Chapter 15 of 25 · 4'03"
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Friends: The Reunion · 2021
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingDavid Schwimmer is still furious about the monkey. They would choreograph a funny bit, then Marcel would miss his mark and they would reset. Between takes the monkey sat on David's shoulder eating live grubs. James Corden brings out Christina Pickles and Elliott Gould, who say they felt like real parents to the six. A fan names the getting-ready episode: Joey in Chandler's chair, then Chandler in Joey's clothes. Watch a reunion joke turn into a set disaster.
大
David Schwimmerplays Ross
詹
James Cordenreunion host
克
Christina PicklesMrs. Geller
艾
Elliott GouldMr. Geller
钱
Chandlerchair owner
乔
Joeyseat stealer
Chapters
25 parts · AI-cut01The Fountain Comeback重逢一进门就开始哭B14'07"02Those Are Superpowers多年后灯还听使唤B13'57"03How Much Do You Stay in Touch多年交情，一打电话还是秒接B12'59"04That Time in Your Life刚自立又还没孩子，人生就那么一段B13'01"05Couldn't Drop the Ball球一松手，这场戏就没了B12'56"06Hold a Show Themselves每个配角都能自己撑一部剧B12'56"07How You Doin一句 How you doin 练成了整个人设A23'52"08The Lines Felt Funny同一句台词，换个人就不笑了B22'59"09Written With My Voice角色是按他声音写出来的B23'02"10The Rest of the Cast先认熟脸，再找其余的人B13'59"11Please Release Me走红之后求制片放自己离开B23'02"12No One Prepares You突然走红，连屋顶都要自己修B22'58"13On Every Magazine一个发型全国都要学同款B13'59"14I Found My Monica配对这件事，终于碰到对的人B23'00"15About to Do Something Funny明知下一秒要爆笑还得把脸绷住B24'03"16Everybody in One Room写作就是把六个人关进一间房B22'58"17A One-Act Play Every Week每周交一出独幕剧，还得当场演B23'00"18None of the Rest Knows恋爱先瞒过其余所有人B13'59"19Smelly Cat Was Herself走调的 Smelly Cat 才最像她本人B14'54"20Pivot沙发卡住了，全靠一句 PivotB13'55"21Check It Out惊喜来了连喊四遍快看A23'50"22Calls Out Like a Foghorn心动的时候灵魂在拉雾笛B24'03"23Why Didn't You Say Anything错过就错过在你怎么不早开口B23'51"24Tell Me Who You Are复合之前先说清你到底是谁B24'00"25End in a Good Place结局要让每个人停在好地方B15'42"
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Transcript
00:00
However, I'm --
不过，我——
00:01
Here was my problem.
我的麻烦是这样。
00:02
Like, the monkey,
就说那只猴子，
00:04
obviously, it was trained and it had to hit its mark
它当然受过训练，得踩到点上
00:08
and do its thing right at the, you know, at the perfect time.
还得正好在那个，你知道，在最准的时机做完它那套。
00:12
But what inevitably began to happen
可后来不可避免地开始变成
00:15
was we would all have choreographed,
我们都已经编好了走位，
00:18
like, bits kind of timed out, and it would get messed up
那些包袱都卡好了点，结果全搞砸
00:21
because the monkey didn't do its job right.
因为猴子没把活干对。
00:24
So we'd have to -- we'd have to -- we'd have to reset.
所以我们得——我们得——我们得重来。
00:28
We'd have to go again because the monkey
我们得再来一条，因为猴子
00:30
didn't get it right. -David's so angry still.
没做对。——大卫到现在还这么气。
00:32
-So this kept happening over and over
——所以这事一遍又一遍地发生
00:34
where we're about to do something really funny.
每次我们马上就要演一段特别好笑的。
00:37
But the monkey didn't hit its mark ,
可猴子没踩到点，
00:38
so we have to start again.
所以我们又得重来。
00:40
-I would like you to be more serious about this.
——我希望你对待这件事更严肃一点。
00:44
-That combined -- See, you didn't have to deal with it .
——再加上——你看，你又不用应付这个。
00:46
And that combined with when the monkey was resting
再加上猴子休息的时候
00:51
and just waiting for, you know, for us to roll,
就在那儿等着，你知道，等我们开拍，
00:53
it would sit on my shoulder and the trainer would come up
它会坐在我肩膀上，训练师走过来
00:56
and just open and give -- give the monkey live grubs to eat.
