Series 403 – The Zazzy Substitution

1. Sheldon: All right, I'm ready for my next question. Amy: In a world where rhinoceroses( [raɪˈnos(ə)rəs] 犀牛 a large animal with very thick grey skin and one or two horns on its nose. It lives mainly in southern Asia and Africa.) are domesticated pets家养宠物, who wins the Second World War? Sheldon: Uganda. Amy: Defend. Sheldon: Kenya rises to power on the export of rhinoceroses. A Central African power block 权力集团 is formed, colonizing殖民 North Africa and Europe. When war breaks out战争爆发, no one can afford the luxury of a rhino. Kenya withers萎缩, 削弱, Uganda triumphs. Amy: Correct. My turn. Sheldon: In a world where a piano is a weapon, not a musical instrument, on what does Scott Joplin play The Maple Leaf Rag? Amy: Tuned bayonets(/ˈbeɪənɪt/ 刺刀 a long sharp blade that is fixed onto the end of a rifle (=a long gun).). Sheldon: Defend. Amy: Isn't it obvious? Sheldon: You're right. My apologies. Leonard: What the hell are you guys playing? Sheldon: It's a game we invented. It's called Counterfactuals. Amy: We postulate(postulate [ˈpostjuleɪt] 设想 to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists. To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument. The theory postulates two reasons for the spread of the disease.) an alternate world that differs from ours in one key aspect and then pose questions 设问 to each other. Sheldon: It's fun for ages eight to eighty. Join us. Leonard: All right. I like a good brainteaser. Give it a whirl ( give it a shot/whirl (informal) to attempt to do something. to attempt to do something, often for the first time: I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a shot. I've never danced salsa before but I'll give it a whirl. ). Sheldon: You're in luck, this is an easy one. In a world where mankind is ruled by a giant intelligent beaver河狸, what food is no longer consumed? Leonard: Uh, a BLT(A BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bacon sandwich. The standard BLT is made up of five ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and bread. The BLT evolved from the tea sandwiches served before 1900 at a similar time to the club sandwich, although it is unclear when the name BLT became the norm.) where the B stands for beaver? I don't know. Sheldon: Leonard, be serious严肃点, 认真点, 正经点. We're playing a game here. Leonard: I can figure this out, let's see. Um, well, beavers eat tree bark树皮. The only tree bark I know that humans consume is cinnamon桂皮(/ˈsɪnəmən/. So, I'll say cinnamon. Sheldon: Incorrect. Obviously, the answer is cheese Danish(A Danish pastry or Danish (especially in the United States) is a viennoiserie pastry, of Viennese origin, which has become a specialty of Denmark and neighbouring Scandinavian countries. Danish pastries are popular around the world.). Leonard: What? Amy: In a world ruled by a giant beaver, mankind builds many dams to please the beaver overlord. The low-lying city of Copenhagen is flooded. Thousands die. Devastated, the Danes ( [deɪn] someone from Denmark. ) never invent their namesake以他们名字命名的 pastry. How does one miss that怎么可能在这上错? Leonard: This is ridiculous. You're just making stuff up. Amy: Is he always like this when he loses? Sheldon: Oh, yes. You should've been here for你是没有见过, 你真应该见见 the great Jenga ( Jenga is a game of physical and mental skill created by Leslie Scott, and currently marketed by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. During the game, players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then balanced on top of the tower, creating a progressively taller but less stable structure. ) tantrum of 2008. Leonard: You bumped the table把桌子碰倒了, 弄翻了桌子 and you know it. Amy: Perhaps it would be kinder to play a game more suited to his abilities. We'll close our eyes and count to ten while you hide. Leonard: I'm going to my room. Amy: Very good, Leonard. But next time, don't tell us where you're hiding. 