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00:00 - 2:20 Vocabulary go skiing

Scene: Central Perk A. an advance (on sth): part (or all) of
someone’s monthly salary that is given
RACHEL: Terry, I, I, I know that I ha-
before payday (the day someone is sup-
ven’t worked here very long, but I was
posed to be paid).
wondering, do you think it would be
possible if I got a $100 advanceA on my B. go + -ing verb
salary? Go is used with leisure-time activity
verbs (for example, we don’t say go
air quotes
TERRY: An advance? working). In this case, go is always fol-
lowed by verbs in their -ing form.
RACHEL: It’s so that I can spend go skiing go camping
Thanksgiving with my family. See, every go skateboarding go surfing
year we go skiingB + PIC in VailPIC, and go running go shopping
normally my father pays for my ticket, go:hunting
B. . go fishing
but I’ve sort of started this whole inde-
pendent thingC, you know, which is ac- C. this whole ____________thing: com- Vail, Colorado
mon construction when talking about an
tually why I took “this job” (air quotesD
abstract concept that is vague or not com-
-PIC
). pletely embraced.

TERRY: Rachel, Rachel, sweetheartE. D. air quotes: an instance where we repre-

You’re a terrible, terrible waitress. Real- sent quotations marks with our hands and
ly, really awful. fingers in spoken language.
spill
E. sweetheart: an affectionate term used be-
RACHEL: Ok, I, I hear what you’re tween family members, parents, or romantic
saying. I’m with youF. Um, but I, but partners. In this case, Terry uses it present
I’m trying really hard. And I think I’m the criticism more delicately.
doing better. I really do. Does anybody
need coffee? Oh, look at that. F. I’m with you = I agree very much with
you.
Opening Credits- Scene: Central Perk
RACHEL: Excuse me, sir. Hi, you come G. a spill: the act of spilling, which is mak-
ing a liquid flow out from its container.
in here all time. I was just wondering,
do you think there’s a possibility that H. To go: With time or money, to go means
you could give me an advance on my “left” >> There’s only a week to go until the
tips? (Guy: uh?) Ok, ok, that’s fine. Fine. premiere of Game of Thrones!
Hey, I’m sorry about that spillG + PIC be-
fore. Only $98.50 to goH . Pronunciation
MONICA: Hey. Ross, did you know1 1. did you know: dih-jew know
Mom and Dad are going to Puerto 2. Puerto Rico: Por-duh ree-co
Rico2 for Thanksgiving?
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 2:20 - 3:13 Vocabulary
ROSS: No, they’re not. A. makeup: layer of cosmetic products
applied to the face (usually by women).
MONICA: Yes, they are. The Blymens
invited them.

ROSS: You’re wrong.

MONICA: I am not wrong.

ROSS: You’re wrong.

Makeup is a noun. The action we use I’m calling mom
MONICA: No, I just talked to them. is to put on makeup (or to put makeup
on). The act of having makeup on is ‘to
ROSS: I’m calling Mom I. wear makeup’.
Joey enters, they say hi to him.
B. as of [date]: used to indicate the date or
JOEY: Hey, hey! time something begins. >> As of November,
the law is going to be in effect.
CHANDLER: And this from the cry-
for-help departmentII. Are you wear- C. slash: symbol “/”. Used to indicate the
ing makeupA? double nature of something in sentences (in
writing and sometimes speaking, too), like
‘she’s a good singer-slash-actress.” (Note: Male Model
JOEY: Yes, I am. As of today , I am
B
We usually do not spell it out- the symbol is
officially Joey Tribbiani, actor slashC enough.)
modelPIC.
D. that’s so funny (because...)= that’s quite
CHANDLER: That’s so funnyD, ‘cuz I interesting or ironic (sarcastically).
was thinking you look more like Joey
E. Asthma (Az-muh): a respiratory condi-
Tribbiani, man slash woman. tion marked by blocks in breathing.

PHOEBE: What were you modeling References

for? Asthma (and us-
I. I’m calling mom: Ross is reverting to ing an inhaler)
childlike behavior here by the way he says
JOEY: You know those posters for the “I’m calling mom.”
city free clinicIII?
II. the cry-for-help department: as if Joey
MONICA: Oh, wow, so you’re gonna be wearing makeup were a hidden cry for help
one of those “healthy, healthy, healthy (although this isn’t a common term, the
guys”? cry-for-help department or hotline is suicide
prevention)

PHOEBE: You know, the asthma III. the city free clinic: a free healthcare
guy’sE really cute. clinic in NYC
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 3:13 - 4:03 Vocabulary
Lyme Disease
CHANDLER: Do you know which one A. I’ll tell you what: used to suggest and
you’re gonna be? introduce a concession or compromise.

JOEY: No, but I hear lyme diseasePIC is B. how about...?: used right before sug-
gesting something. >> How about we have
open, so... (crosses fingersI + PIC)
chicken for lunch?

