Fluent with Friends Power Lesson 2.

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The one where Ross and Rachel... you know

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 00:00 - 1:06 Vocabulary
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartmentA. peek: to look at something very quick- peek at sth
JOEY: Alright, no peekingA. No peeking, ly, especially in a quick way because you
no peeking, no peeking. don’t want people to notice you peeked at
something. Collocation: “to take a peek”
CHANDLER: Alright, alright, but you is very commonly used. >> He peeked/
betterB be wearing clothes when I open took a peek at his classmate’s sheet to find
my eyes. out what the answer was.
Peek and peakPIC are homophones; they’re
both pronounced /pik/, but pick is /pɪk/. peak of a
JOEY: Alright open your eyes. mountain
CHANDLER: Sweet mother of all that B. you better [infinitive]: used to tell
is good and pureI. someone in a threatening tone or as
a strong advice that they should do
JOEY: Huh? Days of our LivesPIC picked something. >> You better pay me back.
up my optionII. >> You better take a jacket because it’ll
get cold tonight.
CHANDLER: Congratulations!
C. meant to be seen = intended to be seen.
JOEY: I know. Days of our
D. whichever = any one or ones out of
Lives
CHANDLER: Now we can finally watch a group. We use “whichever” when one
Green AcresIII the way it was meant toC can choose something out of set of things
be seen. without restriction. >> A: Do you want
juice or water? B: whichever one is fine.
JOEY: Uh-huh. References
CHANDLER: So uh, which one is mine? I. Sweet mother of all that is good and
pure: “Sweet mother of God” is a common
JOEY: WhicheverD one you want, man. phrase said to express extreme surprise. Joey is currently
working as an actor
Whichever one you want. Not that one. but here Chandler gives it a funny twist of on a soap opera called
his own adding those extra words. “Days of our Lives”
CHANDLER: Ohh yes.
II. Picked up my option: to extend
someone’s contract for another period
JOEY: Ohh yeah, that’s the stuff. Do we dare?
of time (common with sports and enter-
tainment professionals)
CHANDLER: Do we dare?PIC
III. Green Acres: classic American
JOEY: We dare.
sitcom about a couple from New York to accept a challenge
who moves to a country farm. note: it is used in a
BOTH: Aaahhhh. AAAAHHHHHH. jokingly way here

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1:06 - 2:53
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment A. (put/with) one’s feet up: to be in a
PHOEBE: I can’t believe two cows made relaxed, seated position with your feet
the ultimate sacrificeI so you guys could supported against something that is
watch TV with your feet upA.
CHANDLER: Well they were chair-
shaped cows. They never would have
survived in the wildB.
ROSS: This screen is amazing, I mean
Dick Van Dyke is practically life-sizeII.
ALL: Woah!
MONICA: Rose Marie really belongsC
on a smaller screen, doesn’t she?
RACHEL: Hi you guys.
ALL: Hey.
RACHEL: Hey you.
ROSS: Hey you.
CHANDLER and JOEY: Woah, hey, yo.
RACHEL: So, uh, how was your day?
ROSS: Oh you know, pretty much the
usual, uh, sun shining, birds chirpingD.
RACHEL: Really? Mine too.
PHOEBE: Hey cool, mine too.
ROSS: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got to get to
the museum1. So um, I’ll see you tonight.
RACHEL: OK.
with one’s
Vocabulary feet up
above the ground. Note: this phrase can
also mean in a vague way to relax. >>
I wish I was at home enjoying a movie
with my feet up.
B. in the wild: in a natural environ-
ment, far from cities or rural areas. the wild
C. to belong (in some place/group):
have the special requirements or skill
level to be in a certain place or among
certain people. If someone is an ama-
teur soccer player, it could be said that
he doesn’t belong in the professional
league. >> You’re a great actor. You be- chirp
long in Hollywood. >> You don’t belong
in the kitchen with me (you’re not as
good a chef as I am).
Not to be confused with belong to,
which indicates a sense of possession.
>> The book belongs to Ben.
D. to chirp: used as a verb to refer to
the sound birds and some insects make.
Pronunciation
1. I got to get to the museum:
aɪ ˈgɑ.ɾə getˡ tu ðə mjuˈzi.əm
References
I. two cows made the ultimate sacrifice: the ultimate sacri-
fice is a reference to death. Phoebe (vegetarian) is angry that
the guys are so happy with their leather chairs.
II. he’s practically life-size: the screen is so big that the
actors in the show projected on it look as if they were their
2 actual size in real life.
 2:53 - 3:45 Vocabulary yo (meme)
ROSS: Bye guys. A. yo: (slang, very informal) used to
address a person. >> Yo, man. Pass me
ALL: Bye. that bottle. Also: used to greet some-
one. >> Yo, what’s up?!
MONICA: Tonight?
B. hello?: said with a sarcastic tone to
CHANDLER and JOEY: Hey, yo . A
make the listener realize that some-
thing is very obvious or that something
MONICA: What’s tonight? is wrong or being forgotten. >> Umm,
hello? Aren’t you supposed to be at work
RACHEL: It is our first official date. Our now?
first date. catering
C. catering: the act of providing food
MONICA: Uh, hello? B
and drinks at a public event. >> We
need to look for a catering company to
RACHEL: Hi. cater at the post wedding party.

