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老友记friends迷应该知道的100件事
《Friends》迷应该知道的100件事(英汉对照)
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ThiswastakenfromarticleaninRadioTimesonthe28/7/97.Itcontainsnearlyalloftheinformationthatallyourealfriendsfansshouldknow.
1.ThefirstlineofdialogueintheveryfirstpilotepisodeofFriendswas"There'snothingtotell.
2.A30-secondcommercialduringthebreakintheshowinAmericacostadvertisers£500,000.
3.Othertitlesconsideredfortheseriesincluded"OnceuponatimeintheWestVillage","InsomniaCafé"and"AcrosstheHall".Theoriginaltitle,"FriendslikeUs",wasshortenedtothecurrentone-worder.
4.ThesixcharactersfullnamesareRachelGreen(JenniferAniston),MonicaGeller(CourteneyCox),PhoebeBuffay(LisaKudrow),JoeyTribbiani(MattleBlanc),ChandlerBing(MatthewPerry)andRossGeller(DavidSchwimmer).
5.AccordingtoAniston,herfamous"Rachel"hairdowascreatedbyaccidentwhenher"friend"Chriscutherhairwitharazor.
6.CourteneyCox,whowasbornandraisedinBirmingham,Alabama,isknownasCCtofriendsandfamily.
7.DavidSchwimmerattendedBeverlyHillsHigh,theschoolonwhichtheseriesBeverlyHills:
90210wasbased.
8.MatthewPerryappearedinBeverlyHills:
90210earlierinhiscareer.Hesaidofhisrole:
"Itskindofablur,butIrememberplayingthemostpopularkidinschoolwhoendsupwithaguninhismouthbecausehisDadissooverbearing".
9.Perry'switissolegendarythatthescriptwritershaveoftenincorporatedhisgagsintotheshow.
10.Coxhadthehonorofbeingthefirstpersontosay"period"onAmericanTV,makingacommercialforTampax.
11.AnistonattendedtheNewYorkHighSchoolforthePerformingArts,
theschoolthatFamewasmodelledon.
12.CentralPerk,thecaféinwhichtheyallhangout,isbasedonthe
ManhattanCaféinNewYorksWestVillage.
13.CoxwasacovergirlforPeopleMagazine's"50mostbeautifulpeople
intheworld"issue.
14.Shewasalsodubbed"TV'shottestbabe"byAmericanPlayboy
magazine.
15.DirectorHamesBurrows,responsibleformanyoftheearlyepisodes
ofFriends,alsodirectedTaxi,CheersandTheMaryTylerMooreShow.
16.MattleBlanclovesdogsandhasamuttcalledLadythatherescued
fromadogpound,andaDobermancalledShadow.
17.KudrowismarriedtoaFrenchadvertisingexecutiveMichelStern,
andishopingtohaveababysoon.
18.SchwimmeristhesonoftwoLosAngeleslawyers.Hismother,Arlene,
handledRoseanne'sfirstdivorce.
19.LeBlanc,sonofamechanicandacircuit-boardmaker,originally
studiescarpentry."Iamnotadumbguy,"hesays."Ijustplayoneon
TV".
20.FamousgueststarsontheshowhaveincludedER'sGeorgeClooneyand
NoahWyle,Jean-ClaudeVanDamme,ChrisIsaakandJuliaRoberts.
21.PerrydatedRobertsafterherappearanceontheshow.Hisverdict?
"Shedoesleavetoothpastealloverthesinkandshe'salwayswantingto
borrowmoney".
22.Thewholecasthuddletogetherbeforeeachepisodetowisheach
otherluck.ThismadefrequentgueststarTomSelleckfeelabitleftout.
23.Perry'sDadwasanactorwhostarredintheOldSpiceaftershave
ad's,hismotherwasPressSecretarytoCanadianPrimeMinisterPierre
Trudeau.
24.Kudrowhasmadeappearancesonseveral"worstdressed"listsin
Americanmagazines,butbecauseofhercharactersclothesratherthanher
own.
25.Perryisveryfondoffemalevocalists.Hesays,"Ifyou'reawoman
andinanykindofemotionalduressandyousingasongaboutit,Iwill
buyyouralbum".FavouritesincludeShawnColvin,theIndigoGirlsand
ToriAmos.
26.Whenthepilotshowwasapprovedbythenetwork,andaseries
comissioned,theentirecastwassentonafreetriptoLasVegas.
27.CoxdatedBatmanactorMichaelKeatonforfiveandahalfyears,and
theyarestillreportedly"goodfriends".
28.AftergraduatingfromspeechandtheatrefromChicago'sNorthwestern
University,Schwimmerfoundedatheatrecompany,Lookinglass,with17
classmates.
29.Aniston'sDadwasanactor,JohnAniston,whostarredintopUSsoap
DaysofourLives.HedivorcedhermotherwhenAnistonwasnine.
30.Kudrowgetsfedupwithbeingconsideredinreallifetobeasdippy
asheron-screencharacter,Phoebe."Peopletalkslowertome,asifI
wereatenyearold",shereveals.
31.KudrowgraduatedfromexclusiveAmericancollegeVassar,whereshe
gainedamajorinbiology.
32.Coxhasbeenknowntobleachherteeth.
33.LikeRoss,leBlanchassimianfriends,hestarredwithan
animatronicchimpinthebaseballmovieEd.
34.Aniston,realnameAnistonopolous,usedtobe30lbheavier,until
heragenttoldhertoloseweight.Shegaveupmayonnaise,pre-meal
snacking,whitebread,post-mealsnackingandbuttertoreachhercurrent
trimsize.
