影片对白  ...But a man can change.

3. lose track of time 忘记时间

Sorry- sorry we're late, we, uh, kinda just, y'know, lost track of time.
对不起，对不起，我们迟到了，我们，呃，只是有点，知道吧，忘记时间了。

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the tendency to miss lunch.
使用电脑时忘记时间的人都知道玩电脑很容易吃不上午饭。

4. throw in 外加，附带

You just start with half a dozen European cities, throw in thirty euphemisms for male genitalia, and bam! You have got yourself a book.
你只要以半打欧洲城市开篇，再加上三十个男性生殖器的别称，嘭！你自己的书就写成了。

You need to throw in another thousand dollars for the tip.
你还需要再加一千美元作为小费。

5. kill off 消除，灭绝

C'mon, the guy's a secondary character, just a, y'know, complication you eventually kill off.
好啦，这家伙只是个二流角色，只是一个，知道吧，你最终会跨越的障碍。

Readers joined some authors in a plea to JK Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter in the seventh and final book.
读者和一些作家联合请求J·K·罗琳不要在第七部，也是最后一部书中杀死哈利·波特。

文化面面观

Euphemism 委婉语

A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. When a phrase is used as a euphemism, it often becomes a metaphor whose literal meaning is dropped. Euphemisms are often used to hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas, even when the literal term for them is not necessarily offensive. This type of euphemism is used in public relations and politics, where it is sometimes disparagingly called doublespeak. There are also superstitious euphemisms, based (consciously or subconsciously) on the idea that words have the power to bring bad fortune and religious euphemisms, based on the idea that some words are sacred, or that some words are spiritually imperiling.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism)

Some examples:
Restroom --- toilet room
acting like rabbits, making love to, getting it on, doing it, or sleeping with --- for having sexual intercourse with
motion discomfort bag, air-sickness bag--- vomit bag, sick bag or barf bag
sanitary landfill --- garbage dump
ill-advised --- very poor or bad
pre-owned vehicles --- used cars
correctional facility --- prison
the big C --- cancer
the crab --- cancer
bathroom tissue, t.p., or bath tissue --- toilet paper
caretaker --- janitor
sanitation worker --- "garbage man"
Where can I wash my hands? or Where can I powder my nose? --- Where can I find a toilet?
percussive maintenance --- fixing by hitting

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1. 汤姆以前很沉闷，但是自从苏姗对他有好感之后他开朗多了。
2. 失去几个老朋友，花掉你所有的空闲时间，你才能做好主席的工作。
3. 很多宏伟计划都是由于资金不足而泡汤的。
4. 也许日常琐事使我失去了时间概念。

Friends 1 《老友记》1（精讲之九）考考你 参考答案

1. 他所有的亲戚都凑钱给他交高昂的学费。
All his relatives chipped in for his exorbitant tuition.

2. 先发制人，罗伯特说，不是美国的风格--那将是“第二个珍珠港”。
Striking first, Robert said, was un-American-it would be "a Pearl Harbor in reverse."

3. 有些时候你需要放松放松，享受生活。
Sometimes you need to lay back and smell the roses.

4. - 你是我见过的最漂亮的女生。
   - 胡说。我没那么好啦。
- You are the most beautiful girl I've ever met.
- Get out. I am not that good. 

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