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Friends (US TV series)/ 老友记/ (lǎoyǒujì)

A: Why do your eyes reveal such pain?  

你怎么看起来眼神里面透露着伤心呢？

(nǐ zěnme kànqǐlái yǎnshén lǐmiàn tòulùzhe shānɡxīn ne?)

B: An American actor I really like passed away from prostate cancer.  

我非常喜欢的一位美国演员因为患前列腺癌去世了。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuānde yīwèi měiɡuó yǎnyuán yīnwéi huàn qiánlièxiàn ái qùshì le.)

A: I heard about that. Isn't he the actor from that famous American show Friends?  

我听说了,是不是一个非常有名的美剧《老友记》里的演员吗？

(wǒ tīnɡshuō le, shìbùshì yīɡè fēichánɡ yǒumínɡde měijù lǎoyǒujì lǐ de yǎnyuán ma?)

B: Yes. I'm not the only one, a lot of his Chinese fans are very sad. We feel that without him the show wouldn't be complete. 

是的,不仅是我,很多他的中国粉丝都非常难过,觉得整部剧缺了他就不完整了。

(shìde, bùjǐn shìwǒ, hěnduō tāde zhōnɡɡuó fěnsī dōu fēichánɡ nánɡuò, juédé zhěnɡbùjù quēle tā jiù bùwánzhěnɡ le.)

A: I heard that Friends is one of the US series that is a favorite of many post-1980, post-1990 and even post-2000 viewers in China.

听说《老友记》是80后、90后, 甚至是很多00后中国年轻观众最爱的美剧之一。

(tīnɡshuō lǎoyǒujì shì balinghòu,jiulinghòu, shènzhì shì hěnduō linglinghòu zhōnɡɡuó niánqīnɡ ɡuānzhònɡ zuìàide měijù zhīyī.)

B: It is a warm, funny and moving TV show.  

它是一部温馨,幽默而又让人感动的电视剧。

(tāshì yībù wēnxīn, yōumò éryòu rànɡrén ɡǎndònɡde diànshìjù.)

A: I plan to rewatch it tonight.

今天晚上我准备再重温一遍。

(jīntiān wǎnshànɡ wǒ zhǔnbèi zài chònɡwēn yībiàn. )

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