35.Cox,whoweighs7st3lbs(101lbs)andwearsaBritishsizesix,is
terrifiedofbeingfat.Shesays,"Myidealweightwouldbe100lbs.My
wholefamilyisshapedlikepearsandI'mafraidoflookinglikethat".
36.AnistonrecentlyplayedaveryunglamourousroleinEdBurn'sfilm
ShestheOne.Shewascastasawifewhosehusbandrefusestosleepwith
her.
37.CourteneyCox'sstepcousinisStuartCopeland,ofpopgroupThe
Policefame.
38.Schwimmerisverykeentobecomeafather."I'vealwayswanteda
family",hesays."Ithinkthat'swhywe'rehere-tohavechildren,raise
themwellandtrytoimprovethequalityoflifeforallthepeoplewho
willfollow".
39.Hismostrecentgirlfriend,NatalieImbruglia-whoplayedBethin
Neighbours-wasseencanoodlingwithrecordproducerNigelGodrich.
40.Thecastapparentlygetonaswellinreallifeastheydoon
screen.TheyplaypokerandScrabbletogether,andthegirlsoftenshop
witheachother.Therumourthattheyhadmadeapactnevertosleep
togetherisuntrue.
41.LeBlancandAnistonwererumouredtohavehadafling.
42.ThedayheauditionedforFriends,LeBlanchadabigscabonhis
noseandforeheadafterfallingdowndrunkonabenderthenightbefore.
43.WhenSchwimmerfirstmetLeBlanchewassceptical.LeBlancwas
wearingleatherjeansandSchwimmerthoughthewas"Joecoolstud"and
hatedhimonsight.
44.CoxoriginallyreadtoplaythepartofRachel.
45.PerryhasbeenlinkedtoactressTriciaFisher,daughterofConnie
StevensandEddieFisher,whoplayedHollywoodMadamHeidiFleissinaTV
film.
46.LeBlancisaspeedfreakwhocompetedinamateurmotor-racing
competitionsattheageofeight.InarecentcelebrityGrandPrixheran
intoawall,takingJasonPriestly'scaroutoftherace.
47.Asateenager,CoxwasBruceSpringsteen'sdancingpartnerinBrian
dePalma'svideoofDancingintheDark.
48.CountingCrowsleadsingerAdamDuritzwaslinkedtobothCoxand
Aniston.
49.Likehison-screencharacterJoey,LeBlanchasareputationasa
womaniser.HehasbeenlinkedtovolleyballstarGabrielleReece,English
actressMinnieDriver,pornstarJennaJameson,GoldieHawn's16yearold
daughterKateHudsonandseveralstrippers.
50.Schwimmercomplainsofbeinghoundedbywomenwhodemandthathe
kissthem-evenwhentheirboyfriendsaretheretoo.
51.InThePallbearer,SchwimmersfirstfilmsincejoiningFriends,he
starredwithGwynethPaltrow.ThefilmdidbadlyintheUSA.
52.WhenshewasyoungerAnistonwantedtobeasculptor.Attheageof
11,shehadapaintinginanexhibitionattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt
inNewYork.
53.AfterbeingpickedtoplayRozDoyleinFrasier,Kudrowwas
subsequentlydroppedinfavourofactressPeriGilpinbeforethepilotwas
evenshot.
54.FriendsisChannel4'stop-ratingcomedy,regularlyattractingthree
millionviewers.
55.Kudrow'sfatherisoneoftheworld'sleadingexpertsinheadaches.
56.LeBlancwasdowntohislast$11whenhegotthepartinFriends.
57.Schwimmerclaimstohavebeena"fat,uglygeek"inhighschool.
58.CoxplayedthepartofMichaelJFox'sgirlfriendLaureninFamily
Ties,between1986and1988.
59.Sheclaimstohavebeenreallyinloveonlyonce.Theluckymanwas
calledPaul,hailedfromLeeds,and"hemadeahellofaYorkshire
pudding".
60.NowengagedtomarrySandraBullock'sex-fianceTateDonovan,
AnistoncountsamongherformerlovesER'sNoahWyle,actorJonathan
Silverman,co-starMatthewPerryandGrantHeslov,fromTrueLies.
61.DavidSchwimmeraccusedthehandlersofhison-screenpalMarcelthe
monkeyofbeing"toopossessive".Heclaimsthathewasneverallowedto
bondwiththecreature.
62.Marcel'strainer,NerissaPulizer,saidofhercharge:
"IfMarcel
werehuman,she'dbeMerylStreep".
63.ThemonkeywasthefirstcastmembertogetaHollywoodmovierole,
appearinginthemovieOutbreak.
64.ThedaughterofCaryGrantandDyanCannon,JenniferGrant,played
anemployeeofChandler'swhoendedupdatinghiminthefirstseries.
65.TheFriendsalbumincludessongsfromREM,JoniMitchellandHootie
andtheBlowfish,abandfourofthemoncewenttosee.
66.Thethemetune,I'llbethereforyoubytheRembrants,hasbeena
hugehitonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.
67.FriendsexecutiveproducersMartaKuaffmanandDavidCranealso
createdtheadultsitcomDreamOn.
68.ThecharactersofRoss'sex-wifeandhergirlfriendSusanarebased
onthegodmotherstoKauffman'sdaughter.
69.Theopeningfootageofthecastdancingaroundafountainwasfilmed
ontheWarne