英语PK台 第152期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(24)

 地点：月光舞餐厅

人物：莫妮卡，皮特

事件：皮特出差归来后，来找莫妮卡。他买下了一家餐厅，想让莫妮卡做主厨。

Monica: Hi! Hey, Pete you're back! Hey, check this out.

Pete: Wow! Skates!

Monica: Wow! You're a lot sturdier¹ than Chandler. He crumpled² like a piece of paper. So how was your trip?

Pete: Well...

Monica: Oh, what'd you bring me? Aw, hotel toiletries from Japan. Oh, these are gonna go in my permanent collection. You want some coffee?

What did you bring me?

Pete: Yeah, sure, that'd be great.

Monica: Regular or decaf?

Pete: Ah, whichever's closest.

Monica: Okay.

Pete: So ask me what I did today.

Monica: So what did you do today, Pete?

Pete: I bought a restaurant and I would like you to be the head chef.

Monica: What? Oh!

1 sturdier   

强壮的( sturdy的比较级 )； 结实的； 坚定的； 不退让的

参考例句：

• I could match my cousin Jasper's game-cock maturity with a sturdier fowl. 我可以象斗鸡一样，用一只更强壮的种鸡斗败我堂兄的公鸡，斗败他的世故老成。
• I could match my cousin's game-cock with a sturdier fowl. 我可以用一只更强壮的种鸡斗败我堂兄的公鸡。

2 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。