MONICA: Tonight you’re supposed to D. to trigger: to start, cause or acti- trigger

waitress for me, my catering thing, any vate something. For example, visiting
C (literally)
of those words triggerD anything for you? a familiar place from your childhood
would probably trigger a melancholic
RACHEL: God, oh God Monica, I for- feeling in you. >> Sharing his views on
got. This is our first date. television triggered and angry response
from the public.
MONICA: Yes but my mom got me this job.
E. actual: real; existing. Something that
PHOEBE: OK, I can be a waitress, I can is actual is factual and concrete as op-
be a waitress. posed to fake, potential, or imagined. raft
>> It looks like it’s an actual gun, but it’s
RACHEL: Oh, thank you, thank you, a toy gun.
thank you, thank you. See Phoebe, Phoebe.
References
MONICA: Really Phoebs? Because, you I. one Adam and Even on a raft: Phoe-
know, you’d have to be an actualE wait- be is using the jargon used by people yolk
ress. This can’t be like your ‘I can be a who work at restaurants. “86 the ba-
bear cub’ thing. con” means “get rid of the bacon”; “an
Adam and Even on a raftPIC” means
PHOEBE: I can be a waitress. OK watch “two eggs on a toast”, and “wreck ‘em”
this. Um, gimme two number ones, 86 means to break the yolkPIC.
the bacon, one Adam and Eve on a raft
and wreck’emI, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la.
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 3:45 - 5:04 Vocabulary James Bond
Scene: Dr. Burke’s apartment A. sorry we’re late: collocation: this is
PHOEBE: It’s James BondPIC. the most common and natural way to
say this. You could also say “sorry for
MONICA: Sorry we’re lateA. being late”, but the shorter “sorry I’m
DR. BURKE: Ah, that’s OK, come on in. late” is more frequently used.
Um, I’m sorry, is Monica Geller coming?
I was toldI she was. B. split up = (of a couple) to break up. It
tilted
can also mean to separate or go in dif-
MONICA: Dr. Burke, it, it’s me. ferent directions. >> We should split up
and go try to find him in different places.
DR. BURKE: Monica? My God you used
to be so. . . I mean you, you, you, you C. to tilt: to incline or cause something
must have lost like. . . You look great. to incline. A head tilt is to do the action
MONICA: Thank you. This is my friend defined above with your head.
Phoebe. She’s gonna be helping me tonight1.
D. sympathetic: (from noun sympathy) setting up a tent
DR. BURKE: Hi Phoebe, nice to meet showing that you understand some-
you. So, how ya been? one’s emotional state. If you’re sympa-
thetic you can put yourself in another
MONICA: I’ve been great, just great. person’s shoes.
How have you been ? 2

E. to head bob: to move your head up

DR. BURKE: Oh, well obviously you
and down.
know Barbara and I split upB, otherwise CD changer
you wouldn’t have done the head tilt .
C
F. set up: to prepare, organize or put
MONICA: The head tilt? something together so that functions
correctly.
DR. BURKE: Yeah, since the divorce,
when anybody asks me how I am, it’s Pronunciation
always with a sympatheticD head tilt. 1. she’s gonna be helping me tonight: Click here for
‘How you doing? You’re OK?’ ʃiz gən-bi heɫ.pin mi ɾəˈnaɪtˡ more about

