It hit me (that …): I (suddenly) realize that…
Mr. Potato Head is an American toy consisting of a plastic model of a potato which can be decorated with a variety of attachable plastic parts such as ears and eyes to make a face.
Gravy Boat
Rachel: Oh God... well, it started about a half hour before the wedding. I was in the room where we were keeping all the presents, and I was looking at this gravy boat. This really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat. When all of a sudden - (to the waitress that brought her coffee) Sweet ‘n’ Low?- I realized that…
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Language and Culture Notes
Ross: Stop cleansing my aura(氛围). Just leave my aura alone, okay? Phoebe: Fine, be murky (昏暗的).
Joey: And you never knew she was a lesbian.
Enjoy the TV show
Attempt to absorb the witty humor that the show seemed to be correlated with.
Genius behind the series is its collaboration of inside jokes in each episode, ones you could only comprehend if you are familiar with the character's backgrounds and their personalities and quirks.
turn on: to be or cause to become interested, pleasurably excited, or stimulated.
Rachel: I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat than by Barry! And then I got really freaked out, and that's when it hit me: how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
Characterization
Rachel Monica Phoebe Joey Chandler Ross
Rachel
Rachel: careless, fashionable, emotional, spoiled. She was born in a very wealthy family, which made her dependent on her family for financial support. Later on, with her increasing life experiences, she became mature and selfdependent.
Chandler
Chandler: sarcastic, lack of confidence. He often lacks confidence in his personal charm, but has always seemed skillfully witty.
Ross
Ross: confident, kind, serious,
Friends (1994)
《老友记》 （又名《六人行》）
TV-Series 1994-2004
Friends
Also Known As: Across the Hall / Friends Like Us / Insomnia Café/ Six of One
Genre:

sitcom (situation comedy 情景喜剧) 10 Seasons (about 20 episodes in each season)
Monica
Monica: a perfectionist, critical, controlling. Her neuroticism is always funny, but many of her supposedly amusing lines aren't particularly clever.
Awards: Golden Globe. Many wins & nominations of Emmy Awards
Plot Outline: The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan. Tagline: All you need is Friends!
3. Joey and Chandler comforts Ross.
4. Monica is cheated by Paul.
5. Rachel is encouraged by her friends to be independent of her family and Ross pays court to Rachel.
freak out a. act abnormally (under the influence of drugs) b. make sb feel extreme pleasure or unease
Rachel: I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat than by Barry! And then I got really freaked out, and that's when it hit me: how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
knowledgeable, controlling. Nearly every one of his facial expressions and accentuated lines ends up being irresistibly funny.
101 The One Where It All Began
Rachel: I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat than by Barry! And then I got really freaked out, and that's when it hit me: how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
Ross: Why does everybody keep fixating on that? fixate: to focus one’s eyes or attention fixate on sth.
Strip joints: 脱衣舞场
Joey: All right, Ross. Look, you’re feeling a lot of pain right now. You’re angry. You’re hurting. Can I tell you what the answer is? Strip joints! Come on. You are single. Have some hormones. Ross: See, but I don’t want to be single, ok? I just want to be married again.
Waitress: Can I get you some coffee? Monica: Decaf.
(Decaffeinated coffee 脱咖啡因咖啡)
Rachel: Oh God... well, it started about a half hour before the wedding. I was in the room where we were keeping all the presents, and I was looking at this gravy boat. This really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat. When all of a sudden - (to the waitress that brought her coffee) Sweet ‘n’ Low?- I realized that… Limoges:里摩日(法中西部城市, 以瓷器工业闻名于世) gravy boat: 船形调味肉汁罐/盘
Main Plots of Friends 101
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1. Several friends are chatting on Monica’s new boyfriend Paul and Ross’s divorce from Carol.