英语PK台 第634期:《老友记》900句(44)

 地点：中央公园咖啡馆

人物：钱德勒，菲比，乔伊，瑞秋，罗斯

事件：乔伊和钱德勒提起遇到乌苏拉的事，菲比承认与自己的双胞胎姐姐合不来。

Chandler: Your sister Ursula.

钱德勒：你姐姐，乌苏拉。

Phoebe: Oh, really.

菲比：哦，是吗。

Chandler: Yeah, yeah, she works¹ over at that place, uh...

钱德勒：是的，是的，她在那儿工作，呃……

Phoebe: Rift's. Yeah, I know.

菲比：瑞菲餐厅，是啊，我知道。

Chandler: Oh, you do? Because she said you guys haven't talked in like years.

钱德勒：哦，你知道？因为她说你们已有多年不说话了。

Phoebe: Hmmm? Yeah. So, um, is she fat?

菲比：是吗？对。那么，啊，她胖吗？

Joey: Not from where I was standin'.

乔伊：从我的角度看不会。

Phoebe: Where were you standing²?

菲比：你从什么角度？

Rachel: Um, Pheebs, so, you guys just don't get along?

瑞秋：啊，菲比，那么，你们俩合不来？

Phoebe: It's mostly just dumb³ sister stuff⁴, you know. I mean, like, everyone always thought of her as the pretty one, you know... Oh, oh, she was the first one to start walking, even though I did it later that same day. But, to my parents, by then it was like "yeah, right, well what else is new?"

菲比：这其中大部分只是姐妹之间的事，你明白的。我的意思是，像是，大家都认为她是漂亮的那一个，你懂吧……哦，哦，她先学会走路，虽然我是在当天稍后学会的。不过，对我爸妈而言，那就像是说：“是啊，好吧，还有没有什么新鲜的了？”

Ross: Oh, Pheebs, I'm sorry, I've got to go. I've got Lamaze class.

罗斯：哦，菲比，抱歉，我得走了。我得去参加心理助产班。

Chandler: Oh, and I've got Earth Science, but I'll catch you in gym.

钱德勒：哦，我也得去参加地球科学班，不过咱们可以学校健身房见。

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 dumb   

adj.哑的；不会说话的；笨的；愚蠢的

参考例句：

• She is very kind to the dumb children.她对哑童非常好。
• It was dumb of you to say that.你说这种话太愚蠢了。

4 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。