CHANDLER: Good luck, man. I hope C. somebody’s place: sb’s house/home. fingers crossed
you get itII.
D. to boycott: to deliberately act against
JOEY: Thanks. something by making it difficult or im-
possible to happen. >> They boycotted the
ROSS: Well, you were right. How can destruction of the nature preserve
they do this to us1, huh? It’s Thanksgiv- Stress Pattern Focus
ing.
1. how can they do this to us
HOW-KIN-they-DEW-this-tuh-US mashed
MONICA: Ok, I’ll tell you what . HowA
potatoes
aboutB if I cook dinner at my placeC? I’ll 2. you’re going to be with your grandma
make it just like Mom’s. yir-GUH-nuh-BEE-wih-thyir-GRANma

ROSS: Will you make the mashed pota- References

toesPIC with the lumpsIII? I. to cross one’s fingers: a hand gesture made
to show that one strongly hopes something
will happen. The expression ‘keep your fin-
MONICA: You know, they’re not actu-
gers crossed’ is also common (like ‘Wish me
ally supposed to have... I’ll work on the luck’.)
lumps. Joey, you’re going home, right? Pilgrim
II. I hope you get it: the joke here is the am-
JOEY: Yeah. biguity of Chandler’s reply. Does he hope he
gets the job or the disease?
MONICA: And I assume, Chandler,
you’re still boycottingD all the pilgrimIV III. the lumps: Ross refers to pieces of pota-
to not completely mashed (reduced to a soft
+ PIC
holidays. mass).

CHANDLER: Yes, every single one of IV. pilgrim holidays: a pilgrim is technically
them. someone who goes on a religious journey, but
in U.S. history, pilgrims were the first European
MONICA: Phoebe, you’re gonna be civilians to colonize American land. Chandler
with your grandma2? sarcastically emphasizes ‘every single one of
them’ because Thanksgiving is the only one.
PHOEBE: Yes, and her boyfriend. But
V. lunar: in reference to someone who follows
we’re celebrating Thanksgiving in De-
a lunar calendar.
cember cuz he is lunarV.
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 4:03 - 5:07 Vocabulary
MONICA: So you’re free Thursday, A. make it (to a place): to successfully I made it to the
then. arrive at someplace. It implies a chal- top!
lenge, or something that takes effort. >>
PHOEBE: Yeah. Oh, can I come? I’m not sure we’re going to make it on time.

B. shoop: the sound skis make

MONICA: Yeah. Rach, are you still
thinking you’re gonna make it toA Vail? C. (to be) off to (a place): to be leaving
for a place. >> I’m off to work. partner
RACHEL: Absolutely. Shoop , shoop,
B

shoop. Only a hundred and two dollars D. life partner: a romantic partner or
to go. spouse.
Many times this phrase is preferred over
CHANDLER: I thought it was $98.50. words like ‘wife/husband, girlfriend/boy-
friend’ because it doesn’t disclose informa-
tion regarding the marital status or sex of
RACHEL: Yeah, well it was. But I broke the person you’re in a relationship with.
a cupI.
E. faculty: teaching or research staff at
ROSS: Well, I’m off to Carol’s .
C II
an educational institute
faculty meeting
PHOEBE: Ooh, ooh! Why don’t we F. come by: to briefly visit someone.
invite her? Other phrases that mean the same are:
swing by, stop by, pass by, drop by.
ROSS: Ooh, ooh. Because she’s my ex-
G. come in: to enter.
wife, and will probably wanna bring
her, ooh, ooh, lesbian life partnerE. skull
H. get (sth) back (somewhere): to
Scene: Carol and Susan’s apartment return something >> I have to get
this DVD back to the store or they will
ROSS: Hi, is uh, is Carol here?
charge me for another day.
SUSAN: No, she’s at a1 facultyE meet- Pronunciation
ing.
1. she’s at a: shee-zuh-duh
ROSS: Oh, I uh, just came byF to pick References
up my skullPIC. Well, not mine, but...
I. But I broke a glass: although Rachel has
to pay for the glass here, servers in the U.S.
SUSAN: Come inG. don’t always have to pay for broken plates.

