让我大为震撼
And then hearing all of you for the first time, I -- that blew me away. -That's what I remember.Friends: The Reunion · 2021 — 第 8 / 25 章 · 3'03" · B2
重聚聊当年选角：down to the wire
几位主创回忆当年怎么挑出这六个人：见了无数人，还经历两个半月一个都没选中的空窗，一句 cast no one（一个都没选到）透着煎熬。等到 Matt 一进来，the lines felt funny（这些台词突然好笑了）——同样的话，人到对了才成立。想聊招人、面试、组队，这段最值得学。
发生了什么
这是重聚特辑里主创回忆选角的一段。要凑齐这六个人比想象中难：他们见了 a gazillion people（无数人），还碰上两个半月一个人都没定下来的空窗，一句 cast no one（一个都没选到）把当时的煎熬说得很实在。演罗斯的大卫是求来的，主创还得 beg him and beseech him（求他再求他）；丽莎一进来就 nailed the audition（试镜发挥完美），后来马特更是 down to the wire（拼到最后一刻）才拿下乔伊。想聊招聘、面试、组队挑人，这段的表达直接能用。
这场戏看什么
- 同一句词换人就不笑
- 先以为顺了再空窗
- 送礼篮两人说法不一
留意这几个短语
down to the wirenailed the auditionon a rollkill it
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down to the wire
拼到最后一刻；到最后一秒才见分晓
讲马特一路拼到最后一轮，还在电视台和另一位演员同场竞争。
The vote went down to the wire.投票一直拼到最后一刻才见分晓。
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- nailed the audition
试镜发挥完美
- on a roll
顺风顺水；连战连捷
- kill it
表现炸裂；大获成功
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blew me away 里 me 弱化为 /mi/，三个词黏成 /bluːmiəˈweɪ/，中间不留缝。
And then hearing all of you for the first time, I -- that blew me away. -That's what I remember.选角选得完美
-I just thought everyone was so perfectly cast.比……更是如此
much more so than I think we expected it to be.比较级结构：more so than 是比较结构，so 代替前面说过的内容，意思是比预想的还要难得多。用 so 能避免重复前一句的形容词。
much more so than I think we expected it to be.than 弱读，much more so 三个词连成一气。
much more so than I think we expected it to be.无数人
-We saw approximately a gazillion people.无数人；海量的人——口语夸张说法，说数量极多；正式场合宜改说非常多。
-We saw approximately a gazillion people.过去将来时：wasn't going to be 表示从过去某点看将来不会发生的事。这里说很多平行版本里根本不会是这六个人，语气带点后怕。
-There are so many different scenarios where it wasn't going to be these six people.一直留在我们脑子里
-His hangdog expression stuck with us.一般过去时：stuck 在这里是过去式，表示那张丧脸一直留在我们脑子里。用它形容印象甩不掉，很形象。
-His hangdog expression stuck with us.在我们心里
So when we started doing Ross, that was in our minds.很糟的经历
He's had a miserable experience doing another show.搬回某地
He's moved back to Chicago to just do theater.完全不记得
-I have no recollection of the gift basket.答应加入
And he -- he came on board.一堆
We saw a bunch of women who read Phoebe, and it was nothing.写剧本又做制片
And meanwhile, my husband, Jeffrey, was writing and producing on "Mad About You," and he said,别的什么
Can I get you anything else? -No, thanks. We're fine.拿账单来结账
-Okay, I'm just gonna go get your check, then.更带一点刺；更尖锐
but on "Mad About You," she had more of an edge.试镜发挥完美
主创说丽莎一进来就完美拿下了菲比的试镜。
-Lisa was someone who came in and nailed the audition.不仅
She not only did everything we'd hoped,把本子演得更高级
she elevated the material.顺风顺水；连战连捷
团队连着定下演员后，以为运气来了，正顺风顺水。
And that was at the beginning, so we thought we were on a roll.顺风顺水；连战连捷——口语说连续走好运或状态正好；正式场合也能用，但偏随意。
