英语PK台 第303期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(72)

 　　地点：中央公园咖啡馆

　　人物：菲比，钱德勒，莫妮卡，瑞秋

　　事件：菲比通过看每个人喝完茶之后杯子里的茶叶来预测大家的命运。

　　Phoebe: So when you're done with your tea I'll look at your leaves and tell you your fortune.

　　Chandler: I didn't know you read tea leaves.

　　Phoebe: Oh yeah, I've done it for years. I actually stopped because I was so accurate. Y'know one of the great joys of life is it's wondrous¹ unpredictability. And also tea tends to give me the trots².

　　Monica: Okay, I'm done. Read mine.

　　Phoebe: Okay. Ooh, I see a ladder. Which can mean either a promotion³ or a violent death.

　　Monica: I–I'm the head chef. I–I can't get promoted.

　　Phoebe: Uh-hmm. Uh-hmm, who's next?

　　Rachel: Okay, I'm done. Do mine.

　　Phoebe: Okay. Umm, oh! Okay, I see a circle. Oh! Which can either mean you're having a baby or you're gonna make a scientific discovery!

　　Rachel: Well, I have been spending a lot of time in the lab.

　　Chandler: What does yours say Pheebs?

　　Phoebe: Umm… Wow, all right. Wow! Yay! Ooh, I'm gonna meet a guy! And really soon! And he's gonna be the man of my dreams. Probably not the guy I had dreamed about last night.

1 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

2 trots   

小跑，急走( trot的名词复数 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• A horse that trots, especially one trained for harness racing. 训练用于快跑特别是套轭具赛跑的马。
• He always trots out the same old excuses for being late. 他每次迟到总是重复那一套藉口。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。