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很久没听中文歌曲了，但我却不能拒绝这首。真的是感动，感人的故事，动听的声音。一定要仔细聆听。

林慧萍 - 驿

黃舒駿口白　李　姚詞
       　　　　　　　　　　　驿　　　　　林慧萍主唱  蔣三省曲

Friends已经伴我走过了三个年头，它给予我了太多的欢声笑语，渐渐的，看Friends成了我生活的一部分，每天入睡前观看一集也变成了我每天的必修课，虽然很多情节我都已经熟谙，但总还是让我忍俊不禁，让我捧腹。现在Friends已经走到了它的终点，但在我心中永远都还没有划上句号，也许若干年后我会终止我的习惯，不再在夜深人静的时候观看那些熟悉的面孔，然而我却可以肯定我怎么都抹不去它曾经给我的快乐，不会让我对这些熟悉的名字有丝毫地淡忘。Chandle总被人误会是Gay,和Janice约会时的OMG。Monica在海滩上被海星刺伤，不得不站着pee的情形。Joey不懂装懂地跟着大家一起谈天论地时的笑容。Phoebe给帅哥做massage时为了让他注意她在脚上的装饰时的前前后后，还有那首Smelly Cat。Ross在与Emily的婚礼上说出Rachel名字时的表情。Rachel在Central Perk当服务员时总是搞错却茫然不知还一脸得意的笑容。实在太多太多，难以忘记的经典场面。对于互相摆道，互相揭短，但又相互支持，不离不弃的六位好友 – 个个个性鲜明的角色，我是有很多话要说的，让我慢慢逐一道来。

Monica E. Geller-Bing

Monica毫无疑问是幸福的，她和Chandle最后的结合对于我来说当然是最好的结果。Monica应该是六人中最细心的，眼睛中最容不下一粒砂的，也是最好强的。从一行人到伦敦之前，她一连串的check，从总是她为大家提供精良的食物，再从她能一眼看出客厅中的地毯的位置有否变化，真的说明她是很细心的女人，任何事都精益求精，甚至是吹毛求疵。再来到分组进行橄榄球的比赛，她好强的心态一展无疑，最后和自己的哥哥为了一个球争到月亮都出来了，她却还不肯认输，好强心可见一般。这样的心态的形成是和她的成长经历息息相关的，以前的无人理会的胖小忸，可以想象心中的寂寞，没有的朋友的无奈，这样逐渐形成了她对自己有点自卑的心理。可想而知，少女时代的Monica是很希望能和自己的朋友分享自己的快乐与悲伤的，她甚至对这一点是不惜代价的。这样心态如何能不让她对事事关心、细心、小心，可以说Monica对美好事物的向往和珍惜程度都远远超过了其他人。虽然后来几乎是摇身一变似地成了身材、面容绝佳的靓女，但心中的性格却早以成型难以改变。也正是由于外表上的自卑一去不返，她更喜欢能够事事都比别人做得好，她的好强心变成了抹去自己内心自卑的最好工具。她个子最小，力气最大；她一直要与Ross分个高低，不怕打架；她为了赢得一场游戏，不惜输掉一套住房...经过无数次的情场失意后，终于和Chandle走到一起，终于让她的性格有所变化，她也意识到Chandle才是她心灵的鸡汤，抚平曾经创伤的最好良药。

Ross Geller

Ross是经过大喜大悲的。从因为老婆是同性恋而离婚，到知道自己有了孩子；从与Rachel的热恋，到因为一场醉后的一夜情而不得不和自己从小就喜欢的女子分开；从和Emily婚礼上的一时口误造成婚姻破裂，到Las Vegas的疯狂结婚。哪一处不是大喜和大悲呢？试想想在30岁的时候就已经经历了三次失败的婚姻，不说是世间难寻，但也肯定是一绝，还有什么比这个更让人伤心难过、心灰意冷呢？但再想想又还有什么比最后和Rachel破镜重圆更令人振奋、欢呼雀跃的呢？Ross是典型的腼腆大男孩形象，带着浓浓的书生气，他在父母眼中是绝对的好孩子 - 没有任何不良表现，旁人眼中的好耪样，有着普通人难以企及的好身份 - 博物馆的Geller博士。他整天都想着他的恐龙和一群古生物伙伴，从来不沾花惹草，但想不到的是唯一的一次却造成了不可弥补的后果。同时他又是专注的，对Rachel的专一，竟然在婚礼上把爱人的名字说成Rachel，绝对是前无古人，后无来者了，好个痴心一片，让人赞叹！Ross是喜剧的，但显然是和其他人有所不同的，他的喜剧来自他的生硬，来自他生活的不顺。高超的机器人舞蹈，颇有电气乐大师风范的键盘SOLO，甚至他与匹萨小姐的调情竟然扯到了煤气上...大家都开他同性恋前妻的玩笑，英国之行的糗事。毕竟物质方面对他的压力太小，本身他也是很完美的，所以似乎上天都不满意他的完美，每每跟他开感情的玩笑。但最后和Rachel的复合，真的让他完美了。

