重溫老友記 來學英語吧!No.5

重溫老友記 來學英語吧!No.5

【S03EP20】

【本期內容】

compulsion 強制,衝動,情不自禁做某事,感覺一定要做某事

Compulsive behavior

, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so。

-Wikipedia

【前情提要】Chandler和Rachel的老闆Joanna約會後,Chandler覺得兩人並不來電,就沒有call her back。 而Joanna卻非常喜歡Chandler,於是在Joanna的追問下Rachel問Chandler為什麼沒有給她打電話。

重溫老友記 來學英語吧!No.5

【臺詞回顧】

Chandler: I‘m telling you, Joanna got it all wrong。 All I said was “This was fun, let’s do it again some time。 I‘ll give you a call”。

Rachel: Oh, gee。 I wonder why she thinks you are going to call her。

Chandler: That’s what you say at the end of the date。

Rachel: You can‘t just say “Nice to meet you, good night”?

Chandler: To her face?

Chandler: Look, it’s the end of the date。 I‘m standing there。 I know all she’s waiting for is me to say “I‘ll call her”。 And it just comes out!

I can't help that.

It’s a

compulsion

Monica: Come on Rach, when a guy said he‘s going to call, it doesn’t mean he‘s going to call! This never happen to you?

Rachel: Well, they always called。

Monica: Bite me。

重溫老友記 來學英語吧!No.5