2. Leonard: Did you guys see the paper in The American Physics Journal on supersolids? It's pretty interesting. This guy's working from a hypothesis where… Raj: Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert别剧透. Leonard: What? Raj: Don't ruin it for me, man. I printed out a PDF to read on the potty. Howard: On the potty? What are you, five? Raj: It's a potty. What do you call it? Howard: Toilet. Raj: That's a little vulgar for the dinner table(/ˈvʌlɡə(r)/ I. a vulgar粗俗的 joke, comment, action etc has a sexual meaning that is considered to be rude or offensive. II. someone who is vulgar is rude, unpleasant, and offensive. III. lacking the ability to judge what is attractive, suitable etc. a vulgar waste of money.), don't you think? Howard: Oh, and potty is okay? Raj: Potty is innocent. Potty is adorable. Howard: What do you do in the potty, wee-wee? Raj: If I don't have to boom-boom(Going Boom Boom = Going poop). Sheldon: Greetings. You all remember Amy Farrah Fowler. Leonard: Sure. Howard: Nice to see you. Amy: Hello. Sheldon: Sorry we're late. Amy: I must take responsibility负责任, 承担责任. I had to stop for feminine hygiene supplies. Howard: Ah, ah. Leonard: Okay. Sheldon: I believe she's experiencing her menses([ˈmensi:z] 月经, 月事. the monthly flow of blood from a woman's body. The usual word for this is period.). Amy: Actually, I'm not. In order to avoid surprises, I wear them all the time. Leonard: Ah, ah. Howard: Okay. Toilet's sounding pretty good now, huh? Penny: Hey, look, it's Shamy. Amy: Shamy? Sheldon: A juvenile小孩子的 amalgamation ( /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ I. a process in which two organizations join and make one large one. the amalgamation of Setco with Bertrand's. II. a process in which two or more things are combined. an amalgamation of all our proposals. juvenile delinquent a young person who has committed a crime or who behaves like a criminal. ) of our names. Sheldon and Amy,  Shamy. Amy: Oh. I don't like that. Don't do that. Penny: All righty. What's new? Amy: Well, just recently, I learned that you refer to us as Shamy, and I don't like that. Penny: I got it. But what I was going for was我想说的是, you know, how's your life? Amy: Like everybody else's. Subject to entropy( [ˈentrəpi] 无用功. useless energy. a lack of order or organization in a system. ), decay and eventual death. Thank you for asking. Why is she not taking our order? Sheldon: I should've warned you, one has to navigate a labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/ ( I. a place where there are a lot of paths or passages and you can easily become lost. a labyrinth of dark caves. II. a system or process that has a lot of very complicated details. ) of social nonsense before one can be fed here. Amy: Really? I assumed an establishment called the Cheesecake Factory would function more efficiently. Sheldon: It's how they lure you in. I believe it's called bait and switch. Penny: Okay, I'm just gonna walk away, 'cause I don't want to be here. Leonard: So, this is nice. First time we've all gotten together to eat. Amy: You're right, he's a festival ( festive /ˈfestɪv/ adj. I. bright and colourful in a way that makes you think of a celebration. The decorations gave the room a festive air节日的气氛. a. connected with a festival or celebration, especially Christmas. Ray was full of the festive spirit. the festive season (=Christmas): He was glad to be home for the festive season.) of humdrum ( humdrum [ˈhʌmdrʌm] Lacking variety or excitement; dull. boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens. ) chitchat ( friendly conversation about things that are not very important. ). Leonard: Okay, that's all I got. Howard, you're up. Howard: Um, tell us about your work, Amy. Amy: I doubt you'd understand. Sheldon tells me you only have a master's degree. Howard: Raj, do you have any questions for Amy? Amy: I'm curious as to why we're not eating alone. Sheldon: They can't function without me. I'm the social glue that holds this little group together. You're welcome. 