ROSS: Thanks. Yeah, Carol borrowed it II. Carol’s: we can use the possessive ‘s to
refer to someone’s house.
for a class, and I have to get it backH to
the museum.
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 5:07 - 6:24 Vocabulary
A. (to be) familiar with (sth): having
SUSAN: What does it look like1? a general understanding or knowledge
about something. >> Grandma still isn’t
ROSS: Kinda like a big face without that familiar with how her iPad works.
skin. Also used in the very common phrase
‘sounds familiar’ >> That tune sounds famil-
SUSAN: Yes, I’m familiar withA the iar. I wonder where I’ve heard it.
concept. We can just look for it. B. you guys: although ‘guys’ technically
references males, it’s colloquially used
ROSS: Ok. Wow, you guysB sure have a to address women as well.
‘gals’ is the female version of ‘guys,’ but we
lot of books about being a lesbian.
don’t say, ‘you gals’ >> I’m going out with
the gals tonight.
SUSAN: Well, you know, you have to
take a course. Otherwise, they don’t let Pronunciation
you do it2.
1. what does it look like:
whuh-zit look like
ROSS: Hey, hey, Yertle the Turtle3 I. A
Here this is pronounced the same way as
classic. the contraction with the verb to be: “what’s
it look like”.
SUSAN: Actually, I’m reading it to the 2. they don’t let you do it
baby. they-don-leh-chuh do it

ROSS: The uh, the baby that hasn’t been 3. Yertle the Turtle
born yet? Wouldn’t that mean you’re... yer -dull thuh tur-dull
crazy?
Stress Pattern Focus
4. you don’t think they can hear sounds in there
SUSAN: What, you don’t think they
YU-dun-THINK-they-kin-HEER SOUNS in ther
can hear sounds in there4?
5. serious: see-ree-us
ROSS: You’re not serious5, I mean, you Make sure you pronounce this word as
really... you really talk to it? containing three syllables, not two. Yertle
the Turtle
SUSAN: Yeah, all the time. I want the References
baby to know my voice. I. Yertle the Turtle and other stories: Chil-
dren’s book published in 1958 by Theodor
ROSS: Do you uh, do you talk about Seuss Geisel.
me?

SUSAN: Yeah, yeah, all the time.

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 Vocabulary
6:24 - 7:44 A. bobo: a famous clown; nickname often
ROSS: Really? associated with stupid people sperm

SUSAN: But um, we just refer to you1 B. sperm: the male reproductive fluid
as BoboA the SpermB Guy.
C. (to be) behind (sth): to back up or sup-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s port something. >> Whatever we decide to
ROSS: Look, if she’s talking to itI, I just do, our parents will be behind us.
Um, in fact...
think I should get2 some belly time too.
D. in fact: (discourse marker) we use this
I mean, not that I believe any of this. phrase to add more detailed information
to what has just been said. >> I had a really
PHOEBE: Oh, I believe it. I think the good time at the concert. In fact, I think it
baby can totally hear everything. I can was the best day of my life.
show you. Ok, this will seem a little Depending on the overall meaning of the
weird, but you put your head inside this sentence, “in fact” can be replaced by ‘ac-
turkeyII, and then we’ll all talk3, and tually’, ‘and actually’ or ‘but actually.’ >> I
you’ll hear everything we say. had a really good time at the concert. Actu-
ally, I think it was the best day of my life.
CHANDLER: I’d just like to say I’m to- E. here is / are...: used to present or give some-
tally behindC this experiment. In factD, thing to someone. >> Here’s the money I owed
you. >> Here are your keys.
I’d very much like to butter your head.
Pronunciation
MONICA: Hey, Rach, did you make
1. refer to you: refer-duh-you
your money?
2. I just think I should get
RACHEL: No, not even close. Forget i jus-think I shul-get turkey
Vail, forget seeing my family, forget should rhymes with would and good
shoop, shoop, shoop. Note the role intonation has in this utter-
ance. Ross makes the second ‘I’ extra em-
MONICA: Rach, here’sE your mail. phatic to make a contrast with what’s really
happening. “If they’re doing it, I (emphatic)
should do it too”
RACHEL: Thanks, you can just put it on
the table. 3. we’ll all talk: wee-lawl-tawk

MONICA: No, here’s your mail. References

I. it: when talking about an unborn child
RACHEL: Thanks, you can just put it whose sex we don’t yet know, we refer to it
on the table. as ‘it’, not ‘he’ or ‘she’ (the same with pets)

II. turkey: Turkey is customarily the main

MONICA: Would you just open it? dish of a large meal families have for dinner
on Thanksgiving.
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 07:44 - 8:36 Vocabulary five bucks
RACHEL: Oh my god, oh, you guys are A. to chip in: to contribute with money
great. or to be helpful in any way. >> We all
need to chip in to pay for the dinner.
MONICA: We all chipped inA.
B. bucks: a common, informal way to
refer to dollars.
JOEY: We did? grilled cheese
C. feast: a large celebratory meal.
MONICA: You owe me 20 bucks . B

D. to grill (sth): cook something by

RACHEL: Thank you. Thank you so putting it close to a fire source
much! E. fixins: ingredients (in this case, the
ingredients to make a grilled cheese) mouthful
MONICA: Chandler, here you go, got
your traditional holidayI feastC, we you F. what is it with you = what’s is hap-
got your tomato soup, your grilledD pening with you? What’s your problem?
cheese fixins , and your family size bag
E

of FunyunsII. G. magnificent = great, amazing.

