《老友記》經典口語第29講

【場景再現】

Joe跟老錢借錢，老錢說Joey已經借了很多次了卻從來不還，Joey說這次一定會還，因爲他在幫紐約大學做“某種”研究。

Joey: Hey, Chan, can you help me out here? I promise I'll pay you back.
Chandler: Oh, yeah, right, OK... inlcuding the waffles last week, you now owe me... 17 jillion dollars.
Joey: I will, reAlly. I'll pay you back this time.
Chandler: (sigh)... And where's this Money coming from? (gives money to Joey)
Joey: Well... I'm helping out down at the N.Y.U. Med School with some... research.
Ross: (overhearing) What kind of research?
Joey: Oh, just, y'know.... science.
Ross: Science. Yeah, I think I've heard of that. (everyone's interest is piqued, they all look over)
Joey: (sigh)... It's a fertility study. (Rachel laughs.)
Monica: Oh, Joey, please tell me you're only donating your time.
Joey: Alright, come on you guys, it's not that big a deal. Really... I mean, I just go down there every other day and... make my contribution to the project. Hey, hey, but at the end of two weeks, I get seven hundred dollars. Ross: Hey.
Phoebe: Wow, ooh, you're gonna be making money hand over fist!

【重點講解】

hand over fist: 朗文詞典上說if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly，這裏面Phoebe既是指Joey的錢來的很快，也有這個短語字面本身的意思，英語的雙關也很有趣的呢。

Fred may get a pony for Christmas because his father is making money hand over fist.
過聖誕節弗雷德可能會得到一匹小馬，因爲他父親正在賺大錢。