Series 5 Episode 07 – The Good Guy Fluctuation

1. Sheldon: And reverse the spin on the antiproton, and gamma becomes alpha, multiplied by a matrix of negative I comma zero, and there we have it. Conclusive 决定性证据 proof that I am absolutely worthless after nine o'clock. Ghostly voice: Sheldon, Sheldon. Sheldon: Hmm. (Looks outside office door. Corridor lamp sparks 冒火花 and goes out. Corridor is bathed in an eerie glow) All right, all right. I see what's going on. A little pre-Halloween hijinkery( hijinks = high jinks  狂欢, 喧闹, 喧嚣 boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun. Playful, often noisy and rowdy activity, usually involving mischievous pranks. excited and often silly behaviour when people are enjoying themselves. They were dancing on the tables and getting up to all sorts of high jinks. hijinkery The appropriate, plural form of on-going hijinks. One may commit a hijink, but one participates in hijinkery. Formally, hijinkery is any set of playful, frivolous efforts to enliven day-to-day routine through extraordinary or unusual events. "It should be quite an exciting road trip - between the giant panda costumes and vats of mayonnaise, much hijinkery is in store!" ). A ghostly moan, a rattling of chains, a witch's cackle( 邪笑. to laugh in a loud, unpleasant, and sometimes unkind way. ). The trifecta of haunted house clichés. Instead of eek(eek [i:k] 假装害怕 used for showing or pretending that you are frightened. ), I say yawn. Ghostly voice: Sheldon. Sheldon: Oh, the walls are dripping blood, which looks nothing like a phenolphthalein indicator exposed to a sodium carbonate solution. (Reading message on wall) See you in hell Sheldon. The most frightening thing about that is the missing comma. (A luminous skeleton rushes towards him) Ah. Okay, all right. That one was clever. Skeleton with phosphorous ( phosphorus /ˈfosfərəs/ 磷 a chemical element, especially a form called white phosphorus that starts to burn by itself when air touches it. ) on a zip line. Come on out, merry pranksters. Take a bow. Raj: You should've seen your face. Sheldon: Yes, there's nothing quite like the slightly widened eyes of mildly startled. Howard: Come on, admit it承认吧. We got you, Sheldon. Sheldon: Please, fright depends on an element( measure, hint ) of surprise. The simple fact is, because I am much smarter than you, and able to anticipate your actions, it is highly unlikely that you two rubes (rube [ru:b] 乡下人. 乡巴佬. an insulting word for someone who comes from the countryside. ) could ever surprise me. (Leonard creeps out behind him wearing a Star Trek Balok mask). Raj: He's probably right. Howard: We can't beat him. He's just too smart. Sheldon: Gentlemen. (Turns and sees Leonard. Screams and faints). Howard: Who had money on faints? Raj: I had pee his pants. Leonard: Hang on. Looks like everyone's a winner. 2. Leonard: Oh. Watch out, Sheldon. This little boy Casper is a g-g-g-ghost! Sheldon: Droll([drəul] funny in an unusual way.). Howard: Not as droll as a grown man passed out in a puddle of his own urine. Leonard: That was pretty droll. With a hint of ammonia ( ammonia [əˈməuniə] a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell, or the gas dissolved in water. It is used in products used for cleaning things. ). Sheldon: Yes, enjoy your japes( jape [dʒeɪp] a trick that you play on someone to make them feel silly or look stupid. bejape (transitive, rare, UK dialectal) To play a trick on; trick or befool.), gentlemen. You think you've poked fun at a milquetoast ( [ˈmɪlktəust] adj. Meek, timid. n. (pejorative) A person of meek or timid disposition. From the character Caspar Milquetoast of the comic strip The Timid Soul, created by Harold Webster and first published in 1924 (named after the American dish milk toast). Milquetoast is an American English dysphemism for a weak, timid, or bland person. The word milquetoast derives from the name of Caspar Milquetoast, a diffident character in H. T. Webster's comic strip The Timid Soul. ) academic ( academic [ˌækəˈdemɪk] I. [usually before noun] relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities. The book brings together several academic disciplines. a. based on learning from books and study rather than on practical skills and experience. The college offers both academic学术的 and professional qualifications. a