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Couldn't Drop the Ball 球不能掉IMDb ↗
球一松手，这场戏就没了
Friends: The Reunion · 2021
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Everything you need before watchingOn the reunion set, someone brings up the ball-throwing bit: you could not drop it, or the scene was dead. Schwimmer says he has no memory. Cut back to the original day — skip lunch, keep the ball in the air. They walk the dressing rooms, Jennifer's hardwood floors still there, and remember eating every meal together. Favorite episodes land on the apartment quiz, where Rachel calls Chandler a transponster and the whole bet collapses. Watch how a gag becomes a rule you cannot break.
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James Cordenreunion host
大
David Schwimmerplays Ross
珍
Jennifer Anistonplays Rachel
考
Courteney Coxplays Monica
丽
Lisa Kudrowplays Phoebe
马
Matthew Perryplays Chandler
马
Matt LeBlancplays Joey
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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00:00
Hey, guys. Hey, do you remember the one
嘿，各位。嘿，还记得那一集吗
00:02
where you guys were throwing a ball back and forth
就是你们来回扔球那集
00:04
and you couldn't drop the ball ? -Couldn't drop the ball, yeah.
而且球绝对不能掉？——对，球不能掉。
00:06
-Yes. -So it was you two.
——对。——所以就是你们俩。
00:07
-Everybody ended up getting in on it.
——后来大家都掺和进来了。
00:09
Schwimmer was in on it . -No memory.
施维默也掺了一脚。——完全没印象。
00:12
-You want to get something to eat ?
——想去吃点东西吗？
00:13
Or you want to see how long
还是想看看我们能
00:14
we can throw this ball back and forth ?
把这球来回扔多久？
00:17
-The ball thing. -Yeah?
——扔球那档子事。——嗯？
00:19
-This is how old we are. This is what laptops were.
——瞧瞧我们有多老。当年笔记本电脑长这样。
00:22
-No, I remember that.
——不，这个我记得。
00:23
-It's so heavy.
——也太沉了。
00:25
-Let's go look at the dressing rooms.
——咱们去看看化妆间。
00:27
-This is Jennifer's forever. -My room.
——这间永远是珍妮弗的。——我的房间。
00:30
Those are my hardwood floors.
那是我的实木地板。
00:33
-You guys ate lunch together every day.
——你们每天都一起吃午饭。
00:35
-Yeah, we did. - First couple of years ,
——对，是这样。——头几年，
00:37
like, we ate every meal together.
我们顿顿饭都在一起吃。
00:39
-That's right.
——没错。
00:40
-Even on the weekend. -We watched every show together.
——连周末也是。——每集播出我们都一起看。
00:43
-We were inseparable, all of us .
——我们分不开，所有人。
00:45
-Big center table here, and Enger would cook --
——中间一张大桌子，恩格会做饭——
00:47
-It all seems small to me, the whole stage.
——整个舞台在我看来都变小了。
00:49
-No, that's impossible, though,
——不，那不可能啊，
00:51
because we haven't grown .
因为我们又没长个。
00:53
-Well, speak for yourself . - Shut up . [ Laughs ]
——嘿，你说你自己。——闭嘴。（笑）
01:01
-Let's talk about favorite episodes.
——来聊聊最喜欢的几集。
01:03
Everybody's got their favorite episodes.
每个人都有自己最爱的几集。
01:05
I'm keen to know what are yours.
我很想知道你们的是哪些。
01:07
-I love the Thanksgiving ones, but I also -- I loved
——我爱感恩节那几集，不过我也——我爱
01:09
when we traded -- when we lost the apartment.
我们交换——我们输掉公寓那次。
01:12
The quiz, the embryos.
知识竞赛，还有胚胎那集。
01:14
-Yeah, the one with the embryos.
——对，胚胎那一集。
01:16
-Yeah, but that quiz was really fun and really devastating.
——是啊，但那场测验特别好玩，也特别伤人。
01:21
-Yeah.
——嗯。
01:23
-I just can't believe that you think
——我简直不敢相信你竟然觉得
01:24
that you and Chandler know me and Rachel better
你和钱德勒比我跟瑞秋更了解我俩
01:26
than we know you.
胜过我们了解你们。
01:27
-Well, we do.
——我们就是更了解。
01:29
-What is Monica's biggest pet peeve ?
