00:00 - 1:11 Vocabulary nod off

Scene: Central Perk A. nod off: to fall asleep, especially

ROSS: And here’s little Ben nodding offA. involuntarily and in spite of your effort
not to. If you’re seated and start to nod
MONICA: Awww, look at Aunt Monica’s off, your head will relax backwards or for-
little boy! wards as you close your eyes, and that will
momentarily wake you up until you fall
PHOEBE: Oh, look, he’s got Ross’s haircut! back asleep for a few moments. >> Some
students were nodding off during class.
RACHEL: Oh, let me see1! Oh, God, is B. all over: used to emphasize the
he just the sweetest thing?2 You must meaning of the preceding verb or the
just want to kiss him3 all overB! noun after it. >> I had to do it all over all over
again. >> There’s dirt all over the floor. (the floor)
ROSS: That would be nice.
C. pardon?: used to ask someone to
RACHEL: Pardon ? C
repeat what they said.

CHANDLER: Nothing, just a little extra D. help (sb) out: to help someone, espe-
air in my mouth. Pffft. Pffffffft. cially with a problem or by doing some-
thing in particular. Note: this is more
JOEY: Hey, Chan, can you help me outD specific and conversational than saying
here? I promise I’ll pay you backE. just “help” with out “out”. >> This is too
heavy. Could you help me out?
CHANDLER: Oh, yeah, right, OK... waffles
E. pay (sb) back: to return someone money
inlcuding the wafflesI last week, you now you owed them. Note: it’s necessary to always
owe me... 17 jillionE dollars. accompany this expression with “back,” oth-
erwise it just means to “pay someone.”
JOEY: I will, really. I’ll pay you back this time.
F. jillion: used to exaggerate a large num-
CHANDLER: And where’s this money ber. >> I told you that a jillion times!
coming from?
Stress Pattern Focus
JOEY: Well... I’m helping out down at the 1. let me see: LEH-me SEE
N.Y.U. Med School with some... research.
2. is he just the sweetest thing:
ROSS: What kind of research ? 4
ih-zee jus-thuh SWEE-dest THING

JOEY: Oh, just, you know.... science. 3. you must just want to kiss him:
YOU MUSt just WA-nna KISS-im
ROSS: Science. Yeah, I think I’ve heard
4. what kind of research:
of that.
wuht KIN-duv re-SEARCH
СКАЧАНО С WWW.SW.HELP - ПРИСОЕДИНЯЙСЯ!
 1:11 - 3:02 Vocabulary every other day
JOEY: It’s a fertility1 study. A. that: (similar usage as intensifying
“so”) used to express the superlative de-
MONICA: Oh, Joey, please tell me you’re gree extent in which something happens.
only donating2 your time. >> I didn’t wait that long. (I didn’t wait so
long). >> A Ferrari? I knew he was well-off
JOEY: Alright, come on you guys, it’s not (rich) but I didn’t know he had that much
thatA big of a deal. Really... I mean, I just money. In the scene: “It’s not that big a hand over fist
go down there every other dayB and... deal” means “it’s not such a big problem.”
make my contribution to the project.
Hey, hey, but at the end of two weeks, I B. every other (day/week/month, etc)
get seven hundred dollars3. = alternating. If you do something
every other day, it means one day you
ROSS: Hey. do it, and the next you don’t, but you
resume on the third day and so on.
PHOEBE: Wow, ooh, you’re gonna be cole slaw
C. hand over fist: quickly and in great
making money hand over fistC! quantity, especially in reference to mak-
Opening Credits / Scene: Monica and Rachel’s ing or losing money. >> Phoebe is mak-
ing a joke about masturbation (donating
MONICA: OK, we’ve got the cole slaw-
sperm involves masturbation).
PIC
, we’ve got the bunsPIC...
D. put out = (opposite to currently) buns
PHOEBE: We’ve got the ground-up previously; in the past.
fleshI of formerly cute cows and turkeys,
ew... Stress Pattern Focus
CHANDLER: Men are here. American T
1. fertility: fer-tih-lih-dee
ground meat
JOEY: We make fire. Cook meat.
2. donating: do-nay-ding
CHANDLER: Then put outE fire by pee- In American English, /t/ often becomes /d/
ing, no get invited backII. when surrounded by vowel sounds.
3. seven hundred dollars:
MONICA and PHOEBE: Ewww! SE-ven HUN-dred DOLL-ars

MONICA: Oh Joey, Melanie called, she References

said she’s gonna be late.
I. ground-up flesh: Phoebe refers to “ground meat” by “ground-up
JOEY: Oh, OK. flesh.” She does it as a way of speaking out against meat consumption
since she is a vegetarian. Flesh is what animal body is made of (as well
PHOEBE: So how are things going with as water, bones, etc.) and meat is dead flesh intended to be consumed.
you two? Is she becoming your special
someone? II. no get invited back: incorrect caveman English
 3:02 - 4:02 Vocabulary seeing someone
JOEY: I don’t know, she’s, uh... she’s pret- A. to be seeing someone: (in present
ty great. continuous) to be going out with/ dat-
ing someone. In the scene: the humor
MONICA: Yeah? What does she think of here is that Joey is having sex with the
your little science project? cup his little babies are being stored in.

