英语PK台 第900期:跟《老友记》学美语(18)

 地点：钱德勒公寓
人物：乔伊，钱德勒，艾迪
事件：乔伊准备告诉钱德勒他想搬回来住，却发现钱德勒找到了新室友。

剧情片段
Chandler: So uhh, how’s the palace?
钱德勒：那么，啊，皇宫生活过得怎么样了?
Joey: You know it’s funny you should mention that ’cause I was thinking... What’s with the boxes?
乔伊：你知道吗，真是有意思，你竟然提起这个，因为我在想……这些箱子怎么回事？
Chandler: Oh, uhh, actually I uh, have some news.
钱德勒：哦，啊，事实上，我有个消息。
Eddie: Hey Chan, is that Joey guy gonna come by① and pick up② his moose hat or should I just toss¹ it out③?
艾迪：嘿，钱，那个乔伊会回来拿他的麋鹿帽吗？还是我把它直接扔了？
Chandler: Well, uh, why don’t you ask him yourself. Joey, this is my new roommate Eddie.
钱德勒：这个，你何不自己问他呢？乔伊，这是我的新室友艾迪。
Eddie: Nice to meet ya.
艾迪：幸会。
Joey: Likewise. Uh, I’ll take that. It’s what I came for④1. So, this is new. Where’d you two meet?
乔伊：彼此。那我把这个带走了，我就是回来拿这个的。那么，这就是新闻，你们是在哪儿认识的？
Eddie: At the uh, supermarket, in the uh, ethnic² food section. I helped him pick out⑤ a chorizo⑥.
艾迪：我们在超市的民族食品区，我帮他挑西班牙香肠。
Joey: Wow. 2
乔伊：哇。
Chandler: Well you know, we got to talking and uh, he said he needed a place and I had a spare room.
钱德勒：之后我们开始聊，他说要找地方住，而我又刚好有一个空房。
Joey: Oh, now it’s a spare room3?
乔伊：噢，现在我那房间成了空房了？
Chandler: Well yeah, in that it’s not being used and I... have it to spare.
钱德勒：是啊，那房间没有人用，我……就把它空了出来。
Joey: Well I uh, got what I came for. I’ll uh, I’ll see you guys4.
乔伊：我拿到我要的了，咱们改天见了。

1 toss   

n./v.突然抬起，摇摆，扔

参考例句：

• Let's toss to see who pays it.让我们来掷钱币决定谁付账吧。
• The matter made him toss in the bed.那件事使他在床上翻来覆去。

2 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。