school with a reputation for academic and sporting excellence. II. good at learning things by studying. She's certainly bright, but she's not very academic. III. not relating to a real situation, and therefore not relevant. Given the lack of funding, any discussion of future plans was somewhat academic. The children were doing well academically. academic n. someone who teaches or does research at a college or university. The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese academic. academic year 学年 the time during the year when there is teaching at schools, colleges, and universities. ). Well, you've forgotten one thing. I am also a son of the Lone Star state. I'm Texas through and through(through and through 浑身上下 used for saying that someone has all the qualities of a particular type of person. He was obviously a city kid through and through. That woman's evil through and through.). And we know how to settle scores down 摆平事 there. If you doubt me, ask Mexico. Stuart: Hot girl, nine o'clock. Don't everybody look at once别一起看! Raj: What is she doing in a comic book store? Stuart: I don't know, she might be lost. Doesn't matter. Watch and learn. Hi. Hot girl: Hi. Stuart: Um… it-it-it… (returns to guys) Shut up. Hot girl (to Leonard): Are you getting this Next Men你要买吗? Leonard: Uh, yeah. It's issue number 21. First appearance of Hellboy. Hot girl: I know. I've been looking for it for years. Leonard: Sorry. Hot girl: Hey, if I pretended to hit on you, could I distract you enough to sneak it away顺走? Leonard: Yes, but you'd be using your superpowers for evil干坏事. Hot girl: Damn, I'm forbidden by my Kryptonian father to do so. I am Alice. Leonard: Leonard. Alice: You are very cute, Leonard. Leonard: Thanks. You, too. You know, go ahead and take it. Alice: No, no. No, no, I, I, I did evil. Would you be open to a trade? Leonard: Uh, yeah, yeah, sure, I guess. Alice: Okay. Here. This is my number, call me. Leonard: Sorry, palm's a little sweaty汗津津的. What's that word? Alice: Alice. Leonard: Oh, right, your name. That makes more sense than penis. Alice: Later. Howard: Did we just see you pick up 搭讪 a girl in a comic book store? Stuart: 'Cause if you did, you get your picture up there on the Wall of Heroes. Leonard: No, I don't think I picked her up. Besides, I have a girlfriend. Stuart: Doesn't matter. This is the closest anyone's ever come. You're going on the wall, my friend. 3. Sheldon: Be sure to check the mail. Leonard: How many times are you gonna tell me? What's with you? Sheldon: Nothing. It's not suspicious that 没什么好奇怪的, 没什么好可疑的 I'm fixating( fixated /fɪkˈseɪtɪd/ I. so interested in someone or something that you do not pay attention to anything else. fixated on: He seems fixated on losing weight. II. in psychology, someone who is fixated has feelings about sex that have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child. ). It's consistent with 符合(The signal frequency is consistent to MF340) my personality. Leonard: Right. Penny: Hey, guys. Leonard: More Halloween candy? Didn't you just buy a bunch of it yesterday? Penny: Oh. Yeah. That's gone. It's a rough month 很难的一个月 when Halloween and PMS(Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of emotional symptoms, with or without physical symptoms, related to a woman's menstrual cycle. While most women of child-bearing age (up to 85%) report having experienced physical symptoms related to normal ovulatory function, such as bloating or breast tenderness, medical definitions of PMS are limited to a consistent pattern of emotional and physical symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of "sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life".) hit at the same time. Sheldon: Leonard doesn't have time to chat, he has to get the mail. Leonard: Will you relax消停消停? I'll get it in a minute. Hey, how was work? Sheldon: Open the mail! Leonard: Excuse me. (Sheldon holds fingers in ears) A couple of circulars ( Circular letter is a written document that is addressed to a closed group of people. The term may refer to: Flyer (pamphlet), a single page leaflet; Circular Letter (Interlingua), an early Interlingua publication; A flyer or flier, also called a circular, handbill or leaflet, is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in a public place or through the mail. Circular I. in the shape of a circle. a circular tray. II. a. involving movement in a circle. a circular绕一圈的 tour of the main islands. III. a circular argument or theory does not mean anything because it consists of a series of causes and effects that lead you back to the original cause. IV. 