直接打开，给——给猴子活蛆吃。
01:01
So the monkey -- the monkey would be sitting on my shoulder,
所以猴子——猴子就坐在我肩膀上，
01:05
take some grubs -- take some grubs,
拿几条蛆——拿几条蛆，
01:07
like, break them in half, these squirming, live --
就那样掰成两半，那些还在扭的、活的——
01:10
then eat it, and then he'd just go like that.
然后吃掉，接着就那样抹一把。
01:13
So I'd have monkey grubby hands all over, all over.
所以我身上全是猴子的脏爪子印，到处都是。
01:18
And it just wasn't -- it was -- it was time for Marcel to...
那真的不行了——是时候——是时候让马塞尔……
01:24
...to [bleep] off , you know?
……该【哔】滚蛋了，知道吧？
01:28
-I got to say, great question.
——我得说，问得真好。
01:31
You really threw up some good answers there.
你还真是一股脑吐出了不少好答案。
01:33
Alright. Okay. Let's go --
好。行。咱们继续——
01:35
I think we've got another question.
我看还有一个问题。
01:38
Yes. There's a couple here in the audience here.
对。观众席这儿有一对。
01:40
Do you have a question?
你们有问题吗？
01:42
-Yes, I do.
——有，我有。
01:47
-Ladies and gentlemen, it's Mr. and Mrs. Geller.
——各位，这是盖勒先生和盖勒太太。
01:50
Christina Pickles and Elliott Gould, everybody.
克里斯蒂娜·皮克尔斯和艾略特·古尔德，各位。
01:54
-Yay!
——耶！
01:56
-Eliot, Christina, I'm keen to know ,
——艾略特，克里斯蒂娜，我很想知道，
01:58
what do you remember about that time?
那段时间你们还记得什么？
02:00
-I remember they were awfully nice to us.
——我记得他们对我们特别好。
02:03
-Very down-to-earth , real people.
——非常接地气，都是真人。
02:05
-We loved it because they loved us.
——我们喜欢这段，因为他们喜欢我们。
02:08
And one day we came to work and they said,
有一天我们来上班，他们说，
02:11
"The parents are here, the parents are here."
「爸妈来了，爸妈来了。」
02:13
And it was so moving.
那真的特别感动。
02:15
And we really did feel like their parents.
我们真觉得自己就是他们的爸妈。
02:17
In fact, we used to worry about them quite a lot.
其实我们以前还经常替他们操心。
02:21
And Elliott said to me,
艾略特还对我说，
02:22
"We're behaving like we're really their parents,"
「我们表现得好像真是他们爸妈一样，」
02:24
and we really did feel we were because they're so sweet.
我们真觉得就是，因为他们太可爱了。
02:28
-We love you. -That's incredibly sweet.
——我们爱你们。——这太暖了。
02:31
Thank you so much for being here tonight.
非常感谢你们今晚来到这里。
02:33
Fantastic. [ Cheers and applause ]
太棒了。（欢呼与掌声）
02:38
-I'd have to say, I'm most like Monica
——我得说，我最像莫妮卡
02:41
because I'm a clean freak .
因为我是洁癖狂。
02:48
You know, I travel a lot
你知道，我经常出差
02:50
and I'm always in hotels.
而且老是住酒店。
02:53
I've always got downtime .
我总有空档。
02:55
When I'm missing the kids, when I'm missing the family,
想孩子的时候，想家人的时候，
02:56
I put on "Friends" because it makes me smile.
我就放《老友记》，因为它能让我笑。
02:59
-Orange juice and what looks like cider.
——橙汁，还有那看上去像苹果酒的。
03:03
-My favorite episode has to be
——我最喜欢的一集一定是
03:05
where they're all getting ready in the apartment.
他们都在公寓里换衣服准备出门那集。
03:08
-It's fat. I drank fat.
——是脂肪。我喝了脂肪。
03:11
-Ross is hurrying everyone up
——罗斯在催所有人快点
03:12
because he has a huge speech to make , and he's nervous.
因为他有一场很重要的演讲，他很紧张。
03:16
-Why aren't you guys dressed? -We have a half-hour.
