top of page

The Seashell Lamp

Friends (1994)

I sottotitoli di YouTube sono spesso imprecisi. La trascrizione qui sotto è stata verificata.

Personaggi

Chandler

Monica

Phoebe

Rachel

Trascrizione

[Rachel]

Monica, Monica, look at this lamp. Is this tacky or what? We have to have this.


[Monica]

Rach, I think we have enough regular lamps.


[Rachel]

What? Oh come on! I mean it's-it's not like a-it's not like I'm asking for this girly clock or anything. Which by the way I also think is really cool.


[Monica]

It doesn't go with any of my stuff.


[Rachel]

Well, what about my stuff?


[Monica]

You don't have any stuff.


[Rachel]

You still think of it as your apartment, don't you?


[Monica]

Mmm, no.


[Rachel]

Yes you do. You think of it as your apartment, and I'm just someone who rents a room.


[Monica]

Mmm...


[Rachel]

Okay, while you "mmm" on that for a while, I'm gonna go find a place for my new lamp.


[Monica]

Hey Rach? You know what we hadn't played in a while?


[Rachel]

What?


[Monica]

Hide the lamp?


[Rachel]

Okay, Monica, let it go.


[Monica]

Did you know I was allergic to shellfish?


[Rachel]

Well then you'll just have to eat the other lamps.


[Monica]

Okay, all right. It was an accident, I swear. Alright, I was-I was putting on my jacket and the and the thing and and the and the lamp and it broke.


[Rachel]

Oh please, Monica, you've always hated my lamp. And now all of a sudden, it's just magically–it's just broken?


[Monica]

Phoebe? Tell her!


[Phoebe]

Okay, I didn't see it because I was putting on my jacket, but um, I want to believe you.


[Rachel]

Hey Chandler, Monica just broke my seashell lamp.


[Chandler]

Neat. I'm gonna die alone.


[Rachel]

Okay, you win. Oh, what you got there? Something else that's not yours that you can break?


[Monica]

No, um I know you like this and I-I want you to have it. I think it'll look good in our apartment.


[Rachel]

Thank you.


[Monica]

That's fine.

Contesto della clip

While cleaning out the apartment of a deceased neighbor, Rachel finds a decorative seashell lamp that she wants to take home.

Pubblicità

Vocabolario

Leggi ogni parola ad alta voce.

go with

/ˈɡoʊ wɪð/

phrasal verb

To look good together or match well in color, style, or design.

Example:

I couldn't decide which shoe color goes with my outfit best, so I wore one of each.

Two people in colorful sneakers, one orange and one green, walk side by side on a stone sidewalk.
let it go

/ˌlɛt ɪt ˈɡoʊ/

idiomatic expression

To stop being angry, upset, or focused on something and accept it instead of continuing to complain or argue about it.

Example:

I’ve apologized for breaking your phone twelve times already, let it go!

A hand holds a smartphone showing the time 6:47 against a black background.
tacky

/ˈtæki/

adjective

Something that looks cheap, shows bad taste, or is not stylish or appropriate.

Example:

She didn’t wear the shirt because she thought it looked too tacky.

A tie-dyed orange and red t-shirt printed with a cartoon face wearing sunglasses.
shellfish

/ˈʃɛlfɪʃ/

noun

Sea animals that have shells or hard outer coverings and are often eaten as food. This includes animals like shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, and oysters.

Example:

She can’t eat shellfish because she has a seafood allergy.

Shrimp and mussels spread out together, seen from above.

Pubblicità

Pratica di conversazione

Lavori con un tutor? Prova a fare o a rispondere a queste domande ad alta voce insieme a lui.
Studi da solo? Prova a dire le risposte ad alta voce o scrivile nella discussione sulla lezione qui sotto.
1. Do you like or dislike tacky home decor?

2. Have you ever found a home decor item that you really wanted, but it didn't go with the things you already owned?

3. Do you like eating shellfish?

4. Do you have a hard time letting things go after an argument, or do you move on quickly?

5. Have you ever lived with a friend before? If yes, how did it go?

Lezione aggiornata:

11 settembre 2026

Video e immagini utilizzati secondo il principio del fair use, esclusivamente a scopo didattico.

Per maggiori informazioni, visita la pagina delle Norme.

Discussione sulla lezione

Hai una domanda su questa lezione? Parlane nei commenti!
Commenti

Condividi i tuoi pensieriScrivi il primo commento.

Seguimi

Logo a farfalla di Bluesky
  • Threads
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok

Hai una domanda? Scrivimi un'email!

Iscriviti alla newsletter

Seleziona il tuo livello di inglese
bottom of page