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1、 1. The first line of dialogue in the very first pilot episode of Friends was “Theres nothing to tell. 【译文】老友记第一季第一集第一句台词是“Theres nothing to tell!“（是 Monica 说的：Theres nothing to tell! Hes just some guy I work with!）2. A 30-second commercial during the break in the show in America cost advertisers 50
2、0,000. 【译文】剧集在美国本土播出时，中间 30 分钟的广告插播时间里，花掉广告厂商 50 万英镑。3. Other titles considered for the series included “Once upon a time in the West Village“, “Insomnia Caf“ and “Across the Hall“. The original title, “Friends like Us“, was shortened to the current one-word. 【译文】剧组曾考虑过使用其它名称作为本剧的剧名：“Once upon a tim
3、e in the West Village“、“Insomnia Caf“、“Across the Hall“。原来的名称“Friends like Us“被缩短为现在的剧名“Friends“。4. The six characters full names are Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt le Blanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Ross Ge
4、ller (David Schwimmer). 【译文】六位角色的全名为 Rachel Green (由 Jennifer Aniston 饰演)，Monica Geller (由 Courteney Cox 饰演)，Phoebe Buffay (由 Lisa Kudrow 饰演)， Joey Tribbiani (由 Matt le Blanc 饰演)， Chandler Bing (由 Matthew Perry 饰演)和 Ross Geller (由 David Schwimmer 饰演)。5. According to Aniston, her famous “Rachel“ hair
5、do was created by accident when her “friend“ Chris cut her hair with a razor. 【译文】据 Aniston 所说，她有名的“Rachel“头是由她的“朋友“Chris 用剃刀剃头发，意外造成的。6. Courteney Cox, who was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, is known as CC to friends and family. 【译文】Courteney Cox 是在 Alabama 的 Birmingham 长大的，她的朋友和家人一般叫她 CC（
6、名称首字母缩写） 。7. David Schwimmer attended Beverly Hills High, the school on which the series Beverly Hills: 90210 was based. 【译文】David Schwimmer 曾在 Beverly Hills 高中就学， Beverly Hills: 90210剧集就是以这个学校为背景的。8. Matthew Perry appeared in Beverly Hills: 90210 earlier in his career. He said of his role: “Its kin
7、d of a blur, but I remember playing the most popular kid in school who ends up with a gun in his mouth because his Dad is so overbearing“. 【译文】Matthew Perry 在他演艺事业的早期曾在Beverly Hills: 90210剧集里出现过。他是这样评论他的角色的：“我已经记得不是很清楚了，但我记得我饰演的是一个在学校最受欢迎的学生，由于有个太专横的父亲，最后吞枪自尽“。9. Perrys wit is so legendary that the
8、scriptwriters have often incorporated his gags into the show. 【译文】Perry 的机智简直可以用“传奇“来形容。以至于剧本作者经常把他的插科打诨也写到剧集里。10. Cox had the honor of being the first person to say “period“ on American TV, making a commercial for Tampax. 【译文】Cox 有幸成为美国电视剧里第一个说“女性生理周期“的人，此后她还为丹碧丝卫生棉做了个广告。11. Aniston attended the Ne
9、w York High School for the Performing Arts, the school that Fame was modelled on. 【译文】Aniston 曾在纽约高中学习表演艺术，Fame 就是在这里选秀的。12. Central Perk, the caf in which they all hang out, is based on the Manhattan Caf in New Yorks West Village. 【译文】剧集里，这些好朋友经常去的 Central Perk 咖啡屋，它的原型是纽约西部村庄里的曼哈顿咖啡屋。13. Cox was a
10、 cover girl for People Magazines “50 most beautiful people in the world“ issue. 【译文】Cox 曾作为“全球 50 位最美丽的人“上了人物杂志的封面。 （yangbb 补充：Jennifer 和Courteney 都被评为过“全球 50 位最美丽的人“，而且还有幸挤进前 10 名。 ）14. She was also dubbed “TVs hottest babe“ by American Playboy magazine. 【译文】她还被美国花花公子杂志评为“最热门的电视宝贝“。15. Director Ham
11、es Burrows, responsible for many of the early episodes of Friends, also directed Taxi, Cheers and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. 16. Matt le Blanc loves dogs and has a mutt called Lady that he rescued from a dog pound, and a Doberman called Shadow. 17. Kudrow is married to a French advertising executive
12、 Michel Stern, and is hoping to have a baby soon. 18. Schwimmer is the son of two Los Angeles lawyers. His mother, Arlene, handled Roseannes first divorce. 19. Le Blanc, son of a mechanic and a circuit-board maker, originally studies carpentry. “I am not a dumb guy,“ he says. “I just play one on TV“
13、. 20. Famous guest stars on the show have included ERs George Clooney and Noah Wyle, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chris Isaak and Julia Roberts. 21. Perry dated Roberts after her appearance on the show. His verdict? “She does leave toothpaste all over the sink and shes always wanting to borrow money“. 22.
14、 The whole cast huddle together before each episode to wish each other luck. This made frequent guest star Tom Selleck feel a bit left out. 23. Perrys Dad was an actor who starred in the Old Spice aftershave ads, his mother was Press Secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. 24. Kudrow ha
15、s made appearances on several “worst dressed“ lists in American magazines, but because of her characters clothes rather than her own. 25. Perry is very fond of female vocalists. He says, “If youre a woman and in any kind of emotional duress and you sing a song about it, I will buy your album“. Favou
16、rites include Shawn Colvin, the Indigo Girls and Tori Amos. 26. When the pilot show was approved by the network, and a series comissioned, the entire cast was sent on a free trip to Las Vegas. 27. Cox dated Batman actor Michael Keaton for five and a half years, and they are still reportedly “good friends“. 28. After graduating from speech and theatre from Chicagos Northwestern University, Schwimmer founded a theatre company, Lookinglass, with 17 classmates. 29. Aniston