——莫妮卡最受不了什么？
01:32
-Animals dressed as humans. -That's correct.
——打扮成人的动物。——完全正确。
01:34
-What name appears on the address label?
——地址标签上写的是什么名字？
01:37
-It's Chandler Bing! -No!
——是钱德勒·宾！——不对！
01:39
-Actually, it's "Miss Chanandler Bond."
——其实是「钱南德勒·邦德小姐」。
01:43
-If we win, they have to get rid of the rooster.
——要是我们赢了，他们就得把那只公鸡处理掉。
01:46
-Ooh, that's interesting. -But if we win...
——哦，有点意思。——可要是我们赢了……
01:50
we get your apartment.
我们就得到你们的公寓。
01:51
-What is Chandler Bing's job?
——钱德勒·宾是做什么工作的？
01:52
-Oh, oh, he's a transponds-- transponster !
——哦，哦，他是个传声——传声怪！
01:57
-That's not even a word!
——那甚至都不是一个词！
02:01
No! -Oh, my God.
不！——我的天。
02:02
-Yes! - Whoo !
——赢了！——哇哦！
02:12
-Okay, the test is ready.
——好了，测验准备好了。
02:15
Each team will answer a set of trivia questions, okay?
每队要答一组冷知识题，好吗？
02:19
The categories are "Fears and Pet Peeves,"
类别有「恐惧和最烦的事」，
02:22
"Ancient History"... -Oh, no!
「远古历史」……——哦不！
02:24
-..."Literature"... -Uh-oh.
——……「文学」……——糟了。
02:26
-...and "It's All Relative." -Okay.
——还有「都是亲戚」。——好。
02:28
-Now the coin toss to see who goes first .
——现在掷硬币，看谁先答。
02:31
-Okay.
-好。
02:34
-Okay, somebody call it this time.
——好了，这次得有人猜正反。
02:36
-Oh, sorry. -Okay, here we go.
——哦，抱歉。——好，开始了。
02:37
-Okay.
-好。
02:39
Heads.
正面。
02:40
-Oh, it's tails, and the boys go first.
——哦，是反面，男生先答。
02:42
-Alright. Okay.
——行。好。
02:44
-Okay, here we go. Pick your category.
——好，开始。选你们的类别。
02:47
-Ancient History. -Alright.
——远古历史。——行。
02:49
"Rachel wrote Ross a letter and demanded he read it
「瑞秋给罗斯写过一封信，要求他必须读完
02:53
before they got back together .
才能复合。
02:54
How many pages was that letter?"
那封信一共多少页？」
02:56
-18 pages.
——十八页。
02:57
- Damn .
——该死。
02:58
-18 pages... -Front and back!
——十八页……——正反面都写！
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
back and forth
back and forth
来来回回
where you guys were throwing a ball back and forth
就是你们来回扔球那集
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
back and forth
and 弱成 /ən/，重音在 back 和 forth
where you guys were throwing a ball back and forth
就是你们来回扔球那集
CollocationB1↩ 00:04
drop the ball
drop the ball
搞砸、失手
字面是别把球掉了，这里也是这场戏绝对不能失手
and you couldn't drop the ball ? -Couldn't drop the ball, yeah.
而且球绝对不能掉？——对，球不能掉。
Pronunciation↩ 00:04
couldn't drop the
couldn't 的 t 常吞掉，直接贴上 drop
and you couldn't drop the ball ? -Couldn't drop the ball, yeah.
而且球绝对不能掉？——对，球不能掉。
CollocationA2↩ 00:07
end up doing something
end up doing something
最后变成做某事
-Everybody ended up getting in on it.
——后来大家都掺和进来了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
get in on something
get in on something
掺和进来、一起参与
这里 it=扔球那档子事
-Everybody ended up getting in on it.
——后来大家都掺和进来了。
GrammarA2↩ 00:07
ended up getting
动名词补语：end up + doing：最后变成做某事，后面接 -ing。
-Everybody ended up getting in on it.
——后来大家都掺和进来了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:09
be in on something
be in on something
参与其中、知情并加入
Schwimmer was in on it . -No memory.
施维默也掺了一脚。——完全没印象。
CollocationA2↩ 00:12
get something to eat
get something to eat
去弄点吃的
-You want to get something to eat ?
——想去吃点东西吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:12
want to get
want to 常糊成 wanna，get 咬清
-You want to get something to eat ?
