英语PK台 第198期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(38)

 地点：中央公园咖啡馆

人物：罗斯，钱德勒，乔伊

事件：罗斯与艾米丽离婚之后，被艾米丽的表兄轰出来了。

Ross: Emily's cousin kicked me out!

Chandler: What?

Joey: Why?

Ross: Well, when you're subletting¹ an apartment from your wife'scousin and then you get a divorce, sometimes the cousin suddenly wants his apartment back.

Chandler: How can he do that? Didn't you sign a lease?

Ross: Who needs a lease when it's family!

Joey: Hey, you can stay with us! We'll take care of ya!

Chandler: Oh, yeah! Absolutely! Anything you need man! But you have to promise me you'll let us know the second when you feel better so that we can make fun of your hair!

Joey: Yeah!

Ross: You got it. Thanks you guys, I really appreciate this. All right, I'm gonna get packing again. Man, I've been moving around so much I'm beginning to feel like a nomad².

1 subletting   

v.转租( sublet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat. 女房东发现他们一直在违法转租公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 nomad   

n.游牧部落的人，流浪者，游牧民

参考例句：

• He was indeed a nomad of no nationality.他的确是个无国籍的游民。
• The nomad life is rough and hazardous.游牧生活艰苦又危险。