MONICA: I’m sorry.
DR. BURKE: No no, it, it’s fine, believe
me. I do it too. I always answer with the
‘I’m OK’ head bobE. ‘I’m OK.’ ‘You sure?’
‘Yeah, I’m fine.’ Hey listen, I’ve got to set
upF the music. I got a new CD chang-
erPIC, of course the divorce only left me
with 4 CD’s to changeI.
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2. how have you been: haʊ vju bɪn
References
I. only 4 CDs to change: the property
distribution Dr. Burke went through
after his divorce didn’t favour him to
much as far as CDs is concerned. His
ex-wife took most of them.
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MONICA: Oh, that’s too bad.
DR. BURKE: I’ll survive.
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment
CHANDLER: Uh, two larges, extra
cheese on both. But listen, don’t ring
the buzzer for 19, ring 20, Geller-Green,
they’ll let you in, OK. If you buzz our
door, there’s no tip for you. OK, thanks.
Pizza’s on the wayA. I told you we
wouldn’t have to get up.
JOEY: What if we have to pee?
Vocabulary kabob
A. on the way = coming. Note: we usu-
ally say this with a possessive adjective
(his, her, its, their, etc.) >> Your order
is on its way, you’ll have it soon. >> I’m
on my way. I’ll be there in five minutes.
B. soda: a carbonated drink, like Coca This is a scene
Cola or 7-up. from “Sopranos”
where someone tells
this joke
C. dull = (of a person) boring, lacking
enthusiasm.
D. sherrif: the top law enforcement
officer in a county city of the USA.

CHANDLER: I’ll cancel the sodasB.

References
Scene: Dr. Burke’s apartment
I. Cadillac, cataract, I get it: this is an allusion to a joke
MONICA: You’ve got to get back out -perhaps common among ophthalmologists- about a
there, it’s your party. Chinese person who goes to an optician. Because of
their accent, some Chinese people might have problems
DR. BURKE: But they’re so dullC, pronouncing the “L”, so the joke is that when the opti-
they’re all opthamologists. cian tells the patient that he has a cataract, the Chinese
person hears “Cadillac”. When this happens, the Chinese
MONICA: You’re an opthamologist. replies “No, I have a Ringcon Continental.”, meaning “Lin-
coln Continental” (again, he can’t pronounce the “L” and
DR. BURKE: Only because my parents makes an “R” instead).
wanted me to be, I wanted to be a sherrifD.
II. see?: the joke is actually pretty lame, and Dr. Burke
PHOEBE: That’s funny, no. Cadillac, cata- here proves the point he previously made about his fellow
ract, I get itI, no I get it, you stay out there. ophthalmologists being dull.

DR. BURKE: SeeII? III. kabob emergency: “Kabob” is a dish, and Monica
says it this way because she will pretend to call Dr. Burke
MONICA: Alright, I’ll tell you what. I’ll as if there is an emergency. However, in reality she will be
come get you in 5 minutes with some helping him escape from his boring friends.
sort of um, kabob emergencyIII.
IV. who needs glasses?: this is another lame joke. Dr.
DR. BURKE: OK. You better. Oh God, Bruke is holding up drinking glasses but since he’s talking
here we go. Hey wanna see ‘em go nuts? to a bunch of ophthalmologists they get the play on
Watch this. Who needs glassesIV? words with prescription glasses.
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 6:33 - 7:55 Vocabulary smitten
PHOEBE: You are so smittenA . A. to be smitten: to be overwhelmed
with love. Smitten is the past participle
MONICA: I am not. of the verb “to smite”, which literally
means “to strike hard”; however, it also
PHOEBE: Oh, you are so much the smit- means to affect someone with a strong
ten kitten1PIC. You should ask him out. feeling (usually love).

MONICA: Dr. Burke? I don’t think so. I

mean, like, he’s a grown up.

