英语PK台 第390期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(89)

 　　地点：中央公园咖啡馆

　　人物：菲比，钱德勒，罗斯，迈克

　　事件：谈论到婚礼所需的巨大花费，菲比决定索性把办婚礼的钱捐出去。

　　Phoebe: The hall, the dress, the food... I-I had no idea how expensive this stuff¹ was!

　　菲比：场地、礼服、食物……我，我完全不知道这些东西有这么贵！

　　Chandler: Yeah it is really pricey. I mean, I freaked when I first heard the numbers.

　　钱德勒：没错，确实很贵。我是说，我第一次听到那个数字的时候都吓傻了。

　　Phoebe: So what did you two do about it?

　　菲比：那你们是怎么做的？

　　Chandler: It was pretty simple actually. I came up with a couple of cost-cutting solutions, wrote out a list and Monica told me to go to hell².

　　钱德勒：实际上很简单，我想出了一些缩减预算的办法，写了个单子，莫妮卡让我去死。

　　Ross: There's no way around it Pheebs, you just gonna have to accept the fact that this is gonna cost you a lot of money.

　　罗斯：没办法逃避的，菲，你得接受事实，结婚确实会花掉一大笔钱。

　　Mike: I heard that weddings are like a 40 billion dollar a year industry.

　　迈克：我听说每年花在婚礼上的钱能有400亿呢。

　　Ross: Yeah, and I'm responsible³ for just like half of that.

　　罗斯：嗯，这里面有我一半的功劳。

　　Phoebe: But really, it does seem like this money could be put to better use.

　　菲比：但是，说真的，这钱似乎能用在更有意义的事情上。

　　Mike: Are you serious?

　　迈克：你是认真的吗？

　　Phoebe: Yeah! Now, how would you feel if we gave all the wedding money to charity⁴ and we just got married at City Hall?

　　菲比：没错！现在咱们来说说，你说咱们要是把所有的钱都捐给慈善机构，然后在市政厅登记结婚，怎么样？

　　Mike: I think it would make me wanna marry you even more.

　　迈克：我觉得这让我更想娶你了。

　　Ross: I've got to say you guys, that's an incredible⁵ gesture!

　　罗斯：我得承认，二位，这可真是高姿态啊！

　　Chandler: Maybe you do that next time you get married!

　　钱德勒：或者你下次结婚的时候也可以这么做！

　　Ross: No, no, no. The next time it's gonna be a Hawaii at sunset⁶. But maybe the time after that!

　　罗斯：不，不，不。下一次结婚得是在日落时分的夏威夷。但下下次或许可以！

1 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。

2 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

3 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

4 charity   

n.慈悲，博爱，慈善团体，施舍

参考例句：

• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
• He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.他向慈善团体捐了一笔相当可观的钱款。

5 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

6 sunset   

n.日落；衰落时期(尤指人的晚年)

参考例句：

• They'll work on till sunset.他们将继续工作，直到日落。
• The sunset was a very beautiful sight.那落日真是一幅美景。