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Ross: And you didn’t marry him because...?

Rachel: I mean, do you think there are people that go through life, never having that kind of...

Ross: Probably. But you know, I’ll tell you something. Passion is way overrated.

Rachel: Yeah right.

Ross: It is. Eventually, it kind of... burns out. But hopefully, what you’re left with is trust, and security, and... well, in the case of my ex-wife, lesbianism. So, you know, for all of those people who miss out on that passion... thing, there’s all that other good stuff.

Rachel: (sigh) OK.

Ross: But, um... I don’t think that’s going to be you.

Rachel: You don’t.

Ross: Uh-uh. See, I see....big passion in your future.

Rachel: Really?

Ross: Mmmm.

Rachel: You do?

Ross: I do.

Rachel: Oh Ross, you’re so great.

重點詞匯發音講解：

passion

英 [?p??n] 美 [?p???n]

n. 激情，熱情;熱心，愛好;熱戀;酷愛 vt.&vi. [詩歌用語]表露強烈感情，顯示巨大熱情

overrate

英 [???v??re?t] 美 [?ov??ret]

vt. 對(質量、能力等)估價過高

eventually

英 [??vent?u?li] 美 [??v?nt?u?li]

adv. 終于，最后;竟;總歸;終究

burn out

v. 燒壞，燒掉，燒盡;燃燒

security

英 [s??kj??r?ti] 美 [s??kj?r?ti/s?’kjur?t?]

n. 安全;保證，擔保;保護，防護;有價證券

adj. 安全的，保安的，保密的

lesbianism

[?lezbi?niz?m]

[法]女性同性戀;[醫]女子同性戀

in the case of 至于……， 就…來說

miss out 遺漏忘];(被)略去;錯過機會;不理睬(某人)

go through 經歷，經受(尤指苦難或艱難時期),(法律、合同等正式)通過;用完;檢查;完成

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