——你们怎么还不换衣服？——我们还有半小时。
03:18
-When Chandler goes to the toilet,
——钱德勒去上厕所的时候，
03:20
Joey sits in Chandler's chair,
乔伊坐到钱德勒的椅子上，
03:22
and then he comes back and it all escalates.
然后他回来了，事情就全升级了。
03:24
-You're in my seat. -How is this your seat?
——你坐了我的位子。——这怎么就是你的位子了？
03:27
-Because I was sitting there. -But then you left.
——因为我刚才坐那儿。——可你后来走了啊。
03:30
-Well, it's not like I went to Spain.
——又不是说我去了西班牙。
03:33
-Joey eventually gives up his seat ,
——乔伊最后还是让出了位子，
03:36
but he takes the cushions with him.
但他把坐垫带走了。
03:37
-What are you doing?
——你在干什么？
03:38
-Well, you said I had to give you the chair.
——你说了椅子得给你。
03:40
You didn't say anything about the cushions.
你可没说坐垫的事。
03:42
-The cushions are the essence of the chair.
——坐垫才是椅子的精髓。
03:44
-That's right. I'm taking the essence.
——没错。我把精髓带走。
03:47
-It's one of those episodes that when I'm away
——就是那种片子，我出门在外的时候
03:50
and when I'm feeling a little bit low ,
心情有点低落的时候，
03:51
I just put it on
我就放上
03:53
and it makes me smile to almost the point of crying.
它让我笑到几乎要哭出来。
04:00
-You hide my clothes, I'm wearing everything you own.
——你藏我衣服，那我就把你所有衣服都穿上。
04:05
-Oh, my God. -Look at me, I'm Chandler.
——哦天哪。——看看我，我是钱德勒。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:04
hit one's mark
hit one's mark
踩到规定位置、卡准点
这里是演戏踩点，不是打靶
obviously, it was trained and it had to hit its mark
它当然受过训练，得踩到点上
Pronunciation↩ 00:04
hit its mark
hit its 连成 hi-dits，t 贴到元音上。
obviously, it was trained and it had to hit its mark
它当然受过训练，得踩到点上
CollocationA2↩ 00:08
do one's thing
do one's thing
做它该做的那套
这里=完成训练好的动作，不是随便玩
and do its thing right at the, you know, at the perfect time.
还得正好在那个，你知道，在最准的时机做完它那套。
GrammarB1↩ 00:12
what inevitably began to happen
主语从句：what 领起整件事当主语，后面 was 才接真正发生的内容。
But what inevitably began to happen
可后来不可避免地开始变成
CollocationA2↩ 00:18
get messed up
get messed up
被搞砸、乱掉
like, bits kind of timed out, and it would get messed up
那些包袱都卡好了点，结果全搞砸
SlangB1↩ 00:18
bits
喜剧小包袱、桥段——片场口语，正式写作说 sketches
like, bits kind of timed out, and it would get messed up
那些包袱都卡好了点，结果全搞砸
Pronunciation↩ 00:24
we'd have to
have 弱成 /əv/，三个 we'd have to 越说越急。
So we'd have to -- we'd have to -- we'd have to reset.
所以我们得——我们得——我们得重来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:30
didn't get it
get it 的 t 打成美式弹舌。
didn't get it right. -David's so angry still.
没做对。——大卫到现在还这么气。
CollocationA2↩ 00:32
over and over
over and over
一遍又一遍
-So this kept happening over and over
——所以这事一遍又一遍地发生
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
over and over
and 弱成 /ən/，两个 over 一样重。
-So this kept happening over and over
——所以这事一遍又一遍地发生
CollocationA2↩ 00:34
be about to do something
be about to do something
马上就要做某事
where we're about to do something really funny.
每次我们马上就要演一段特别好笑的。
GrammarB1↩ 00:34
where we're about to do something really funny
定语从句：where 接在 happening 后，补出「那种马上要好笑」的场合。
where we're about to do something really funny.
每次我们马上就要演一段特别好笑的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:34
about to do
about to 连成 /əbaʊtə/，to 弱掉。
where we're about to do something really funny.
每次我们马上就要演一段特别好笑的。
CollocationA2↩ 00:44
deal with something
deal with something
应付、处理某事
这里=应付猴子抢戏，不是「忍着」
-That combined -- See, you didn't have to deal with it .
