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=Friends S4E12 The One With The Embryos=

__Program Introduction__
Friends is an American [|sitcom] created by [|David Crane] and [|Marta Kauffman], which aired on [|NBC] from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in [|Manhattan]. The series finale, aired on May 6, 2004, was watched by 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fourth most-watched series finale in television history and the most watched episode of the decade.

Ross Geller (David Schwimmer)
Monica Geller's older brother paleontologist working at the Museum of Natural History a failed marriage with Carol, a lesbian who is also the mother of his son, Ben

Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston)
fashion enthusiast Monica Geller's best friend from high school Rachel and Ross Geller are involved in an on-again-off-again relationship A waitress at the coffeehouse Central Perk

Monica Geller (Courtney Cox)
A chef compulsive and competitive obsessive cleaning

Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry)
executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation sarcastic sense of humor bad luck in relationships

Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow)
eccentric masseuse self-taught musician(guitar) birth father left the family, step-father went to jail, and her mother killed herself when she was little her evil twin, Ursula, and her was raised by their grandmother

Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc)
struggling actor and food lover simple-minded womanizer with A LOT OF hook-ups

**THE EPISODE'S PLOT- The One With The Embryos**  When Joey and Chandler correctly identify the contents of Rachel's shopping bag, Monica suggests a trivia contest to see who knows more about whom, the men or the women. They place a $100 bet on the outcome and Ross puts together some questions and plays as host. Meanwhile, Phoebe has agreed to be a surrogate mother for her brother Frank and his older wife Alice, but is concerned that they are paying $16,000 for the procedure which only has a 25% chance of success, and she is helpless to influence the results. Transcript =**The One With The Embryos **[]= =Annotated Transcripts=

=Vocabularies & Phrase & Culture Notes= ** Trivia: ** Bits of dry knowledge, the little things (not necessarily important) that you know about something/someone. **Surrogate:** The woman who carry and give birth to a child who will be raised by others ** Chick ** " Often used as a nick name to call chickens; can also mean young girls in slang  ** fertility: ** the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction   ** embryo: ** the young of a [|viviparous] animal, especially of a mammal, in [|the] early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month.   ** uterus: ** the womb of certain mammals.   ** endometrial: ** the mucous membrane lining [|the] uterus.   ** Pet Peeves: ** a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them   ** Coin toss: ** the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties.    **Jig:** a quick lively dance    **Claim:** a declaration of something as a fact **Confer:** consult together; compare opinions **fancy:** decorative; not plain **imaginary childhood friend:** fictional charaters created during childhood for role-playing. They often have complicated personalities and behaviors. **stump:** embarrassed; perplexed **transponding:** a system where a decoder can report back to the system, or command station.
 * VOCABULARIES **

**Uterus:** the organ in women and female animals in which babies develop before they are born
** Embryo: ** An unborn human baby, esp. in the first eight weeks from conception, after implantation but before all the organs are developed ** Kinda: ** Kind of

** fork over: ** to pay money, to give something to someone unwillingly ** cough up: ** to pay money unwillingly, to allow an opponent to take the lead in a competition ** pay the piper: ** to accept the unpleasant results of something you have done, to pay the price **the bejeezus out:** An exclamation of surprise, emphasis. This comes from the phrase "by Jesus" **take a shot:** Go to a try of something
 * Phrase: **


 * cultural notes **

but not like these
 * Granny Panties vs. Sexy underwear**: Monica's old lady underpants may look like these

** Tic Tac: ** a brand of small, hard [|mints] manufactured by the Italian confectioner [|Ferrero].

** tortilla chips: ** A **tortilla chip** is a [|snack food] made from [|corn] [|tortillas], which are cut into wedges and then fried. In the 16th century the story was expanded into a full narrative, in which the piper is a [|rat-catcher] hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic [|pipe]. When the citizenry refuses to pay for this service, he retaliates by turning his magic on their children, leading them away as he had the rats.
 * Pay the piper**

** Coin tossing ** is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties.


 * Jeopardy**: This is a famous and popular game show. The categories that Ross chooses for his game are based on the type of categories that you might see on an episode of Jeopardy.






 * Michael Flatley is** an Irish-American **step dancer**. He became internationally known for Irish dance shows //Riverdance//, **//Lord of the Dance//**, //Feet of Flames//, and //Celtic Tiger//


 * TV Guide**: Here are some covers from the magazine TV Guide. These sample covers are targeted toward women. And you can see why Chandler might want his subscription look like it goes to a woman and not a man. Not every cover in so girly though.



** Lightning round: ** a round of a game or contest in which the duration of the round is a pre-determined length of time, and the goal is typically to accomplish as much as possible within that period. For more information please visit [|Lightning round on wikipedia]

** Field Hockey (hockey): ** is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks.

** Dangerous Liaisons: ** a 1988 drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won three. Rachel claims this is her favorite movie in order to show that she has a good taste.



** Weekend at Bernie’s: ** a 1989 American motion picture comedy.

Probability of getting pregnant with 5 embryos: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080126081910AAdbGVx