看生活大爆炸學(xué)英語第二季第十三集

【劇情介紹】

Sheldon想用實(shí)驗(yàn)室,不得不討好Kripke 跟他做朋友,但卻被Kripke一口拒絕,于是Sheldon自創(chuàng)了一份有211道問題的問卷調(diào)查,他還很 “人性化”地考慮到Penny的閱讀程度...你知道Sheldon最喜歡的氨基酸是什么嗎?;)

SHELDON: Penny? Penny? Penny? This is for you.

PENNY: Hello,Sheldon.

SHELDON: Hi.

PENNY: What is this?

SHELDON: It's a questionnaire I devised. I'm having some difficulty bonding with a colleague at work so I'm doing a little research to better understand why my current friends like me.

PENNY: Yes,well,that is a good question. But is this really the best way to figure it out?

SHELDON: I agree. The social sciences are largely hokum. But short of putting electrodes in your brain and monitoring your response to my companionship, this is the best I can do.

PENNY: Okay,"Question one: "Rank the following aspects of Sheldon Cooper "in order of appeal:" ruthless attention to hygiene; playfulness; JAVA applet writing"?

SHELDON: I know I may have started off with a fairly obvious one, you did an aspect of my most appealing trait: playfulness. Why don't you just go ahead and rank that number one? I'm afraid you're on your own for the rest. It should take you no more than three hours.

PENNY: Well,wait. How many questions are on this thing?

SHELDON: Only 211. Don't worry. In deference to you,I kept them all at a high school graduate reading level.

PENNY: Thanks,pal.

SHELDON: You got it... buddy.

PENNY: Sheldon,honey,did you ever consider making friends by being,I don't know,pleasant?

SHELDON: Well,that's certainly a thought-provoking hypothesis. May I suggest it as the topic for your essay? Your questionnaire,very disappointing.

LEONARD: I answered every question,Sheldon.

SHELDON: You answered the multiple choice questions in a pattern: A- B-A-C.A- B-A-C.

LEONARD: Oh,you picked up on that,huh?

SHELDON: How could I not?

【口語講解】

1. bond with與..交往,聯(lián)系;

2. short of缺乏；不足；除…以外

3. JAVA applet Java小應(yīng)用程序

4. start off with從…開始，用…開始
eg: At a restaurant that serves Cantonese dishes, we usually start off with soup.
在粵菜館，都是先喝湯后吃飯。

5. In deference to鑒于；聽從
eg: The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country.
這些婦女戴著面紗是遵從這個國家的習(xí)俗。

6. pick up on注意到；與…熟悉起來
eg: Good lie detectors can pick up on tiny facial movements that give away lies.
一個善于識破謊言的人能從細(xì)微的面部動作中看出有沒有說謊。