Friends: The Reunion · 2021 — 第 23 / 25 章 · 3'55" · B2

David and Jen's Secret Crush, Explained:two ships passing

The cast reveal a first-season crush that went nowhere: they had feelings for each other, but "it was like two ships passing" since one of them was always taken. Then they rewatch the first kiss, where the reply is a flat "This ship has sailed."

あらすじ

The cast open up about the first season, when two of them had a mutual crush. They admit it was like two ships passing—always one of them in a relationship—so they never crossed the line. The show then revisits Ross and Rachel's coffee-house first kiss, ending on a cold "This ship has sailed."

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This ship has sailedtwo ships passinghad no right tomajor crush on

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このシーンの表現

two ships passing

像两艘擦肩而过的船;有缘无分

两位演员说当年彼此喜欢,却因为总有一方在恋爱而一再错过。

We kept missing each other, like two ships passing.

このシーンの他の表現

  • This ship has sailed

    船已经开走了;机会已经错过

  • had no right to

    没有权利;不该

  • major crush on

    对……特别迷恋;狠狠地暗恋

このシーンのメモ一覧

67 行のセリフに 41 件のメモ

表現 · B2have a crush on someone-Yeah, the first season, we -- I had a major crush on Jen.
発音a major crush on

flap

-Yeah, the first season, we -- I had a major crush on Jen.
表現 · B2crush hard on someonewe were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing
表現 · C1like two ships passingwe were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing
発音two ships passing

elision

we were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing
スラング · B2crushing hard onwe were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing
表現 · B1be in a relationshipbecause one of us was always in a relationship.
表現 · B2cross a boundarySo -- And we never crossed that boundary.
文法 · B2we never crossed that boundary

past simple

So -- And we never crossed that boundary.
表現 · B1respect somethingYou know, we respected that.
スラング · B2BullshitAnd -- but we both -- -Bullshit.
表現 · B2be such a bummer"It's going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I
表現 · B1on national televisionactually kiss is gonna be on national television."
表現 · B2sure enoughSure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop. -Hang on, so --
表現 · A2in a coffee shopSure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop. -Hang on, so --
発音Sure enough

liaison

Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop. -Hang on, so --
表現 · C1blow someone's mind-Is this blowing anyone else's mind?
表現 · A2in the coffee house-That scene in the coffee house when their first kiss,
表現 · C1be palpableThe tension, it was just palpable.
表現 · A2be great actorsI'm so glad you guys didn't because I don't know -- well, you would've just been great actors.
文法 · B2would've just been

subjunctive

I'm so glad you guys didn't because I don't know -- well, you would've just been great actors.
表現 · B1that was somethingBut, man, that was something. -Yeah, we were really just not great actors.
表現 · B2have no right to do something-You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me.
表現 · B2have feelings for someone-You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me.
発音feelings for me

weak form

-You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me.
表現 · B1find out about something-What? -I was doing great with Julie before I found out about you.
表現 · B1should have done something-Well, then you should have said something before I met her.
表現 · B1how come ...And how come you never said anything to me?
表現 · A2hang out-Right, because you only had a year and we only hung out every night.
表現 · B2things get in the wayYou know, and it's not like I didn't -- I didn't try, Rachel, but things got in the way,
表現 · B1have a pointAnd do you even have a point?
表現 · C1that ship has sailedOkay? I'm happy. This ship has sailed.
文法 · C1This ship has sailed

present perfect

Okay? I'm happy. This ship has sailed.
発音ship has sailed

liaison

Okay? I'm happy. This ship has sailed.
スラング · C1This ship has sailedOkay? I'm happy. This ship has sailed.
表現 · B2put away feelingsYou can just sort of put away feelings or whatever the hell it was that you felt for me?
表現 · B2whatever the hell ...You can just sort of put away feelings or whatever the hell it was that you felt for me?
表現 · B1since ...-Hey, I've been doing it since the ninth grade.
表現 · B2be good at somethingI've gotten pretty damn good at it.
表現 · B2be startled to seeWhen she looks up, she's startled to see Ross at the door staring back at her.
表現 · C1hold someone's gazeThey hold each other's gaze.

「David and Jen's Secret Crush」を読み解く

What's really going on

Two things are happening at once here: a candid confession and a scene that dramatizes it. The confession is careful—"we were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing"—and the excuse is timing: "one of us was always in a relationship." What makes it land is that they didn't waste the feeling; they say they channeled it into Ross and Rachel, which is exactly what the coffee-house scene shows. There, the same missed-timing idea comes back sharpened: "This ship has sailed." The scene pairs the real people's restraint with the characters' regret, so the on-screen kiss reads as both fiction and memory.

Theme

RomanceA mutual off-screen crush and an on-screen kiss both hinge on timing.
HeartbreakThe coffee-house argument shows the ache of feelings confessed too late.

発音のポイント

  • a major crush on — flap
  • two ships passing — elision
  • Sure enough — liaison
  • feelings for me — weak form
Okay? I'm happy. This ship has sailed.

She tells him the chance is gone and she won't reconsider.

-But so we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.

They poured their real feelings into playing the two characters.

It's too late. I'm with somebody else.

She's moved on and says his timing is past.

'Cause I don't need your stupid ship.

She throws his own line back at him out of anger.

このシーンについての質問

Did David and Jennifer actually date during Friends?

They say they had a mutual crush in the first season, but they never acted on it. One of them says it was like two ships passing, because one of them was always in a relationship.

What does "two ships passing" mean in this scene?

It describes two people who feel the same way but keep missing each other, never single at the same time. Here it explains why the off-screen crush never turned into a relationship.

Why does Rachel say "This ship has sailed"?

In the coffee-house scene she's telling Ross it's too late and she's happy with someone else. The line means the chance has passed and she won't go back on it.

Why is Ross angry in the coffee house?

He finds out Rachel knew about his feelings and feels she had no right to tell him, since he was doing fine with Julie before. She fires back that he never said anything either.

Did the real feelings help them play Ross and Rachel?

They suggest so: they say they channeled all their adoration for each other into the characters, and another cast member jokes that watching the first-kiss scene is easier because they were "just not great actors."

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