群法的. [only before noun] sent to a lot of people at the same time. a circular letter.), nothing important. Penny: What's with him? Leonard: Hang on. (Sheldon opens mail box. A loud horn blows and a balloon with Leonard's face on pops out. Sheldon faints again.) You might be from Texas, but I'm from New Jersey. 4. Leonard: Check it out. Jim Lee drew this of me two years ago at Comic Con. Alice: What are you wearing? Leonard: Well, you know, it's Comic Con. I'm Lion-O from ThunderCats. Alice: Wow, you must have gotten so laid. Leonard: No. But Jessica Alba did rub my furry ( I. 毛茸茸的, 毛烘烘的, 毛绒绒的. covered with fur. kittens with soft furry bodies. II. covered with a substance that looks and feels like fur. furry toys. ) belly. Alice: Want to see a comic I draw? Leonard: You're kidding. You have your own book? Alice: Yeah. It's kinda based on my life. Leonard: Cool. Oh, look. That's you having sex with a guy in the top half of a Chewbacca costume. Comic Con? Alice: You'd think你会那么想, 会那么觉得, but no. Leonard: You're very talented. This is really good. Did you do… (she kisses him.) Alice: So, can I trade you my comic for the Hellboy? Leonard: You can have my car. 5. Sheldon (creeps into office carrying a box): Oh, dear. (Reaches into box, picks up a snake) Oh, dear. (Puts snake into Raj's top drawer) Oh, dear, oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Purell, Purell, Purell, Purell(Purell is an instant hand sanitizer made of ethyl alcohol which claims to kill "99.99%" of most common germs that may cause illness in as little as 15 seconds. Its active ingredient is ethanol (63% w/w). It is used by wetting one's hands thoroughly with the product, then briskly rubbing one's hands together until dry. brisk I. moving or acting quickly. We went for a brisk walk. The committee got off to a brisk start at its first meeting. a. speaking quickly and only saying what is necessary. This word is sometimes used for saying that someone seems unfriendly. He nodded to me with a brisk 'Morning, Sir'. b. if business is brisk, a lot of things are being sold quickly. II. if it is brisk 冷飕飕的, the weather is fairly cold and a fairly strong wind is blowing. a brisk wind.). Raj (entering): Good morning, Sheldon. Sheldon: It is, isn't it? Oh, bother. Isn't that just always the way总是这样? You go to staple something, and you're out of staples. Gosh, I wish I'd known that earlier today when I was at Staples. Raj: You have a thing of paper clips(a thing of the past something that does not exist or happen any more Your friendly local telephone operator may be a thing of the past, but you still can dial "0" and talk to a real person if you need to. Unfortunately, torture is not a thing of the past. ) right there. Sheldon: well, no, no, I need something more permanent to join these papers. Say, don't you keep staples in your top desk drawer? Raj: I don't know. Maybe. Sheldon: Be a lamb and check. Raj: All right (Opening drawer) Who do we have here? Sheldon: It's a snake. A terrifying 吓人的 snake. Raj: Oh, did some bad man put us in a drawer? Sheldon: Stop talking like that. You've been rendered speechless by fear. Raj: Let's go to the biology lab and find you some nice yummy mice. Sheldon: I tried to scare an Indian with a snake. Come on, Cooper. You're better than this. 6. Penny: It's open. Leonard: Hey, you got a minute? Penny: Yeah, sure, come on in. Leonard: Thanks. Penny: Want some mac and cheese? Leonard: No. Lactose. Gas. Penny: Glass of wine? Leonard: No. Sulfites. Migraines. Penny: Okay, well, I'd offer you Halloween candy, but that's gone. So, what's up? Leonard: Okay, we used to go out, right? Penny: Oh, my God, that's where I know you from. Leonard: I'm dealing with a situation and it's kind of about my love life, so I know that might be weird for us to talk about, but in this area在这方面, 在这个领域, as you know, all my other friends are just so stupid. Penny: All right, what's going on? Leonard: So, you're okay talking about this? Penny: Yes. Leonard: You're sure it's not weird. Penny: It's okay. Leonard: