英语PK台 第309期:从ABC开始扔掉字幕看《老友记》(74)

 　　地点：中央公园咖啡馆

　　人物：罗斯，乔伊，菲比，莫妮卡，瑞秋

　　事件：乔伊要带大家参加电影首映礼，瑞秋因到了预产期去不了了。

　　Ross: Hey! What are you guys looking at?

　　罗斯：嗨，你们在干嘛呢？

　　Joey: Oh, it's a poster for that World War I movie that I'm in; check it out.

　　乔伊：噢，是我拍的一战电影的海报。来看一下。

　　Ross: Yeah? Wow! It looks really violent!

　　罗斯：是吗？哇，看起来真的好暴力！

　　Joey: I know. I'm coming soon to a theater near you! I'm in THX! I'm unsuitable for children!

　　乔伊：是啊！我即将在各大戏院露面了！我在大成本电影里了！我是少儿不宜的！

　　Ross: Now I cannot wait to see this.

　　罗斯：我现在就已经迫不及待地想要看了。

　　Joey: Yeah, yeah, it's already generating¹ Oscar buzz².

　　乔伊：是的，是的，现在都有人开始谣传它会得奥斯卡奖了。

　　Phoebe: I started that!

　　菲比：是我开始传的！

　　Joey: I thought I did! Oh, hey, guess what? The premiere is next week and you're all invited!

　　乔伊：我还以为是我呢！哦，嘿，你们猜怎么着？首映是在下个星期，你们大家都会受到邀请。

　　Monica: Are we gonna take a limo?

　　莫妮卡：我们会坐豪华轿车吗？

　　Joey: Sure! Why not!

　　乔伊：当然，怎么能不坐呢？！

　　Monica: Oh, I love taking limos when nobody died!

　　莫妮卡：哦，我喜欢在不是有人死了的情况下坐豪华轿车！

　　Rachel: Well obviously I won't be able to come. For those of you who haven't checked their calendars, today is my due date. Well y'know, I just want to take a moment and thank you guys for how great you've been during this time. I really couldn't have done it without you.

　　瑞秋：好吧，很显然我不会去的，你们某些没看过日历的人听好了，今天是我的预产期。嗯，此刻我想要谢谢你们这些家伙这段时间一直陪着我、支持我。没有你们我肯定不行的。

　　And I have loved these last nine months! And even though I am so looking forward to the next part, I am really gonna miss being pregnant³.

　　而且我很享受过去九个月的时光！尽管我也很期待下一个阶段，但我真的会想念怀孕的这些日子的。

1 generating   

n.发生，产生v.生（儿、女）( generate的现在分词 )；（通过物理或化学过程）发生；生成；引起

参考例句：

• There are many ways of generating a two-dimensional representation of an object. 有很多制作物体二维图的方法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Generating functions are an ideal tool for studying sequences defined by recurrence. 母函数是研究用递推关系来确定的函数的最理想工具。 来自辞典例句

2 buzz   

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

• My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
• A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。

3 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。