【跟着美剧练发音】老友记57

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[Scene: Central Perk¹, Rachel is confronting² her boss, Terry.]

Rachel: Terry, I, I, I know that I haven't worked here very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if i got a $100advance in my salary ?

Terry: An advance?

Rachel: It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. See, every year we go skiing³ in Vail, and normally⁴ my father pays for my ticket, but I sort of started the whole independence thing, you know, which is actually why I took this job.

Terry: Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart. You're a terrible, terrible waitress.  Really, really awful.

Rachel: Ok, I, I hear what you're sayin'.i'm with you. Um, but I, but I'm trying really hard. And I think I'm doing better. I really do. Does anybody need coffee? (everyone in the place raises their hand) Oh, look at that.

 

1 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。

2 confronting   

面对( confront的现在分词 )； 使面对； 使对质； 处理

参考例句：

• the economic problems confronting the country 这个国家所面临的经济问题
• Confronting great hardships, the surveyors never knocked under. 在巨大的艰难困苦面前，那些勘探人员从未屈服过。

3 skiing   

n.滑雪运动

参考例句：

• I'm a complete novice at skiing. 滑雪我完全是个新手。
• to go skiing 去滑雪

4 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。