H. vividly: (of memories) remember-

RACHEL: Wait, wait, Chandler, this is ing something very well. pumpkin
what you’re having for Thanksgiving
dinner? What, what, what is it with I. mouthful: the amount of food that
youF and this holiday? fits in your mouth. A mouth that is full
of food.
CHANDLER: All right, I’m nine years
old.
References pumpkin
ROSS: Oh, I hate this story. I. Thanksgiving: American/ Canadian holi- pie
day celebrating the founding of the country
CHANDLER: We’d just finished this
(pilgrims & native Americans), but also a
magnificentG Thanksgiving dinner. I modern day family holiday expressing grati-
have--and I remember this part vivid- tude for the things we’ve been given.
lyH--a mouthfulI of pumpkinPIC piePIC, Read Justin’s article on Thanksgiving & Black Friday
and this is the moment my parents
II. Funyuns: onion-flavored corn snack.
choose to tell me they’re getting di-
vorced. Funyuns
III. Thanksgiving in reverse: Chandler
says he saw thanksgiving in reverse because
RACHEL: Oh my god. when he received the bad news he must
have vomited (thus seeing it all come out in
CHANDLER: Yes. Very difficult to the opposite order).
enjoy Thanksgiving dinner once you’ve
seen it in reverseIII.
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 8:36 - 9:53 Vocabulary Obsession & Ar-
amis are Men’s
Scene: The subway A. Obsession/ Armani: brands of
Colognes
men’s cologne.
JOEY: Uh, hi. We uh, we used to1 work
together. B. the best in the business: the best
person there is in a particular craft,
GIRL: We did? sport or any other type of activity.
‘Business’ here is used in a broad sense
JOEY: Yeah, at Macy’s. You were the
2
to refer to the area where this person
Obsession girl, right? I was the Ara- performs.
PIC
Get out!
misPIC guy. Aramis? Aramis?
C. get out!: used to express disbelief or,
GIRL: Yeah, right. as in this case, when someone is prais-
ing you and you want to show humility.
>> You’re telling me you just found three
JOEY: I got to tell you3. You’re the best hundred dollars? Get out!
in the businessB. Spritz perfume
D. spritz: to squirt or spray.
GIRL: Get out! .C

E. lay back: to physically lean back-

JOEY: I’m serious. You’re amazing. You wards, generally resting your back
know when to spritzD, you know when against something. It can also mean in Lay back (literal)
to lay backE. a figurative sense ‘to relax’,

F. mean (a lot) (to sb): a very common

GIRL: Really? You don’t know what way people respond to receiving praise
that meansF to me. is by saying ‘that/it means a lot to me’.

JOEY: Ooh, you smell great tonight. Pronunciation

What are you wearing4?
1. used to: us-tuh
GIRL: Nothing.
2. you were: yu-er
JOEY: Listen, uh, do you wanna go get
3. I got to tell you: I gaw-duh tell you
a drink or something5?
4. what are you wearing
GIRL: Yeah. Oh.
wha-duh-ya weh-ring
JOEY: What’s wrong?
4. something: suh-mm
GIRL: I just remembered, I have to6 do 5. I have to: I-hAv-tuh
something.

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 9:53 - 11:54 Vocabulary cider
JOEY: Oh. What? A. VD: Venereal Disease- or STD (Sex-
tually Transmitted Desease)-SEE Pic
GIRL: Um, leave.

JOEY: Wait, wait, wait!

He sees the City Free Clinic Sign (PIC) that he’s
in. It says: “What Mario isn’t telling you.
VDA: You never know who might have it.”
Scene: Central Perk yam
JOEY: So, I guess you all saw it.

RACHEL: Saw what?

B. to set another place (at the table): to
PHOEBE: No, we’re just laughing. You
arrange another seat. In this case, to set
know, how laughter can be infectiousI.
a place is to set the table with room for
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s an extra dinner guest.
JOEY: Set another placeB for Thanks- C. cider is mulling: cider is an alcohol-
giving. My entire family thinks I have ic beverage made from apples. To mull
VD. means to heat, sweeten and flavor a
drink with spices.
CHANDLER: Tonight, on a very spe-
cial BlossomII. D. yam: a type of sweet potato. Blossom
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s
MONICA: Mmm, looking good. Ok,
References
cider’s mullingC, turkey’s turkingIII, I. laughter can be infectious: Phoebe
yamsD are yamming. What? makes fun of Joey by citing the common
saying that laughter is infectious, and in
ROSS: I don’t know. It’s just not the doing so she actually alluding to Joey’s sup-
same without Mom in the kitchen. posed venereal disease.