JOEY: What, you think I’m gonna tell B. to have a point: to be right about an
a girl I like I that I’m also seeing A a aspect of something. have a point
cup? C. the thing is...: used to introduce the
explanation of a problem, issue, idea,
MONICA: The man’s got a pointB. excuse, etc. >> The thing is there aren’t
enough of us to play this game.
JOEY: Well, the tough thing isC, she real-
ly wants to have sex with me. D. bitch: unpleasant, annoying woman.
if you know
CHANDLER: Crazy bitch . D
E. conduct: (formal) to do something what I mean
in an organized way, to carry sth out. (meme)
JOEY: Yeah, well, I still got a week left
to go in the program, and according F. if you know what I mean: a common
to the rules, if I want to get the money phrase used to suggest that the comment
I’m not allowed to conductE any per- just made has a dirty connotation. In the
sonal experiments, if you know what I scene: for Joey “personal experiments” is
meanF. “sex.” Note: this is not the same as “you
know what I mean?” (without “if), which
MONICA: Joey... we always know what is used as a discourse marker.
you mean.
Grammar
Time lapse.
omitting relative pronouns
PHOEBE and MONICA: Hey. I. ...the girl I like:
Relative pronouns (R.P.) are words like who (or “whom”), that,
ROSS: Hey. which, whose, why, etc. Sometimes they must be after a noun, and
sometimes they can (optionally) be left out.
PHOEBE: How long did you think this
For example, in the sentence “she is the girl who can sing” the
barbecue was gonna last? R.P. “who” can’t be omitted. Conversely, in “She is the girl (who)
I like,” “who” can be omitted.
ROSS: I’m going to China.
Rule: a R.P. can be omitted when there’s a personal pronoun (I, she,
it, he, they, etc.) after it. When instead of personal pronoun there’s a
PHOEBE: Jeez, you say one thing, and... verb, the relative pronoun must be retained.

MONICA: You’re going to China? > the book that has a red cover. (obligatory)
> the book (which/that) I love reading (omittable)
 04:02 - 5:06 Vocabulary barbecue
ROSS: Yeah, i-it’s for the museum1. A. to be gone = dead, not longer pres-
Someone found a bone, we want the ent, or far away (a person). >> Robert
bone, but they don’t want us to have the has been gone for almost an hour, but he
bone2, so I’m going over there to try to3 told me he’d come back.
persuade them to give us the bo—it’s—
it’s a whole big bone thing. Anyway, I’m B. reach (sb): (also to reach out to sb) to
gonna be goneA for like, uh... like a week, contact someone by telephone, email, etc.
so, uh, if you wanna reach meB, y-you
can’t. So here’s my itineraryC. Um... C. itinerary: route of travel; often a
here’s a picture of me... document that informs the time and
places of a route to a different place.
PHOEBE: Oh, let me see!
D. Carol’s = Carol’s house. It’s common
ROSS: Could you take it to Carol’s ev-
D
to refer to someone’s place by just add-
ery now and thenE, and show it to Ben, ing “‘s” after the person’s name. Note:
just soF he doesn’t forget me? this is also commonly used to refer to coffeehouse
restaurants.
MONICA: Yeah.
E. every now and then = occasionally,
PHOEBE: Hi, Ben. I’m your father. I sometimes, from time to time
am... the head. Aaaaaahhhh... Alright,
this barbecuePIC is gonna be very fun. F. just so: used to give the cause of why
an action is done. >> She wants to win
ROSS: Hey, is Rachel here? Um, I want- just so she can rub it in my face.
ed to wish her a happy birthday before I
left. G. see: (also “you see”) used as a dis-
course marker when giving someone
MONICA: Oh no, she’s out having some information.
drinks with Carl.
Pronunciation
ROSS: Oh... Hey, who’s Carl?
1. museum: mew-zee-uhm
MONICA: You know, that guy she met Word Stress: mu-SE-um
at the coffeehousePIC.
Stress Pattern Focus
ROSS: No. 2. but they don’t want us to have the bone:
but THEY dun WAN-us tuh HAVE thuh
PHOEBE: Oh, well, seeG, there’s this guy BONE
that she met at the...
3. I’m going over there to try to:
Im GOin over there uh TRY duh
ROSS: At the coffeehouse, right.
 5:06 - 6:06 Vocabulary breakfront
PHOEBE: So you do knowI who he is! A. breakfront: a piece of furniture such
as a cabinet or a bookcase. The joke is
ROSS: OK, I’m gonna go say goodbye to that china also means a set of plates.
the guys1.
B. have drinks: note: when we talk about
consuming something, we often use the
PHOEBE: Ok, hey, you know what? Tell
verb “to have” as a collocation. We say “to
them that bone story.
have dinner,” “to have breakfast,” “to have
ROSS: Hi.
some drinks,” etc. It’s also common to say, Alvin, Simon,
for example, “to eat breakfast,” but people Theodore
usually use the verb “to have” instead.
JOEY and CHANDLER: Hey!
C. move on: to continue with your life,
ROSS: I have to go to China .2
especially when you realize you need to
leave the past behind. If there’s an issue
JOEY: The country? you keep thinking about, but there’s move on
nothing you can do about it, people will
ROSS: No no, this big pile of dishes
PIC
probably tell you to move on and forget move on
in my mom’s breakfrontA. Do you guys about it. The opposite of this meaning of
know who Carl is?II “move on” is “to dwell on sth.”