PHOEBE: So. You two are totally into

each otherB.
MONICA: Phoebe, he’s a friend of my
parents. He’s like 20 years older than me.
PHOEBE: OK, so what? You’re just
C
never gonna see him again?
MONICA: Not never. I mean, I’m gonna
see him tomorrow at my eye appointmentD.
PHOEBE: Didn’t you like, just get your
eyes checkedE?
MONICA: Well yeah, but, you know, uh,
27 is a dangerous eye age.
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment
RACHEL: C’mon, I’m not saying it was a need to go get my shoulder checked.
bad movie, I’m just saying, you know, it
was a little... hard to followF.
ROSS: I told you there were going to be is about or what someone is saying. >>
subtitles.
RACHEL: I know, I just didn’t want to
kitten
B. to be into someone = to be attracted
to someone romantically.
C. so what?: we use this phrase to indicate
indifference to the speaker. It equals ‘does
that matter at all?’ or ‘who cares?’ >> A: I
don’t want to go that karaoke place. I can’t
sing. B: So what? None of us can!
so what
D. appointment: an arrangement to
meet someone at a particular time and
place. >> I can’t go with you, I have an
appointment with a friend.
doctor
E. get/have (sth) checked: to go to appointment
the doctor’s so they can evaluate your
health to see if everything is ok. >> I
F. to follow someone/something: (fig-
urative) to understand what something
Sorry, not following. Can you explain
that to me again? >> I’m not following
this movie (I can’t understand it). click here for

ʔ
wear my glasses on our first date... Monica. more about
Pronunciation
ROSS: It would really help when I’m kissing 1. smitten kitten: smɪ.ʔən kɪ.ʔən
you if you didn’t shout out my sister’s name.
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 7:55 - 9:37 Vocabulary crossing the line
RACHEL: Honey, I’m just checking. A. to cross the line: to surpass pre-
conceived senses of limits, often to the
ROSS: Oh. point of no return. >> They’re about
to become an international company.
RACHEL: Monica (x2). They’re crossing that line. Also: to go
farther than it is accepted. >> This joke
ROSS: Mon (x2)... What, what. crossed the line, and is not funny.

RACHEL: I’m sorry. Oh God, I’m sorry, B. no where near: we add “no where”
it’s just that when you moved your hands before “near” to add emphasis. >>
The GPS took us no where near Matt’s self
down to my butt, it was like woah, Ross’s
house. Grammar: we also often use this -consciousness
hands are on my butt. Sorry.
to compare two things adding “as” at
ROSS: And that’s, that’s funny why? the end. >> This city is no where near
as expensive as Paris.
RACHEL: Well it’s not, honey I’m sorry, C. self-conscious: feeling embarrassed
I guess I’m just nervous. I mean, it’s you, about one’s appearance or behavior and
ya know, it’s us. I mean, we’re crossing being too concerned about what other self-awareness
that lineA, sort of a big thing. people might think of oneself.
While self-consciousness is widely regard-
ROSS: I, I know it’s big, I just didn’t
ed as a negative trait in a person’s character
know it was uh, ha-ha bigI. as it’s closely related to low self esteem,
self-awareness is not. Self awareness refers
RACHEL: OK. to the ability to see yourself as a separate
entity from the environment around you.
ROSS: OK, my hands were no where
nearB your butt.
rosey cheeks
RACHEL: I know, I know, I know, I
know. I was just thinking about when
they were there the last time, I’m sorry.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry. OK, OK, look, woah,
I promise, I’m good, I’m not gonna laugh
anymore. OK put your hands back there.
D. cheek: one of the sides of a one’s
ROSS: No see now, now I can’t because face or butt.
uh, I’m feeling too self consciousC.
References
RACHEL: Just one cheek . D
I. ha-ha big: Ross is saying that he recognizes the impor-
tance of the moment, but adding a “ha ha” means there is
ROSS: Nuh, uh, the moment’s gone.
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RACHEL: Alright, well just put your
hands out1 and I’ll back upA into them2.
ROSS: That’s romantic.
RACHEL: C’mon touch it.
ROSS: No.
RACHEL: Oh, come on squeezeB it.
ROSS: No.
RACHEL: RubC it.
ROSS: No.
RACHEL: Oh, come on, would you just
grab my assD.
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment
JOEY: Wow, look at that. The car is on
firePIC, yetE somehow its expensive paint
job is protected by the Miracle WaxF.
CHANDLER: You got a CheetoPIC on
your face man.
JOEY: Hi.
CHANDLER and JOEY: Hey.
JOEY: What’re you doing here?3 Aren’t
you supposed to be out4 with Rachel?
ROSS: That was 14 hours ago.
CHANDLER: So how did it go?
ROSS: Oh. Listen, have you ever been
uh, you know, fooling aroundG with a
girl and uh, she started laughing?
Vocabulary squeeze
A. back up: move backwards.
B. squeeze: (literally) to apply pressure on
something, especially in order to extract
liquid out of it. Collocation: when this
word is collocated with butt, it means to
put your hand on it and then apply pres-
sure with your fingers.
on fire
C. rub (sth over/on sth): to touch some-
thing and apply pressure and friction,
as if cleaning something, or caressing or
massaging someone (or yourself). >>
Stop rubbing your eyes.
D. grab: collocation: to touch someone’s
butt. Note: this collocation is more com-
cheetos
mon than saying “to touch someone’s
butt”.
E. yet = nevertheless; in spite of that. >>
The movie is slow, yet entertaining (Al-
though the movie is slow, it is entertain-
ing). >> He’s now a millionaire, yet he still
lives frugally.
F. wax: the material used to make a can-
dle, and to protect surfaces.
G. fool around: sexual connotation:
touching and feeling somone, usually
before sex.
Pronunciation
1. put your hands out:
pʊ-tʃər hænd-saʊtˡ
2. into them: ɪntə-em click here for
3. what’re you doing here: more about
tʃ - dʒ
wʌ-ɾə-rju du.in hɪr
4. aren’t you supposed to be out:
ɑrən-dʒu sə.poʊs tə bi aʊtˡ
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 10:38 - 11:44 Vocabulary seagulls
CHANDLER: YeahI, but uh, it was 1982 A. flock of: a group of animals of the
and my flock ofA seagullsPIC haircutPIC same species that are together in a same
was tickling her chin .
B PIC
place, especially sheep, goats, or birds.
Depending on the animal, there are dif-
JOEY: She laughed at you? ferent collective nouns used to refer to
a group of said animal. Two of the most
ROSS: Yeah. I don’t know, I’ve been commons ones besides “flock” are pack (of flock of sheep
wanting this since like ninth grade ty- wolves, dogs, sharks, bears, etc), and herd
pingII, ya know. I just wanted it to be (of cows, buffaloes, elephants, horses, etc.)
perfect1 and right and. . . why isn’t that
laser beamC cutting through the paint? B. to tickle: to touch someone in a way
that makes them laugh.
CHANDLER: It’s the Miracle Wax. pack of wolves
C. laser beam: a ray-type projection
JOEY: It certainly is a miracle2. coming from a laser pointer.

