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受瑞秋指使去修指甲的时候，钱德邂逅新近离婚的珍妮丝——-这次珍妮丝不肯轻易放过钱德。钱德撒谎说公司将把他派驻也门。珍妮丝信以为真，但钱德却并未获得解放……因为她陪他直到他上飞机。莫妮卡为一个“没用的”开关而饱受困扰，大动干戈，想找出它控制的地方，最后她放弃了。罗斯遇到几个艾米丽的朋友，他们邀他去玩野蛮血腥的英式橄榄球；为了面子，罗斯坚持玩下去。朋友们不顾艾米丽私下里要他们高抬贵手的请求，跟罗斯玩真的；艾米丽护夫心切，提示罗斯朋友们的弱点所在。 1. pick up 学会，养成 Chandler说Janice又添了九种新毛病用了pick up。Pick up 的意思很多，常见的pick sb up 去接某人pick up 这里是学会, 养成的意思。pick up a habit 养成一种习惯 Chandler: Bye. I can’t stand the woman! Phoebe: What?! I thought you were crazy about her!Chandler: Yeah, I know, but all of those little annoying things she did before we fell in love? Like her voice, her laugh, her personality—Well, they’re all back! Y’know? And she’s picked up like nine new ones!2. preemptive strike 先发制人 为了甩掉Janice，Chandler说I’m going to do a pre-emptive strike! preemptive strike 先发制人例句：A retired Pakistani general in charge of arms control, said Pakistan perceives a real risk of a preemptive strike by India.一名已退休的巴基斯坦负责武器控制的将军说，巴基斯坦感觉到印度先发制人带来的威胁。Chandler: Don’t worry about it. I’m taking care of it tonight. Rachel: You are not. You have never been able to break up with her.Chandler: Well, I don’t have to break up with her this time. We’re not involved! I’m going to do a pre-emptive strike! I’m going to end it with her before it starts. My ass is like frozen! 3. to start with 首先来说 说道为什么Ross不能去打橄榄球，Emily说Well I mean, you’re American to start with. 首先说，你是个美国人。to start with 首先来说 = for a start Liam: In fact we’re playing a game at the park tomorrow. You’re welcome to play too if you want.Emily: (laughs) Ross play rugby? I don’t think so.Ross: What’s ah, what’s so funny about that?Emily: Well I mean, you’re American to start with. You don’t even have rugby here.Ross: Well, we didn’t have freedom here until 1776, either so…Devon: So good then! We’ll see you at Riverside Park at 2:00! Cheers!Liam: Cheers!Ross: Cheers!4. cut in line 插队 Ross说看电影排队有人cut in linecut in line = jump the queue 插队Ross: Okay, I know what I have to do. I’ve got to go Red Ross. (Joey and Phoebe don’t know what he’s talking about.) Y’know, Red Ross!Joey: I totally don’t know what you’re talking about.Ross: Come on! The time we were all waiting in line for Dances With Wolves and that one guy cut in line in front of us and I just lost it?! Screamed at him! Turned all red! Red Ross!!Joey: No.5. go easy on sb 对某人手下留情 Emily嘱咐打橄榄球的英国同乡们go easy on Ross. Go easy on sb 对某人别太狠，手下留情go easy on sth 节约使用；有节制地消费 6. you don't say 是真的么？ Liam听了Emily的嘱咐说you don't sayyou don't say 是真的吗?Emily: Liam, do me a favour. Tell the lads to go easy on Ross, it’s his first time.Liam: You don’t say! 7. saucy 干得漂亮 听了Rachle的讲述，Monica说saucysaucy 本意是鲁莽的，俏皮的。口语里可以指 干的漂亮 .Rachel: You…are…not going to believe it! Joshua came into work today, and guess what happened?Monica: He asked you out?!Rachel: No. But I was showing him some cufflinks and I felt his pulse.Monica: Saucy!8. If only Rachel看到Monica费劲周折去弄明白一个开关的作用，说If only more people knew. If only 这个句型是虚拟语气，意思是：要是。。。就好了 Monica: I know that switch does something, okay? So-so I went down to city hall and got these. All I had to do was pay $25 and wait in line for three hours.Rachel: Wow! If only more people knew.9. electronic shock 触电 Monica说I got seven shocks 被电电到了7次 这里shock指electronic shock 触电 Monica: All right. The super couldn’t figure out what it did. A $200 an hour electrician couldn’t figure out what it did. I’ve had seven pretty serious shocks. I officially give up.Rachel: Thank God.Monica: I guess Joey was right, it does nothing.