II. tonight, on a very special Blossom: In

MONICA: All right, that’s it. You know
a newspaper reporter’s voice, chandler is
what? Just get out of my way and stop alluding to the popular 90’s TV show, Blos-
annoying me. som. (PIC) Joey is living a very dramatic
situation.
ROSS: Oh, that’s closerIV.
III. Turkey’s turking, yams yamming:
RACHEL: I got the tickets! I got the Monica is inventing words here
tickets! Five hours from now, shoop,
shoop, shoop. IV. that’s closer: Ross is visibly sad because
his mother is not present at the Thanks-

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 11:54 - 13:05 Vocabulary look out!
CHANDLER: Oh, you must stop A. already: used after a word or phrase
shooping. to express impatience. >> Stop it al-
ready! >> Can you start cooking dinner
RACHEL: Yeah, I’m gonna get my stuff. already?

JOEY: Chandler, will you just come in B. merriment: (from adjective merry)
alreadyA? cheerfulness or joyfulness.

CHANDLER: No thank you, I prefer to C. look out!: (also watch out!) used to
keep a safe distance from all this merri- tell someone to be careful. >> Look out! stuffing
mentB. There’s a banana peel on the floor.

D. incoming: of something that’s com-

PHOEBE: Look outC, incomingD
ing in. >> An incoming call.
pumpkin pieI!
E. stuffing: generally food that goes
CHANDLER: Ok, we all laughed when inside a container that you can eat),
you did it with the stuffingE, but that’s like stuffed peppers. Turkey stuffing is
not funny anymoreII. made from dried bread and spices, and
cooks inside of the Turkey.
JOEY: Hey, Monica, I got a question. I tater tots
don’t see any tater totsF2. F. tater tots: fried, grated potatoes (al-
most in the shape of a ball-- see PIC-->)
MONICA: That’s not a question.
G. I’m off to: I’m leaving to (in order to
JOEY: But my mom always makes go do something/ in the direction of a
them1. It’s like a tradition. You get a place)
little piece of turkey on your fork, a cranberry
little cranberry saucePIC, and a tot! It’s sauce
Pronunciation
bad enough I can’t be with my family
because of my disease3. 1. make them: make-sem

2. tater tots: tay-dur tawts

MONICA: All right, fine. Tonight’s po-
tatoes will be both mashed, with lumps,
3. disease: dih-zeez
and in the form of tots.
References Mashed potatoes
ROSS: Alright, I’m off to talk to my
G
I. pumpkin pie: traditional American
unborn child.
Thanksgiving dessert
MONICA: Ah! I. not funny anymore: Chandler doesn’t
think that Phoebe waving the pumpkin pie in
ROSS: Ok, Mom never hit. his face is funny because it reminds him of his
parents divorce.
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 13:05 - 14:08 Vocabulary to whip
PHOEBE: Ok, all done. A. to whip: (also to beat) to move
something in a rounding motion, espe-
MONICA: What, Phoebe, did you cially food.
whipA the potatoesI? Ross needs lumps!
B. cartoon character: animated draw-
ings of people, animals, etc.
PHOEBE: Oh, I’m sorry, oh, I just, I
thought we could have them1 whipped peas
C. all over: used to emphasize the
and then add some peasPIC and on- meaning of the preceding verb or the
ions2. noun after it. >> I had to do it all over
again. >> There’s dirt all over the floor.
MONICA: Why would we do that?
D. break free: to escape from confine-
PHOEBE: Well, cuz then they’d be just ment (>> The dog broke free from its
like the way my mom used to make it, cage). It can also be used figuratively, balloons
“She broke free from her parents’ con-
you know, before she died.
stant abuse.”
MONICA: Ok, three kinds of potatoes E. to spot (sth): to notice or see some-
coming up. thing

RACHEL: Ok, good bye you guys. F. Who’s with me?: Who agrees or who
Thanks for everything. Oh, sorry! So is coming with me
sorry!
G. loose: to be free, unconstrained.
Underdog
CHANDLER: The most unbelievable Pronunciation
thing has happened. UnderdogII has
1. have them: have-em
gotten away. 2. peas and onions: pee-zin-un-yuns
JOEY: The balloonPIC?
References
CHANDLER: No, no, the actual car- I. whip the potatoes: Ross wanted lumps in
toon characterB. Of course the balloon. the mashed potatoes, but if Phoebe whips
It’s all overC the news. Right before he the potatoes too much, there won’t be any
reached Macy’s, he broke freeD and was lumps. And that’s exactly what she did.
Washington
spottedE flying over Washington Square II. Underdog: a cartoon character that’s Square Park
ParkIII. I’m going to the roof, who’s used as a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiv-
with meF? ing Parade,. An/ the underdog, on the other
hand, is the person or team that is not usually
RACHEL: I can’t, I gotta go. expected to win a sporting competition.

CHANDLER: Come on. An 80-foot III. Washington Square Park: a famous,

inflatable dog loose over the city. How centrally located park in Manhattan.
G

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 14:08 - 15:32 Vocabulary here we go
often does that happen? A. here we go: said before experiencing
something rather unusual and that’s
PHOEBE: Almost never. either very unpleasant or very exciting.