RACHEL: Hi you guys. D. speak up = speak louder.

CHANDLER and JOEY: Hey. E. make it up (to sb) = to compensate

ROSS: Hey.
RACHEL: Hi. Listen, I was um, thinking
about...
CHANDLER: Listen can you guys uh,
speak upD, it’s harder for us to hear
you3 when you lower your voice.
with something. >> He gave her a pair
of shoes to make up for the fact that he Chandler’s
forgot about their anniversary. flock of seagulls
haircut
Pronunciation
1. I just wanted it to be perfect:
aɪ dʒʌstˡ ˈwɑ.nɪd tə bi ˈpɜr.fəkt
2. miracle: ˈmɪ.rə.kəɫ

3. it’s harder for us to hear you:

RACHEL: OK, listen, I’m sorry about
ɪts ˈhɑr.dər fə-rʌs tə hɪr ju
last night4 and I really want to make it
up to youE. 4. last night: lɑstˡ naɪtˡ
laser beam
ROSS: No, you, ya know there’s no need References
to make it u... how?
I. yeah: As always, Chandler has a story
RACHEL: Well, I was thinking maybe a about his frustrated adventures with
um, a romantic dinner with um, candles girls that relate the current situation.
and wine and then uh, maybe going back
to my place for um, dessert. II. ninth grade typing: Ross had a sub-
ject about typing in ninth grade.
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 11:44 - 13:30 Vocabulary
ROSS: Humm, that soundsA, I don’t, A. that/it sounds great!: (similar: “it “souds great”
perfect. sounds like a plan”) used to agree with meme
an idea or proposal to do something.
RACHEL: What’s this. >> It sounds great. Let’s watch the foot-
ball game tonight at Jess’.
CHANDLER: Could you get us1 a cou-
ple of beers? B. look into (sb’s) eyes: to look at
Scene: Dr. Burke’s office
someone’s eyes. We use “into” as op-
posed to “at” when we want to say we’re
DR. BURKE: I’m going to look intoB looking directly at them without fear
your eyes now. or shame. In this scene, however, as a see you later
opthalmologic Dr. Burke is literally look- alligator
MONICA: ReallyI. ing inside Monica’s eye.