Rachel Karen Green

Rachel是美丽的，不但是外表，还有心灵。能和少年时的Monica就成为好朋友，是需要勇气的，只怕在其他同学眼中也是一个另类了，而且对于一个有着良好家庭背景的千金小姐来说，这是弥足珍贵的。她又是很直率的，敢爱敢恨，欢喜和忧伤都是写在脸上的、挂在嘴角的。工作不顺时回家后的言行举止，搬家时由于不情愿，而和Monica互相乱整理。在她看到以前录影带上Ross表现后的那个惊羡一吻，想到Ross要在伦敦结婚后一脸决不甘心，头也不回的冲到伦敦的行动。知道Ross一夜情后的决不妥协… 对于这个爱美丽、粗心大意却敢作敢为，有时甚至蛮横不讲理的小女人来说，但却让她在我心中更加可爱，更加有人情味，整整18页double sides的责任压给自己心爱的人的那一幕就是最好的佐证。最后终于接受Ross的挽留，让我大舒一口气，这才是理想的结果，有什么比苦尽干来更甜蜜呢？！

Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan

如果非要让我在三个女主角中选一个最爱的话，我会选Phoebe，这样在现实中几乎不可能存在的女性，让我惊喜，让我爱戴。记得电影世界上对她的评说是“不知道有谁受得了她，但她又能受得了谁呢？”又记得一位网友说到“你不是彻头彻尾的喜欢Phoebe的话，就是完完全全的接受不了她。”这都是对Phoebe最好的评价。她是极端的，她是神经质的。一个完全的素食主义者，一个完全的爱心主义者，甚至连选圣诞树都会专挑那些“老弱病残”，但却生下了自己弟弟的三个孩子，这是一个多么离奇的故事。Phoebe的黑色幽默是贯穿到整个十年的，她对所有人的热嘲冷讽，都会是快乐的来源。应该说悲惨的童年，让Phoebe乐观、坚强、自立。你不会从她那里听到降调的“HI”，即使几乎是在“孤儿”的状态下（虽然有一个twin sister）成长起来，你却完全感觉不到她是有这样背景的。喜欢Phoebe的smelly cat，虽然版本有N个，喜欢她独自驾着祖母的汽车的神情，喜欢她特别自我的性格。

Joey Francis Tribbiani

Joey用了十年时间来长大，但似乎他还需要更多的时间。十年是不短的时间，Joey却让自己保持在同一个水平线上，也真是难能可贵。六人行中只怕是只有Joey是唯一没有变的的一个，就连Phoebe后来都在忙着昏事了，他还在性和食物里徘徊。Joey是六人中最可爱的，也最讨人喜欢的。想出养鸡、养鸭这绝妙点子的是他，可以把自己关在柜子里，让小贼把所有东西的偷掉的是他，可以半夜三更跑到Monica独自看电视的也是他。他为了帮Monica和Chandle守住秘密，忍受无端的职责和怀疑，而后夹在两帮人中间，互相掩盖的那一幕绝对是经典中的经典。真的是可爱到了极点。当然，Joey也会有失落的时候。多次因为没有试镜机会而生活没有着落。从Chandle处搬走后的伤神，都让我为这个可爱小子很是揪心了一把。但随着那句独有的“Hey, how you doing”,所有的烦心事都烟消云散。我想这应该是Friends中最有代表性也最经典的台词了吧。有了Joey就不会再有烦恼，有了这个傻得可爱的Joey，我就可以把悲伤还给上帝。

Chandler Muriel Bing

最好的，留到最后。Chandle是我的最爱，他是幽默的发源地，他是快乐的始作俑者，他也是语言大师，哪怕他只是重复一句话，都让人捧腹大笑。Chandle也是在悲惨家庭环境下成长起来的，写色情小说的母亲，怪异装束癖好的父亲。这如何能让一个孩子健康的成长？Chandle也不能办到。幽默是他的方式，搞笑是他的方法，这都是为了让伤痕累累的心灵得到保护，无疑这是最好的一种方式。所以说其实他和Monica的结合，并不是爱这么简单，更在爱中包含着一种惜惜相怜，对于两个有着相似童年经历的人来说，他们的结合是最好的，可以相互抚平创伤，不在有那种内心深深埋藏的自悲。Chandle和Joey之间的故事是最让我开心的，兄弟之间的深厚友谊，相互的包容之心，都让我津津乐道。第一次享受舒服沙发时的表情，整个房间被Joey装修得不成样子的情形，收到免费porn TV的激动心情，因为愧对Joey，关在木箱里的时候，实在太多、太多。还有和Janice date时候的点点滴滴，当然包括那句“OMG”，学Richard的造型的情形，第一次和Monica睡后醒来的交杂着欢喜、惊讶、慌乱的表情。

