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刚自立又还没孩子，人生就那么一段
Friends: The Reunion · 2021
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Everything you need before watchingThe three creators introduce themselves: Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane. Friends, they say, came from their twenties in New York — a tight circle trying to make a living and find love. The pitch is one sentence: that time when friends are family. Then the six walk the apartment set, knock for once, find the chairs, and laugh about never getting up. Watch an origin story turn into a reunion joke.
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Kevin Brightexecutive producer
玛
Marta Kauffmanco-creator
大
David Craneco-creator
马
Matt LeBlanclead actor
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David Schwimmerlead actor
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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-I'm the executive producer
-我是执行制片人
00:02
and sometimes director of "Friends."
有时也担任《老友记》的导演。
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My name is Kevin Bright.
我叫凯文·布莱特。
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-I'm co-creator, executive producer,
-我是联合创作者、执行制片人，
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and writer Marta Kauff man .
也是编剧玛尔塔·考夫曼。
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-I'm the co-creator and executive producer of "Friends."
-我是《老友记》的联合创作者兼执行制片人。
00:18
I'm David Crane.
我是大卫·克兰。
00:22
Marta and I spent our 20s living in New York.
玛尔塔和我二十多岁都住在纽约。
00:25
We had a tight circle of friends .
我们有一小圈很铁的朋友。
00:28
-There we were in our 20s in New York
-我们二十多岁就待在纽约
00:30
trying to make a living and find love.
一边谋生，一边找爱。
00:34
-And we thought that could be a show.
-我们就想，这能拍成一部剧。
00:37
-We drew on relatives of ours and friends of ours
-我们从亲戚和朋友身上取材
00:40
and names were --
名字呢——
00:42
We named Chandler after a friend of mine.
钱德勒这个名字，取自我一个朋友。
00:43
I mean, we definitely pulled from our lives .
我是说，我们确实是从自己的生活里掏的。
00:46
-We really were intrigued with the idea
-我们当时特别着迷于这个想法：
00:48
of doing a true ensemble.
做一部真正的群像剧。
00:50
It's not like there's a lead and they have friends.
不是有个主角，然后他再有一帮朋友。
00:52
No, it's just about the friends.
不，讲的就是这帮朋友。
00:55
We're following all of their stories equally,
我们平等地跟进每个人的故事，
00:58
which we felt like we hadn't seen before .
这种做法我们觉得以前没见过。
01:00
The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life
一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段
01:04
when your friends are your family .
朋友就是你的家人。
01:11
- Want to see this area? -Yeah.
-想看看这边吗？ -想。
01:13
-[ Laughs ] I knew you were gonna do it.
-［笑］我就知道你会这样。
01:17
-When did you knock?
-你什么时候敲门了？
01:18
-Only in the reunion.
-只有重聚这一次。
01:22
Wow-ee .
哇塞。
01:23
Oh, the beam is back.
哦，那根梁又回来了。
01:28
-Memories just flashed back
-记忆一下子涌回来
01:30
of, like, jokes coming out of the bathroom.
比如从卫生间里抛出来的那些笑话。
01:32
-I know, the bathroom. -"Oh, do not --"
-我知道，卫生间。 -「哦，别——」
01:34
Just, like, stupid things that you would do.
就是那种你会干的蠢事。
01:39
-Oh.
-哦。
01:41
-Did you go next door ?
-你去隔壁了吗？
01:44
- I have not . -Come on.
-还没有。 -走吧。
01:46
-What's back here?
-后面是什么？
01:48
-Look at the chairs. The chairs are here.
-看这些椅子。椅子还在。
01:52
Ohh, yeah, oh, yeah.
哦，对，哦，对。
01:55
- These I think can be operated by just one person.
-这些我感觉一个人就能操作。
01:58
But back then , we had three per camera.
但那时候，每台摄像机要三个人。
02:00
It was a huge crew.
剧组非常庞大。
02:02
Four cameras, like, the choreography was incredible.
四台摄像机，走位编排简直了。
02:06
-Ohhh. -Ohhh.
-哦—— -哦——
02:08
-Ohh. Ohh.
-哦。哦。
02:12
Do you remember the episode where
你还记得那一集吗
02:13
we never got out of the chairs?