——再加上——你看，你又不用应付这个。
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
combined with something
combined with something
再加上某事
And that combined with when the monkey was resting
再加上猴子休息的时候
SlangB1↩ 01:13
grubby
脏兮兮、油乎乎——嫌弃脏手脏印，书面可改 dirty
So I'd have monkey grubby hands all over, all over.
所以我身上全是猴子的脏爪子印，到处都是。
SlangB1↩ 01:24
[bleep] off
滚开、滚蛋——骂人滚，播出消音；正式场合禁用
...to [bleep] off , you know?
……该【哔】滚蛋了，知道吧？
CollocationB1↩ 01:56
keen to do something
keen to do something
很想做某事、很想知道
-Eliot, Christina, I'm keen to know ,
——艾略特，克里斯蒂娜，我很想知道，
CollocationB1↩ 02:03
down-to-earth
down-to-earth
接地气、不摆架子
-Very down-to-earth , real people.
——非常接地气，都是真人。
Pronunciation↩ 02:03
down-to-earth, real
重音落在 down 和 earth，中间 to 带过。
-Very down-to-earth , real people.
——非常接地气，都是真人。
CollocationB1↩ 02:41
a clean freak
a clean freak
洁癖狂、爱干净到走火
because I'm a clean freak .
因为我是洁癖狂。
SlangB1↩ 02:53
downtime
空档、歇着的时间——工作口语，酒店出差空隙常用
I've always got downtime .
我总有空档。
CollocationA2↩ 02:56
put something on
put something on
放上某节目来看
这里=按下播放，不是穿上衣服
I put on "Friends" because it makes me smile.
我就放《老友记》，因为它能让我笑。
CollocationA2↩ 03:11
hurry someone up
hurry someone up
催某人快点
-Ross is hurrying everyone up
——罗斯在催所有人快点
GrammarA2↩ 03:12
a huge speech to make
不定式定语：speech to make=有一场演讲要做，to make 修饰前面的名词。
because he has a huge speech to make , and he's nervous.
因为他有一场很重要的演讲，他很紧张。
CollocationA2↩ 03:33
give up one's seat
give up one's seat
让出座位
-Joey eventually gives up his seat ,
——乔伊最后还是让出了位子，
CollocationA2↩ 03:40
not say anything about something
not say anything about something
完全没提到某事
You didn't say anything about the cushions.
你可没说坐垫的事。
GrammarB1↩ 03:40
didn't say anything about
否定范围：didn't 否定的是提到坐垫，不是否定给椅子。钻空子就靠这层。
You didn't say anything about the cushions.
你可没说坐垫的事。
GrammarB1↩ 03:47
one of those episodes that
定语从句：one of those + 复数 + that，后面再套 when 讲什么时候看。
-It's one of those episodes that when I'm away
——就是那种片子，我出门在外的时候
CollocationB1↩ 03:50
feel a little low
feel a little low
有点心情绪低落
and when I'm feeling a little bit low ,
心情有点低落的时候，
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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CollocationA2↩ 00:34
about to
马上就要做某事
In the scene大卫说拍到最好笑的那段马上要开始，猴子却踩不准点。
I was about to send the email when she called it off.我马上要点发送，她把事情取消了。
In daily life
出门遇雨We were about to leave when it started pouring.我们马上要出门，雨突然下大了。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:04
hit its mark
踩到规定位置
In the scene大卫抱怨马塞尔受过训练，却老踩不准演戏的点。
The host has to hit her mark before the camera swings over.主持人得在镜头甩过来前踩到点上。
In daily life
排练走位If you miss your mark, the lighting will look off.你要是踩偏了，灯光就会难看。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 00:18
get messed up
被搞砸、乱掉
In the scene包袱卡好了点，猴子一失手整段就乱。
The timeline got messed up after two people called in sick.两个人请病假后，时间表全乱了。
In daily life
赶截止日期One missing file messed up the whole handoff.少一个文件，整次交接都砸了。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:03
down-to-earth
接地气、不摆谱
In the scene艾略特夸六个主演做人实在，没有明星架子。
The new manager is down-to-earth and still takes the subway.新经理很接地气，照样坐地铁。
In daily life
夸同事She's famous now, but she's still down-to-earth with interns.她现在出名了，对实习生照样不摆谱。
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SlangB1↩ 02:41
clean freak
洁癖狂