CHANDLER: Uh, let’s see3... Alvin... Pronunciation

SimonPIC... Theodore4.... no. 1. to the guys: duh thuh guys

ROSS: Well, Rachel’s having drinksB 2. I have to go to China:

with him tonight. I haf-duh go duh china
3. let’s see: uht-see
JOEY: Oh no! How can she do that when This is relaxed pronunciation. Chandler
she’s never shown any interest in you?!? doesn’t even pronounce the ‘L’ consonant.
4. Theodor: thee-uh-dor
CHANDLER: Forget about her.
Grammar
JOEY: He’s right, man. Please. Move onC.
Go to China. Eat Chinese food. Question forms
I. do you guys know who Carl is?:
CHANDLER: Of course there, they just This is an aspect of question formulation that confuses a lot of
call it food. learners. Pay attention to how we frame this kind of question.
It’s not “Do you know who is Carl?”. It’s “Do you know who Carl
is?” The question “who is Carl?” becomes a statement when another
ROSS: Yeah... I guess. I don’t—I don’t
question, “do you know?” is before it. Below is another example:
know. Alright, just... just give her this for
me, OK? > Does anyone know how old he is? (correct)
> Does anyone know how old is he? (incorrect)
 6:06 - 7:10 Vocabulary roll one’s eyes
JOEY: Listen, buddy, we’re just looking A. look out for (sb): trying with our
out forA you. best intentions to take care of sb.

ROSS: I know. B. hold on there: used to catch some-

one’s attention and interrupt what
JOEY: We want you to be happy1. And they’re doing or saying in order to tell
I may only have a couple beers in meI, them something. >> A: and then he
but... I love you, man. told me to shut up... B: Whoa! Hold on
there, buddy. That’s not true.
CHANDLER: I’m still on my first... I just C. to hold up: to stay strong, keep
think you’re nice. things together (referring to staying
Cut to the kitchen strong in the face of his sexual urges)
MELANIE: Anyway, that’s when me and D. roll one’s eyes: a look you give
my friends started this whole fruit bas- someone when you’re tired of seeing a present
ketPIC business. We call ourselves ‘The them do something or hearing them
Three Basketeers.’ talk about something. As described in
the phrase itself, when you roll your
JOEY: Like the three musketeersPIC,
eyes, you move them upwards giving a
only with fruit.
clear look of disapproval at what some-
CHANDLER: Ooooh. one says or does.
fruit basket
MONICA: OK, how does everybody Stress Pattern Focus
like their2 burgers? 1. we want you to be happy:
WE WA-nyew duh be HA-ppy
RACHEL: Oh, no, no, no. PresentsPIC
first. Food later. 2. how does everybody like their:
HOW duz-uvry-BODY LIKE their
MONICA: Hey, hold on thereC, tiger. References
How’s it going? How you holding upD?
the three
I. I have a couple of beers in my: Joey refers
JOEY: Well, not so good. She definitely to what happens to a lot of people when they musketeers
thinks tonight’s the night we’re gonna... have a few drinks in them: they get senti-
complete the transactionII, if you know mental and start expressing their feelings
what I... with a lot more ease than they would if sober.

(Monica rolls her eyesE.) II. complete the translation: in this epi-
sode Joey gets creative with metaphors for
JOEY: And you do. Heh, heh. sex. He already said “to conduct personal
experiments” and here’s just another clas-
MONICA: So, uh, have you ever thought sic Joeyy metaphor for “to have sex” in “to
about being there for her? complete the transaction.”
 7:10 - 8:39 Vocabulary shaker
JOEY: What do you mean1? A. to follow someone: (figurative) to
understand what someone is saying. >>
MONICA: You know, just be there for her. Sorry, not following. Can you explain
that to me again? >> Are you following?
JOEY: I’m not followingA you. >> You’re not following me, are you?

MONICA: Think about it. B. rattle: to make or cause to make

short successive sounds, like a shaker
RACHEL: OK, I’m guessing this is from... instrumentPIC.

RACHEL: Well, thank you, Melanie. C. got me through = made me endure,

helped me go through.
CHANDLER: OK, this one right here is
from me. D. (hair)pin: object used by women to
fasten their hair.
RACHEL: OK... ah, it’s light... it rat-
tlesB... it’s... Travel ScrabblePIC! Oooo- Stress Pattern Focus
hhh, thank you! 1. what do you mean:
WHUH duh-you MEAN
RACHEL: This one’s from Joey... feels
like a book. Thinks it’s a book... feels like References
a book. And... it’s a book!
travel scrabble
Dr. Seuss
PHOEBE: Oh, it’s Dr. SeussI!

