1、The rental shop is all out so he rents an Armadillo costume instead. Things go from bad to worse but in the end he finally gets to give Ben Hanukkah and Christmas. Phoebes apartment is finally done being rebuilt after the fire. Worried that Rachel wont want to move back in with her, she tries to riv
2、e(vt.撕开) a wedge(n.楔) between Joey and Rachel by giving Joey a drumset and a tarantula. It backfires, but Rachel wants to live with Phoebe anyway. The apartment looks great but no longer has two separate bedrooms. Phoebe likes the spaciousness(n.宽广 宽敞), so Rachels keeps living with Joey. Chandler tr
3、ies to master the art of smoothing slipping someone money during a handshake. Scene: Monica, Chandler, and Phoebes, Chandler is on the phone, Rachel and Monica are sitting in the kitchen.Chandler: Buh-bye. (Hangs up the phone) Ive just got us reservations at Michelles and tickets to the Musicman to
4、celebrate our first holiday season as a betroughed couple.The Music Man is a musical(n.音乐剧) with a book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway and spawned revivals, a popular film and is still frequently prod
5、uced by both professional and amateur theatre companies.Broadway theatre is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. Along with L
6、ondons West End theatre, Broadway theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world.Broadway theatre, or a Broadway show, refers to a performance, usually a play or musical presented in one of the thirty-nine large professional theatres
7、with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The shows that reach Broadway and thrive there have historically been perceived as more mainstream and less cutting edge(adj.前沿的 尖端的) than those produced Off- and Off-Off-Broadway or in regional non-pro
8、fit theatres such as the Cleveland Playhouse in Cleveland, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Monica: Betrothed (Corrects him)betrothed a. 订过婚的 betrothed couple.Phoebe: (entering carrying a skull) Hey! Hey!Rachel and Monica: Hi! Haaaa. (
9、Puts the skull on the table) . ahhhh! Pheebs? Huh? Skull? Oh, yeah, its my moms.Rachel: (freaking out) Oh my god! No, no, no. Its not! Its not my mom. It belonged to mom. Yeah, no, she used to put it out every Christmas to remind us, that even though its Christmas, people still die. And, you can put
10、 candy in it. (She grabs the skull, pulls out a stick of licorice, and takes a bite.)stick n.棒状物/licorice n.(由甘草根熬成的)甘草精a stick of licoriceRoss: (entering) Hey!All: (Offering Ross the skull) Licorice? (Thinking it over) Sure! (Takes one) Hey, I just found out, I get Ben for the holidays this year. O
11、hh! Thats great! Are you gonna dress up as Santa? Nope. I mean, I know Susan does every year, but I think I wanna take this year to teach him all about Hanukkah.Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of the month of Kislev, which may
12、fall anytime from late November to late December. The festival is observed(v.庆祝) in Jewish homes by the kindling(n.点燃) of lights on each night of the holiday - one on the first night, two on the second, and so on. Hanukka, from the Hebrew word for dedication, marks the re-dedication of the Temple af
13、ter its desecration(n.亵渎神圣 污辱) by Antiochus安太阿卡斯 IV and commemorates the miracle of the cruze of oil. According to the Talmud(n.犹太法典), at the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalemn.耶路撒冷(巴勒斯坦著名古城) following the victory of the Maccabeesn.马加比家族(公元前一世纪统治巴勒斯坦的犹太祭司家族) over the Seleucid Empiren.塞硫古王朝, t
14、here was only enough consecrated(adj.神圣的) olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days - which was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate(vt.用作祭祀 献给) new oil. (=Chanukah)(犹太教的)献殿节 光明节(每年12月左右,为期8天) And maybe I could t
15、each Ben about the Christmas skull and how people die.skull n.骷髅头 You may need to use this year to teach Ben about Phoebe. Hmm.(Joey comes out of the bathroom reading a newspaper)Joey: Hey. (He exits) (to Monica) Did you know he was in there? No. How long have we been home? About a half an hour. Lov
