《老友記》幕後的10件軼事 (1):喬伊和莫妮卡是劇中原定情侶
Joey and Monica Were Supposed to Be the Main Couple
10.喬伊和莫妮卡是劇中原定的主要情侶Courtney Cox and Matt Leblanc were supposed to be the romantic leads
原本設定科特尼·考克斯和馬特·勒布郎在劇中扮演情侶As all of us hardcore Friends fans know, the main couple of the show that pulled at our heartstrings and demanded our attention with their on-again, off-again romance throughout the series was Ross and Rachel. I can remember when these two stole my heart right from the pilot as we all watched Rachel—who had moved in with Monica after going all runaway bride on her dentist fiancee—clamor with the sudden 180 her life had taken as Ross awkwardly (i.e., adorably) tried to compose himself around a girl he had had a crush on since high school.
我們這幫鐵桿粉絲都知道，整部劇裏最主要的情侶就是羅斯和瑞秋這一對，他們之間的感情戲牽動着我們的心絃，讓我們一直關注着他們之間的分分合合。我還記得這兩個人是什麼時候偷走了我的心的：瑞秋在婚禮上拋下她的牙醫未婚夫、成爲落跑的新娘、搬去和莫妮卡合居，在她的生活發生180度大轉變的時候，她又遇到了羅斯——那個自高中起就對她有好感，一直笨拙而又可愛地試圖表達自己的心意的男生。
Originally, the main romantic storyline was meant to be between Joey and Monica, but that never developed, thank goodness. The character of Monica had a string of romances on the show, including a notable storyline that involved her and guest star Tom Selleck, who played ophthalmologist Richard Burke. The chemistry between Cox and Selleck was undeniable, and their character’s age difference—along with the fact that Richard knew Monica because he was a friend of her father’s—added to the intrigue of the coupling, and a slew of hilariously uncomfortable situations for both. Monica and Richard would later break up (it was so heartbreaking!) during Barry and Mindy’s wedding in season two due to the fact that Richard did not want to have children and Monica did.
事實上，浪漫的故事情節原本設定發生在喬伊（Joey）和莫妮卡（Monica）之間，但謝天謝地，最後並沒有這樣發展。莫妮卡這個角色在戲裏有着一長串的羅曼史，包括她和客串明星湯姆·塞萊克（Tom Selleck）扮演的眼科專家理查德·伯克（Richard Burke）之間引人注目的感情線。考克斯和塞萊克之間的化學反應是不可否認的，包括他們的角色之間的年齡差——理查德是莫妮卡父親的朋友，這才認識了莫妮卡。巨大的年齡差反倒增強了兩人之間的相互吸引力，但同時也帶來了很多尷尬的狀況。莫妮卡和理查德在第2季、巴里（Barry）和明迪（Mindy）的婚禮上分手了（多麼令人心碎！），因爲理查德不想要孩子，而莫妮卡卻與之相反。”
All is well that ends well, however. In the season 4 finale, it is revealed that Monica and Chandler have what was meant to be a one night stand in London during Ross’s wedding to Emily (who we all disliked of course because Ross is meant to be with Rachel, duh). As we all remember (or if you don’t, you seriously need to do some binge watching), this hook up led to several more hookups, a series of hilarious incidents where Chandler and Monica attempt to hide their relationship and the eventual reveal of their relationship to all of the gang. The two went on to become engaged, get married and ended up adopting twins by the series’ end. Chandler and Monica forever, am I right??Courtney Cox Turned Down the Role of Rachel
但是隻要結局好，一切都好。在第4季季終，莫妮卡和錢德勒（chandler）在羅斯和艾米莉（當然我們都不喜歡艾米莉，因爲羅斯只能是瑞秋的！）倫敦的婚禮上發生了一夜情。我們都記得（如果你沒有想起來，你真的需要補補劇情），這場“一夜情”逐漸發展爲戀情，還帶來了一系列搞笑事件。錢德勒和莫妮卡一開始試圖隱藏他們的關係，但最後終於跟所有人坦白。然後兩人訂婚、結婚，最後在大結局的時候領養了雙胞胎。錢德勒和莫妮卡永遠在一起，我說的對嗎？？
