TBBT笔记（B版）104 发光鱼效应

2009-08-12 21:27:07 来自: brian

s01e04 The Luminous Fish Effect 发光鱼效应

1.普通级词汇
spelunking：n.洞穴探察
consonant：n. 辅音
vis-a-vis：n. 面对面,相对着
savor：vt. 尝到或闻到, 尽情享受
jumbo：a. 巨大的
sabbatical：a. 安息日的
kowtow：n. vi. <汉>磕头
mediocre：a. 平庸的,平凡的
caliper：n. 制动钳
mutilation：n. 切断,毁损
manganese：n. 锰
tampon：n.(塞伤口用的)棉塞; 月经棉塞
menopause：n.【生理学】绝经；绝经期；更年期
luminous：a. 发光的,发亮的
jellyfish：n. 水母,海蜇
loom：n. 织布机
smoldering：a. 阴燃的, 闷骚的
lasik：n. 激光眼科手术
bobcat：n. 山猫
licorice：n. 甘草
fissionable：a.可分裂的, 可裂变的
dynamite：n. 氨爆炸药

2.爆炸级词汇
mahalo：[夏威夷语]谢谢
laws of large number：大数定律, 概率论中讨论随机变量序列的算术平均值向常数收敛的定律
serape：塞拉普毛毯披肩(或披身) (拉美国家用的艳丽毛毯)(一种华丽的毛织布)[亦作sarape]
poncho：毯状斗篷(南美人所穿，中间开洞，供头伸出)
yellow-cake uranium：黄饼铀, Yellowcakes (also called urania) are uranium concentrates obtained from leach solutions.

3.爆炸级食品
cobbler：水果馅饼
snickerdoodle：a type of sugar cookie made with cream of tartar and rolled in cinnamon(肉桂) sugar

4.精选语录
Sheldon: You know what's interesting about caves, Leonard?
Leonard: What?
Sheldon: Nothing.
谁可以这样说话

Sheldon: I've spent the past three and a half years staring at grease boards full of equations. Before that, I spent four years working on my thesis. Before that, I was in college, and before that, I was in the fifth grade.
谁可以五年级上大学

Penny: How come you didn't go into work today?
Sheldon: I'm taking a sabbatical because I won't kowtow to mediocre minds.
Penny: So you got canned, huh?
Sheldon: Theoretical physicists do not get canned...but yeah.
谁可以这样犟嘴

Penny: Well, maybe it's all for the best. You know, I always say when one door closes, another on opens.
Sheldon: No, it doesn't. Not unless the two doors are connected by relays or there are motion sensors involved.
Penny: No, no, I meant...
Sheldon: or if the first door closing creates a change of air pressure that acts upon the second door.
Penny: Never mind.
第一课：表用物理打比方

Sheldon: Oh, boy.
Penny: What now?
Sheldon: Well, there's some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much. What you're buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.
Penny: Well, maybe that's what I was going for.
Sheldon: Well, then you'll want some manganese.
第二课：表和小谢较真

Penny: Oh, my god, this is the best cobbler I've ever had.
Mary: It was always Sheldon's favorite. You know what the secret ingredient is?
Penny: Love?
Mary: Lard.
第三课：小谢母亲亦极品

Mary: Now, let's get crackin'. Shower, shirt, shoes, and let's shove off.
果然

5.地道表达
put it on the back burner：先别想这个了, on the front/ middle/ back burner处于重要/一般/次要的地位
dumbed down：降低…的难度; (尤指对教科书加以)简化
with all due respect：恕我直言
buckle up：系好安全带, 小心
have a fit：大发脾气
piss off：使厌烦
snap out of it：振作起来
get cracking：行动起来, 赶快
shove off：动身,离开

6.本集八卦
系主任名叫Eric Gablehauser
Sheldon爸去世很久了，极品老妈叫Mary
本集出现Sheldon的昵称有Shelly, Snickerdoodle