我们从头到尾都没离开椅子？
02:15
-Yeah.
-记得。
02:17
-Pizza's on the way .
-披萨在路上了。
02:18
I told you we wouldn't have to get up.
我就说咱们不用起来。
02:21
-But you remember the beginning of the week
-可你还记得那周开头
02:22
after the table draft, you came to me and you go,
围桌读本之后，你跑来跟我说，
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"It's so stupid."
「这也太蠢了。」
02:25
I was like, "Yeah, but that's the brilliance."
我当时就说：「对啊，妙就妙在这儿。」
02:27
And you were like, "Maybe we can have fun with this ."
然后你就说：「也许咱们能拿这个玩出花来。」
02:29
And then we had a blast .
后来我们玩得超级嗨。
02:30
-What if we have to pee ?
-那要是想上厕所呢？
02:36
-I'll cancel the sodas.
-那汽水我给退了。
02:39
-Oh, they're sitting in their chairs.
-哦，他们坐在椅子上呢。
02:40
-No, they aren't. Are they really?
-没有吧。他们真坐着？
02:45
-Oh, Matty, it's good to see you, man .
-哦，马特，见到你真好，兄弟。
02:47
-This is great.
-太棒了。
02:48
-Schwimmer, the episode where you guys were throwing a ball
-施维默，那一集你们一直在扔球
02:52
and the whole time , you couldn't drop the ball.
从头到尾都不能把球掉了。
02:54
-I don't remember that.
-我不记得这事。
02:56
-Let me ask the boys. -What kind of ball?
-我去问问那帮男生。 -什么样的球？
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-It was like a Nerf ball.
-好像是个软弹球。
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Hey, guys. Hey, do you remember the one
嘿，各位。嘿，你们还记得那一集吗
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where you guys were throwing a ball back and forth
就是你们来回扔球的那集
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:25
a tight circle of friends
a tight circle of friends
一群很铁的朋友
We had a tight circle of friends .
我们有一小圈很铁的朋友。
Pronunciation↩ 00:25
circle of friends
of 弱成 /əv/，听成 circle-uh-friends。
We had a tight circle of friends .
我们有一小圈很铁的朋友。
CollocationA2↩ 00:30
make a living
make a living
谋生、赚钱过日子
trying to make a living and find love.
一边谋生，一边找爱。
CollocationB1↩ 00:37
draw on someone / something
draw on someone / something
取材于、拿…当材料
-We drew on relatives of ours and friends of ours
-我们从亲戚和朋友身上取材
GrammarB1↩ 00:37
relatives of ours and friends of ours
双重属格：a friend of ours=我们的一个朋友，强调其中之一，比 our friends 更松。
-We drew on relatives of ours and friends of ours
-我们从亲戚和朋友身上取材
CollocationA2↩ 00:42
name someone after someone
name someone after someone
用某人的名字来命名
We named Chandler after a friend of mine.
钱德勒这个名字，取自我一个朋友。
CollocationB1↩ 00:43
pull from something
pull from something
从…里掏材料、取材
I mean, we definitely pulled from our lives .
我是说，我们确实是从自己的生活里掏的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
be intrigued with something
be intrigued with something
对某想法很着迷、被勾住
-We really were intrigued with the idea
-我们当时特别着迷于这个想法：
GrammarB1↩ 00:50
It's not like there's a lead
It's not like 从句：It's not like + 句子，用来否定一种常见误会：不是主角带一帮配角。
It's not like there's a lead and they have friends.
不是有个主角，然后他再有一帮朋友。
GrammarB1↩ 00:58
which we felt like we hadn't seen before
非限定定语从句：which 指前面整件事：平等跟每个人的故事。felt like 后再套一层宾语从句。
which we felt like we hadn't seen before .
这种做法我们觉得以前没见过。
CollocationB1↩ 01:00
a one-sentence pitch
a one-sentence pitch
一句话就能说完的卖点
The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life
一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段
CollocationA2↩ 01:00
that time in someone's life
that time in someone's life
人生里的那一个阶段
这里指刚自立、朋友当家人、还没成家的那段青春
The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life
一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段
Pronunciation↩ 01:00
one-sentence pitch
复合词重音在 one，pitch 再顿一下。
The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life
一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段
GrammarA2↩ 01:04
when your friends are your family
时间状语从句：when 接一整句，给上一句的 that time 补上是哪一段人生。
when your friends are your family .