DR. BURKE: Yeah, that’s my job. Alright, C. (I’ll) see you later: very common
look up. . . look down, now open your way of saying goodbye to someone.
eyes, now look down. That’s right, look
into the light. Now look at me. . . OK. Pronunciation
Your eyes look good. Those are good eyes.
1. could you get us: ddʒju ge-ɾʌs
Click here for
MONICA: Good, they feel good, in my It’s possible Chandler said “would you more about

d
headII. get us” instead. The pronunciation of
this word is so unstressed and reduced
DR. BURKE: So, it’s great to see ya. that is impossible to tell.

MONICA: You too.

References
DR. BURKE: You too. I. really?: Monica takes this phrase
with its meaning of “looking someone “eye” drops
MONICA: OK, um. Goodbye. directly in their eyes”, and she gives it a
romantic sense to it as well. However,
DR. BURKE: DropsPIC! Dr. Burke reminds her that he’s literally
looking inside her eyes because that’s
MONICA: What?
what eye professionals do.
DR. BURKE: Drops. Here, they’re free.
II. they feel good, in my head: She
MONICA: Thanks. So, I guess I better be has such a crush on Mr. Bruke that she
going. can’t think straight and therefore says
awkward things like this one.
DR. BURKE: Oh, OK, yeah. I’ll see ya laterC.

MONICA: Thanks again.

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 13:30 - 14:31
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment
PHOEBE: We have to got to get you
lazy boysPIC out of these chairs.
CHANDLER and JOEY: Hey, woah, hey, get home I will take my shoes off.
woah.
PHOEBE: You know you should go out- have two patterns:
side and be with the three-dimensional
people.
JOEY: No, inside good, outside bad.
PHOEBE: You guys are so pathetic2, I,
oh, OH, XANADU!PIC OH.
CHANDLER: She’s one of us3 now.
RACHEL: Hi, you guys.
ROSS: Hey.
CHANDLER, JOEY, and PHOEBE: Hey.
ROSS: Well we just wanted to stop byA
and uh, say goodnight.
CHANDLER, JOEY, and PHOEBE:
Goodnight.
ROSS: Look at that, they won’t even turn
their heads.
RACHEL: Alright you guys, I’m taking
offB my shirt.
JOEY: Naa, she’s lying.
MONICA: Stop sending food to our
apartment4.
Vocabulary
A. stop by: to briefly visit someone. Lay-Z-Boy
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B. take (piece of clothing) off: to stop
wearing a piece of clothing. >> When I
Grammar: some phrasal verbs have a
movable object. That means they can
Lay-Z-boy is actually
the name of a famous
>> Take my shoes off.
brand that makes
>> Take off my shoes. reclining chairs.
However, when the object is a pro-
noun, it always goes in between the
verb and particle. Xanadu
>> Take it off
>> Take off it (incorrect)
Some other phrasal verbs only have
one pattern:
>> Take after her mother
>> Take her mother after. (incorrect)
Pronunciation
1. we have to got to get you: a famous musical
wi hæv gɑtˡ tə getˡ ju from the 70’s where
people danced with
The words that are not underlined ar- rollerskates.
en’t stressed, and “got” is pronounced
with more prominence in this utter-
ance.
2. pathetic: pəˈθeɾɪk click here for
ɑ
more about
3. one of us: wʌ-nə-vəs
Pronounce this phrase as one word.
4. to our apartment:
tu ɑr əˈpɑrtˡməntˡ
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 14:31- 15:23 Vocabulary dress up
ROSS: Mon, why are you all dressed up1 A? A. dress up: to put on formal or quali-
ty clothes for a special occasion. >> To
PHOEBE: You’re not the only one who dress up for school.
has a date tonight2.
B. all [adjective]: used to intensify the
ROSS: What? You have a date? Who with? meaning of the adjective. >> He got
all sentimental at the farewell party. >>
MONICA: No one. Don’t get all that excited yet.

