双语阅读｜《老友记》的六个人是如何结识彼此的？(4)

正如《老友记》试播集中所透露的信息，莫妮卡和瑞秋从小就是最好的朋友。而莫妮卡和菲比是在成年后才认识的。关于她们是怎么认识的，剧中没有过多提及，只是知道菲比是莫妮卡的室友。然而，她们的合租关系并没有持续多久，因为菲比无法忍受莫妮卡的洁癖。也是在那个时候，莫妮卡认识了乔伊，因为他正考虑搬到对面和钱德勒合租。当莫妮卡第一次遇到乔伊时，对他颇有好感，但这种感觉很快就消失了。
encounter（[nkantr]），名词，指“偶然相遇，邂逅，不期而遇”（a meeting, especially one that happens by chance）
例：I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.我曾经意外地碰到过一头野猪，真是惊险。neatness（[nit.ns]），名词，指“整洁，整齐”（the quality of being tidy , with everything in its place）例：When writing your homework, remember that neatness counts.做作业时，记住书写工整很重要。
Ross Geller

As the older brother of Monica, Ross was familiar with his sister"s friends, particularly Rachel. Ross had feelings for Rachel in high school, but since he was friends with her bully, he helped create the "I Hate Rachel Club". After Rachel reentered Monica"s life, Ross finally came clean about his true feelings. Besides Rachel, Ross had known Chandler for years before Friends began. Chandler was Ross" college roommate and best friend.作为莫妮卡的哥哥，罗斯很熟悉妹妹的朋友们，尤其是瑞秋。