朋友就是你的家人。
Pronunciation↩ 01:11
Want to see
Want to 常并成 wanna，t 几乎听不见。
- Want to see this area? -Yeah.
-想看看这边吗？ -想。
GrammarA2↩ 01:13
I knew you were gonna do it
宾语从句：knew 后面整句当宾语：我早知道你会这么干。
-[ Laughs ] I knew you were gonna do it.
-［笑］我就知道你会这样。
Pronunciation↩ 01:13
gonna do it
gonna 吞成 /ɡənə/，do it 连成 /duwɪt/。
-[ Laughs ] I knew you were gonna do it.
-［笑］我就知道你会这样。
SlangA2↩ 01:13
gonna
将要（going to）——口语弱读，邮件和考试写作写 going to
-[ Laughs ] I knew you were gonna do it.
-［笑］我就知道你会这样。
SlangA2↩ 01:22
Wow-ee
哇塞、好厉害——看见惊喜时的拖长感叹，书面别用
Wow-ee .
哇塞。
CollocationB1↩ 01:28
flash back
flash back
往事一下子涌上来
-Memories just flashed back
-记忆一下子涌回来
CollocationA2↩ 01:41
next door
next door
隔壁
-Did you go next door ?
-你去隔壁了吗？
Pronunciation↩ 01:44
I have not
not 加重，对比别人已经去过隔壁。
- I have not . -Come on.
-还没有。 -走吧。
GrammarB2↩ 01:55
These I think can be operated
宾语前置插入语：These 提前当话题，I think 插在中间，再说 can be operated。
- These I think can be operated by just one person.
-这些我感觉一个人就能操作。
CollocationA2↩ 01:58
back then
back then
那时候、当年
But back then , we had three per camera.
但那时候，每台摄像机要三个人。
Pronunciation↩ 02:12
Do you remember
Do you 弱成 /djə/，重音在 remember。
Do you remember the episode where
你还记得那一集吗
CollocationA2↩ 02:13
get out of something
get out of something
从某处起来、离开
we never got out of the chairs?
我们从头到尾都没离开椅子？
CollocationA2↩ 02:17
be on the way
be on the way
在路上、马上到
-Pizza's on the way .
-披萨在路上了。
CollocationA2↩ 02:21
the beginning of something
the beginning of something
某段时间的开头
-But you remember the beginning of the week
-可你还记得那周开头
CollocationA2↩ 02:27
have fun with something
have fun with something
拿某事找乐子、玩出花来
And you were like, "Maybe we can have fun with this ."
然后你就说：「也许咱们能拿这个玩出花来。」
CollocationB1↩ 02:29
have a blast
have a blast
玩得很嗨
And then we had a blast .
后来我们玩得超级嗨。
Pronunciation↩ 02:29
had a blast
had a 的 d 弹成美式 flap，像 /hæɾə/。
And then we had a blast .
后来我们玩得超级嗨。
SlangA2↩ 02:30
pee
撒尿、上厕所——熟人玩笑，正式场合说 use the restroom
-What if we have to pee ?
-那要是想上厕所呢？
SlangA2↩ 02:45
man
兄弟、嘿（称呼）——熟人间打招呼的尾巴，对上司别用
-Oh, Matty, it's good to see you, man .
-哦，马特，见到你真好，兄弟。
CollocationA2↩ 02:52
the whole time
the whole time
从头到尾、一直
and the whole time , you couldn't drop the ball.
