Learn English Through Friends & Modern Family Like Never Before | “Big Deal” · Laughandlearneng
通过《老友记》和《摩登家庭》中的真实对话，学习‘big deal’的含义、用法和语境。适合练习日常口语和表达态度。
In this context, a good arm simply means a functioning, usable or uninjured arm.
在这种情况下，“健康的胳膊”仅仅指的是一个能够正常使用、且没有受伤的胳膊。
Since Joey has one arm in his sling because it's dislocated and he can use it, the other one is his good arm.
由于乔伊的一只手臂脱臼了，现在需要用吊带固定，但他还能正常使用这只手臂；因此，另一只手臂就是他那只“健康”的手臂了。
So when he says I only got one good arm, he's using good to mean healthy,
所以当他说我只有一只“好胳膊”时，他这里的“好”指的是“健康的”意思。
sound or improper working condition.
设备存在噪音问题，或运行状态异常（即无法正常工作）。
Chandler is crazy about Janice, but he's not answering her phone call.
钱德勒对珍妮丝非常着迷，但却没有接她的电话。
He doesn't want to see her, it's confusing, so Rachel asks.
他不想见她，这让人感到困惑；于是瑞秋便问了起来。
I bet you keep hearing the phrase big deal in various forms in TV shows and movies.
我敢打赌，你在电视节目和电影中经常会听到“big deal”这个短语，而且它有多种不同的表达形式。
What's the big deal?
这有什么大不了的？
It's a big deal.
这可是件大事。
No big deal.
没什么大不了的。
Big deal.
没什么大不了的。
Sound familiar?
听起来很熟悉吧？
Oh yeah.
哦，对。
So let's break down this phrase and its variations.
那么，让我们来分析一下这个短语及其各种变体。
In this context, a deal doesn't mean a business agreement or a sale.
在这种情况下，“deal”并不指商业协议或销售行为。
It means an issue, a situation or a matter of importance.
它指的是一个重要的问题、情况或事项。
Think of it as a thing that you have to deal with.
把它看作是一件你必须面对的事情吧。
What's the big deal?
这有什么大不了的？
In short, what's the big deal is
简而言之，到底有什么大不了的呢？
often used to point out that someone is overreacting to a situation that the speaker finds obvious or not that serious.
这种表达方式常被用来指出：某人对某种情况反应过度；而说话者认为这种情况要么显而易见，要么并不严重。
The big deal Rachel is referring to you is this strange and contradictory behavior Chandler is showing.
瑞秋所说的那个“大问题”，其实就是钱德勒表现出的那种奇怪且自相矛盾的行为。
Her question means, I'm confused, what is the problem?
她的问题其实是在表达：“我很困惑，到底是什么问题？
This doesn't make sense, you're in love with her, so why are you avoiding her?
这根本说不通啊——你明明爱着她，为什么还要躲着她呢？
Let's look at another scene from Friends where Phoebe tastes Carol's breast milk.
让我们再来看《老友记》中的另一个场景：菲比尝了卡罗尔的母乳。
Everyone freaks out and I discussed it.
大家都惊慌失措，而我对此进行了讨论。
That is juice squeezed from a person.
那是从一个人身上“榨”出来的“汁液”（即从他身上获取的信息或资源）。
Joey thinks their reaction is too much, so he says what is the big deal and tastes the milk.
乔伊认为他们的反应有些过度，于是他说：“这有什么大不了的？”然后尝了尝牛奶的味道。
He means this isn't a serious problem, why are you overreacting?
他的意思是，这并不是一个严重的问题，你为什么反应过度呢？
Why don't you take Richard to the game?
你为什么不带理查德去看比赛呢？
I don't know, Richard's really nice and everything, it's just so we don't know him really well, you know,
我不知道……理查德人确实很好，各方面都不错，只是我们对他的了解还不够深入罢了。
and plus he's, you know, old.
而且，他年纪也大了。
So he's a little older, big deal, I mean, he's important to me.
他年纪稍大一些，但这又有什么关系呢？对我来说，他非常重要。
Big deal, this is similar to what's the big deal, it's even more sarcastic and it shows you think it's not important.
这有什么了不起的？其实这和那些所谓的“大事”没什么两样；只不过这种表达方式更加带有讽刺意味罢了，这说明你根本认为这件事并不重要。
You use it to mock someone who is acting proud of something unimportant or who is overreacting to a minor issue.
你可以用它来嘲笑那些为一些无关紧要的事情而沾沾自喜，或者对一些小问题反应过度的人。
I can name all the US presidents in order, big deal, I can do that too,
我可以按顺序说出所有美国总统的名字，这有什么了不起的？我当然也能做到这一点。
meaning that's not as impressive as you think.
也就是说，这并没有你想象中那么令人印象深刻。
Chandler starts smoking again and his friends are overreacting, they tell him to put out his cigarette,
钱德勒又开始抽烟了，他的朋友们反应过度，他们让他把烟熄灭。
Chandler says, so I have a flaw, big deal.
钱德勒说：“所以，我确实有一个缺点……那又有什么大不了的呢？
He means it's not an important problem, you're exaggerating,
他的意思是这并不是一个严重的问题，你是在夸大其词。
I do love Mike.
我真的很喜欢迈克。