英语PK台 第263期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(59)

 　　地点：瑞秋公寓的客厅

　　人物：钱德勒，莫妮卡，菲比，罗斯，乔伊，瑞秋，泰格

　　事件：大家准备好为瑞秋庆祝生日，但瑞秋却因为自己30岁了而十分懊恼。

　　Ross: Happy birthday!

　　Monica: Happy birthday!

　　All: Rach! Come on! Rach!

　　Monica: It's your birthday!

　　Tag¹: Hey.

　　Chandler: She's not as pretty as she was when she was 29.

　　Tag: Ms. Greene would like to establish some ground rules before she comes out. She would appreciate it if you don't use the words old or downhill² or they still look pretty damn³ good.

　　Joey: They do!

　　Phoebe: Rachel! Come on out! Monica made breakfast!

　　Monica: Chocolate-chip pancakes!

　　Ross: We've got presents!

　　Rachel: Good ones?

　　Monica: They all came from the list you handed out to us two weeks ago.

　　Rachel: Well, can I keep the presents and still be 29?

1 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

2 downhill   

adj.下坡的，倾斜的；adv.往下，每况愈下

参考例句：

• Is Western society going downhill?西方社会是在走下坡路吗？
• This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.从我上次来过之后，这家餐馆越来越糟。

3 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。