16、ely!Opening CreditsScene: Central Perk, Chandler is getting a cup of coffee and sits down next to Monica. Hey, you know what I was thinking? When we get married, are you gonna change your last name to Bing? Why not? Bings weird. Yeah, I know what you mean.(sarcastically) Gellar! (entering) Oh, hey,
17、you guys! Hey. Guess what! My landlord just called and my apartment is gonna get ready soon, so I guess Ill be moving out.landlord n.房东 Ahh, Phoebe, Im gonna miss you! Yes, you will be very sad. All right, well I gotta go tell Rachel the good news. You guys gonna be living together again? Yeah, why
18、not? Well, shes just having so much fun with Joey, I just assumed, shed still be living with him. Why do you think, shes having so much fun living with Joey? No reason, exceptshetoldme. Really? So she said, she didnt wanna live with me anymore? No! No, she didnt say that. I-I-I think you should talk
19、 to Monica now. Phoebe, dont worry about it. Im sure she wants to live with you. Youre sure?re absolutely sure? Well, no. But, um, I bet she probably does. Probably? Yeah, I dont like that word. (Chandler and Monica look surprised) Kind of whatprobably really means. Yeah, uh-huh. Yeah, oh, Your mom
20、probably wont kill herself, yknow? You know, No, the funeral director probably wont hit on you.,Yeah, that nice couple probably will adopt you. Okay,yeah,Im sorry.Im sorry, but Im not hanging all my hopes of Rachel and I living together on-on Probably! Yknow? You gotta take care of yourselves! (She
21、starts to walk out) In this world history teaches us nothing! (Exits)hand ones hopes on 将希望寄托于 Bing doesnt seem so weird now, does it? Joey and Rachels, Joey is sitting behind a red drum set.red drum set n.红色鼓套装 Great, youre home! Guess what Phoebe got me for Christmas! (Starts drumming.) Drums? (ye
22、lling) No! Drums! Michelles, Chandler and Monica enter. (to the matre d) Hi, could we get two burritos to go, please? (Laughs.)The ma (short for mahtel, literally master of the hall) in a suitably staffed restaurant is the person in charge of assigning customers to tables in the establishment, and d
23、ividing the dining area into areas of responsibility for the various servers on duty. He or she may also be the person who receives and records advance reservations for dining, as well as dealing with any customer complaints and making sure all servers are completing their tasks in an efficient mann
24、er. In some localities(n.地点) or traditions the post is also known as the headwaiter(n.服务生领班) or captain.In the United States, these functions may be vested in(v.归属于) a manager, supervisor, or cashiern.(银行或公司的)司库. A working maitre d in the U.S. is usually associated with a destination restaurant, or
25、one connected with a four-star or better hotel. Though the distinction between a matel and host is, in practice, one of nomenclature(n.术语), less elite establishments employ a host.餐厅领班burrito n.墨西哥卷 Im sorry. But not that sorry, cause you dont have to live with it. Um, we have a reservation under th
26、e name Chandler Bing.live with 承认 忍受(不愉快的事)Maitre d: Oh-kay, well have a table for you in about 45 minutes. Forty-five minutes? We have tickets to the Musicman at 8:00.m sorry. Christmas is a very busy time, sir. Is this because of the burrito thing? (pulling Chandler away from the Maitre d) You nee
27、d to give him money. Give him money? It was a joke! No, to get a table! Places like this are always shakinyou down. Everybody wants a payoff.payoff n.贿赂/shake downTo extort money from.勒索eg: The crooks(n.流氓) shook down the shopkeepers for extortion(n.敲诈 勒索) money(n.保护费) Right, calm down, OMalley. Ill
28、 slip him some money.ve got to be smooth about it.smooth adj.不留痕迹的 圆滑平稳的 Hey, I can be smooth. (Walks back to the Maitre d, very smoothly) Listen, were a little bit in a hurry, so, if you can get us a table a little quicker, Id appreciate it. (Shakes his hand) Of course, sir. Okay. (Walks back to Monica) How did it go? Had the money in th