– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Joey) ...95, 96, 97.

See, I told you.

Less than a hundred steps

from our place to here.

You got way too much free time.

Hey, there's the birthday boy.

Ross, check it out.

Hockey tickets, Rangers Penguins

tonight at the Garden and we're taking you.

Happy birthday, pal.

We love you, man.

[chuckles]

That's funny. My birthday was seven months ago.

So?

So, I'm guessing you had an extra ticket

and couldn't decide which one of you got to bring a date, huh?

Well, aren't we Mr. The-glass-is-half-empty?

Oh, my God. Oh.

Is today the 20th, October 20th?

I was hoping you wouldn't remember.

[groans]

What's wrong with the 20th?

Eleven days before Halloween..

...all the good costumes are gone?

Today's the day Carol and I first..

...consummated our..

...physical relationship.

With sex.

You know what? I'd better pass on the game.

I think I'm just gonna go home and think about my ex-wife

and her lesbian lover.

To hell with hockey. Let's all do that.

Come on, Ross. You, me, Joey

ice, guys night out.

Come on. What do you say, big guy?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

- What are you doin'? - I have no idea.

Come on, Ross.

Alright. Alright. Maybe it will take my mind off it.

You promise to buy me a big foam finger?

- You got it. - Alright.

Look. Look. Look. My first paycheck.

[cheering]

Look at the window.

There's my name! Hi, me!

I remember the day I got my first paycheck.

There was a cave-in in one of the mines.

And eight people were killed.

Wow. You worked in a mine?

I worked at a Dairy Queen. Why?

God! Isn't this exciting? I earned this.

I wiped tables for it. I steamed milk for it.

And it was totally..

...not worth it.

Who's FICA? Why's he getting all my money?

I mean, what?

Chandler, look at that.

Oh. This is not that bad.

Oh. You're fine, yeah, for a first job.

You can totally, totally live on this.

(Monica) 'Oh, yeah. Yeah.'

Hey, by the way, great service today.

- Oh! - Yeah!

Terrific.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
consummated kənˈsʌməteɪt C1	verb - to complete or bring to perfection; specifically, to have sexual intercourse after marriage
physical ˈfɪzɪkəl A2	adjective - relating to the body as opposed to the mind
exciting ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ A2	adjective - causing great enthusiasm and eagerness
earned ɜːrnd A1	verb - to receive money as payment for work
paycheck ˈpeɪtʃɛk A2	noun - a check given to an employee as payment for work
wiped waɪpt A1	verb - to clean or dry a surface by rubbing
steamed stiːmd A2	verb - to cook or be cooked with steam
worth wɜːrθ A1	adjective - having a value that justifies a given action or effort
ticket ˈtɪkɪt A1	noun - a piece of paper that allows you to enter a place or travel
hockey ˈhɒki A1	noun - a sport played on ice or a field with a stick and a puck or ball
exciting ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ A2	adjective - causing great enthusiasm and eagerness
lesbian ˈlɛzbiən A2	noun - a woman who is sexually attracted to other women
mine maɪn A1	noun - a hole or system of tunnels in the ground for extracting minerals
costumes ˈkɒstjuːms A2	noun - clothes worn to create a certain appearance, often for a party or performance
service ˈsɜːrvɪs A1	noun - work done for others as part of a job or to help them

Key Grammar Structures

• See, I told you.

  ➔ Tag question (inverted)

  ➔ The comma after 'See' indicates a pause for emphasis, and 'I told you' is a tag question for confirmation.

• You got way too much free time.

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'way too much'

  ➔ 'Way too much' is an idiomatic expression to emphasize excessiveness.

• So, I'm guessing you had an extra ticket...

  ➔ Present continuous for future speculation

  ➔ 'I'm guessing' uses present continuous to express a guess about a current or future situation.

• Today's the day Carol and I first...

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with compound subject

  ➔ The verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'Today', not the compound subject 'Carol and I'.

• I'd better pass on the game.

  ➔ Modal verb 'had better' for advice

  ➔ 'Had better' is used to give strong advice or a warning.

• Who's FICA? Why's he getting all my money?

  ➔ Contractions in questions

  ➔ Contractions like 'Who's' and 'Why's' are common in informal speech and questions.