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Chandler: Can I use your phone?

能借用你的电话吗？

Monica: Yeah.. uh, but for future reference¹, that thing in your hand can also be used as a phone.

可以，不过……我指点你一下，你拿的那支也是电话。

Chandler: Yes, it's working! Why isn't she calling me back?

这电话没问题啊，她为何不回电？

Joey: Maybe she never got your message.

或许她没听到你的留言，

Phoebe: You know, if you want, you can call her machine, and if she has a lot of beeps, that means she probably didn't get her messages yet.

如果愿意你可以打给她的留言机。如果听见许多哔声，那代表她或许没听见留言。

Chandler: You don't think that makes me seem a little...

难道你不认为这样会使我感觉有点……

Ross: ...desperate, needy², pathetic³?

绝望，渴望，可悲？

Chandler: Ah, you obviously⁴ saw my personal ad.

你显然看过我的征友启事。

Phoebe: How many beeps?

哔几声？

Chandler: She answered.

她接的。

Monica: You see, this is where you could use that 'hello' word we talked about.

此时你该向她打招呼才对。

Chandler: I'm not gonna talk to her, she obviously got my message and is choosing not to call me. Now I'm needy and snubbed. God, I miss just being needy.

她显然听到我的留言而且选择不回电，我既渴望又被人冷落，我真想念纯渴望的滋味。

All: Hey! Hi!

你好。

Phoebe: How did he take it?

嘿，他表现如何？

Rachel: Pretty well, actually...

还不错。

Monica: Uh, Rachel... how come you have dental⁵ floss in your hair?

Rachel你头发上为何有牙线？

Rachel: Oh, do I?

有吗？

Monica: Uh huh.

嗯。

Rachel: We ended up having sex in his chair.

我们在他椅子上做爱。

Monica: You had sex in his chair?!... I said that a little too loudly, didn't I?

你们在他椅子上做爱？我是否说得太大声？

Ross: Youyou had what?

你们什么？

Phoebe: Sex in his chair.

在他椅子上做爱。

Ross: What, uh... what were you thinking?

你到底在想什么？

Rachel: I don't know! I mean, we still care about each other. There's a history there. It's like you and Carol.

我也不知道我们仍在乎对方我们曾相爱过，就像你和Carol一样。

Ross: No! No no, it is nothing like me and Carol!

不，不像我和Carol！

Rachel: Please. If she said to you, "Ross, I want you on this couch⁶, right here, right now," what would you say?

拜托，如果她说：罗斯我要你躺在这沙发上，此时此地，你会怎么回答？

Chandler: If it helps, I could slide over.

如果需要我可以过去点。

Ross: It's, it's, it's, uh, a totally different situation! It's, it's apples and oranges, it's, it's orthodontists and lesbian I gotta go.

这完全是两回事，这是苹果和橘子，牙医和女同志，我走了。

Phoebe: Where are you going?

你要上哪儿去？

Ross: I just have to go, all right? Do I need a reason? Huh? I mean I have things to do with my life, I have a jam packed schedule, and I am late for keeping up with it. Okay?

我就是要走，行吗？需要理由吗？我有自己的人生要过，我有许多事要做，我已经被某事给耽误了。

1 reference   

n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅

参考例句：

• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
• I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。

2 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

3 pathetic   

adj.悲哀的，可怜的，感伤的，不足的，差强人意的

参考例句：

• The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。
• I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟他们摆出那副可悲的装模作样的姿态。

4 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

5 dental   

adj.牙齿的，牙科的

参考例句：

• You can get free dental treatment.你可以得到免费的牙齿治疗。
• I had undergone a major dental operation.我经受了一次牙科大手术。

6 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。