老友记精校版第1季 第27期:飞来横财(4)

 　　Joey: So when do we get to meet the guy?

　　那什么带回来让我们认识认识？

　　Ross: Yeah.

　　是啊

　　Monica: Let's see, today's Monday...Never.

　　我想想，今天星期一…… 永远不。

　　All: Oh, come on! Come on!

　　哦，拜托！不要这样嘛！

　　Monica: No. No. Not after what happened with Steve.

　　不，从Steve那次后，就再无可能了。

　　Chandler: What are you talking about? We love Schhteve! Schhteve was schhexy! ..

　　你在说什么？我们都爱Schhteve，Schhteve很性感！

　　Chandler: Sorry.

　　抱歉。

　　Monica: Look, I don't even know how I feel about him yet. Just give me a chance to figure¹ that out.

　　各位，我连自己对他有什么感觉都还不知道，给我点时间想清楚。

　　Rachel: Well, then can we meet him?

　　到时候我们能见见他了？

　　Monica: Nope. Sorry.

　　不。抱--歉！

　　Ross: Joey, Joey, Let it go.

　　Joey，放过他吧。

　　Monica: Why should I let them meet him? I mean, I bring a guy home, and within² five minutes they're all over him.

　　我意思是，为什么我要让他们认识他？我带个人回家，他们会在5分钟内蜂拥而上。

　　They're like coyotes, picking off the weak members of the herd³.

　　他们就像土狼一样专找牧群中的弱小下手。

　　Paula: Listen. As someone who's seen more than her fair share of bad beef, I'll tell you: that is not such a terrible thing.

　　听着，不只是看过自己盘里的坏牛肉（不愉快的场面我见多了）我要告诉你：这并不是那么糟糕。

　　Come on, Mon, they're your friends, they're just looking out after you.

　　我的意思是，他们是你的朋友，他们只是在旁边替你留神。

　　Monica: I know. I just wish that once, I'd bring a guy home that they actually liked.

　　这我知道。我只是希望带一个他们真正满意的男人回家。

　　Paula: Well, you do realize the odds⁴ of that happening are a little slimmer if they never get to meet the guy. .

　　你知道的，他的机会会更渺茫的…… 如果他们根本就没见过这小伙。

　　Monica: I know. I know. Mind if I whimper a little bit?

　　我知道，我知道。能让我小声的哭一下吗？

　　Paula: Whimper.

　　哭吧。

　　Monica: Okay, I'm done.

　　好，哭完了。

　　Joey: Let it go, Ross.

　　让这事过去吧，Ross。

　　Ross: Yeah, well, you didn't know Chi Chi.

　　是啊，可你不了解Chi Chi。

　　Monica: Do you all promise?

　　你们都保证？

　　All: Yeah! We promise! We'll be good!

　　对，我们保证，我们会很好！

　　Monica: Chandler? Do you promise to be good?

　　Chandler你呢？你答应会很好？

　　Joey: You can come in, but your filtertipped little buddy⁵ has to stay outside!

　　你可以进来了，但是你的烟屁股朋友得呆在外面。

　　Ross: Hey, Pheebs.

　　喂，Pheeb。

1 figure   

n.数字，算术，图解；轮廓；vi.计算，出现，扮演角色；vt.计算在内，估计，推测，认为

参考例句：

• I will check up the figure.我来核对一下这个数字。
• I'm watching my figure.我一直注意保持身材。

2 within   

n.内部，里头；adv.在内部，在内心里；prep.在…之内

参考例句：

• The work must be done within the given time.这个工作必须在规定的时间内完成。
• Within two weeks,she gained five pounds in weight.两周内她的体重增加了5磅。

3 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

4 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

5 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！