You know what, if you ever want to talk to me about a problem in your life with a guy, then I would be fine with that. Penny: Okay, good, because there's this one guy I used to date who's about to be force-fed 强灌, 强喂 wine and cheese if he doesn't get to the point说到重点, 直切主题. Leonard: Okay, uh, here it is. Is it cheating if a guy has a girlfriend… Penny: Yeah, probably. Leonard: Come on. Penny: I'm sorry, go ahead. Leonard: I met this girl, and she's great. We have a lot in common. Penny: Did you guys do it? Leonard: No. We just made out a little. Penny: Oh, look at you, you bad boy. Did you tell her about Priya? Leonard: Well, I was gonna我本打算, but there were too many tongues in my mouth说不出口. Penny: That's gross. Leonard: Here's the thing, I, I'm not one of those guys who sneaks around and sleeps with more than one woman. Penny: Well, good for you. Leonard: The problem is, I want to be one of those guys. Penny: So sleep with the new girl and lie to Priya. Leonard: Oh, that's not who I am. Penny: All right, then break it off with 告诉 the new girl. Leonard: Now, let's not do anything rash仓促的, 鲁莽的. She's really hot. Penny: If you like this girl so much, why don't you just end things with Priya? Leonard: Priya and I are in love. I think we could get married someday. Penny: Leonard, you're looking for a way to sleep with both women and have everybody be happy about it. Leonard: Now we're getting somewhere. Penny: What does your gut tell you? Leonard: Go ask Penny; she'll know what to do. 7. Scene: The apartment. Sheldon is adjusting a device on his arm. Sheldon: Hello, Howard. I've realized that you scaring me was all in jest( in jest old-fashioned if you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously. I'm sure Jesse said most of this in jest.). Allow me to say, job well done. (Grabs his own hand. Electrocutes himself.) Perfect. Leonard: What are you doing? Sheldon: Science. You wouldn't understand. Leonard: Hey, well, see you. I'm going out. (Starts to go out. Doesn't.) Sheldon: I thought you were leaving the apartment. Leonard: Yeah, me, too. I can't make up my mind. Sheldon: Are you concerned because the world is filled with big dogs and bullies? Leonard: No. I'm having a moral crisis. Sheldon: Well, if it's of any help, I've read all the great moral philosophers, including Dr. Seuss. Leonard: Oh, what the hell. I'm supposed to go see that girl from the comic book store, Alice, but I don't know if I should, because I'm going out with Priya, but she's in India. Sheldon: All right. So the topic at hand is sexual fidelity. Probably won't be relying on Seuss here. Although One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish might be surprisingly applicable适用的, 可用的. Go on. Leonard: Well, they say at the end of your life, you regret the stuff you didn't do more than the stuff that you did, and I'm pretty sure Alice is the stuff I want to do. Sheldon: You know, the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, believed that morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior human beings to hold back the few superior men. Leonard: That actually does help. Sheldon: It's worth noting that 值得提一句 he died of syphilis梅毒. Leonard: Screw it, I'm going. Sheldon: On your way home, will you pick up some orange juice? Leonard: Do you mind? I'm questioning a lot of things in my life right now. Sheldon: Is one of those things your fondness for orange juice? Leonard: No. Sheldon: Great. Tropicana, no pulp. 8. Howard: Hey, Sheldon. Bernadette (off): Who is it? Sheldon: It's me, Sheldon, Mrs. Wolowitz. Howard: That's not my mom, it's Bernadette. Sheldon: Really? That's very unsettling 让人不安的(something that is unsettling makes you feel nervous, confused, or upset. The report comes to some pretty unsettling conclusions.). Bernadette: Hi, Sheldon. Sheldon: Hi. Howard: What's up? Sheldon: It just occurred to me that I never formally congratulated you on your pending nuptials. So I hopped on the first bus and hightailed it down here ( hightail it (up/down/along etc) 马不停蹄的 to go somewhere fast or in an urgent way. They came tearing out of the gates and hightailed it up the road.) to shake your hand. Put 'er there, you old so-and-so(so-and-so I. [uncountable] used for referring to someone whose name you do not know. You can refer to a thing whose name you