JOEY: That book got me throughC some

tough times.

MELANIE: There is a little child inside

this man!

CHANDLER: Yes, the doctors say if I. Dr. Seuss: Theodor Seuss Geisel was
they remove it, he’ll dieII. an American writer and illustrator best
known for authoring popular children’s
RACHEL: Who’s this from? books under the pen name Dr. Seuss
II. if they remove it, he’ll die: Chan-
CHANDLER: Oh, that’s Ross’s. dlers’ morbid humor appears with this
remark here. He’s takes Melanie’s in-
RACHEL: Oh... (sees it is a pin ) Oh my nocent comment and turns it in to the
D

God. He remembered. idea that the kid inside Joey is some-

thing like a tumor.
 8:39 - 10:02 Vocabulary antique store
PHOEBE: Remembered what? A. antique store: (also “antique shop”)
retail store that sells antiquesPIC (“an-
RACHEL: It was like months ago1. We teeks”- old collectable items).
were walking by this antique storeA, and
I saw this pin in the window, and I told B. must: other than expressing obliga-
him it was just like one my grandmother tion, “must” is also used to express an
had when I was a little girl. Oh! I can’t assumption. For example, if someone has
excellent grades at school, you might say antique
believe he remembered!
“he/she must spend a lot of time studying.”
CHANDLER: Well, sure, but can you C. ridiculously = extremely. If some-
play it on a planeI? thing is “ridiculously something”, the
extent to which it has a certain (ridicu-
PHOEBE: Oh, it’s so pretty. This mustB lous) quality surprises you. He’s ridicu-
have cost him a fortune. lously funny.
crystal duck
MONICA: I can’t believe he did this. D. stutter: to speak with a lot of repeti-
tions and interruptions either because
CHANDLER: Come on, Ross? Re- you suffer from a speech disorder, or
member back in college, when he fell because you are too nervous or anxious.
in loveII with Carol and bought her that
ridiculouslyC expensive crystal duckPIC? E. rub (sth over/on sth): to touch
something and apply pressure and ridiculously
RACHEL: What did you just say2? friction, as if cleaning something, or good-looking
caressing or massaging someone (or
CHANDLER: Ahem.. um.. Crystal duck. yourself). >> Stop rubbing your eyes.

RACHEL: No, no, no.... the, um, the... Pronunciation

‘love’ part? 1. it was like months ago:
ih wuz like MONTHS AGO
CHANDLER: (stutteringD) F-hah.. flen-
2. what did you just say: stutter
nin.
whuh-dih-jew jus-say?
RACHEL: Oh.... my God.
References
CHANDLER: Oh, no-no-no-no-no.... I. can you play on a plane: Chandler implies
his gift is better than Ross’. At least, you can
play travel scrabble while you’re on the road. eye rubbing
JOEY: That’s good, just keep rubbingE
your head. That’ll turn back time. II. when he fell in love: did Chandler just
spoiled the beans here? This is a key mo-
ment that will start a whole new storyline
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s that will last for the whole series.
 10:02 - 10:58 Vocabulary petite
RACHEL: This is unbelievable. I mean, A. huge: other than meaning “very
this is unbelievable. large” it’s also used metaphorically to
refer to something with big implication
PHOEBE: I know. This is really, really or importance. >> I’ve got huge news to
hugeA. tell. >> A huge success.
mute button
CHANDLER: No it’s not. It’s small. It’s B. wee: very small >> a wee bit (a lit-
tiny. It’s petitePIC. It’s weeB. tle bit). Also “to wee”: (phrase: “too go
PHOEBE: Nuh-uh. I don’t think any of wee-wee”) to urinate.
our lives are ever1 gonna be the same C. ask (sb) out: to ask sb (especially a
ever again. girl) to go out with you on a date.
CHANDLER: OK, is there a mute but- D. desperately: used to emphasize the
tonPIC on this woman? extreme degree of something, especial-
ly if you are in despair. >> Desperately
MONICA: I think this is so great! I mean, in need of attention.
you and Ross! Did you have any idea2?
E. to (not) mind (doing sth): used to say
RACHEL: No! None! I mean, my first that you have no problems doing some-
night in the city, he mentioned some- thing. If you don’t mind, for example,
thing about asking me out , but nothing paying a few extra dollars for a better
C

ever happened, so I just... W-well, what quality computer, it means that you can
else did he say3? I mean, does he, like, do it because it’s not really an issue. Note:
want to go out with me? as in this scene, this phrase is often used
with a touch of sarcasm. >> In all honesty,
JOEY: Well, given that he’s desperately in I don’t mind working extra hours.
D