——想去吃点东西吗？
CollocationA2↩ 00:35
a couple of years
a couple of years
头几年、最初那几年
-Yeah, we did. - First couple of years ,
——对，是这样。——头几年，
CollocationA2↩ 00:43
all of us
all of us
我们所有人
-We were inseparable, all of us .
——我们分不开，所有人。
GrammarA2↩ 00:51
we haven't grown
现在完成：haven't grown=到现在还没长：用完成体堵“舞台变小”。
because we haven't grown .
因为我们又没长个。
CollocationB1↩ 00:53
speak for yourself
speak for yourself
你别代表我说话
-Well, speak for yourself . - Shut up . [ Laughs ]
——嘿，你说你自己。——闭嘴。（笑）
Pronunciation↩ 00:53
speak for yourself
重音砸在 yourself，把自己摘出去
-Well, speak for yourself . - Shut up . [ Laughs ]
——嘿，你说你自己。——闭嘴。（笑）
SlangA2↩ 00:53
Shut up
闭嘴（玩笑）——熟人打趣，不是真发火，生人别用
-Well, speak for yourself . - Shut up . [ Laughs ]
——嘿，你说你自己。——闭嘴。（笑）
CollocationB1↩ 01:05
be keen to do something
be keen to do something
很想知道、很想去做
I'm keen to know what are yours.
我很想知道你们的是哪些。
GrammarB1↩ 01:05
know what are yours
宾语从句：从句里不该倒装：标准是 what yours are，这里是口语。
I'm keen to know what are yours.
我很想知道你们的是哪些。
CollocationA2↩ 01:14
the one with something
the one with something
那一集讲…的
老友记用 the one with 给单集起名
-Yeah, the one with the embryos.
——对，胚胎那一集。
GrammarB1↩ 01:23
can't believe that you think
宾语从句：can't believe + that 从句：不敢相信后面这件事。
-I just can't believe that you think
——我简直不敢相信你竟然觉得
GrammarA2↩ 01:24
know me and Rachel better
比较级：know A better than B：比另一方更了解某人。
that you and Chandler know me and Rachel better
你和钱德勒比我跟瑞秋更了解我俩
Pronunciation↩ 01:24
Rachel better
better 的 tt 在美音里弹成 flap
that you and Chandler know me and Rachel better
你和钱德勒比我跟瑞秋更了解我俩
CollocationB1↩ 01:29
pet peeve
pet peeve
最受不了的小事
-What is Monica's biggest pet peeve ?
——莫妮卡最受不了什么？
CollocationA2↩ 01:32
dressed as someone
dressed as someone
打扮成某人或某物
-Animals dressed as humans. -That's correct.
——打扮成人的动物。——完全正确。
CollocationA2↩ 01:43
get rid of something
get rid of something
除掉、处理掉
-If we win, they have to get rid of the rooster.
——要是我们赢了，他们就得把那只公鸡处理掉。
Pronunciation↩ 01:43
get rid of
of 弱成 /əv/，rid 咬住
-If we win, they have to get rid of the rooster.
——要是我们赢了，他们就得把那只公鸡处理掉。
SlangB2↩ 01:52
transponster
现编的假职业——当场瞎编的词，不是真职称
-Oh, oh, he's a transponds-- transponster !
——哦，哦，他是个传声——传声怪！
SlangA2↩ 02:02
Whoo
欢呼、耶——赢了或起哄时喊，书面不用
-Yes! - Whoo !
——赢了！——哇哦！
CollocationA2↩ 02:15
a set of something
a set of something
一组、一套
Each team will answer a set of trivia questions, okay?
每队要答一组冷知识题，好吗？
CollocationA2↩ 02:28
go first
go first
先开始、先出手
-Now the coin toss to see who goes first .
——现在掷硬币，看谁先答。
CollocationB1↩ 02:34
call it
call it
猜硬币正反面
掷硬币时喊正面还是反面，不是打电话
-Okay, somebody call it this time.
——好了，这次得有人猜正反。
GrammarB2↩ 02:49
demanded he read it
虚拟语气：demand (that) he read：动词用原形，不是 reads。
"Rachel wrote Ross a letter and demanded he read it
「瑞秋给罗斯写过一封信，要求他必须读完
CollocationA2↩ 02:53
get back together
get back together
复合、重新在一起
before they got back together .