3. Leonard: Listen, can I talk to you about your girlfriend? Sheldon: She's not my girlfriend. She's a girl and she's my friend, but there's no touching or unsanitary不卫生的 exchange of saliva(/ˈsænət(ə)ri/ I. relating to people's health, especially to the system of supplying water and dealing with human waste. Overcrowding has now been added to poor sanitary conditions. II. a sanitary process or method 杀菌消毒 is one that keeps things healthy and clean, especially by killing bacteria. a simple sanitary procedure for dealing with household waste.). Leonard: Got it. Sheldon: Although, for the record, on one occasion, she licked her thumb to remove raspberry jelly from the corner of my mouth. It's an action we both regret to this day. Leonard: Uh-huh. Anyway, I'm not sure she's the best fit for ( Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly subject to constraints. ) our little, how should we call it, rebel alliance. Sheldon: Oh, I never identified with the rebel [ˈreb(ə)l] alliance(I. 造反派. 造反者. someone who tries to remove a government or leader using force. Fighting between the rebels and government troops continues in the north. a. [only before noun] relating to rebels or their activities. a rebel leader/general. rebel forces/troops. The town fell into rebel hands. II. someone who opposes their leader, especially in politics. Conservative rebels. a. someone who opposes people in authority or opposes accepted ways of doing things. Alex has always been a rebel.). Despite their tendency to build Death Stars, I've always been more of an empire man. Leonard: Yeah, not my point那不是我要说的, 那不是重点. Sheldon: I know what your point is. You're intimidated by Amy's intellect. To that I say, buck up(I. informal to try to make someone happier, or to become happier. I took him out to lunch to try to buck him up a bit. II. buck up or buck your ideas up British spoken used for telling someone to try harder.). Leonard: Okay, let me just get right to it实话实说, 直说吧. Amy is judgmental, sanctimonious (sanctimonious /ˌsæŋktɪˈməuniəs/ used for describing someone who tries to show that they have better moral or religious principles than other people. affecting piety or making a display of holiness. Feigning piety or righteousness. Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious. I was aware even as I spoke how sanctimonious I sounded. pious [ˈpaɪəs] I.  strict in your religious beliefs and practices. II. showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral. ) and frankly just obnoxious. Sheldon: So? Leonard: So we already have you for all that. Sheldon: Are you suggesting I terminate my relationship with Amy? Leonard: No, no, of course not. Just have your relationship someplace else. Sheldon: May I point out that for eight long months, I suffered in silence默默承受, 默默忍受 as your female companion filled our apartment with her off-key country music caterwauling(/ˈkætə(r)wɔ:l/ if a person or animal caterwauls, they make an unpleasant loud high noise. To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise. To have a noisy argument, like cats. ), the unappetizing让人反胃的 spectacle of her grinding a pumice stone ( pumice /ˈpʌmɪs/ pumice stone I. [uncountable] a very light grey stone from a volcano. a. [countable] a piece of this stone that you use for rubbing your skin clean and smooth. wiki: Pumice is widely used to make lightweight concrete or insulative low-density cinder blocks灰色的, 空心的很轻的建筑用砖. When used as an additive for cement, a fine-grained version of pumice called pozzolan is mixed with lime to form a light-weight, smooth, plaster-like concrete. This form of concrete was used as far back as Roman times. Roman engineers used it to build the huge dome of the Pantheon and as construction material for many aqueducts. It is also used as an abrasive, especially in polishes, pencil erasers, cosmetic exfoliants, and the production of stone-washed jeans. "Pumice stones" are often used in beauty salons during the pedicure process to remove dry and excess skin from the bottom of the foot as well as calluses. ) against her calloused /ˈkæləst/ 长满老茧的 feet in our living room, and night after night of 夜复一夜的 uninformative没有任何信息的 TV documentaries about the Jersey Shore. Leonard: Suffered in silence? Sheldon: Yes. And I'd thank you to do the same. Leonard: Really? Silence? 