love with you, he probably wouldn’t mindE This is also very common for polite (but
getting a cup of coffee or something. assertive) asking. >> Do you mind turning
down the music, please?
RACHEL: Ross? All this time? Well, I’ve
got to talk to him4. Stress Pattern Focus
CHANDLER: H-He’s in China! 1. any of our lives are ever:
ANY uh-vir LIVES ir EVER
JOEY: The country. 2. did you have any idea?
DIH-jew-ave any IDEA?
MONICA: No, no, wait. His flight
3. what else did he say:
doesn’t leave for another forty-five more wuht ELSE dih-dee SAY
minutes.
4. I’ve got to talk to him:
Iv GAWduh TALK tuh-im
 10:58 - 11:45 Vocabulary
CHANDLER: What about the time dif- A. make it (to some place/somewhere):
ference? a to successfully get to –or arrive at a
destination. It implies a challenge. >>
MONICA: From here to the airport? I’m not sure we’re going to make it on
time. >> I was really impressed to find
CHANDLER: Yes! You’re never going out that she made it to the finish line in
to make itA 1! the half marathon.

RACHEL: Well, I’ve gotta try. B. deal (with sb/sth): to approach a

situation with sth or sb by taking mea-
MONICA: Rachel, what’re you going to sures that will solve an issue or to inter-
say to him2? act with a person. >> A: We can’t leave
without the boss’ permission. B: Don’t
RACHEL: I-I-I don’t know. worry I’ll deal with him later. >> We
need to deal with this first. >> You’re in
CHANDLER: Well then maybe you charge of dealing with customers. >> He
shouldn’t go. left because he was sick of dealing with
lousy people at the work place.
JOEY: He’s right, cuz if you’re just gonna,
like, break his heart, that’s the kind of Pronunciation
thing that can wait. 1. you’re never going to:
yir NEVER GONna MAY-kit
MONICA: Yeah, but if it’s good news , I

you should tell him now. 2. what are you going to say to him:
WHA-duh you GONna say do im
RACHEL: I don’t know. Maybe I’ll know
when I see him. 3. cannot: kuh-NOT

PHOEBE: Here, look, alright, does this Grammar

help?
I. it’s good news
RACHEL: Noooo... look, all I know is Although certain nouns look plural,
that I cannot3 wait a week until I see they are not. News is an uncountable
him. I mean, this is just too big. You noun. If you want to express it in the
know, I just, I’ve just gotta talk to him. I... singular you should say “a piece of
I gotta... OK, I’ll see you later. news”; in plural it is “some/two/three,
etc. pieces of news”.
CHANDLER: Rachel, I love you! DealB
with me first!
 11:45 - 12:28 Vocabulary
Scene: Airport A. walks onto (jetway): note: when we
ROSS: (something in Chinese) talk about public transportation we use
the preposition “on” (>> I’m on the bus/
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Alright! on a plane/ship/train, etc.) Likewise,
we use “onto” when it is after a verb of
ROSS: Ni-chou chi-ma! (walks ontoA movement. This is why we say “walk
jetway) onto a plane” and not “into a plane.”

RACHEL: Ross! Excuse me, pardon B. pardon me = excuse me. Used to

meB, excuse me.... request for someone to move aside
because you need some space to walk,
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Hi! or if you’ve pushed someone in your
attempt to walk through a crowd.
RACHEL: Hi.

Flight Attendant: May I see your board- C. boarding pass: document that
ing passC? grants you access to transportation that
you board (plane, train, boat).
RACHEL: Oh, no, no, I don’t have one. I
just need to talk to my friend.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Oh, oooh. I’m

sorry. You are not allowed on the jetwayD
unless you have a boarding pass. D. jetway: the passage that connects
the airport building to the plane.
RACHEL: No, I know, but I—he just
went on. He’s right there, he’s got the
blue jacket onE, I... can I j-just...

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: No no no!

Federal regulations! E. he’s got the jacket on: note: a com-
mon mistake is to omit the preposition
RACHEL: OK, alright, OK, um... then at the end of certain phrases. If “on”
could you please, just uh... just give him a was omitted in this sentence, it would
1

message for me? Please? This is very im- mean that someone has a jacket (per-
portant. haps holding it with their arms instead
of actually to be wearing it).
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Alright.
What’s the message? Pronunciation
1. could you please just?
RACHEL: Uh... I don’t know.
cou-jew please just?
 12:28 - 13:49 Vocabulary for God’s sake
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Sir? Sir? Excuse A. for God’s sake!: exclamation used to
me, sir? Uh... I have a message for you. express surprise, anger, impatience or
some other (often negative) emotion.
MAN: What? Sometimes, instead of “God” people
say “Pete” or “Heaven”. >> For Pete’s
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: It’s from Ra- sake, Carl, what have you done?!
chel. She said that she loved the present,
and she will see you when you get back. B. don’t give me that (look): we use
the collocation “to give someone a
MAN: Toby... Oh, for God’s sake , I A
weird/ugly look” when someone makes
don’t know what she’s talking about! said expression with their face.
There’s no Rachel! Don’t give me that B

