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《老友记》第一季第九集：Underdog Gets Away（气球飞走了）
播出时间：1994年11月17日
剧情简介：因为去看游行中超级大气球飞上天，莫妮卡第一次置办的感恩节大餐烧糊了。乔伊一不当心就成了宣传防止性病传播海报男主角。罗斯不甘示弱唱歌给他未出世的宝宝听。
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[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is confronting her boss, Terry.]
Rachel: Terry, I, I, I know that I haven't worked here very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got a $100 advance in my salary（预支100美元的薪水）?
Terry: An advance?
Rachel: It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. See, every year we go skiing in Vail, and normally my father pays for my ticket, but I sort of started the whole independence thing, you know, which is actually why I took this job.
我们都比较熟悉so...that句型，也比较熟悉to do sth so that+从句的形式，这里so that使用方式在口语中也比较常见，也是表达因果关系的联词。
Vail:剧中瑞秋攒钱想和家人一起去韦尔(Vail)度感恩节假。韦尔是美国最著名的两个滑雪圣地之一，在丹佛市附近。它的特色是滑雪山坡离市区很近，从家中穿上滑雪鞋就可去滑雪。此外，它夏天还有音乐会，因此成为美国富人云集的度假胜地。
Terry: Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart. You're a terrible, terrible waitress. Really, really awful.
Rachel: Ok, I, I hear what you're sayin'. I'm with you（我同意你）. Um, but I, but I'm trying really hard. And I think I'm doing better. I really do. Does anybody need coffee? (everyone in the place raises their hand) Oh, look at that.
Opening Credits
[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is approaching a customer.]
Rachel: Excuse me, sir. Hi, you come in here all time. I was just wondering, do you think there's a possibility that you could give me an advance on my tips（预支小费）?
Guy: Huh?
Rachel: Ok, ok, that's fine. Fine. Hey, I'm sorry about that spill before. (picks up the tip he leaves) Only $98.50 to go.
(Monica enters.)
Monica: Hey. Ross, did you know Mom and Dad are going to Puerto Rico波多黎各 for Thanksgiving?
本集故事就发生在Thanksgiving（感恩节）的大背景下，这个节日始于1621年。那年秋天，远涉重洋来到美洲的英国移民，为了感谢上帝赐予的丰收，举行了3天的狂欢活动。从此，这一习俗就沿续下来，并逐渐风行各地。1863年，美国总统林肯正式宣布感恩节为国定假日。届时，家家团聚，举国同庆，其盛大、热烈的情形，不亚于中国人过春节，在美国甚至比圣诞节还要隆重，这个节日里面，饭桌上火鸡（Turkey）和南瓜饼(Pumpkin Pie)是必不可少的菜肴，因此又叫火鸡节，这些希望能够在观看的时候慢慢体会。
关于英美的主要节日，这里也做一个介绍：
New Years Day：新年，元旦，1月1日；St.Valentine's Day：圣瓦伦丁节（情人节）2月14日；All Fools's Day or April Fools's Day：愚人节4月1日；Good Friday：耶稣受难日（复活节前的星期五）；Easter：复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日，4月）；Easter Monday复活节后的星期一；Holy Thursday：耶稣升天节（复活节后的40天的星期四）；May Day or Labour Day：五一劳动节；the Spring Bank Holiday：春假（英国5月最后一个星期一）；Mother's Day：母亲节（5月第二个星期日）；Memorial Day：阵亡将士纪念日（美国，5月26日）；Independence Day：美国独立纪念日（7月4日）；the Summer Bank Holiday：夏季公假（英国，8月最后一个星期一）；Columbus Day：哥伦布日（10月12日）；Halloween：万圣节前夕（10月31日）；Hallowmas：万圣节（11月1日）；Armistice day or Veterans Day：第一，二次世界大战的停战纪念日（11月11日）；Thanksgiving Day：感恩节（在美国是11月的第二个星期一）；Christmas Eve：圣诞节前夜（12月24日）；Christmas Day：圣诞节（12月25日）；Boxing Day：节礼日（圣诞节次日，如遇星期日，推迟一天）。
Ross: No, they're not.
Monica: Yes, they are. The Blymens invited them.
Ross: You're wrong.
Monica: I am not wrong.
Ross: You're wrong.
Monica: No, I just talked to them.
Ross: (getting up, upset) I'm calling Mom.
(Joey enters. His face looks abnormally colorful.)
Joey: Hey, hey.
Chandler: Hey.
Phoebe: Hey.
Chandler: And this from the cry-for-help（呼救） department. Are you wearing makeup（涂了化妆品）?
Joey: Yes, I am. As of today, I am officially Joey Tribbiani, actor slash model.
