看老友记学英语 床垫大王用离婚来促销

Ross: Hey. When you guys were kids and you played Happy Days, who were you? I was always Richie.

你们小时候扮家家酒，都扮成什么?我都当爸爸

Monica: I was always Joanne.

我都当妈妈

Joey: Question. Was ah, 'Egg the Gellers!' the war cry of your neighbourhood?

请问“蛋洗盖勒家”是你们社区的团结口号吗?

Phoebe: Ewww! Oh! It's the Mattress¹ King!

“床垫大王特价实施中”，是床垫大王

Joey: Booo!!

Chandler: Don't look honey. Change the channel! Change the channel!

赶快转台，赶快转台

Janice: Wait! Wait! I wanna see this. After I divorce him, half of that kingdom is gonna be mine.

等一下，我想看。等我跟他离了婚，有一半的王国将属于我

Matress King: Despair fills the mattress showroom. My kingdom is suddenly without a queen. I'm so depressed² I'm going to slash³... my prices!! Check it out! Four ninety-nine for a pillow top queen set! I'm going medieval on prices!

床垫卖场愁云惨怖，我的王国突然失去皇后。我是如此沮丧，我决定将价格砍到最低。各位请看，大型床垫只要599，有枕垫的中型床垫只要499，我的价格非常中古

Chandler: What a wank!

那个小人

Janice: Oh, I cannot believe he's using our divorce to sell mattresses⁴.

他居然拿我们的离婚来促销

Monica: I know! And four ninety-nine for a pillow top queen set, who cares about the divorce, those babies will sell themselves.

有枕垫的床垫只要499谁管你离不离婚?那些床垫自己都能卖

(they all stare at her) And I'm appalled⁵ for you by the way.

还有，我很为你生气

Matress King: (on TV) I'm close. I'm cheap. I'm the king.

卖场最近，价格最低！我是床垫之王

1 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

3 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

4 mattresses   

褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
• The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

5 appalled   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》