deep freezeC. C. deep freeze: to act extremely cold to

Scene: Joey’s Bedroom
him (uncommon)- deep freeze usually
means something that is very frozen.
MELANIE: Mmmmmm... Oh, Joey,
Joey, Joey... I think I blacked outD there D. to black out = to faint, to pass out.
for a minute! To lose your consciousness for a short
period of time. >> He hit himself so
JOEY: It was nothin. hard with corner of the cupboard that he
blacked out for several minutes.
MELANIE: Well, now we’ve gotta find
something fun for you! E. boy: (short for “oh boy!”) exclama-
tion used to express surprise or uneas-
JOEY: Uhhh.. you know what? Forget iness.
about me. Let’s, uh... let’s give you anoth-
er turn. Stress Pattern Focus
1. like I thought you would be:
MELANIE: Me again? like I THOUGHT you would BE
JOEY: Sure! Why not? References
MELANIE: BoyE, somebody’s gonna get I. How to do you mean?: what do you
a big fruit basket tomorrow. mean is much more common than how
do you mean, but here it makes sense as
They kiss
how = in what way?
MELANIE: Oh, I gotta tell you. Joey, you
are nothing like I thought you would
be1.

JOEY: How do you meanI?

 13:49 - 15:14 Vocabulary peg
MELANIE: I don’t know, I-I guess I just had A. to have (sb) pegged as (sb/sth):
you peggedA as one of those guys who are (also “to be pegged as”) to have a fixed
always ‘me, me, me.’ But you... you’re a giverB. opinion of someone, to categorize or
You’re like the most generous man I ever met. put a label on someone. >> The old
I mean... you’re practically a woman. woman had the boys pegged as outlaws.
Noun “peg”PIC: (also “clothespin”) a
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s fastener used to hang up clothes.
MONICA: Uh, so, uh, Rach, uh... do
B. giver: someone characterized for wrapping paper
you wanna save this wrapping paperPIC,
giving, as opposed to taking or re-
I mean, it’s only a little bit tornC... so are
ceiving. A giver is often someone very
you gonna go for itD with Ross or should
generous.
I just throw it outE?
C. torn: (past participle of tear [tear/
RACHEL: I don’t know. I don’t know... I tore/torn]) pulled apart into pieces or
thought about it all the way there1, and damaged. here: wrapping papers torn
I thought about it all the way back... and, apart when sb tries to get to the actual
uh, oh, you guys, you know, it’s Ross. You present. Monica says it’s just a bit torn.
know what I mean?2 I mean, it’s Ross.
D. go for it: to move forward with sth or
MONICA and PHOEBE: Sure. make an effort for sth.
E. throw (sth) out: dispose of something.
RACHEL: I don’t know, I mean, this is just
my initial gut feelingF... but I’m thinking... F. gut feeling: a reaction or decision
oh, I’m thinking it’d be really great. based on your intuition or instinct.
Phrase “follow your gut”: to trust your
MONICA: Oh my God, me too! Oh! Oh, intuition or instinct when making a deci-
we’d be like friends-in-law! You know sion. Noun “gut” = intestinePIC.
gut feeling
what the best part is3? The best part is that gut/intestine
you already know everything about him! I Stress Pattern Focus
mean, it’s like starting on the fifteenth date! 1. I thought about it all the way there:
I THAW-duh- bou-dit ALL thuh WAY THERE
PHOEBE: Yeah, but, you know, it’s... it
would be like starting on the fifteenth date. 2. you know what I mean:
YOU KNOW wuht i MEAN
MONICA: Another good point.
3. you know what the best part is?:
u no wuht tuh BEST PART IS
PHOEBE: No, I mean, I mean, when
you’re at the fifteenth date, you know, References
you’re already in a very relationshippy I
I. relationship-py: this is not really a word. Phoebes likes to add
place. You know, it’s... you’re committed. “y” to the end of words, resulting in some really funny sounding
words, like this one.
 15:14 - 16:01 Vocabulary to dump sth
RACHEL: Huh? A. work out: result in a satisfactory or
good way. >> It’s great to know that the
PHOEBE: Well, I mean, then what hap- plan worked out just fine.
pens if it doesn’t work outA?
B. dump (sb): to abandon sb, especially
MONICA: Why isn’t it working out ? I
in a romantic relationship. LiterallyPIC:
a dump
to throw sth away, to dispose of some-
RACHEL: I don’t know... sometimes it thing. Noun “a dumpPIC”: a place where
doesn’t. garbage is taken to.

MONICA: Is he not1 cute enough for C. spender: someone who spends.

you?
Pronunciation
RACHEL: No!
1. is he not: ih-zee not
MONICA: Does he not2 make enough
money? 2. does he not: duz-ee not

RACHEL: No, I’m just.... 3. how did it go: how-dih go

PHOEBE: Maybe there’s someone else. Grammar

I. present continuous with future
MONICA: Is there? Is there someone else? reference: the present continuous is
used to talk about an action being done
RACHEL: No! There is.. there is no one else! ‘right now.’ However, using this tense
in reference to the future is almost as
MONICA: Then why the hell are you common as using ‘will’ or ‘going to’.
dumpingB my brother?!?
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s “Why isn’t it working out” is similar to
“Why will it not work out” or “Why is
CHANDLER: Hey, big...
it not going to work out”.
JOEY: Shhhh!

