Mrs. Geller: What that Rachel did to her life.... We ran into her parents at the club, they were not playing very well.

• run into v.偶遇
  

Mr. Geller: Look, there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars, with his museum, and his papers getting published.

• shoot for v.争取 得到

Monica: (trying desperately to change the subject) So, Ross, what's going on with you? Any stories? (Digs her elbow into his hand.) No news, no little anecdotes to share with the folks?

• try desperately to 拼命地想做某事
• dig her elbow into his hand 将肘部往他的手上钻/anecdote n.轶事 八卦
• the folks n.大伙，特指父母

Ross: (pulls his hand away) Okay! Okay. (To his parents) Look, I, uh- I realise you guys have been wondering what exactly happened between Carol and me, and, so, well, here's the deal.

• here's the deal:事情是这样的

Ross: Well, y'know, these people are pros. They know what they're doing, they take their time, they get the job done.

• take one's time v.从容不迫

Phoebe: Yeah. We don't speak. She's like this high-powered, driven-career type.

• high-powered adj.精力充沛的 干劲足的
• driven-career: 事业心

Ross: Well, you may wanna steer clear of the word 'dumped'. Chances are he's gonna be this broken shell of a man, y'know, so you should try not to look too terrific, I know it'll be hard. Or, y'know, uh, hey!, I'll go down there, and I'll give Barry back his ring, and you can go with Carol and Susan to the OB/GYN...

• steer clear of v.避开 绕开
• shell n.壳
• terrific adj.光彩照人
• Chances are...(很有)可能[eg:Chances are she's already heard the news]
• OB/GYN abbr.obstetrics(n.产科学)and gynaecology(n.妇科医学)

Ross: (entering) Sorry I'm late, I got stuck at work. There was this big dinosaur.. thing.. anyway.

• get stuck at：忙于。。。

Ross: How could I forget?

• 咬牙切齿的对某个人，某件事说“how could I forget?”，我怎么能忘记呢？打死我也不会忘记的。

Ross: So funny, we agreed we'd spend the rest of our lives together. Things change, roll with the punches. I believe Julia's on the table?

• punch n.打击的意思
• roll with the punches<俚> when things dont go your way and you adapt to the changes and keep moving ahead instead of flipin out
• on the table adv.在桌面上 在讨论的范围

Rachel: Why are you so tanned?

• tanned adj.晒黑的

Rachel: Mindy?! My maid of honour, Mindy?!

• maid of honour n.伴娘

Ross: Oh, so funny, really? Um, I don't remember you making any sperm.

• sperm n.精液 精子

Ross: No no no, she gets a credit, hey, I'm in there too.

• get a credit v.得到功劳
  

Carol: Ross. You're not actually suggesting Helen Willick-Bunch-Geller? 'Cause I think that borders on child abuse.

• border on与……接壤
• abuse n.v.虐待
• that border on child abuse那有虐待儿童之嫌

Susan: Oh, no, nonononono, you see what he's doing? He knows no-one's gonna say all those names, so they'll wind up calling her Geller, then he gets his way!

• wind up doing=end up doing最终...
• get his way他就得逞 随心所欲[eg:A: George is so stubborn.B: I know. He always gets his way in the end]

Dr. Oberman: (entering) Knock knock!How are we today? Any nausea?

• nausea n.恶心

Dr. Oberman: Well, I was just wondering about the mother-to-be, but.. thanks for sharing. (To Carol) Uh, lie back..

• the mother-to-be n.准妈妈
• lie back v.依靠

Phoebe: You know, if you tilt your head to the left, and relax your eyes, it kinda looks like an old potato.

• tilt vt.(使)倾斜

Ross: You are, you're welling up.

• well up v.热泪盈眶
  

Okay, I know it was a cheap shot, but I feel so much better now.

• a cheap shot n.贱招

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