《老友記》經典口語第27講

【場景再現】

Ross的前妻Carol要生孩子了，Ross急得像熱鍋上的螞蟻，幾個老友都守在候診室。

Ross: She's not here yet. She's not here. She's having my baby and she's not here.
Monica: I'm sure everything's fine. Has her water broke yet?
Ross: I don't know, but when I spoke to her, she said she had already passed the mucus plug.
(Joey makes a sound of absolute disgust.)
Joey: Do we have to know about that?
Monica: Joey, what are you gonna do when you have a baby?
Joey: I'm gonna be in the waitin' room, handing out cigars.
Chandler: Yes, Joey's made arrangements to have his baby in a movie from the 50's.
Ross: God, I don't believe this. She could be giving birth in the cab.
Rachel: Oh, Ross, relax. It's probably like two dollars for the first contraction, and then fifty cents for each additional contraction.
(Everyone looks at Rachel as though she made a tasteless comment.)
Rachel: What, it's ok when Chandler does it?
Chandler: You have to pick your moments.

【重點講解】

pick your moment: try to choose the best time to do something

這裏可以理解成選對時機。 看來開玩笑不是誰都能開好的

I 'll have to pick my moment before telling my wife.
我得選個合適的時機將這件事告訴我妻子。