Learn ENGLISH with the Actors from FRIENDS · Learn English With TV Series
通过Friends演员访谈学习实用英语表达，涵盖成功、人际关系、职业和流行文化等话题，适合练习日常对话和词汇记忆。
I'm sorry I'm just being interviewed and you know what I can.
很抱歉，我现在只是在接受面试而已；至于我能做些什么，你们应该也清楚吧。
Concentrate.
集中注意力。
I'm sorry, I'm just going to get through.
对不起，我只需要完成这件事而已。
I gotta get through.
我必须坚持下去，完成这件事。
Okay, so anyway, what were you asking?
好吧，不管怎样，你之前问的是什么来着？
I'm sorry.
我很抱歉。
Okay.
好的。
What were you saying?
你刚才在说什么？
I can't.
我做不到。
Okay.
好的。
If I choose this one.
如果我选择这个的话……
Excuse me.
打扰一下。
This one?
这个吗？
Hi.
嗨。
Hi.
嗨。
So Friends is one of the most successful TV shows of all time and it's still hugely popular decades after it ended.
《老友记》是有史以来最成功的电视剧之一，即使在播出结束后几十年，它依然拥有极高的收视率和广泛的知名度。
Now what makes it so special is that you could see the genuine friendship between the cast members.
真正让它如此特别的地方在于，你可以看到剧组成员之间真挚的友谊。
They really did hit it off in real life, not just on screen.
他们在现实生活中确实非常合得来，而不仅仅是在屏幕上。
It's like their chemistry and the fun they had working together really struck a chord with audiences everywhere,
他们的默契以及合作过程中所产生的乐趣，确实触动了世界各地观众的心弦。
which is a big part of what made the show so magical.
这正是让这部剧如此精彩的关键所在。
So in an interview we'll learn English with today, the cast talks about their characters,
在今天的采访中，我们将通过演员们的讲述来学习英语；他们会谈论自己饰演的角色。
the incredible impact the show was already having and what it was like filming together during those early seasons.
这部剧已经产生了惊人的影响；而在早期几季的拍摄过程中，大家一起工作的情景又是怎样的呢？
Along the way, we will learn tons of useful English expressions about success,
在这个过程中，我们将学习大量关于成功的实用英语表达。
relationships, careers, and pop culture.
人际关系、职业发展以及流行文化。
Now before we get started, you should know that this lesson comes with its own vocabulary flashcards, covering all the keywords and expressions we'll see today.
在我们开始之前，你需要知道：这节课附带了自己的词汇闪卡，涵盖了今天我们会学习的所有关键词和表达方式。
Practicing with these daily is the easiest way for you to remember these words forever.
每天坚持练习，是让你永远记住这些单词的最简单方法。
So if that sounds interesting to you, just click the link in the description below,
如果这听起来让你感兴趣，只需点击下方描述中的链接即可。
using your phone to get our app and start your vocabulary practice right after the lesson.
课后请使用手机下载我们的应用程序，立即开始词汇练习吧。
Now let's begin by watching the first clip with subtitles.
现在，让我们先观看第一个带有字幕的视频片段吧。
The show's about six individuals who live
这个节目的主角是六个人，他们共同生活在一起。
in a big apple and each of
在那个大都市里（“Big Apple”通常指纽约）……每个（of）……
them has separate careers and love interests
他们各自拥有独立的职业和恋爱对象。
and are in that phase of their
发展/生命周期的某个阶段。
lives where they're not relying on their parents anymore for financial stability and are not yet settled with a husband or wife or I was.
他们生活在这样的地方：不再依赖父母来维持经济稳定；同时，他们还没有结婚（或者像我一样，已经结婚但还没有安定下来）。
Or kids and so we're in that
或者是孩子们之类的情况，所以我们正处于这样的环境中。
kind of gray area where we're relying
这属于一个“灰色地带”（即法律或规定尚未明确规定的情况）；在这种情况下，我们只能依靠现有的规则或惯例来处理相关问题。
on our friends for kind of emotional support and spiritual support and trying to make it on our own in the big city.
我们向朋友们寻求情感上的支持与精神上的鼓励，同时努力在这个大城市里独立生活。
You know a lot of people say this is a hot show for Generation X.
你知道，很多人都说这部剧非常适合X世代观众观看。
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know you hate that.
我知道，你们肯定很讨厌这一点。
But of course that's how it's been described by some people that 20 -somethings love this show.
不过，当然也有一些二十多岁的人是这样描述这部剧的——他们非常喜欢这部剧。