The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory.
时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。
After a lapse of several years he came back to see us.
数年不见之后,他又回来看我们了。
run into: 偶然遇见
I ran into my professor in the lounge.
我在休息室偶然遇见我的教授。
On their way forward, they are bound to run into twists and turns.
在前进的道路上,他们是一定会碰到曲折的。
at least: 至少
altar: (教堂内的)圣坛,祭坛【"at the altar"应该理解为“在婚礼上,在举行婚礼时”,altar这里就可以理解为”教堂“,所以这句话的意思,我认为应该是:(虽然Rachel的父母为筹备婚礼花了不少钱,而Rachel又逃婚),但是至少Rachel还有机会在举行婚礼之际离开那个男人,(言下之意,Monica到现在连个结婚还都没有)】
suppose: 推向,假设,认为,应该
It's an expression: 随便说说
independent: 独立
chubby: 圆胖的
As a baby, he was chubby and had blonde curls.
他小的时候就一副圆胖的样子,有着金色的卷发。
puzzle: 拼图
shoot for stars: 立志,起点高,追求成功卓越
museum: 博物馆
publish: 出版
satisfy with: 满足于
cancer: 癌症【老爸Geller也似乎对女儿不太友好,他一方面赞扬Ross,一方面不忘贬低Monica,说她满足于现状不思进取,说她这样的人绝对不会得癌症】
content: 满足的
I am very content withmy life at present.
我对目前的生活心满意的。
He is quite content with his present fortune.
他对自己目前的境遇颇为满意。
cow: 奶牛
read about: 读知(阅后得知)