And that was at the beginning, so we thought we were on a roll.一个都没选到
And then came about two and a half months where we cast no one.这些台词变得好笑了
Then Matt came in and suddenly on him, the lines felt funny.felt 的 t 在嘴里顿住不送气，lines 尾音滑进 felt，合起来像 /ˈlaɪnzfelt/。
Then Matt came in and suddenly on him, the lines felt funny.非常多
-He hadn't done an awful lot.拼到最后一刻；到最后一秒才见分晓
讲马特一路拼到最后一轮，还在电视台和另一位演员同场竞争。
-So Matt went right down to the wire, auditioned at the network, at NBC with another actor,to 与 the 弱读连读，down to the wire 像一串滑过。
-So Matt went right down to the wire, auditioned at the network, at NBC with another actor,表现炸裂；大获成功
主创讲马特一路竞争到最后一轮，在电视台的最终试镜上拿出炸裂表现，用 kill it 说他直接拿下乔伊这个角色。
and he killed it, and he got the part as Joey.表现炸裂；干得漂亮——口语夸人发挥超好，朋友同事间常用；正式场合可改说表现出色。
and he killed it, and he got the part as Joey.最后进了……
But the funny thing about it is the other actor ended up in the show看懂「重聚聊当年选角」
发音重点
- blew me away — blew me away 里 me 弱化为 /mi/，三个词黏成 /bluːmiəˈweɪ/，中间不留缝。
- much more so than — than 弱读，much more so 三个词连成一气。
- the lines felt funny — felt 的 t 在嘴里顿住不送气，lines 尾音滑进 felt，合起来像 /ˈlaɪnzfelt/。
- down to the wire — to 与 the 弱读连读，down to the wire 像一串滑过。
Then Matt came in and suddenly on him, the lines felt funny.后来马特一进来，到他嘴里，这些词突然就好笑了。 用一个 in 的时机和 suddenly 的转折，把演员与台词之间的化学反应说得很准：词还是那些词，换个人就活了。这是选角故事里最漂亮的一句总结。
It would have been such a different show.那就会是完全另一部剧了。 用 would have been 的虚拟语气回头看那些差点发生的替代方案，一句话道尽选角的惊险。简短却让人后脊发凉：经典其实差一点就不存在。
And then came about two and a half months where we cast no one.接着大约有两个半月，我们一个都没选上。 用 And then came 把低谷直接摆上台面，时间一量、数字一出，前面顺风顺水的兴奋立刻落地。讲成败起伏时，这种不加修饰的叙述最有说服力。
And we had to beg him and beseech him.我们得求他，再求他。 beg 和 beseech 两个近义词叠在一起，把低姿态拉到极致，也带出喜剧式的夸张。一个 and 就能让语气从恳求变成可爱。
关于这一章的问题
down to the wire 是什么意思？
意思是「拼到最后一刻、到最后一秒才见分晓」。戏里说马特 went right down to the wire，指他一路竞争到最后一轮才拿到乔伊这个角色。抢名额、赶截止日期都能用。
「试镜发挥完美」英语怎么说？
可以说 nail the audition，nail 有「一锤定音、稳稳拿下」的意思。戏里说丽莎 nailed the audition，就是她一进来就把试镜拿下了。换成面试、登台，也能说 nailed it。
on a roll 形容的是什么状态？
on a roll 是「顺风顺水、连战连捷」。戏里主创说选完第二个演员后 we were on a roll，意思是连着顺利定下人选、觉得自己势头正好。工作和比赛里连续得手都能用。
kill it 是很凶的意思吗？
不是。kill it 是「表现炸裂、大获成功」，也就是把一件事做得特别好。戏里说马特 killed it 才拿下角色，就是他在最后一轮演得特别出彩。上台、面试、比赛都能用。
主创说选角为什么特别难？
他们 saw approximately a gazillion people，也就是看了无数人，中途还有两个半月一个都没定下来。再加上大卫当时已经搬回芝加哥演舞台剧，主创得反复求他，足见要凑齐这六个人有多不易。
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第 11 章tail between my legs求制片放他换剧
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第 14 章got you hooked聊入坑与现场提问
第 15 章down-to-earth猴子总害得剧组重拍
第 16 章cost a fortune聊室内戏拍到脱臼
第 17 章put our heads together把受伤写进剧本
第 18 章beat you to it观众反应改写剧情
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第 22 章calls out to me聊笑声和招牌角色
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