B. aim for: (literally, as aim at sth) to

MONICA: Got the keysI?
direct a weapon towards a specific tar-
Scene: Carol and Susan’s get. (figuratively, as aim for/to) to focus
CAROL: Anytime you’re ready. your attention on something.
aim for
C. bump: an area that sticks out from a
ROSS: Ok, ok, here we goA. Ok, where surface. The bump in this case is Carol’s
am I talking to, here? I mean, uh, well, belly.
there is one way that seems to offer a
certain acoustical advantage1, but... D. shoot (sb) down: to bring someone
or something down by shooting. In this
CAROL: Just aim forB the bumpC I. case, it’s used in a literally sense, mean-
ing that the balloon was shot down.
speed bump
ROSS: Ok, ok, ok, ok, here goes. You
E. mean: characterized by malice (op-
know, I, you know, I can’t do this. Uh, posite of good).
this is, it’s too weird. I feel stupid.
F. crispy: (of food) with hard, dry, and
CAROL: So don’t do it, it’s fine. You crunchy surface and texture.
don’t have to do it just because Susan
does it. G. Juicy: full of juice, liquid- succulent

ROSS: Hello, baby. Hello, hello. Pronunciation

1. advantage: ad-vA-nij
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s place mean smile
RACHEL: ...the moment when you first 2. right about now: ri-duh-bout now
saw the giant dog shadow all over the
park.
References
PHOEBE: Yeah, but did they have to
I. Got it: because of the reduction it is
shoot him downD? I mean, that was just
unclear whether or not it is a question or
meanE. a statement. The confusion is clearly gen-
erated by the fact that she cuts her words. crispy
MONICA: Ok, right about now the 2
Normally a question would be “Have you
turkey should be crispy on the outside, got the keys?” with the Have indicating the
F

juicyG on the inside. Why are we stand- question. “Got the keys” could indicate,
(I) got the keys, or (Have you) got the keys?
ing here?
depending on the inflection.

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 15:32 - 16:31 Vocabulary oven
RACHEL: We’re waiting for you to A. (to be) on: (opposite: to be off) working,
open the door1. You’ve got the keys. operating.

B. tone: the pitch/ frequency of a musical

MONICA: No, I don’t. sound- the emotional expressed in our
words.
RACHEL: Yes, you do. When we left,
you said, “Got the keys2.” C. to pick = to choose. majors

MONICA: No I didn’t. I asked, “Got D. major: a student’s main discipline of

study at university. A student who com-
the keys?3”
pletes the course of a major qualifies for an
undergraduate degree.
RACHEL: No, no, no, you said, “Got
the keys.”. E. on a dare: based on a challenge by some-
body else >> I dare you to drink this entire
CHANDLER: Do either of you have the gallon of milk.
keys? paleontology
F. paleontology: area of study involving
fossils of animals and plants that populated
MONICA: The ovenPIC is onA. the earth a long time ago.

RACHEL: Oh, I gotta get my ticket! G. let’s face it: said right before addressing
something that’s unpleasant or uncomfort-
JOEY: Wait, wait, we have a copy of able, but true.
your key4.
H. gills: respiratory organ found in many
aquatic animals, like fish. fetus
MONICA: Well then get it, get it!
Pronunciation
JOEY: That tone won’t make me go
B
Stress Pattern Focus
any faster. 1. we’re waiting for you to open the door
WEER-WAdin-fir-you-duh-OPEN-thu-DOOR
MONICA: Joey!
2. Note that for extra clarity Monica says /
JOEY: That one will. gawT the keys/ and not /gaw-the keys/ gills
Scene: Carol and Susan’s
3. Note here how Monica exaggerates the
ROSS: And everyone’s telling me, you rising intonation of questions.
gotta pickC a majorD, you gotta pick a
4. we have a copy of your keys
major. So, on a dareE, I picked paleon- wee-uh-vuh-kaw-pih-uh-vewr kees
tologyF. And you have no idea what I’m
saying, because, let’s face itG, you’re a 5. fetus: fee-dus
fetus . You’re just happy you don’t
PIC 5

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 16:31 - 17:29 Vocabulary
ROSS: Oh, please. I am not singing to A. get funny looks: drawing attention Funny looks
your stomach, ok? because sb/sth is unusual or arouses
suspicion >> My bright orange shoes
SUSAN: Hi, how is it going1? were getting funny looks.

