[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is confronting her boss, Terry.]
Rachel: Terry, I, I, I know that I haven't worked here very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got a $100 advance in my salary? 特里,我,我知道我在這裡干時間並不長， 但我在想 您是否能考慮預支給我100塊薪水？
Terry: An advance? 預支？
Rachel: It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. See, every year we go skiing in Vail, and normally my father pays for my ticket, but I sort of started the whole independence thing, you know, which is actually why I took this job. 這樣我才能和家裡人共度感恩節。你看，每年，我們全家都去韋爾滑雪，通常都是我父親為我出票錢但是我現在已經開始學習獨立，恩，這實際上也是我在這裡乾的原因。
Terry: Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart. You're a terrible, terrible waitress. Really, really awful. 瑞秋，瑞秋，親愛的。 你是一位非常，非常糟糕的女招待。真的，真的糟糕透頂。
Rachel: Ok, I, I hear what you're sayin'. I'm with you. Um, but I, but I'm trying really hard. And I think I'm doing better. I really do. Does anybody need coffee? (everyone in the place raises their hand) Oh, look at that. 好吧，我,我明白你的意思了.我同意您說的 但是我，我一直很努力地在做，我想我會做得更好的。我會的!有人需要咖啡嗎？(是的, 這邊/有!...) 噢，你瞧!
Opening Credits
[Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is approaching a customer.]
Rachel: Excuse me, sir. Hi, you come in here all time. I was just wondering, do you think there's a possibility that you could give me an advance on my tips? 打擾一下，先生。
恩，您是這裡的老主顧了。 不知道您是否能考慮預支一點小費給我?
Guy: Huh?
Rachel: Ok, ok, that's fine. Fine. Hey, I'm sorry about that spill before. (picks up the tip he leaves) Only $98.50 to go. 好，好，算我沒說。我為以前用咖啡潑到您表示歉意。還差98塊5。
(Monica enters.)
Monica: Hey. Ross, did you know Mom and Dad are going to Puerto Rico for Thanksgiving? 嗨/嗨 羅斯,你知道老爸老媽要去波多黎各過感恩？
Ross: No, they're not. 不，他們不會。
Monica: Yes, they are. The Blymens invited them. 他們要去。布萊曼家邀請了他們
Ross: You're wrong.
Monica: I am not wrong.
Ross: You're wrong.
Monica: No, I just talked to them. 我剛和他們通過電話。
Ross: (getting up, upset) I'm calling Mom. 我去打給媽媽。
(Joey enters. His face looks abnormally colorful.)
Joey: Hey, hey.
Chandler: Hey.
Phoebe: Hey.
Chandler: And this from the cry-for-help department. Are you wearing makeup? 這裡是「緊急求助部」。 你化了妝嗎？
Joey: Yes, I am. As of today, I am officially Joey Tribbiani, actor slash model. 是的。 從今天起，我的正式身份就是喬伊-崔比安尼，演員兼模特。
Chandler: That's so funny, 'cause I was thinking you look more like Joey Tribbiani, man slash woman. 真有趣，因為我正想說：你看起來更象喬伊.崔比安尼，男人兼女人
Phoebe: What were you modeling for? 你給什麼當模特？
Joey: You know those posters for the city free clinic? 你知道那些城市免費門診的招貼畫嗎？
Monica: Oh, wow, so you're gonna be one of those "healthy, healthy, healthy guys"? oh，哇，那你不就成了那些 健康一族中的一員了嗎？
Phoebe: You know, the asthma guy was really cute. 那個哮喘病人還真可愛。
Chandler: Do you know which one you're gonna be? 你知道你要做那一個？
Joey: No, but I hear lyme disease is open, so... (crosses fingers) 不知道，但是我聽說腦膜炎還少人，所以 ...
Chandler: Good luck, man. I hope you get it. 祝你好運，老兄。 我希望你能染上.
Joey: Thanks.
(Ross comes back to the couch.)
Ross: (to Monica) Well, you were right. How can they do this to us, huh? It's Thanksgiving. 好吧，你是對的。 他們怎能拋下我們不管？ 這可是感恩節。
Monica: Ok, I'll tell you what. How about I cook dinner at my place? I'll make it just like Mom's. 好，我提議。我在我那兒做頓大餐，怎麼樣？ 我會做得和媽媽的味一樣的。
Ross: Will you make the mashed potatoes with the lumps? 你會弄成含小塊的土豆泥給我吃嗎？
Monica: You know, they're not actually supposed to have... (Ross looks at her sheepishly) I'll work on the lumps. Joey, you're going home, right? 這個，他們真不該把土豆 ...我做土豆塊。 喬伊，你要回家，是嗎？
Joey: Yeah.
Monica: And I assume, Chandler, you are still boycotting all the pilgrim holidays. 錢德,你還在抵制所有清教徒的節日嗎?
Chandler: Yes, every single one of them. 當然，他們中的任何一個。
Monica: Phoebe, you're gonna be with your grandma? 菲比，你要和你奶奶一起過？
Phoebe: Yes, and her boyfriend. But we're celebrating Thanksgiving in December 'cause he is lunar. 是的，還有她的男朋友。但我們只在12月慶祝，因為他過農曆。
Monica: So you're free Thursday, then. 那麼，你星期四有空了。
Phoebe: Yeah. Oh, can I come? 是的。噢，我能來嗎？
Monica: Yeah. Rach, are you thinking you're gonna make it to Vail? 當然 瑞秋，你定下來要去韋爾嗎？（去滑雪）
Rachel: Absolutely. Shoop, shoop, shoop. Only a hundred and two dollars to go. 沒錯。「咻，咻，咻!」（模仿滑雪的聲音）還差102塊就可成行。
Chandler: I thought it was $98.50. 我記得剛才不還是98塊5。
Rachel: Yeah, well it was. I, I broke a cup. 沒錯，但我又摔了一個杯子。
Ross: Well, I'm off to Carol's. 我到卡蘿那裡去。
Phoebe: Ooh, ooh! Why don't we invite her? 哦，哦！ 我們幹嘛不叫上她？
Ross: (mimicking) Ooh, ooh. Because she's my ex-wife, and will probably want to bring her, ooh, ooh, lesbian life partner. 「哦，哦」.因為她是我的前妻，而且她可能還想帶上她的，「哦，哦」，女『同志』！