从头到尾都不能把球掉了。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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VocabularyB1↩ 01:00
one-sentence pitch
一句话卖点
In the scene凯文把整部《老友记》收成一句给投资人听的卖点。
Give me your one-sentence pitch before I open the deck.打开幻灯片之前，先给我一句话卖点。
In daily life
创业路演Our one-sentence pitch is cheaper groceries on the same day.我们的一句话卖点是：当天送到的更便宜菜。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:30
make a living
谋生、赚钱过日子
In the scene创作者回忆二十多岁在纽约：一边糊口，一边找对象。
She makes a living teaching piano on weekends.她靠周末教钢琴过日子。
In daily life
聊职业It's hard to make a living as a new illustrator.当新人插画师很难谋生。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:29
have a blast
玩得很嗨、超开心
In the scene围读时有人嫌坐着不起身太蠢，拍完反而玩疯了。
The reunion picnic was chaotic, but we had a blast.重聚野餐一团乱，可我们玩疯了。
In daily life
周末出游Karaoke till midnight. We had a blast.唱到半夜。我们玩得超嗨。
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DiscourseA2↩ 02:25
i was like
我当时就说/就想
In the scene凯文转述当年围读后的争执：对方嫌蠢，他回妙就在蠢。
She was like, we should just ship it, and I was like, not without tests.她就说不如直接上线，我当时就说没测试不行。
In daily life
转述吵架He was like, I'm fine, but his voice wasn't.他就说我没事，可声音不像没事。
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IronyB1↩ 02:25
that's the brilliance
妙就妙在这儿
In the scene有人说整集不起身太蠢，凯文把「蠢」直接翻成高明。
The budget is tiny. That's the brilliance — we have to invent.预算少得可怜。妙就妙在这儿——我们只能自己发明。
In daily life
给方案翻盘It's only three slides. That's the brilliance. Nobody can hide.一共三页。妙就妙在这儿。谁也藏不住。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:37
draw on
取材于、借鉴
In the scene玛尔塔说角色名字和故事都从亲戚朋友身上抽。
The novel draws on her years as a night-shift nurse.这部小说取材于她当夜班护士的那些年。
In daily life
写年终总结Draw on last quarter's numbers, not the rumor.用上季度的数字，别用传闻。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:52
drop the ball
搞砸；字面掉球
In the scene有人提起扔软弹球那集：整集球都不能落地，这里是字面。
If you forget the visa appointment, you drop the ball.签证预约你要是忘了，就搞砸了。
In daily life
交接工作Don't drop the ball on the client call at four.四点客户电话别搞砸。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life”
一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段
Why it's great
把十年青春压成一句 pitch，又像广告词又像人生定义。
Pattern
The one-sentence pitch is it's about + 阶段。
When to use
用一句话概括一段经历、一个项目时。
Similar
In one sentence, it's about... ／ The short version is...
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literary
Shadowing tip
pitch 稍顿，that time 放慢咬清。
Use it yourself
介绍项目The one-sentence pitch is it's about first jobs in a new city.一句话卖点就是：它讲的是刚到新城市的第一份工作。
“when your friends are your family.”
朋友就是你的家人。
Why it's great
friends / family 对仗，一句把羁绊说死。
Pattern
when your A are your B.
When to use
讲某阶段里谁真正撑着你时。
Similar
Your friends become your family. ／ They're the family you choose.
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literary
Shadowing tip
friends 和 family 两处一样重。
Use it yourself
毕业聚餐That year, your roommates are your family.那一年，室友就是你的家人。
“I was like, "Yeah, but that's the brilliance."”
我当时就说：「对啊，妙就妙在这儿。」
Why it's great
先认蠢，再把蠢翻成高明，口语转述很利落。
Pattern
I was like, yeah, but that's the + 优点。
When to use
别人嫌主意傻、你觉得妙就在傻时。
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That's the genius of it. ／ The dumb part is the point.
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informal
Shadowing tip
like 轻轻带过，brilliance 拉长下落。
Use it yourself
讨论方案I was like, yeah, but that's the charm of a handwritten note.我当时就说，对啊，手写便条的魅力就在这儿。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 一句话卖点陈词
-We really were intrigued with the idea of doing a true ensemble. It's not like there's a lead and they have friends. No, it's just about the friends. We're following all of their stories equally, which we felt like we hadn't seen before. The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.
-我们当时特别着迷于这个想法： 做一部真正的群像剧。 不是有个主角，然后他再有一帮朋友。 不，讲的就是这帮朋友。 我们平等地跟进每个人的故事， 这种做法我们觉得以前没见过。 一句话卖点就是：它讲的是人生那一段 朋友就是你的家人。
从群像结构说到人生阶段，收在 friends are family。