Mrs. Geller: Do you know what it's like to grow up with someone who is critical of every single thing you say?

从小到大，一直有个人对你说的每句话都很挑剔，那种感觉你知道吗？

Monica: ...I can imagine.

我能想象的了。

Mrs. Geller: I'm telling you, it's a wonder your mother turned out to be the positive, life-affirming person that she is.

我跟你讲，你妈我最后能称为一个乐观又积极向上的人，这真是一个奇迹了。

Monica: That is a wonder. So tell me something, Mom. If you had to do it all over again, I mean, if she was here right now, would you tell her?

那还真是奇迹啊。妈，我想知道，如果一切能重头再来，如果外婆现在就在这人，你会告诉她吗？

Mrs. Geller: Tell her what?

告诉她什么？

Monica: How she drove you crazy, picking on every little detail, like your hair... for example.

他是如何让你抓狂，挑剔每个细枝末节。比如说，你的头发。

NOTES.

be critical of：对……不满

wonder：奇迹/life-affirming adj.具有坚定生活观的

all over again：重新 再一遍

pick on：总是挑剔