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老友记学英语经验分享（英语自学系列看老友记学英语的正确方法）to be on a break或take a break表示正在休息 处于空窗期To be on a break or take a break means that you are taking a rest from something.我们分手了Another line said by Ross throughout the series to justify what ended Rachel and his relationship.罗斯在整部剧中都说过这样一句话 以此来说明他和瑞秋结束了情侣关系
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知识点1：
We were on a break.
我们分手了
Another line said by Ross throughout the series to justify what ended Rachel and his relationship.
罗斯在整部剧中都说过这样一句话 以此来说明他和瑞秋结束了情侣关系
To be on a break or take a break means that you are taking a rest from something.
to be on a break或take a break表示正在休息 处于空窗期
-I need a break.I'm going to go have a coffee and we'll be back in 10 minutes.
-我需要休息一下 我去喝杯咖啡 十分钟后回来
-I'm taking a break from teaching English.
-我暂时不教英语了
If two people who are dating break up...
如果两个约会对象分手
it means they ended their romantic relationship.
这也就意味着他们结束了恋爱关系
Depending on how you interpret it...
这要看你怎么理解了
to take a break in this context means that they are not completely ending the relationship...
在这个语境里 take a break表示他们的关系还没完全断干净
but are taking a pause to reflect on it.
趁这个空隙好好反思这段关系
Rachel and Ross had very different ideas of what it meant to be on a break...
瑞秋和罗斯对于break有着不同的理解
which caused them to end their relationship.
这导致了这段关系的结束
Ross thinking that "the break" was just an excuse to end the relationship...
罗斯认为 分手只是结束恋爱的借口
hooked up with another woman.
因此和另外的女人建立了恋爱关系
While Rachel thinking that it was just a temporary break from each other...
然而瑞秋却以为这个break只是双方的一个短暂的过渡
interpreted it as Ross cheating on her.
因此她觉得罗斯欺骗了她
This is a rather funny theme that is brought up many times throughout the series.
这是一个相当有趣的主题 在整部剧中都多次提到
台词：
-What?
什么
-You slept with someone else?!
你和别人一起睡了吗
-We were on a break okay?
我们分手了 好吗
-We were we were yeah...
我们 我们 是
-But time was what you needed just to gain a little perspective.
但是时间能帮你看清一切
-We were on a break!
我们分手了
知识点2：
Pivot.
旋转
This technical term was made famous by season 5 episode 16 of Friends...
这个术语在老友记第5季第16集时出名了
when Ross buys a new couch for his apartment...
当时罗斯为他的新公寓购买了一个新沙发
and is trying to bring it up the stairs with Rachel and Chandler's help.
并试图在瑞秋和钱德勒的帮助下将沙发抬上去
台词：
-Here we go. Pivot!
我们开始吧 旋转
-Pivot!
旋转
-Pivot!
旋转
-Pivot!
旋转
-Pivot!
旋转
-Pivot!
旋转
-Shut up shut up shut up!
闭嘴 闭嘴 闭嘴
Pivot means to turn on a point or shaft.
枢轴是指转动的一个点或轴
-He pivoted on his heel.
-他使用脚后跟进行旋转
This word choice is quite funny when Ross could have used a more common word like rotate or turn.
这个单词非常有趣 其实罗斯是完全可以使用更为常见的单词来表达 比如rotate或turn
Friends fans will undoubtedly associate this term with the series.
老友记的粉丝们看到这个词 肯定会和这部剧联系起来
In fact you can find many T-shirts coffee cups etc. with this term.
实际上 你可以在很多T恤 咖啡杯等东西上看到这个术语
知识点3：
He's her lobster.
他是她的龙虾
Phoebe uses this to describe the inevitable reason why Ross and Rachel have to be together.
菲比用这个来形容罗斯和瑞秋必须在一起的必然原因
台词：
-Hang in there it's going to happen.
坚持下去 会有好事发生的
-Okay now how do you know that?
好吧 你怎么知道呢
-Because she's your lobster.
因为她是你的龙虾
-Oh she's going somewhere.
哦 她要去某个地方
-Come on you guys it's a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life.
得了吧 伙计们 这是众所周知的事实 龙虾一旦坠入爱河 就会终生相守
-You know what？
你知道吗
-You can actually see old lobsters couples walking around their tank...
你可以真的看到那些老龙虾夫妇在水箱里走来走去
-you know holding claws like...
你知道吗 互相握着爪子 就像这样
A lobster is a type of shellfish.
龙虾是一种贝类
In the United States it is expensive and associated with fine dining.
在美国 龙虾很昂贵 通常美食都离开不了它
There is a popular type of restaurant that will have a tank of lobsters...
有一种很受欢迎的餐厅 里面有一大箱龙虾
and actually let you choose the one you want to eat.
可以让您自由选择你想吃的一种
Phoebe says many crazy things...
菲比说了很多疯狂的话
and the image that she portrays here is ridiculous but quite funny.
而且她所描绘的画面是荒诞的 但是又挺有趣的
What we would more commonly say in English is...
更常见的表达通常为
-He's her soul mate.
-他是她的灵魂伴侣
This is another line that has been immortalized on many coffee cups T-shirts etc.
这句台词在许多咖啡杯 T恤衫等产品上都永不过时
Use this with Friends fans and they are sure to laugh!
与老友记粉丝们一起使用 他们一定会捧腹大笑
好啦，今天的英语教学就到这里啦，记得做好笔记哦~
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