英语PK台 第910期:跟《老友记》学美语(20)

 地点：乔伊经纪人的办公室

人物：乔伊，经纪人
事件：乔伊的经纪人为他争取到了另一份工作，但是乔伊却因为那是一个小角色而不愿意接。

 

剧情片段
Manager: Don’t worry about it already. Things happen.
经纪人：你别担心了，人有祸福的。
Joey: So, you’re not mad at me for getting fired and everything?
乔伊：所以我这次被炒鱿鱼你不生气？
Manager: Joey, look at me, look at me. Do I have lipstick¹ on my teeth?1
经纪人：乔伊，看着我，看着我。我的牙齿上有口红吗？
Joey: No, can we get back to① me?
乔伊：没有，我们说回我的事好不好？
Manager: Look honey, people get fired left and right② in this business. I already got you an audition² for Another World③.
经纪人：听着，亲爱的，这一行到处有人被炒鱿鱼。我已经帮你找到了《另一个世界》的试镜机会了。
Joey: Alright. Cab driver number two?
乔伊：真好。出租车司机乙？
Manager: You’re welcome.2
经纪人：不客气。
Joey: But I was Dr. Drake Ramoray. How can I go from being a neurosurgeon to driving a cab?
乔伊：可是我曾经演的是德雷克·瑞摩瑞医生，我怎么能从神经外科医生堕落到演一个出租车司机呢？
Manager: Things change, roll with them④.3
经纪人：世事无常，随遇而安吧。
Joey: But this is a two line part, it’s like taking a step backwards⑤. I’m not gonna do this.
乔伊：但是他只有两行台词。这就像在开倒车，我不要演这个。
Manager: Joey, I’m gonna tell you the same thing I told Al Minser and his pyramid of dogs. Take any job you can get and don’t make on the floor⑥.
经纪人：乔伊，这句话我也劝过艾尔·明瑟跟他的金字塔狗群：接一切你能接的工作，不要随地乱搞。
Joey: I’m sorry. See ya.
乔伊：抱歉，改天见。

1 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

2 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。