才能复合。
SlangA2↩ 02:57
Damn
该死、糟糕——轻度咒骂，表认栽或懊恼
- Damn .
——该死。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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IdiomB1↩ 00:04
drop the ball
搞砸、失手
In the scene主持人问扔球那场能不能掉，演员立刻把规矩接上。
If you forget the slides, you drop the ball for the whole team.你要是忘了幻灯片，整队都让你砸了。
In daily life
交接班Don't drop the ball on the night orders.夜班订单别搞砸。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:07
get in on
掺和进来一起做
In the scene扔球本是两个人，后来全组都挤进来玩。
The intern heard the bet and got in on it.实习生听说有赌，也挤进来了。
In daily life
办公室赌If you're starting a pool, I want to get in on it.要是开盘，我也要掺一脚。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:29
pet peeve
最受不了的小事
In the scene测验第一题问莫妮卡最烦什么，答案是扮成人的动物。
People who leave wet spoons in the sugar are my pet peeve.湿勺子插进糖罐，是我最受不了的。
In daily life
吐槽室友Loud chewing is his biggest pet peeve.大声嚼东西是他最受不了的。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:53
speak for yourself
你别代表我说话
In the scene有人说我们没长个所以舞台不可能变小，另一人立刻拆台。
Speak for yourself. I actually liked the new schedule.你别代表我。新排班我其实挺喜欢。
In daily life
聚餐点菜Speak for yourself. I'm getting dessert.你别代表我。我要甜点。
above my level
PunB2↩ 01:52
transponster
瞎编的职业名
In the scene瑞秋答不出钱德勒的工作，现场拼出一个假词，测验当场崩。
He called himself a spreadsheet wrangler. That's not a job title.他自称表格驯兽师。那根本不是职称。
In daily life
吐槽简历She wrote 'vibe architect' on the form. Not a real role.她在表上写“氛围建筑师”。不是真岗位。
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IronyB1↩ 00:51
we haven't grown
我们又没长个
In the scene有人觉得舞台变小了，立刻用“我们没长高”堵回去。
The office didn't shrink. We just remember it bigger.办公室没缩小。只是记忆里它更大。
In daily life
回母校The hallway looks tiny. We haven't grown, the building has.走廊看着好小。不是我们长了，是楼矮了。
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SwearingA2↩ 02:57
damn
该死、糟糕
In the scene男生听到瑞秋那封信有多少页，脱口一声骂，已经知道要输。
Damn. I left the keys in the other bag.该死。钥匙落在另一个包里了。
In daily life
看成绩Damn. I was two points short.该死。我差两分。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“and you couldn't drop the ball? -Couldn't drop the ball, yeah.”
而且球绝对不能掉？——对，球不能掉。
Why it's great
同一句连问带答，把玩笑钉成不能失手的现场规矩。
Pattern
couldn't drop the ball
When to use
强调某件事绝对不能失手、搞砸时。
Similar
We couldn't mess this up. ／ Don't drop the ball on this.
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informal
Shadowing tip
couldn't 吞 t，两个 drop 都咬死，yeah 落下。
Use it yourself
会前叮嘱The client's in the room. We can't drop the ball.客户就在屋里。这回绝对不能砸。
“-Yeah, but that quiz was really fun and really devastating.”
是啊，但那场测验特别好玩，也特别伤人。
Why it's great
fun 和 devastating 并排，赢的痛快和输的惨绑在一句里。
Pattern
really A and really B
When to use
一件事又过瘾又伤人、两个情绪同时成立时。
Similar
It was hilarious and brutal. ／ Fun at the time, painful after.
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informal
Shadowing tip
两个 really 平行，devastating 拉长再沉。
Use it yourself
复盘比赛That overtime was really fun and really devastating.那场加时特别过瘾，也特别伤人。
“-We were inseparable, all of us.”
我们分不开，所有人。
Why it's great
一个词把十年六人粘死，后面 all of us 再钉一遍。
Pattern
We were inseparable.
When to use
回忆一段谁也不缺席的亲密关系时。
Similar
We did everything together. ／ You couldn't split us up.
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literary
Shadowing tip
inseparable 重音在 sep，all of us 轻轻补上。
Use it yourself
怀念室友Freshman year we were inseparable, the whole floor.大一那年我们分不开，整层楼都是。