do not know as such-and-such. All they ever do is gossip: so-and-so said such-and-such, and blah, blah, blah. II. [countable] an unpleasant person. People use this word to avoid using an impolite or offensive word. He's such a miserable so-and-so. so near (and) yet so far 这么远那么近, 就差那么一点 used for saying that you almost did something that you wanted to, but in the end you failed. to the nearest pound/thousand etc if you calculate an amount to the nearest pound/thousand etc, you give the number closest to it which can be divided evenly by a pound/1,000 etc. The bill came to £13.08 but they rounded it down to the nearest pound and charged us £13. the nearest thing to something used when something does not exist in a particular place or situation and you are referring to the thing that is most similar to it. It was the nearest thing to a home that he had ever had. She described prison as the nearest thing to hell on earth. and so someone/something is used for emphasizing that what has been said about someone or something is right. They called him a hero, and so he is. ). Howard: Well, I, I'm gonna see you at work in 12 hours, don't you think it could have waited until then? Sheldon: Holy smoke, why didn't I think of that我怎么没有想到? You're a better man than I, Howard Wolowitz. You put 'er there, you son of a gun! Howard: Whatever. (Takes his hand. Starts to be electrocuted) My… oh… it's… (Clutches heart and collapses). Bernadette: Oh, my God, Howard! What did you do? Sheldon: It was a harmless Halloween prank. Look. Bernadette: Howard has a heart condition! You know that! Sheldon: Well, I thought he made that up. Isn't hypochondria a common idiosyncrasy of Jewish people? Bernadette: This is adrenaline, we're gonna have to inject it into his heart. Sheldon: We are? Bernadette: You are. I'm not strong enough to get it through his chest plate, and we've only got one shot. Sheldon: Oh, no! I can't! Bernadette: Hurry! We're running out of time! Sheldon: Okay. Bernadette: Just do it! Sheldon: Oh, God! One, two, three! Howard: Trick or treat, bubbeleh. Sheldon: What? No. You mean this was all a ruse(a plan or trick used for hiding your true intentions)? Oh, how could I be so stu… (puts hand to forehead. Electrocutes himself). 9. Leonard: Damn it, I can't. I can't, I can't do this. Alice: Uh, is it my tongue stud ( a small piece of jewellery on a short metal post that is worn through a part of your body. ear/nose/tongue stud 唇珠. )? 'Cause if that freaks you out, you're in for a real surprise later on. Leonard: No, no, no. I, I can't do this. Believe me, I really want to. Alice: But? Leonard: But I kind of have a girlfriend. Alice: Are you kidding? Leonard: You're cool with you and me just being friends, right? Alice: I don't believe this. Leonard: Wait, I don't, which part? Alice: I'm so stupid. I thought for once I'd met a good guy, but you're just another jackass. Leonard: Oh, no, no, you have it wrong. No. I, I was going to be a jackass, but I stopped myself. I stayed a good guy, so, I'm gonna pass on the sex. But you should know, that's not a comment on your hotness but on my goodness. That's kind of my superpower. I'm, like, Captain Good Guy. Scene: Leonard being ejected into the corridor. Leonard: It's okay. Did the right thing. You idiot! Scene: The apartment. Leonard is on skype. Leonard: Hey, Priya. Priya: Hey, sweetheart. How's it going? Leonard: Uh, not so good. We have to talk. Priya: Oh, sounds serious. What's up? Leonard: Okay, uh, here it is. I met this girl and I kissed her, and I feel terrible about it. But it's done, it's never gonna happen again. And I am so, so sorry. Priya: Leonard, relax. It's okay. Leonard: It is? Priya: Yeah, these things happen. They happen to everybody. Leonard: Oh, my God, you are amazing. I mean, I don't deserve you. Wh, what do, what do you mean everybody? Priya: Leonard, I didn't know if I should tell you, but I kind of cheated on you, too. Leonard: Uh, kind of? Priya: A couple of weeks ago, I slept with my ex-boyfriend. So, I guess we both messed up a little. Leonard: No, no, I messed up a little. You messed up a lot. Priya: Well, it's not a competition. Leonard: Oh yeah, it is, and you won. I, I, I'm, I'm sorry, I have to go. I don't believe this. Sheldon (leaping out of the base of the sofa): Bazinga, punk. Now we're even.