一气呵成，写了这么多，算是对Friends的一点留恋了。最后送上3首相关的歌曲。

1. U2 - with

就是JOEY从CHANDLE那里搬走后，两人都独自伤心的那首插曲。

2. The Rembandts - I'll Be There for You

主题曲，经典。

进入皇家军事博物馆，给我的是立即的震撼，强烈的震撼，首先看到了即将坠落的飞机，模拟当时情况的背景声效，再看到一件件保留下来的一战、二战的各种物品，真的给我了很大的心灵震撼，言语难表。参观过程中有大约20分钟的投影展示，灯光暗了下来，有墙的地方就有投影，甚至是天花板、地面到处都是当时战争中的宝贵图片及资料介绍，加上模拟的各种枪声、爆炸声，让我完全身临其境，这是我去过最好的博物馆，也是最好的战争主题的博物馆。图中有几个小插曲：展示中两处提到了中国，一处是我们伟大的领袖毛泽东，另外一处就是“美帝国主义从越南南方滚出去！”的标题画。还有那个“MAKE LOVE NOT WAR”的巨大标题，让我一阵轻松。最后一张图是1914年圣诞期间英国空军和德国空军进行足球比赛后得到的奖杯，极其珍贵。

终于到了Old Trafford，心中一阵激动，今天不是比赛日，球迷很少，还记得上周红魔力挫枪手时，这里成了沸腾的海洋，人山人海。上面的钟是1958年慕尼黑惨案发生的时间，后面一张出场阵容也是当时罹难队员的名单，这些都已经是这座传奇球场不可磨灭的一部分。球场正前方的雕像是马特·巴斯比爵士的铜像，正是在他的带领下创造了巴斯比青年近卫军的辉煌。这也象征了红魔的不灭精神。

当地很出名的Quay，三三两两，还真没几个游人，今天天公太做美，没有风雨，一个人走在路上，听着盛开的独立花，也算一种享受了。

   最近可以说是美国大选已经到了白热化的程度，就连我对面楼的某哥们都在窗户上贴上了 “We Love Bush”的标示，以宣告天下。

   看看布什先生之前的种种表现，可想而知现在生活对他多么有难度，除开来那些由于他的一手而造成流血和仇恨的各国人民，就连全英国民众都讨厌他，回想上次他来英国，太阳报的讥讽漫画，就可见一斑了。所以布什要连任的难度是很大的。现在似乎更多的媒体都把目光给了另外一个主人公-克里，好象他就是收拾这一大堆烂摊子的人选。克里上台了，美圆就不跌了，石油就不涨了，拉登就不恐怖了！？恐怕还得继续。大家都是明哲保身，想着谁会对谁好，谁会更有利于自己。想想你的心中又愿意为谁投上一票呢？布什？克里？还是你自己？真想看看2号那天对面那位兄弟的表情！

Haunted Houses

If you're a fan of all things spooky, why not test your nerves with a visit to one of Britain's most haunted houses.

You've seen all the movies - a group of young friends run out of petrol on a lonely road. The only place within miles is the eerie old house on the hill. Once inside they're greeted by a cadaverous old retainer and shown, (no questions asked) to their rooms. And there begins a night of terror complete with mysterious footsteps in the corridor, crashing windows, and chilling wails from the attic. Okay, so we're talking about the movies here, but Britain has long been famous for its ghostly sightings, from the Headless Horseman to Catherine Howard in The Tower of London. It's no surprise then that we also have more than our fair share of haunted houses, many of which you can visit - or even stay overnight in if you're really brave. Here's the lowdown on just a few of Britain's most spooky spots and their resident ghosts.

The most haunted houses in Britain:

Borley Rectory, Essex

Supposedly the most haunted house in Britain, Borley Rectory was home to the ghost of Marie Laire, a nun who was put to death in the 17th century for giving into passion with a local monk. The Rev HD Bull didn't realise when he built the rectory in 1863 that it was directly over the site of her violent death, but it wasn't long before Marie made her ghostly presence felt. Mr Bull often saw her staring at him through his study window, until eventually he decided to brick it up. In the 1920s the famous psychic investigator Harry Price was summoned and there he witnessed invisible hands which tapped out messages on a mirror, sent vases flying against walls or made keys fly from keyholes. Later, when the Rev Lionel Foster took on the Rectory scribbled messages appeared on the walls to his wife Marianne, asking her to 'please get help.' Then, in February 1939 the house was destroyed by a mysterious fire. Locals claimed to have seen a cowled nun at an upper window. Harry Price later reported unearthing the skeleton of a young woman in the cellar.