CHANDLER: ...spenderC.

JOEY: She’s still asleep.

CHANDLER: So how did it go2?

JOEY: Oh, it was amazing. You know how

you always think you’re great in bed?
 16:01 - 17:18 Vocabulary It’s the thought
that counts
CHANDLER: The fact that you wouldA A. would: other than the most com-
even ask that question shows how little mon usages of “would,” it’s also used
you know me. to make a comment (>> I would say
that...) or express surprise at what
JOEY: Well, it’s like, last night, I couldn’t someone said (the case in this scene).
do the thing that usually makes me great. >> Why would you say that? >> The
So I had to do all this other stuff. And fact that he would say that goes to show
the response I got... man, oh manB, it how ignorant on this matter he is. man, oh man
was like a ticker tape parade ! I

B. man, oh man: (also “oh boy!”) ex-

CHANDLER: Yes, I know, as it hap- clamation for surprise.
pens my room is very very close to the
C

parade route. C. as it happens: it’s a coincidence, a

question of chance, incidentally
JOEY: It was amazing! And not just for
her... uh-uh. For me, too. It’s like, all of a D. it’s the thought that counts = it’s
sudden, I’m blind. But all my other senses the intention that counts. Used to indi- ticker tape
are heightened, you know? It’s like... I was cate that the attitude of an action mat-
able to appreciate it on another1 level. ters more than the result.

CHANDLER: I didn’t know you had

another level.
References confetti
JOEY: I know! Neither did III! I. ticker tape parade: parade event held in
an urban setting allowing large amounts
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s
of shredded paper (originally actual ticker
MONICA: Hey, great skirtPIC! Birthday tapePIC, but now mostly confettiPIC) to be
present? thrown from nearby office buildings onto
the parade route, creating a celebratory skirts
RACHEL: Yeah. effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.

MONICA: Oh, from who? II. Grammar: so/neither do I

This is a common alternative way to say
RACHEL: From you. I exchanged the “me too” (positive) or “me neither” (nega-
tive). See examples below: blouse
blousePIC you got me.
> I like that song > So do I.
MONICA: Well, it’s the thought . Hey, D > I liked that song > So did I.
doesn’t Ross’s flight get in in a couple
hours? At gate 27-B? > I don’t like that song > Neither do I.
> I didn’t like that song > Neither did I.
 17:18 - 18:32 Vocabulary backstabber
RACHEL: Uh, yeah. Uh, Monica, you A. teensy: a tiny or teeny bit, a little bit
know, honey, I’ve been thinking about
it1 and I’ve decided this—this whole Ross B. behind someone’s back: if some-
thing, it’s just not a good idea. one does something behind someone’s
back, it means that they’re betraying
MONICA: Oh, why? that person. To talk or do sth behind
someone’s back means you do it hiding
RACHEL: Because I feel like I wouldn’t it from that person, because you don’t
just be going out with him. I would be want them to know about it. Related
going out with all of you. Oh, and there term “backstabberPIC” or “to backstab
would just be all this pressure, and I sb”: to do something bad to someone
don’t wanna... who is your friend.

MONICA: No, no, no, no, no, no pres-

sure, no pressure!

RACHEL: Monica, nothing has even

happened yet, and you’re already so...

MONICA: I am not ‘so’! OK, I was a

teensyA bit weird at first, but... I’ll be
good. I promise. C. hell of a (sth): used to intensify how
good something is. >> That was a hell of
RACHEL: Who is it? a game! >> The Godfather is a hell of a
movie. >> I had a hell of a time in Europe.
INTERCOM: It’s me, Carl.
D. though: We use “though” at the end
RACHEL: Come on up. of two related sentences with the mean-
ing of however. >> A: I loved my vaca-
MONICA: Behind my brother’s backB? tion in Rome! – B: It was really expen-
.. is exactly the kind of crazy thing you sive, though. >> I don’t think they can
won’t be hearing from me. win the tournament now – In the future,
though, they might.
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s
JOEY: Seven hundred bucks! References
CHANDLER: Alright, you did it! Do we I. do we have any fruit?: the guy’s
have any fruit?I apartment is full of fruit baskets that
Joey was given by a very satisfied Mel-
JOEY: Man, hell of aC two weeks, huh?
anie. You can see Chandler’s obvious
You know what, thoughD? I really feel
sarcasm here.
like I learned something.
 18:32 - 19:39 Vocabulary stick with it
CHANDLER: Really? So, you’re gonna A. stick with (sth): if you stick with
stick withA this ‘it’s all for her’ thing? something, it means you’re staying with
it, or you’re still doing it, like sticking
JOEY: What, are you crazy1? When a with the same plan (instead of chang-
blind man gets his sightB back, does he ing it) or saying to a friend “I’m going to
walk around like this? stick with you no matter what.” If some-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s Balcony
thing sticks with you, you still have it.