ROSS: C’mon, what’s his name? C. big brothery: to act as a big broth- judgmental
er, providing guidance or protection.
MONICA: Nothing. It doesn’t have to be necessarily your
brother, it can also be a person you’re
ROSS: Come on, tell me. very close with, and is protective of
you.
MONICA: Alright, but I’m very excited
about this OK, so you gotta promise you D. judgmental: (from verb “to judge”)
won’t get allB big-brotheryC and judg- someone who is (or gets) judgmental
mental .
D3
approaches a situation with opinions
based on generalizations.
ROSS: Oh, I promise, what.
E. sophisticated: (of a person) edu-
MONICA: It’s Richard Burke. cated, experienced, and with a refined
intellectual perspective on the world. sophisticated
ROSS: Who’s Richard Burke? Doc, Doc-
tor Burke? You have a date with Doctor Pronunciation
Burke? Why, why, why should that both-
1. why are you all dressed up:
er me? I, I love that man, he’s like a uh,
waɪ rju ɑɫ dres-tʌp
brother to dad.
2. who has a date tonight:
MONICA: Well for your information he hʊ hə-zə deɪtˡ təˈnaɪtˡ
happens to be one of the brightest, most so-
phisticatedE, sexiest men I’ve ever been with. 3. judgmental: dʒʌdʒˈmentəɫ click here for

ə
more about
ROSS: Doctor Burke is sexy?

RACHEL and PHOEBE: Oh God, abso-

lutely.

ROSS: It’s the museum again, can I, oh.

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 15:23 - 16:45 Vocabulary crashed car
RACHEL: You know, Dr. Burke kissed A. crash: (of a vehicle) to collide
me once. against an obstacle or another vehicle.
>> He crashed his bike but came out
MONICA: When? uninjured.

RACHEL: When I was um, 7, I crashedA my B. to be in a ____ display: to be put in

bike right out in front of his house1 and to a place where people can see it. You are
window display
stop me from crying he kissed me right here. displaying what is in a ___ display. If
you’re a clothes retailer, you will want
PHOEBE: Oh you are so lucky. to display the clothes you sell in a win-
dow display so that people buy it. Also:
RACHEL: I know. a demonstration of a particular feel-
ing, emotion, skill, etc. >> The movie
ROSS: Woah, woah, woah australopithi- was a great platform for the display of
cus isn’t supposed to be in that displayB. his acting skills.
No. No. No, homo-habilus was erectI,
australopithicus was never fully erect. C. clay: an earthy material similar to mud
that used to make pottery, bricks, etc. clay
CHANDLER: Maybe he was nervous . I

Scene: Museum of Natural History
ROSS: Oh look, I can’t believe this. Look,
homo-habilisII hasn’t even learned how
to use tools yet and they’ve got him
here2 wi, with clayC potsPIC. Why don’t,
why don’t they just give him a micro-
wave? I’m sorry, I’m sorry this is taking
so long, ya know, I, I, it’s just it’s longer
than I expected, we will have dinner.
References
I. erect / maybe he was nervous: By
“erect” Ross is referring to the ability of
the homo-habilis to stand on two feet.
Of course, Chandler won’t pass by the
chance to make a joke about this. The
“Maybe he was nervous” comment is clay pot
about the homo-habilis being unable to
sustain a penile erection because of the
fact that he got nervous with a woman.

RACHEL: It’s OK, it’s fine. II. homo-habilis: early evolutionary

state of the human species. Homo-ha-
ROSS: KARL! bilis lived between 2.8 and 1.5 million
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment years ago. homo-habilis

MONICA: Wow, is that Michelle? Pronunciation

DR. BURKE: Yep.
MONICA: I’ve not seen her since high
school graduation. Oh my God, that
night she got so dru... motional.
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1. right out in front of his house:
raɪ-ɾaʊtˡ ɪn frɑntˡ əv hɪs haʊs
2. they’ve got him here:
ðeɪv gɑ-ɾəm hɪr
 16:45 - 18:37 Vocabulary
DR. BURKE: You know, she’s having A. like someone better: collocation:
another baby. even though it’s not wrong to say you
like something “more” than some-
MONICA: I thought she just had one. thing else, but saying “better” is more
common an natural. >> I like that idea
DR. BURKE: No no. Henry’s almost two better. Note: this same logic doesn’t ap-
and he’s talking and everything. Here. ply when using the negative. We say we
You know, the other day he told me he like something less than something else
liked me better than his other grandpa. (not worse than something else).
A

Now in all fairnessB his other grandpa’s

a drunkC but stillD... B. in (all) fairness (to sb): used to
make a piece of criticism sound less
MONICA: Oh, you’re a grandpa . 1
strong or introducing a justification
that makes someone do something that
DR. BURKE: Yeah. Are we nuts here? is criticized. You can say someone’s En-
glish is rudimentary, but then add “but
MONICA: I don’t know, maybe. I mean I’m in all fairness, he’s only been studying
PIC
dating a man who’s pool I once peed in. for just 6 months, so he’s English is
actually quite good considering that”.
DR. BURKE: I didn’t need to know that.
I guess 21 years is a lot. I mean, hell, I’m a C. a drunk: a person who is addicted
whole person who can drink older than you. to alcohol.

