《老友記》第一季第九集：Underdog Gets Away（氣球飛走了）

播出時間：1994年11月17日
劇情簡介：因?yàn)槿タ从涡兄谐壌髿馇蝻w上天，莫妮卡第一次置辦的感恩節(jié)大餐燒糊了。喬伊一不當(dāng)心就成了宣傳防止性病傳播海報男主角。羅斯不甘示弱唱歌給他未出世的寶寶聽。

[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is confronting 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 $100 advance in my salary（預(yù)支100美元的薪水）?

Terry: An advance?

Rachel: It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. See, every year we go skiing in Vail, and normally 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.

我們都比較熟悉so...that句型，也比較熟悉to do sth so that+從句的形式，這里so that使用方式在口語中也比較常見，也是表達(dá)因果關(guān)系的聯(lián)詞。

Vail:劇中瑞秋攢錢想和家人一起去韋爾(Vail)度感恩節(jié)假。韋爾是美國最著名的兩個滑雪圣地之一，在丹佛市附近。它的特色是滑雪山坡離市區(qū)很近，從家中穿上滑雪鞋就可去滑雪。此外，它夏天還有音樂會，因此成為美國富人云集的度假勝地。

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（我同意你）. 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.

Opening Credits

[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is approaching a customer.]

Rachel: Excuse me, sir. Hi, you come in here all time. I was just wondering, do you think there's a possibility that you could give me an advance on my tips（預(yù)支小費(fèi)）?

Guy: Huh?

Rachel: Ok, ok, that's fine. Fine. Hey, I'm sorry about that spill before. (picks up the tip he leaves) Only $98.50 to go.

(Monica enters.)

Monica: Hey. Ross, did you know Mom and Dad are going to Puerto Rico波多黎各 for Thanksgiving?

本集故事就發(fā)生在Thanksgiving（感恩節(jié)）的大背景下，這個節(jié)日始于1621年。那年秋天，遠(yuǎn)涉重洋來到美洲的英國移民，為了感謝上帝賜予的豐收，舉行了3天的狂歡活動。從此，這一習(xí)俗就沿續(xù)下來，并逐漸風(fēng)行各地。1863年，美國總統(tǒng)林肯正式宣布感恩節(jié)為國定假日。屆時，家家團(tuán)聚，舉國同慶，其盛大、熱烈的情形，不亞于中國人過春節(jié)，在美國甚至比圣誕節(jié)還要隆重，這個節(jié)日里面，飯桌上火雞（Turkey）和南瓜餅(Pumpkin Pie)是必不可少的菜肴，因此又叫火雞節(jié)，這些希望能夠在觀看的時候慢慢體會。

關(guān)于英美的主要節(jié)日，這里也做一個介紹：
New Years Day：新年，元旦，1月1日；St.Valentine's Day：圣瓦倫丁節(jié)（情人節(jié)）2月14日；All Fools's Day or April Fools's Day：愚人節(jié)4月1日；Good Friday：耶穌受難日（復(fù)活節(jié)前的星期五）；Easter：復(fù)活節(jié)（春分月圓后第一個星期日，4月）；Easter Monday復(fù)活節(jié)后的星期一；Holy Thursday：耶穌升天節(jié)（復(fù)活節(jié)后的40天的星期四）；May Day or Labour Day：五一勞動節(jié)；the Spring Bank Holiday：春假（英國5月最后一個星期一）；Mother's Day：母親節(jié)（5月第二個星期日）；Memorial Day：陣亡將士紀(jì)念日（美國，5月26日）；Independence Day：美國獨(dú)立紀(jì)念日（7月4日）；the Summer Bank Holiday：夏季公假（英國，8月最后一個星期一）；Columbus Day：哥倫布日（10月12日）；Halloween：萬圣節(jié)前夕（10月31日）；Hallowmas：萬圣節(jié)（11月1日）；Armistice day or Veterans Day：第一，二次世界大戰(zhàn)的停戰(zhàn)紀(jì)念日（11月11日）；Thanksgiving Day：感恩節(jié)（在美國是11月的第二個星期一）；Christmas Eve：圣誕節(jié)前夜（12月24日）；Christmas Day：圣誕節(jié)（12月25日）；Boxing Day：節(jié)禮日（圣誕節(jié)次日，如遇星期日，推遲一天）。

Ross: No, they're not.

Monica: Yes, they are. The Blymens invited them.

Ross: You're wrong.

Monica: I am not wrong.

Ross: You're wrong.

Monica: No, I just talked to them.

Ross: (getting up, upset) I'm calling Mom.

(Joey enters. His face looks abnormally colorful.)

Joey: Hey, hey.

Chandler: Hey.

Phoebe: Hey.

Chandler: And this from the cry-for-help（呼救） department. Are you wearing makeup（涂了化妝品）?

Joey: Yes, I am. As of today, I am officially Joey Tribbiani, actor slash model.

