看老友记学英语 孤陋寡闻的诸多时刻

Good afternoon, are you the decision maker¹ of the house?

下午好, 你是一家之主吗？

Uhhhh. (He’s not sure)

啊。

Do you ah, currently² own a set of encyclopedias³?

你有大百科全书吗?

No! No. But ah, try the classifieds, people sell everything in there.

没有! 你可以查查分类广告，卖什么的都有。

Actually, I’m not buying. I’m selling.

实际上我不想买书，我是来卖书的。

Let me ask you one question.

我想问你一个问题。

Do your friends ever have a conversation and you just nod along even though you’re not really sure what they’re talking about?

朋友们聊天的时候，你是否经常频频点头却不太明白他们在说什么?

…I’m telling you it’s totally unconstitutional.

我告诉你这是违反宪法的。

Oh yeah, I totally agree.

没错，我完全同意。

…I think he deserves⁴ a Nobel Prize. (Joey starts to nod ‘Yes.’)

我认为他应获诺贝尔奖。

Nooo!! (Joey quickly stops nodding his head.

不!!

…It was like the Algonquin kids table. (They all laugh, but Joey only laughs not to be left out.)

这就像阿尔冈琴族的小孩儿桌一样。

Excuse me, I’m sorry, you haven’t said anything for about two and a half minutes,

对不起，这两分半钟你什么也没有说，

are you at all interested?

你有兴趣吗?

Yeah-well-yeah! Yeah-oh-yeah. Come on in.

耶! 耶。进来。

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

3 encyclopedias   

n.百科全书， （某一学科的）专科全书( encyclopedia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• However, some encyclopedias can be found on the Web. 同时，一些百科全书能也在网络上找到。 来自互联网
• Few people think of encyclopedias as creative enterprises; but they are. 鲜少有人想到百科全书是创意的工作，但它确实是。 来自互联网

4 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》