The Silk Mill, Derby

This was the sight of England's first factory, built in 1717 on the banks of the River Derwent. The Mill itself was burnt down in 1910 and only the bell tower survived. It is this tower which is said to be haunted by a little boy who was kicked down the stairs by one of the overseers for not working hard enough. Children as young as seven were employed in the mill, working from 5am until 7pm. This little boy's cries can still be heard at the foot of the stairs by staff of what is now Derby's Industrial Museum. They often go into the tower thinking there is a lost child in there, but it is always empty and the lift is always going up and down by itself.

Coombe Abbey Hotel, Coventry

Originally a 12th century monastery, this four star hotel was lived in for 300 years by the Craven family. During their residency, a gypsy fell pregnant by a family member and had a stillborn child. Angry and bitter, she placed a curse on the family inflicting a lifetime of premature death upon the eldest sons. Consequently most have not lived past middle age. Today the hotel boasts frequent reports of unexplained draughts, random door slammings and a mysterious presence. The building's nocturnal activities have caused several guests to run out of their rooms.

The Crown Hotel, Bawtry, Yorkshire

This 17th century coaching Inn, now a three star hotel, is home to a whole host of ghosts. The most famous is a waitress who worked there over 100 years ago. After she cheated on him, her jealous lover (the chef) murdered her. Ever since, she has wandered the corridors crying. A lady in a crinoline is often spotted in reception, plates go flying and temperatures drop dramatically. One regular resident is often woken by the ghost of a little girl sitting on her bed, and the hooves of Dick Turpin's horse have been heard on the gravel outside.

Kingussie, Highland

Allan Macpherson-Fletcher and his wife Marjorie share this house with a friendly ghost. She is believed to be a young maid who fell in love with the butler in the 1860s, but realising she could never marry him as he was above her station, she threw herself from a bridge in the grounds. She was frequently seen in the 1940s, but after the war a tenant lowered the floor of the east wing, which was the servants quarters, sealing off several rooms in the cellar. It wasn't until about seven years ago that the rooms were rediscovered and she was 'released' again. She seems to be fascinated with modern technology and turns on radiators, lights and taps and she is especially fond of switching on the electric kettle.

The Hayes Arms Inn, Northiam, East Sussex

This country hotel is reputedly visited by the ghost of an old woman who sits at a spinning wheel in the bar. There is also a story dating back to the 15th century of an ex-resident couple, Molly Beale and Captain Snelling. Molly was killed by her lover Leyton when she refused to leave her husband. The hotel rooms are named after these three and in Snelling there is an inscription of what happened on one of the oak beams. Guests have seen a woman's figure walking across the yard, accompanied by creaking floorboards. Employees have also seen objects flying off the bar.

The Ancient Ram Inn, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

In October 1999 a picture taken at the Inn by ghosthunter Julie Hunt was hailed as the best evidence yet of supernatural activity. The photo shows a blurry figure on a stairway, although Julie didn't see anyone there at the time. The 800 year old former pub is a regular haunt of dedicated ghostbusters. Julie and her husband Mark often stay in the famous Bishop's room, which is alleged to be home to five ghosts. On their last visit the couple say the room came alive with lights in the early hours of the morning even though it was pitch black outside and no light were turned on inside. The Ancient Ram is built on a pagan burial site. John Humphries, who has lived in the Inn for 30 years said that he has experienced over 80 incidents in the last three years. He claims to have been pushed against the walls, knocked over, had his bed shaken and felt something clawing at his bed like an animal.

Littledean Hall, The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

The Hall is reported to have accumulated over 16 ghosts since it was built in Anglo-Saxon times. They include two royalists Colonel Congrove and Captain Wigmore who were put to the sword in the dining room. Dark stains that cannot be removed from the floor are reputed to be the bloody remains of the killings. The 'blackboy', a black servant who killed his master in the hall haunts the scene of the crime wearing a silver collar and carrying a lit candle, and a white monk has been seen at the bottom of the stairs close to a secret oratory behind the panelling. Two brothers who shot each other in a duel are said to walk at night, while a phantom figure can sometimes be seen in the grounds. Visitors have reported attacks of dizziness, nausea and palpitations.