As of 在...時 到...時為止 從...時起 as of today 今天一整天
officially adv.職務(wù)上，正式
slash v.斜線? actor slash model 演員兼模特

Chandler: That's so funny, 'cause I was thinking you look more like（大約，差不多，接近） Joey Tribbiani, man slash woman（不男不女）.

Phoebe: What were you modeling for?

Joey: You know those posters for the city free clinic?

Monica: Oh, wow, so you're gonna be one of those "healthy, healthy, healthy guys"?

Phoebe: You know, the asthma guy was really cute.

Chandler: Do you know which one you're gonna be?

Joey: No, but I hear lyme disease is open, so... (crosses fingers)

lyme arthritis 萊姆關(guān)節(jié)炎（伴有疼痛、發(fā)熱與皮膚紅斑）

Chandler: Good luck, man. I hope you get it.

Joey: Thanks.

(Ross comes back to the couch.)

Ross: (to Monica) Well, you were right. How can they do this to us, huh? It's Thanksgiving.

Monica: Ok, I'll tell you what. How about I cook dinner at my place? I'll make it just like Mom's.

Ross: Will you make the mashed potatoes（馬鈴薯泥） with the lumps?

mash v.搗碎

Monica: You know, they're not actually supposed to have... (Ross looks at her sheepishly) I'll work on the lumps. Joey, you're going home, right?

Joey: Yeah.

Monica: And I assume想, Chandler, you are still boycotting all the pilgrim holidays.

boycott vt.聯(lián)合抵制
Boycott 本來是一個人名，后來演變成專有名詞，意思是"拒絕出席、拒絕參加、抵制反抗、經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁"等。
pilgrim n.圣地朝拜者,清教徒

Chandler: Yes, every single one of them（每一個）.

Monica: Phoebe, you're gonna be with your grandma?

Phoebe: Yes, and her boyfriend. But we're celebrating Thanksgiving in December 'cause he is lunar.

Monica: So you're free Thursday, then.

Phoebe: Yeah. Oh, can I come?

Monica: Yeah. Rach, are you thinking you're gonna make it to Vail?

Rachel: Absolutely. Shoop, shoop, shoop. Only a hundred and two dollars to go.

Chandler: I thought it was $98.50.

Rachel: Yeah, well it was. I, I broke a cup.

Ross: Well, I'm off to Carol's.

Phoebe: Ooh, ooh! Why don't we invite her?

Ross: (mimicking) Ooh, ooh. Because she's my ex-wife, and will probably want to bring her, ooh, ooh, lesbian life partner.

[Scene: Carol and Susan's apartment, Susan is there. Ross enters.]

Ross: Hi, is uh, is Carol here?

Susan: No, she's at a faculty meeting.

faculty n.才能, 本領(lǐng), 能力, 全體教員, (大學(xué)的)系, 科
faculty meeting n.教授會，教員會議

Ross: Oh, I uh, just came by to pick up my skull. Well, not mine, but...

Susan: Come in.

Ross: Thanks. Yeah, Carol borrowed it for a class, and I have to get it back to the museum.

Susan: What's it look like?

Ross: Kinda like a big face without skin.

Susan: Yes, I'm familiar with the concept. We can just look for it.

Ross: Ok. (browsing the apartment) Wow, you guys sure have a lot of books about bein' a lesbian.

Susan: Well, you know, you have to take a course. Otherwise, they don't let you do it.

Ross: (picking up a book) Hey, hey, Yertle the Turtle. A classic.

Yertle the Turtle: 劇中羅斯看的一本書--經(jīng)典童話作品《烏龜大王亞爾特》Yertle the Turtle是知名兒童小說家蘇斯博士（Dr. Seuss）的名著。是講海龜王Yertle讓海龜們堆起來成它的王座，結(jié)果最后倒下來的故事。烏龜大王亞特爾為了掌握更大的權(quán)柄，統(tǒng)治更寬闊的領(lǐng)土，于是他命令屬下的烏龜疊羅漢，將他給抬高，他以為只要他極目所及之處，盡是他的領(lǐng)土。所以，他不斷的想要超越他人，也因此，疊羅漢越疊越高。最后，他更妄想超越月亮，想不到因低曾的一只烏龜打了一個噴嚏，整個烏龜王國就全盤瓦解了，而跌得最重的正是烏龜大王亞爾特，亞爾特正是蘇斯博士對希特勒的諷刺。

Susan: Actually, I'm reading it to the baby.

Ross: The uh, the baby that hasn't been born yet? Wouldn't that mean you're... crazy?

Susan: What, you don't think they can hear sounds in there?

Ross: You're not serious, I mean, you really... you really talk to it?

Susan: Yeah, all the time. I want the baby to know my voice.

Ross: Do you uh, do you talk about me?

Susan: Yeah, yeah, all the time.

Ross: Really?

Susan: But um, we just refer to you as Bobo the Sperm Guy.

Bobo the Sperm Guy: man who is used for sexual purposes only. (can also be used to identify an anonymous sperm donor)

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