CARL: I’m just sayingC, if I see one more B. sight = vision. The ability to see.
picture of Ed Begley, Jr. in that stupid elec-
C. I’m just saying: used after you said some-
tric car, I’m gonna shoot myself! I mean,
thing that you consider true though you do
don’t get me wrongD... I’m not against envi-
not intend to get into an argument about it.
ronmental2 issues per seE.... it’s just that guy!
(Ross—as a figment of Rachel’s imagina- D. don’t get me wrong = (similar to
tionF— shows up and starts talking to her.) “make no mistake”) don’t misinterpret “I’m just a fig-
or misunderstand me. >> Don’t get me
ROSS: I can’t believe you’d ratherG go ment of you
wrong, I love her, but not like that.
out with him than me. imagination”
E. per se = by/in itself, as such. >> Well,
RACHEL: Would you excuse me , 3
that’s not correct per se, but the situation
please? I’m trying to have a date here. is something like that.
H

ROSS: Fine, just stop thinking about me. F. figment of one’s imagination =
product of one’s imagination. Some-
ROSS: You can’t do it, can you? thing that we think is true, but it just
exists in our imagination.
RACHEL: So I’m thinking about you. So
G. I would rather (do sth) = I would
what?
prefer (to do something).
ROSS: I don’t get it. What do you see in H. I’m trying to (do sth) here: used to
this guy, anyway? express annoyance when someone has
interrupted you.
RACHEL: Well... he seems to be a very
nice... guy.... Pronunciation
1. what, are you crazy?:
CARL: I mean, come on, buddy, get a whuh-duy-yuh crazy?
real car!
2. environmental: en-vy-run-men-nul
ROSS: Rachel, come on. Give us a
chance. 3. would you excuse me:
jew excuse me?
 19:39 - 20:54 Vocabulary Woah!
RACHEL: Ross, it’s too hard. A. woah!: alternative exclamatory ex-
pression to “wow!”
ROSS: No, no, no... why, because it
might get weird for everyone else? Who B. to be caught: (past of “catch”) we
cares about them. This is about us. Look, used this word to say that someone is
I-I’ve been in love with you since, like, caught (stuck) in a specific situation or
the ninth gradeI. caught (seen/ discovered) doing some-
thing, especially something illegal or
RACHEL: Ross, you’re like my best friend. unethical. Phrase “to get caught”: to be
discovered/seen doing something ille-
ROSS: I know. gal or unethical. Phrase “to be caught
in the moment”: so involved with what
RACHEL: If we broke up, and I lost you... you’re doing that you lose sight of ev-
erything happening around you.
ROSS: Whoa , whoa, whoa. What
A

makes you think we’re gonna break up? C. hammerhead: word probably origi-
nates with hammerhead shark, but here
RACHEL: Well, have you been involved it means a jerk (not at all common).
with someone where you haven’t broken up?
Stress Pattern Focus
ROSS: No. But... it only has to happen once.
1. are you attracted to me:
Look, you and I both know we are perfect
are you attracted-duh me?
for each other, right? I mean... so, the only
question is... are you attracted to me1?
2. looked at you that way before:
LOO-tuh-chew THAT WAY be-FORE
RACHEL: I don’t know... I mean, I’ve
never looked at you that way before2.

ROSS: Well, start looking. References

I. ninth grade: ninth post-kindergar-
RACHEL: Wow. ten year of school education in some
school systems. Students are usually
CARL: Exactly! And you just know I’m 14-15 years old. In the United States, it
gonna be the guy caughtB behind this is often called Freshman year.
hammerheadC in traffic!

RACHEL: Right! You’re right! You know

what?

CARL: What?
 20:54 - End Vocabulary
RACHEL: I forgot... I am supposed to A. pick (sb) up (at some place): go
pick upA a friend at the airport. I am so somewhere to collect someone, typical-
sorry! I’m so... if you want to stay, and ly in one’s car. >> Can you pick me up
finish your drinks, please do.... I mean— at the bus station tomorrow?
I’m sorry. I-I-I gotta go. I’m sorry.
B. let it go = forget about it (something
CARL: But... negative). Used to tell someone to stop
Scene: Airport
thinking about something in particular.

RACHEL: Excuse me, pardon me, ex- C. sweetie: term of affection/ endear-
cuse me, excuse me, sorry. Hi. ment (Read: 107 Terms of Affection)

MAN: For God’s sake, will you let it goB? D. to judge (sb): to form an opinion
There’s no Rachel! about someone or something based on
what you see.
ROSS: Oh, hey, hey, I got that.
E. to ridicule (sb): to mock or make
JULIE: Oh, thanks, sweetie .C
fun of someone, especially in a cruel
way that will make them feel bad. Re-
ROSS: No problem. I cannot wait for you lated “object of ridicule”: a person who
to meet my friends. is ridiculed by others.

JULIE: Really?

ROSS: Yeah.

JULIE: You don’t think they’ll judgeD

and ridiculeE me?

ROSS: No, no, they will. I just... uh...

ROSS and JULIE: Can’t wait.

ROSS: Come on, they’re gonna love you.