As of 在...时 到...时为止 从...时起 as of today 今天一整天
officially adv.职务上，正式
slash v.斜线 actor slash model 演员兼模特
Chandler: That's so funny, 'cause I was thinking you look more like（大约，差不多，接近） Joey Tribbiani, man slash woman（不男不女）.
Phoebe: What were you modeling for?
Joey: You know those posters for the city free clinic?
Monica: Oh, wow, so you're gonna be one of those "healthy, healthy, healthy guys"?
Phoebe: You know, the asthma guy was really cute.
Chandler: Do you know which one you're gonna be?
Joey: No, but I hear lyme disease is open, so... (crosses fingers)
lyme arthritis 莱姆关节炎（伴有疼痛、发热与皮肤红斑）
Chandler: Good luck, man. I hope you get it.
Joey: Thanks.
(Ross comes back to the couch.)
Ross: (to Monica) Well, you were right. How can they do this to us, huh? It's Thanksgiving.
Monica: Ok, I'll tell you what. How about I cook dinner at my place? I'll make it just like Mom's.
Ross: Will you make the mashed potatoes（马铃薯泥） with the lumps?
mash v.捣碎
Monica: You know, they're not actually supposed to have... (Ross looks at her sheepishly) I'll work on the lumps. Joey, you're going home, right?
Joey: Yeah.
Monica: And I assume想, Chandler, you are still boycotting all the pilgrim holidays.
boycott vt.联合抵制
Boycott 本来是一个人名，后来演变成专有名词，意思是"拒绝出席、拒绝参加、抵制反抗、经济制裁"等。
pilgrim n.圣地朝拜者,清教徒
Chandler: Yes, every single one of them（每一个）.
Monica: Phoebe, you're gonna be with your grandma?
Phoebe: Yes, and her boyfriend. But we're celebrating Thanksgiving in December 'cause he is lunar.
Monica: So you're free Thursday, then.
Phoebe: Yeah. Oh, can I come?
Monica: Yeah. Rach, are you thinking you're gonna make it to Vail?
Rachel: Absolutely. Shoop, shoop, shoop. Only a hundred and two dollars to go.
Chandler: I thought it was $98.50.
Rachel: Yeah, well it was. I, I broke a cup.
Ross: Well, I'm off to Carol's.
Phoebe: Ooh, ooh! Why don't we invite her?
Ross: (mimicking) Ooh, ooh. Because she's my ex-wife, and will probably want to bring her, ooh, ooh, lesbian life partner.
[Scene: Carol and Susan's apartment, Susan is there. Ross enters.]
Ross: Hi, is uh, is Carol here?
Susan: No, she's at a faculty meeting.
faculty n.才能, 本领, 能力, 全体教员, (大学的)系, 科
faculty meeting n.教授会，教员会议
Ross: Oh, I uh, just came by to pick up my skull. Well, not mine, but...
Susan: Come in.
Ross: Thanks. Yeah, Carol borrowed it for a class, and I have to get it back to the museum.
Susan: What's it look like?
Ross: Kinda like a big face without skin.
Susan: Yes, I'm familiar with the concept. We can just look for it.
Ross: Ok. (browsing the apartment) Wow, you guys sure have a lot of books about bein' a lesbian.
Susan: Well, you know, you have to take a course. Otherwise, they don't let you do it.
Ross: (picking up a book) Hey, hey, Yertle the Turtle. A classic.
Yertle the Turtle: 剧中罗斯看的一本书--经典童话作品《乌龟大王亚尔特》Yertle the Turtle是知名儿童小说家苏斯博士（Dr. Seuss）的名著。是讲海龟王Yertle让海龟们堆起来成它的王座，结果最后倒下来的故事。乌龟大王亚特尔為了掌握更大的權柄，统治更宽阔的领土，于是他命令属下的乌龟叠罗汉，将他给抬高，他以为只要他极目所及之处，尽是他的领土。所以，他不断的想要超越他人，也因此，叠罗汉越叠越高。最后，他更妄想超越月亮，想不到因低曾的一只乌龟打了一个喷嚏，整个乌龟王国就全盘瓦解了，而跌得最重的正是乌龟大王亚尔特，亚尔特正是苏斯博士对希特勒的讽刺。
Susan: Actually, I'm reading it to the baby.
Ross: The uh, the baby that hasn't been born yet? Wouldn't that mean you're... crazy?
Susan: What, you don't think they can hear sounds in there?
Ross: You're not serious, I mean, you really... you really talk to it?
Susan: Yeah, all the time. I want the baby to know my voice.
Ross: Do you uh, do you talk about me?
Susan: Yeah, yeah, all the time.
Ross: Really?
Susan: But um, we just refer to you as Bobo the Sperm Guy.
Bobo the Sperm Guy: man who is used for sexual purposes only. (can also be used to identify an anonymous sperm donor)
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