Friends,中文译名为《六人行》或《老友记》是美国正在热播的一个sitcom (即situation comedy)也就是我们所说的情景喜剧。它之所以这么受欢迎，是因为其内容轻松，语言幽默，每每令人捧腹不已。对于英语学习者来说，我们更能从中学到不少地道的口语。现在就请大家和我一起感受其中的乐趣吧！

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　　Phoebe、Rachel和Joey这三个穷光蛋正坐在沙发上聊天，这时Monica、Chandler和Ross走了进来：

　　Chandler: Gee, Monica, what's in the bag?

　　Monica: I don't know, Chandler. Let's take a look.

　　Phoebe: Oh, it's like a skit.

　　Monica: Why, it's dinner for six. 5 steaks, and an eggplant for Phoebe.

　　Ross: Whoo!

　　Phoebe: Cool.

　　Monica: Yeah, we switched meat suppliers at work, and the new guys gave me the steaks as sort of a thank you.

　　Ross: But wait, there's more. Hey, Chandler, what is in the envelope?

　　Chandler: By the way, this didn't seem so dorky in the hall.

　　Ross: Come on.

　　Chandler: Why, it's six tickets to Hootie and the Blowfish! The Blowfish!

　　Monica: It's on us, all right, so don't worry. It's our treat.

　　【世博视角】

　　skit是幽默小品文章或短剧，不知大家有没有觉得Chandler和Monica之间的对话一唱一答的，搞得像说相声一样，难怪Phoebe说“Oh, it's like a skit.”

　　那袋子里有什么呢？“Why, it's dinner for six. 5 steaks, and an eggplant for Phoebe.”原来是用作晚餐的五块牛排，还是一只为Phoebe准备的茄子(因为她是素食主义者)。这句话开头的这个why，和第一句当中的gee一样，都是语气词，它们总是放在句首，用来表示一种“惊讶”，比如：Why, I bet you never had the slightest intention of keeping your promise.(哈，我敢说你从来就没有一点点说话算数的意思。)看过上篇讲解的朋友们都知道Monica现在是餐厅的采购主管，于是她把肉品供应商给换了(we switched meat suppliers at work)，而这五块牛排就是那家新的供应商给的，算是一点“小意思”(and the new guys gave me the steaks as sort of a thank you.)

　　接下来Ross又加入“表演”了，他问Chandler信封里有什么(But wait, there's more. Hey, Chandler, what is in the envelope?)“Why, it's six tickets to Hootie and the Blowfish!(是六张去Hootie and the Blowfish音乐会的门票)”听到这个好消息，Phoebe、Rachel和Joey三个人应该很兴奋才对呀？怎么没反应呢？Chandler又强调了一下说“The Blowfish!”,还是没反应。

　　Monica猜想他们可能又在担心没钱的问题，所以赶紧说“It's on us, all right, so don't worry. It's our treat.”平时我们吃别人吃什么东西时总会说“这算在我头上”，用英文说的话就可以是“It's on me.”,很简单吧。当然你也可以说“It's my treat.”treat作为名词的话可以解释为“款待、招待、请客”。又比如吃完饭结帐时，如果你想请客，就可以说“I'd like this lunch to be my treat.”要是你和对方比较熟的话，也可以简单地说一句“This is my treat.”

　　*本篇所讲到的口语表达法：

　　skit

　　gee/why

　　It's on me.

　　This is my treat.

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