except Ross.
乔伊和钱德达成共识,将他们硕大的娱乐中心(就是乔伊做的组合柜)出售;Tony和Peter想用独木舟跟他们交换;另一个被乔伊的广告吸引来的“买主”,将乔伊骗入柜子锁起来,拿走了家中所有值钱的东西。
莫妮卡和瑞秋高中舞会上的舞伴齐普约会;不幸的是,齐普自林肯高中毕业后并未变成熟多少。罗斯和瑞秋继续为分手而斗嘴。菲比捡到一只猫,并相信这是她妈妈转世;街上出现寻猫启事,除了罗斯,谁都不敢告诉菲比。
经典对白:
4-02Letterman 校内优秀运动员故事梗概Rachel 高中时的约会伙伴 Chip 突然打电话来要约 Monica,为此.Rachel 不太愿意。要知道,Chip 正是 Rachel 当年参加毕业舞会时带去的男伴,他曾经是 the most popular guy in school。Rachel不同意 Monica 的约会,而 Monica 坚持要去,两人因而发生了一点小小的冲突。
Monica 说,我们上的根本就是两所学校。但是,这个 chip 现在混得根本不怎么样,现在的 Monica 和他约会,真是掉 Monica 的价……Rachel: Okay, that doesn't help me, because we went to the same high school.
Monica: You went to one where you were popular, and you got to ride off Chip's motorcycle, and wear his letterman jacket. I went to one where I wore a band uniform they had to have specially 4 made.
Rachel: (shocked) They had to have that specially made?!
Monica: It was a project for one of the Home Ec classes.
Rachel: (stunned) Oh my God, they told us that was for the mascot 5!
Monica: Back then, I thought that I would never, ever get the chance to go out with a Chip Matthews, and now he's-he's called me up and asked me out. And the fat girl inside of me really wants to go. I-I owe her this. I never let her eat.
讲解letterman的意思是“a secondary or college student who has been awarded a letter for excellence 6 in an activity,especially a varsity sport”,即“校内优秀运动员”,或“体育特长生”。
参加校际体育赛事(varsity sport)的运动员,一旦获奖都会得到 acloth“letter”,通常是学校的首字母或首字母缩写(school's initial or initials),获奖运动员可以将这个“布字母”和运动衫或是夹克弄到一起,以展示其受到奖励。letterman 这个词并不分性别(not gender-specific),现在非体育赛事也借用奖励 letter 这一传统,例如参加乐队和辩论赛的获奖选手也可能被奖励letter。
在美国,体育特长生尤其受宠,女生对体育好的男生十分崇拜,很多女生都希望自己的男友是个 letterman。Rachel 曾经是Prom Queen,对她而言,和 letterman 约会轻而易举;但是,对 Monica 这个曾经的大胖子来说,她就只能是幻想一下了,因为她的衣服都是特制的,大家要在 Home Ec.课即 Home Economics(家政学)为她来特别缝制。有趣的是,Rachel并不知道这一点,她以为是为球队缝制吉祥物(mascot)呢。
Home Ec.是home economics的简称,也称为family and consumer sciences,是一门集消费者学(consumer science)、营养学(nutrition)、烹饪(cooking)、养育(parenting)、纺织(textiles)等学问的学科(academic discipline)。
点击收听单词发音
1
prospective
adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的
参考例句:
The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
2
bicker
vi.(为小事)吵嘴,争吵
参考例句:
The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up.这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。
They always bicker when they meet at school.在学校见面时他们总是争吵。
3
reincarnated
v.赋予新形体,使转世化身( reincarnate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
They believe humans are reincarnated in animal form. 他们相信人死后转生为动物。
She was reincarnated as a snake. 她化身为一条蛇。 来自辞典例句
4
specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
参考例句:
They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
5
mascot
n.福神,吉祥的东西
参考例句:
The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。
6
excellence
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
- The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
- They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
- The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up.这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。
- They always bicker when they meet at school.在学校见面时他们总是争吵。
- They believe humans are reincarnated in animal form. 他们相信人死后转生为动物。
- She was reincarnated as a snake. 她化身为一条蛇。 来自辞典例句
- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
- The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
- We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。
- His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
- My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。