ROSS: Shh! Here we come, walking B. a zillion: fictitious number used to

down the street1, get the funniest refer to an extremely large amount of
looksA from, everyone we meet. Hey, something.
bagel
hey! Hey, uh, did you just feel that?
C. do the math: this can literally mean
CAROL: I did. to calculate (add/deduct numbers) like
in “After doing the math I realized I’m
$95 short of the plain ticket”. It can also
ROSS: Does it always, uh--?
mean ‘to figure it out for yourself ’ or ‘to
come to a conclusion based on the facts
CAROL: No, no that was the first.
at hand’, especially when the answer
to something is pretty obvious. >> I’m
SUSAN: Keep singing! Keep singing!
home 4 hours early from work, I’m not keyhole
wearing my tie, and I’m drunk. You do
ROSS: Hey, hey, you’re my baby, and I the math. I got fired.
can’t wait to meet you. When you come
out I’ll buy you a bagelPIC, and then Pronunciation
we’ll go to the zoo2.
1. how is it going: how-zit-goin
SUSAN: I felt it!
2. we’ll go to the zoo
ROSS: Hey, hey, I’m your daddy. I’m will go duh thuh zoo
the one without any3 breasts.
3. without any: wih-thau-dany
Scene: The Hallway
4. why do you: why-duh-ya The Monkees
JOEY: NopeII, not that one.

MONICA: Can you go any faster with References

that?
I. Hey Hey We’re the Monkees: Ross is
singing this famous song from the famous
JOEY: Hey, I’ve got one keyholePIC and Beatles-like band, The Monkees, and a clas-
about a zillionB keys. You do the mathC. sic TV show about them.

RACHEL: Why do you4 guys have so II. Different Ways to Say NO:
-Nope, Nah, No way, by no means, of course
many keys in there anyway?
not, not really, on no account, hardly
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 17:29 - 18:37 Vocabulary smirky look
CHANDLER: For an emergency just A. smirky: to smirk (verb) means to
like this. smile in a annoying, condescending
or self-satisfied manner. Rachel calls
RACHEL: All right, listen, smirkyA. If it Chandler ‘smirky’ because he puts on a
wasn’t for you and your stupid balloon, sarcastic smile.
I would be on a plane watching a wom-
an do thisI right now. But I’m not. B. I swear...: used before saying some-
thing you feel really confident that
MONICA: I swear you said you had
B
happened, or you promise you’re going
the keys. to do. >> I swear I was telling you the I swear to God
RACHEL: No, I didn’t. I wouldn’t say I truth.
had the keys unless I had the keys, and C. enough with: said to bring some-
I obviously did not have the keys. thing to a stop. >> Enough with texting
PHOEBE: Ooh, ok, that’s it. Enough during class, put away your phones and
withC the keys. No one say keys. let’s talk.

MONICA: Why would I have the keys? D. aside from the fact that...: fixed Enough with...
structure used to communicate apart
RACHEL: Aside from the fact thatD
from the fact- or not even taking into
you said you had them?
account.
MONICA: But I didn’t. This is a rather formal expression used
mainly in writing. Other phrases that share
RACHEL: Well, you should have.
a similar meaning are: apart from, besides,
MONICA: Why? with the exception of, etc.
RACHEL: Because! E. as long as = provided that. Used
MONICA: Why? to say something will happen only if
something else happens. >> I will do
RACHEL: Because!
the job as long as they pay me according-
MONICA: Why? Because everything is ly.
my responsibility? Isn’t it enough that
I’m making Thanksgiving dinner for flight attendant
everyone? You know, everyone wants a hand gestures
different kind of potato, so I’m making References
different kinds of potatoes. You know, I. watching a woman do this: Rachel makes
does anybody care what kind of pota- the hand gestures of that flight attendants
toes I want? Nooooo, no, no! You know, make to demonstrate safety measures before
taking off.
just as long asE Phoebe gets her peas
and onions, and Mario gets his tots, and
it’s my first Thanksgiving, and it’s all
burned, and, and I... I...
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 18:37 - 20:16 Vocabulary
busting one’s ass
CHANDLER: Ok, Monica, only dogs A. bust one’s ass: (also work one’s ass
can hear you nowI, so, look, the door’s off) to work really hard.
open. Here we go. 34 Ways to Use the Word ASS

MONICA: Well, the turkey’s burnt. Po- B. Gal: female word for guy.
tatoes are ruined, potatoes are ruined,
potatoes are ruinedII. Pronunciation stuck car
ROSS: Here we come, walking down 1. but you wanted:
theIII—this doesn’t smell like Mom. buh-chew-wa-nid

MONICA: No, it doesn’t, does it? But 2. out of the oven: au-duv-thuh uh-ven
au rhymes with cow
you wanted1 lumps, Ross? Well, here
you go, buddy, ya got one.
References
RACHEL: Oh, god, this is great! The I. only dogs can hear you now: After
plane is gone, so I guess I’m stuckPIC her big rant (episode of yelling at peo-
here with you guys. ple), Monica starts to cry with high-
pitched sounds. Chandler’s joke refers
JOEY: Hey, we all had better plans, ok? to the fact that dogs can hear sounds at
This was nobody’s first choice. a higher frequency.

