Friends英语赏析【122】All over someone 围攻某人

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Monica: I mean, why should I let them meet him? I mean, I bring a guy home, and within five minutes they're all over him. I mean, they're like- coyotes, picking off the weak members of the herd.
Paula: Listen. As someone who's seen more than her fair share of bad beef, I'll tell you: that is not such a terrible thing. I mean, they're your friends, they're just looking out after you.
Monica: I know. I just wish that once, I'd bring a guy home that they actually liked.
Paula: Well, you do realise the odds of that happening are a little slimmer if they never get to meet the guy..

莫妮卡：我是说，为什么要让他们跟他见面呢？我带个男的回家，不出5分钟，他们就来围攻他了，就像是一群土狼，专门拣弱小的羊。
葆拉：你听着，我是过来人了，听我的没错：这不是什么坏事情，他们都是你的朋友，只是为你好。
莫妮卡：我知道，我就是希望他们能够有那么一次会喜欢上我带回来的人。
葆拉：你不让他们见他，怎么指望他们能够喜欢他呢？

【世博视角】

Within five minutes they're all over him. 这句话里的all over someone是指围攻某人，一起指责某人。如：

Whenever he makes a mistake, his classmates are all over him.
他一犯错误，同学就全部过来围攻他。

The odds of that happening are a little slimmer这句话里的the odds就是the chances，机会、可能性的意思。与它搭配的是slimmer（slim的比较形式），原意是苗条的，这里指小的，也就是可能性很小，几乎不可能。如：

If you do not have enough money, the odds of making money are really slim.
要是你没有钱的话，赚钱的机会就非常少了。