英语PK台 第537期:《老友记》900句(25)

 　　地点：莫妮卡卧室

　　人物：菲比，莫妮卡

　　事件：莫妮卡与理查德分手后，痛苦焦虑难以入眠，菲比试图让她放松却并不奏效。

　　Phoebe: Relax every muscle in your body. Listen to the plinky-plunky music. Okay, now close your eyes, and think of a happy place. Okay, tell me your happy place.

　　菲比：放松你身体的每一块肌肉，听着叮叮咚咚的音乐。好的，现在闭上你的眼睛，想一个能让你快乐的地方。好，现在告诉我你的快乐之地。

　　Monica: Richard's living room, drinking wine.

　　莫妮卡：理查德家的客厅，在喝着酒。

　　Phoebe: All right. No, no, no, not a Richard thing, just put down the glass. And get out!

　　菲比：好的。不，不，不，不能和理查德有关。放下酒杯，赶紧出来。

　　Monica: I'm sorry, but that's my happy place.

　　莫妮卡：对不起，但那是让我快乐的地方。

　　Phoebe: Well, Okay, fine, use my happy place. Okay, I'm just gonna, I have to ask that you don't move anything.

　　菲比：哦，好吧，好吧，那用我的快乐之地吧。好的，我现在要，我得要求你不要移动任何东西。

　　Monica: All right, I'll try not to.

　　莫妮卡：好的，我尽量不动。

　　Phoebe: Okay, all right, so, you're in a meadow, millions of stars in the sky...

　　菲比：好的，好了，那么你在一片草地上，天空中繁星点点……

　　Monica: Do you think breaking up with him was a huge mistake?

　　莫妮卡：你认为和他分手是不是个天大的错误？

　　Phoebe: All right, there are no questions in the happy place. Okay, just, the warm breeze, and the moonlight flowing through the trees...

　　菲比：好吧，在快乐之地不允许问问题。好的，只有微风，和从树的缝隙撒下的月光……

　　Monica: I'll bet he's totally over me. I'll bet he's fine.

　　莫妮卡：我打赌他已经忘了我，我打赌他过得很好。

　　Phoebe: All right, betting and wagering¹ of any kind, are, I'm sure, not permitted in the happy place. Okay. Just-just, you know, the-the lovely waterfalls, and the, the trickling² fountains. And the–the calming sounds of the babbling³ brook⁴...

　　菲比：好，我敢保证，任何形式的打赌和赌博在快乐之地都是不允许的。好吧，只有，只有，你知道，可爱的瀑布，缓缓喷涌的泉水，还有潺潺的溪水，发出宁静的音律……

　　Monica: Okay, this isn't working. I'm still awake and now I have to pee.

　　莫妮卡：好吧，这对我不起作用。我还是醒着，而且我现在得去小便。

1 wagering   

v.在（某物）上赌钱，打赌( wager的现在分词 )；保证，担保

参考例句：

• Generally, wagering contracts are illegal and will not be enforced. 通常情况下，赌博性合同是无效的并且不能执行。 来自互联网

2 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 babbling   

n.胡说，婴儿发出的咿哑声adj.胡说的v.喋喋不休( babble的现在分词 )；作潺潺声（如流水）；含糊不清地说话；泄漏秘密

参考例句：

• I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. 我听得见小溪潺潺的流水声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Infamy was babbling around her in the public market-place. 在公共市场上，她周围泛滥着对她丑行的种种议论。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

4 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。