Howard (on laptop): This is one of my favourite places to kick back after a?quest, they have a great house ale.

Penny: Wow, cool tiger.

Howard: Yeah, I’ve had him since level ten. His name is Buttons. Anyway, if you had your own game character we could hang out, maybe go on a quest.

Penny: Uh, sounds interesting.

Howard: So you’ll think about it?

Penny: Oh, I don’t think I’ll be able to stop thinking about it.

Raj: Smooth.

Leonard (entering with Sheldon): We’re home.

Penny: Oh, my God, what happened?

Leonard: Well, your ex-boyfriend sends his regards and I think the rest is fairly self-explanatory.

Penny: I’m so sorry, I really thought if you guys went instead of me he wouldn’t be such an ass.

Leonard: No, it was a valid?hypothesis.

Sheldon: That was a valid hypothesis? What is happening to you?

quest

【釋】(formal or literary) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness.(牛津高階)這里是指游戲中的一次探險(xiǎn)

ale

【釋】a type of beer, usually sold in bottles or cans. There are several kinds of ale.（牛津高階）
愛爾啤酒(Ale)：指傳統(tǒng)英國式啤酒。這種啤酒使用溶解度良好的麥芽，糖化采用單一溫度浸出法，使用頂部酵母。（有道）

smooth

【釋】happening or done without any problems.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
順利的

【例】With the aid of observers, the election process was a smooth one.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
在觀察者的幫助下，選舉過程進(jìn)行地非常順利。

【例】They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business.（牛津高階）
他們正采取新措施,以確保公司平穩(wěn)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。

send his regards

【釋】代他問好
regards [plural] : friendly greetings（韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
問候

【例】Give/Send them my (warm/kind) regards. [=greet them for me; tell them I am thinking of them]（韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
代我向他們問好,告訴他們我在念著他。

【例】My husband sends his regards.（朗文）
我丈夫讓我代他問好。

self-explanatory

【釋】自明的（有道）
easy to understand without explanation

【例】The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
這本書各章的標(biāo)題都很清晰。

【例】I don't even understand why you're asking me to learn this phrase, it seems so self-explanatory to me.(原創(chuàng))
我不明白你怎么一直讓我學(xué)這個(gè)短語，在我看來它的意思不釋自明。

an ass

【釋】 A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.(the free)
混蛋

【例】You can be such an ass sometimes!(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
你有時(shí)候就是這么混蛋！

【例】They act like a couple of pompous/pretentious asses.（韋氏學(xué)習(xí)）
他們有時(shí)候表現(xiàn)地像些個(gè)自命不凡的家伙。

valid

【釋】fair or reasonable.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
有理有據(jù)的

【例】There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.(韋氏學(xué)習(xí))
沒有正當(dāng)理由來進(jìn)行改變。

【例】Police officers must have a valid reason for stopping motorists.（朗文）
警察必須有正當(dāng)理由來讓駕駛?cè)送Ｏ隆?/p>

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