In the scene观众说自己最像莫妮卡，因为房间和酒店都要一尘不染。
I'm a schedule freak. If the calendar slips, I spiral.我对日程走火入魔。日历一偏我就慌。
In daily life
自嘲习惯Call me a kitchen freak, but I wipe the counters twice.说我厨房洁癖也行，台面我要擦两遍。
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IronyB1↩ 03:30
it's not like
又不是说……
In the scene乔伊占座，钱德勒用出国对比离座，把抬杠说到荒唐。
It's not like I sold the apartment. I just crashed at a friend's.又不是说我把公寓卖了。我只是去朋友家凑合。
In daily life
解释迟到It's not like I vanished. The elevator jammed for ten minutes.又不是说我失踪了。电梯卡了十分钟。
above my level
PunB2↩ 01:31
threw up
抛出；也指呕吐
In the scene主持人打趣大卫：猴子故事一股脑倒出来，像吐也像交卷。
He threw out three ideas, then looked like he regretted all of them.他抛出三个想法，接着一脸后悔。
In daily life
头脑风暴Don't filter yet. Just toss out whatever comes to mind.先别筛。脑子里有什么就扔出来。
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SwearingB1↩ 01:24
fuck off
滚开、滚蛋
In the scene大卫忍不了肩上吃蛆，说马塞尔该滚蛋了，播出被消音。
After the third interruption I just wanted that meeting over.被打断第三次，我只想散会。
In daily life
挡推销I'm not interested. Please stop calling this number.我不感兴趣。别再打这个号码。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“where we're about to do something really funny.”
每次我们马上就要演一段特别好笑的。
Why it's great
about to 把笑点停在引爆前一秒，后面全是翻车。
Pattern
be about to do something
When to use
事情眼看要发生、却差一口气时。
Similar
We're just about to start. ／ I was about to say that.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
about to 黏成一团，funny 往上扬。
Use it yourself
会议取消We were about to present when the power cut out.我们马上要演示，电突然断了。
“-Well, it's not like I went to Spain.”
又不是说我去了西班牙。
Why it's great
用出国对比离座，把抬杠说到荒唐为止。
Pattern
It's not like + 夸张对比。
When to use
有人小题大做、你要压回去时。
Similar
It's not as if I disappeared. ／ I didn't move to another country.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
not like 连读，Spain 拉长下砸。
Use it yourself
反驳催促It's not like I skipped the country. I just grabbed coffee.又不是说我跑出国了。我只是去买咖啡。
“-You hide my clothes, I'm wearing everything you own.”
你藏我衣服，那我就把你所有衣服都穿上。
Why it's great
报复逻辑一步到位：你藏，我就全穿。
Pattern
You + 惹我，I'm + 加倍还击。
When to use
室友恶作剧、你要口头反击时。
Similar
You take my jacket, I'm taking yours. ／ Hide my stuff and I'll wear all of yours.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
hide 和 wearing 两头加重，中间不停。
Use it yourself
室友玩笑You hide my charger, I'm borrowing every cable you have.你藏我充电器，那我就借用你所有的线。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 猴子抢戏重来
Like, the monkey, obviously, it was trained and it had to hit its mark and do its thing right at the, you know, at the perfect time. But what inevitably began to happen was we would all have choreographed, like, bits kind of timed out, and it would get messed up because the monkey didn't do its job right.
就说那只猴子， 它当然受过训练，得踩到点上 还得正好在那个，你知道，在最准的时机做完它那套。 可后来不可避免地开始变成 我们都已经编好了走位， 那些包袱都卡好了点，结果全搞砸 因为猴子没把活干对。
走位、卡点、重来一层层叠，把好笑停在引爆前。
❝ 真把六人当儿女
And one day we came to work and they said, "The parents are here, the parents are here." And it was so moving. And we really did feel like their parents. In fact, we used to worry about them quite a lot. And Elliott said to me, "We're behaving like we're really their parents," and we really did feel we were because they're so sweet.
有一天我们来上班，他们说， 「爸妈来了，爸妈来了。」 那真的特别感动。 我们真觉得自己就是他们的爸妈。 其实我们以前还经常替他们操心。 艾略特还对我说， 「我们表现得好像真是他们爸妈一样，」 我们真觉得就是，因为他们太可爱了。
片场一声爸妈来了，把客串说成养了六个孩子。