新东方：《老友记》第一季中的文化现象

 　关于《老友记》，抒情的话就不说了，现在很多同学也在利用《老友记》学习新知识、了解文化背景。相信你在看剧的时候一定也遇到了一些倏忽就略过，回看n多遍还是理解不了的点吧。那么以下就来简单地梳理以下。

　　1.About the altar 祭坛

　　An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposrs. Altars are usually found at shrines¹, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship.

　　剧中第一集“Rachel leaves Barry at the altar”指的应该就是教堂的Altar。

　　2. Limoges gravy² boat 利摩日船型卤肉盘

　　Limoges: 即利摩日，是法国中西部一城市，位于波尔多东北部。它的陶瓷工业开始于18世纪。18世纪以后成为法国陶瓷器等工艺精品的制作中心。相当于法国的景德镇。

　　Gravy boat: 船型卤肉盘。

　　An elongated³, boat-shaped pitcher⁴ used to serve gravy. A gravy boat usually sits on a matching plate, which is used to catch gravy drips. Sometimes the plate is permanently⁵ attached to the pitcher. A matching ladle often accompanies a gravy boat. Also called sauce boat.

　　3.Mr. Potato Head 土豆头先生

　　在第一集中瑞秋和大家谈到了她逃婚的原因，她说这是因为她突然发现她的未婚夫巴里医生长得很像“薯头先生(Mr.Potato Head)”，Mr. Potato Head是谁呢?这是在美国家喻户晓的卡通人物。如果大家看过《玩具 总动员(Toy Story)》，就会在里面发现他和他的夫人“薯头太太(Mrs.Potato Head)”叽叽歪歪，经常批评这、批评那的形象。所以，如果是你，你会如何抉择呢?

　　看剧学英语，看剧了解文化现象，仔细观察，乐趣远不止如此呢。

1 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

2 gravy   

n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快

参考例句：

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。

3 elongated   

v.延长，加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
• A piece of rubber can be elongated by streching. 一块橡皮可以拉长。 来自《用法词典》

4 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

5 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。