英语PK台 第122期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(17)

 地点：菲比公寓客厅

人物：菲比，小弗兰克

事件：菲比和刚刚相认的同父异母的弟弟小弗兰克尝试着相处，但是并不愉快，总是尴尬地不知道该说些什么、做些什么。菲比在努力地寻找和弟弟之间的共同点。

They're trying really hard to find common interests.

Phoebe: Oh, oh!

Frank¹: What?

Phoebe: Yeah, I know what I want to ask you. Um, can you roll your tongue? Because I can, and my Mom couldn't, and I thought y'know, I figured that was something I got from our Dad.

Frank: What, wait, you mean like this?

Phoebe: Yeah, yeah. You can do it too. Yeah!

Frank: You're not doing it.

Phoebe: Oh right. Okay, yeah, my Mom could, and I can't. We don't have that...

Frank: When's your birthday?

Phoebe: February 16th.

Frank: I know a guy who's the 18th.

Phoebe: That's close. When's yours?

Frank: October 25th.

Phoebe: That's the same month as Halloween.So, um, what kind of things do you like to do at home?

Frank: Melt² stuff³.

1 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

2 melt   

v.（使）融化，（使）熔化，使软化，使感动

参考例句：

• If you warm ice,it will melt into water.如果你给冰加热它会融化成水。
• It is easy to melt ice.融化冰很容易。

3 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。