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第四十一篇
Chandler和Monica俩个好上了。为了能单独相处，他俩来到一家旅店共渡周末。进了房间后，挑剔的Monica发现一个水杯没有洗干净，于是便要求换房。来到另一间客房后，Monica又发现问题了：
Monica: We’re switching rooms again.
Chandler: What? Why?
Monica: This is a garden view room, and we paid for an ocean view room.
Hotel Clerk: Our last ocean view room was unacceptable to you.
Monica: (To Chandler) Excuse me, umm, can I talk to you over here for just a second?
Chandler: Uh-huh. (He doesn’t take his eyes off the TV.)
Monica: Chandler!
Chandler: Yeah.
Monica: Look, these clowns are trying to take us for a ride and I’m not gonna let ’em! And we’re not a couple of suckers!
Chandler: I hear ya, Mugsy! But look, all these rooms are fine okay? Can you just pick one so I can watch-(realizes)-have a perfect, magical weekend together with you.
【世博视角】
原来Monica他们订的是能看到海景的房间，可换过后的这间面对的却是花园，所以Monica要求换另一间能看到海景的房间，可服务生说他们已经没有海景房可换了。其实Chandler也不想再换了，他一心想看一个电视节目，这使Monica很生气，她忙把Chandler叫到一边说：Look, these clowns are trying to take us for a ride and I’m not gonna let ’em! Monica觉得服务生说没有海景房可换了是在骗他们，take sb for a ride 这个表达法的可以解释为“带某人兜风”或者“载某人一段路”，如：Tony had promised to take me for a ride in his truck. 免费坐车兜风那当然好，可要是的士司机带你兜风那可就不好玩了，所以在口语中take sb for a ride还有一个意思就是“宰某人 ”例如：
After the deal was signed, I felt like I’d been taken for a ride.
I’d already given him ￡50 when I realized he was taking me for a ride.
Monica才没那么好打发呢，她接着对Chandler说：And we’re not a couple of suckers! 生活中总有些人的耳朵根特别软，很轻易地就会相信别人或是被别人说服，这种人就是Monica所说的sucker, 又比如：I know I’m a sucker. I’ll give $10 to anyone who tells me they’re hungry or wants a cup of coffee.
*本篇所讲到的表达法:
take sb for a ride
sucker