MONICA: Yeah. D. but still: used to say that even

DR. BURKE: So.
MONICA: So maybe we should just...
DR. BURKE: Yeah, yeah, maybe.
MONICA: Wow, this really sucksE.
DR. BURKE: Yeah, it sure does.
though sth or sb has a certain condi-
tion, that wouldn’t prevent another there’s no rush
action taking place. >> I know the com-
puter is really expensive, but still, it is a
good investment.
E. to suck: if something sucks, it is
really bad.

MONICA: Well, we don’t really have to F. there’s no rush = there’s no need to

decide anything right now, do we? hurry up/do things faster.
DR. BURKE: No, no, there’s no rushF or
anything. Pronunciation
1. grandpa: grænd.pæ
DELIVERY GUY: Pizza delivery.

MONICA: Oh, I’m gonna kill those guys.

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 18:37 - 19:35 Vocabulary
Scene: Museum of Natural History A. someplace else = a different place.
ROSS: Rach. Note: this construction is framed the
same way as “somewhere else” (in
RACHEL: Oh. another place). You can also say “else-
where”. >> Let’s go elsewhere.
ROSS: I’m done.
Pronunciation
RACHEL: Yeah well, you know what, so 1. why don’t we just:
is Sorentino’sI. waɪ ɾən wi dʒʌstˡ

ROSS: Wha, OK, I’m sorry, let’s uh, why 2. what are we doing: wʌ-rə wi dʊ.iŋ
don’t we find someplace elseA.

RACHEL: No, you know what, it’s late, References

everything’s gonna be closed. Why don’t
we just1 do it another night? I. so is Sorentino’s: Sorentino’s (restau-
rat name) is also done (meaning,
ROSS: No, no, we won’t. closed).

RACHEL: We won’t? II. Cran-apple / Cran-grape: juice

drink widely distributed in the U.S.
ROSS: C’mon.
III. s: .
RACHEL: OK, that’s dead right?
Scene: The museum planetarium
RACHEL: What is this? What are we
doing2?

ROSS: Shh. Do you want cran-apple or

cran-grapeII?

RACHEL: Grape.

ROSS: OK, now, sit. OK.

RACHEL: Oh, God.

ROSS: Sorry.

RACHEL: Ah, so what are we looking at?

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ROSS: Well uh, you see that, that little
cluster ofA stars next to the big one? That number of similar things. >> a cluster
is Ursa MajorPIC.
RACHEL: Really?
ROSS: I’ve no idea, could be. Listen, I’m
sorry I had to work tonight.
RACHEL: Oh it’s OK. You were worth
the waitB, and I don’t just mean tonightI.
ROSS: You’re not laughing.
RACHEL: This time it’s not so funny.
Ah, oh God. Oh, honey, oh that’s OK.
ROSS: What. Oh no, you just rolled
over the juice boxII.
RACHEL: Oh, thank God.
Scene: Museum of Natural History
ROSS: Hi.
RACHEL: Hi you. I can’t believe I’m
waking up next to you.
ROSS: I know it is pretty unbelievaaaa.
RACHEL: What?
ROSS: We’re not alone.
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment
JOEY: Is that the fire alarm?
CHANDLER: Yeah. Oh it’s not warm
yetIII, we still have time.
JOEY: Cool.
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Vocabulary
A. cluster of (sth): a grouping of a Ursa Major
of clouds. >> a cluster of crickets.
B. (it’s) worth [something]: If you say
something is worth the time/the ef-
fort/the expense, etc., it means that the
investment you put into something is
justified because it will give you a ben-
efit.
References
I. I don’t just mean tonight: she is
saying that waiting was worth not only
that night, but also all the time that
went by since Ross first fell in love with
her, and the time that they finally be- Beavis and
came a couple. Butthead
II. it was the juice box: it looks like
what Rachel felt made her think Ross
suffered an instance of premature ejac-
ulation.
III. its not warm yet: they’re so much
into their television binge that they very silly TV show
couldn’t care less about a fire taking of 2 very immature
place in their building. teenagers