英语PK台 第1056期:跟《老友记》学美语(50)

 

地点：泰晤士河边的一条街道

人物：艾米丽，罗斯，莫妮卡

事件：艾米丽本来就因为婚礼的各种琐事而烦恼，又发现她梦寐以求的结婚场地已经被拆掉了。

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Emily: …and that was all before 10 o’clock. The caterer¹ rang and said it was going to be Chicken Kiev① instead of Chicken Tarragon②. And then the florist² phoned to say there aren’t any tulips③. Oh, and the cellist³ has carpal tunnel syndrome④. We’re not gonna be…1

艾米丽：（向罗斯和莫妮卡抱怨着办酒席的人）……那时候还不到十点，厨师跑过来告诉我，要用基辅鸡肉代替龙嵩叶鸡肉。然后花店又说没有郁金香了。哦，对了，大提琴手得了腕管综合症，我们就没法……

Ross: Sweetie, you gotta relax. Everything’s gonna be great, Okay? Come on. Come on.

罗斯：亲爱的，放松，一切都会好的，好吗？没事，没事啊。

Monica: Chicken Kiev?

莫妮卡：基辅鸡肉？

Ross: Um-hmm! Doesn’t that sound delicious at the last minute⑤?

罗斯：是啊，临时有了这道菜还不错吧？

Monica: Yeah, y’know, but something like salmon⁴ which would be so much more elegant than chicken. And, you wouldn’t have to worry about the salmonella⑥.2 So, I can’t wait to see this place you’re getting married!

莫妮卡：我是说，也许鲑鱼一类的东西比鸡肉看起来档次更高一点。而且你还不用担心会感染沙门氏菌。（罗斯推了一下莫妮卡）我迫不及待想看你们结婚的地方了！

Ross: Yeah. Yeah. Yes, this place is beautiful. Emily’s parents got married here.3

罗斯：是啊，是啊，没错，那地方可漂亮了，艾米丽的父母就在那里结的婚。

Emily: I still can’t believe they’re tearing it down. It really is the most lovely building you’ll ever see. I mean it’s over…Oh my God!4

艾米丽：我还是不敢相信他们居然要拆掉它，那绝对是最漂亮的建筑，我是说自从……（艾米丽看到拆除已经开始了，突然停止了要说的话）哦天啊！

Monica: It’s nice.

莫妮卡：（很震惊）很漂亮啊。

Emily: Oh. Oh.

艾米丽：哦哦。（她开始向建筑跑去）

1 caterer   

n. 备办食物者，备办宴席者

参考例句：

• My wife went to a lot of trouble; she called a caterer. 我太太花了很多心血，她找了专办派对的人来。
• The wedding reception has been organized by an outside caterer. 婚宴由外界的饮食公司承办。

2 florist   

n.花商；种花者

参考例句：

• The florist bunched the flowers up.花匠把花捆成花束。
• Could you stop at that florist shop over there?劳驾在那边花店停一下好不好？

3 cellist   

n.大提琴手

参考例句：

• The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。 来自辞典例句
• World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。 来自互联网

4 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？