MONICA: Oh, really? So why was I II. Potatoes are ruined (x3): Monica
busting my assA to make this delicious repeats this three times while pointing
Thanksgiving dinner? at three different pots. These are the
three different kinds of potatoes she
JOEY: You call that delicious? was making.
MONICA: Stop it, stop it, stop it! III. Now this feels like Thanksgiv-
CHANDLER: Now this feels like ing: For Chandler who’s still stuck in
ThanksgivingIII. the Thanksgiving in which his parents
got divorced years ago, this chaotic
PHOEBE: Ooh. Thanksgiving is the type of holiday he’s
used to.
RACHEL: What?

PHOEBE: Ugly Naked Guy’s taking

his turkey out of the oven2. Oh my
god. He’s not alone. Ugly Naked Guy is
having Thanksgiving dinner with Ugly
Naked GalB.
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 Vocabulary shall
20:16 - 21:13 A. all right: expression used to cheer
JOEY: All rightA Ugly Naked someone on
Guy!
B. shall: used in questions to indicate a
MONICA: Ooh, Ugly Naked suggestion in a polite manner. >> Shall
Dancing! we go? >> Shall we begin?

PHOEBE: It’s nice that he has C. To carve: to cut cooked meat into
someoneI. slices or small pieces. The verb carve is
often used with a big turkey and espe- carve
CHANDLER: ShallB I carveC + II? cially on Thanksgiving.

D. by all means = of course, certainly.

RACHEL: By all meansD.
E. split: to divide something into equal
CHANDLER: Ok, who wants parts.
lightIII cheese, and who wants
darkIII cheese?
Pronunciation
1. what’d you wish for split
ROSS: I don’t even wanna know whuh-jew-wish for
about the dark cheese.
References
MONICA: Does anybody wanna I. It’s nice that he has someone: They look
at each other with an grateful look on their
splitE this with me?
faces. This is the spirit of Thanksgiving.

JOEY: Oh, I will. II. Shall I carve: This makes you imagine wish bone
that the thing to be carved is a huge turkey.
PHOEBE: Ooh, you guys have to III. dark vs light: usually turkey meat is
make a wishIV. separated into dark and light meat. The joke
is that he’s separating the cheeses, too.
MONICA: Make a wish? IV. wish bone: they are imitating an Amer-
ican tradition of the wish bone (see PIC)
PHOEBE: Come on, you know, which calls participants to pull a bone apart
-whoever gets the bigger part has their wish
Thanksgiving. Ooh, you got the
to come true.
bigger half. What’d you wish for1?

JOEY: The bigger half.IV

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 21:13... Vocabulary a toast
A. a toast: an occasion in which some-
one or something is honored by clash-
CHANDLER: All right, let’s propose
ing glasses together and drinking a
a toastA. Little toast here, ding dingB.
(generally alcoholic) beverage.
I know this isn’t exactly the kind of
Thanksgiving that all of you planned, When someone wants to honor someone
but for me, this has been really great, or something with a toast, he or she usually ding sound
uses the phrase ‘let’s propose a toast’
you know, I think because it didn’t in-
volve divorce or projectile vomitingC. B. ding ding: the sound people make
Anyway, I was just thinking, I mean, if when they’re about to propose a toast
you’d gone to Vail, or if you guys had been (it’s the sound of clinking a piece of silver-
with your family, or if you didn’t have wear against the glass).
syphilisD and stuff, we wouldn’t be all
C. projectile vomiting: when vomit
together, you know? So I guess what I’m shoots out of your mouth really fast. feeling lousy
trying to say is that I’m very thankful
that all of your Thanksgivings sucked. D. syphilis: a chronic bacterial sexually
transmitted disease. (this is a joke)
LL: That’s so sweet.
E. lousy: very poor, bad.
ROSS: And hey, here’s to a lousyE F. crappy: very bad; less vulgar for shitty.
Christmas.
G. here, here: expression showing here here
RACHEL: And a crappy New Year.
F agreement (old fashioned)
H. wife beating: to physically abuse
CHANDLER: Here, hereG! (beat) your wife.
Closing Credits I. Hemorrhoids: a medical condition
Scene: The Subway, Joey sees his poster involving the painful swelling of the
and he peels off the caption on his post- anus.
er, revealing more posters underneath.
The captions read, as follows: References tony award

Bladder Control ProblemI I. Bladder control problem: The bladder is

Stop Wife BeatingH the organ which stores urine for excretion.
A person who has bladder control problem
HemorrhoidsI?
can’t control his/her urinary functions.
Winner of 3 Tony AwardsII...
II. Winner of 3 Tony Awards: We know
He’s finally happy with that and walks away. that Joey’s biggest passion is acting. No
wonder why he feels happy with that cap-
-End- tion under his image. The Tony Award is a
prestigious award for excellence in theatre.
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