4. Raj: Ah. Nothing makes beer taste better than cool clear Rocky Mountain spring water. Where are the Rocky Mountains, anyway? Howard: Philadelphia. Raj: Really? I thought they were out West someplace. Howard: Think about it, Raj. Where did the movie Rocky take place? Raj: Philadelphia. Okay, now I get it. Penny: So this is the plan? From now on, we're just gonna hide out in here to avoid the Shamy? Raj: I'm very comfortable here. Penny, dear, why don't you shoot another silver bullet my way? Penny: Get one yourself自己去拿. Raj: Ooh, somebody's been taking bitchy pills. Penny: God, he's an ass when he drinks. Howard: Oh, he's an ass when he doesn't. You just don't hear it. Leonard: I think we need to start entertaining the possibility that the Shamy could go on for years. Raj: Well, if that's the case, Penny will have to get satellite TV and maybe once a week run a vacuum through this place. Penny: I thought you were going to talk to Sheldon. Leonard: I did. Penny: Well, what'd he say? Leonard: Well, he pointed out that he kinda, sorta had to put up with you. Penny: Kinda, sorta had to? Leonard: I didn't agree with him. Penny: Well, you defended me为我说话, right? Leonard: I tried, but (Penny starts rubbing her foot with a pumice stone) he made a fairly well-reasoned argument. Howard: You're not doing that right. Penny: What? Howard: Gimme. Penny: No. Howard: Trust me. Penny: No! Howard: I do this for my mom all the time. See? With the grain. Penny: Wow, that is better. Howard: And someday, when you have varicose veins ( [ˌværɪkəus ˈveɪnz] a medical condition in which the veins in your legs become swollen and sore. Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and tortuous (twisted). The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. ), I'll show you how to massage them. 5. Raj: Oh, God, never again. Leonard: I assume by never again, you mean never again will you drink all of Penny's beer, then run down to the gas station for a couple of 40s, a box of Slim Jims and the latest issue of Bombay Badonkadonks(On the rare occasions when he actually gets homesick, he picks up the latest issue of "Bombay Badonkadonks" and performs Bollywood dancing.). Raj: I was homesick. Howard: The highlight of the evening was when you showed us your Bollywood break dancing skills. (Does a stereotyped impersonation of Bollywood dancing.) Raj: That's very offensive. Howard: Yeah, we all thought so. Leonard: Oh, no. Howard: What? Leonard: John and Yoko. Howard: More like Yoko and Yoko. Sheldon: Greetings. Leonard: Hey. Sheldon: I brought Amy here to show her some of the work I'm doing. Amy: It's very impressive, for theoretical work. Sheldon: Do I detect a hint of condescension/ˌkondɪˈsenʃ(ə)n/一丝的看不起? Amy: I'm sorry, was I being too subtle? I meant compared to the real-world applications of neurobiology, theoretical physics is, what's the word I'm looking for? Hmm, cute. Leonard and Howard together: Oooh! Sheldon: Are you suggesting the work of a neurobiologist like Babinski could ever rise to the significance of平起平坐 a physicist like Clarke-Maxwell or Dirac? Amy: I'm stating it outright. Babinski eats Dirac for breakfast and defecates Clarke-Maxwell. Sheldon: You take that back. Amy: Absolutely not. My colleagues and I are mapping the neurological substrates that subserve global information processing, which is required for all cognitive reasoning, including scientific inquiry, making my research ipso facto prior in the ordo cognoscendi. That means it's better than his research, and by extension, of course, yours. Leonard: I'm sorry, I'm-I'm still trying to work on the defecating Clark Maxwell, so… Sheldon: Excuse me, but a grand unified theory, insofar as it explains everything, will ipso facto explain neurobiology. Amy: Yes, but if I'm successful, I will be able to map and reproduce your thought processes in deriving a grand unified theory, and therefore, subsume ( subsume /səbˈsju:m/ to include something in a larger group and cause it to lose its own individual character. The new treaty subsumes all past agreements. be subsumed by/under/within/into something: Art courses have been subsumed under the Humanities Department. ) your conclusions under my paradigm ( /ˈpærədaɪm/ I. formal a typical example or model of something. paradigm of: The West used to be the paradigm of economic success. II. formal a set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something, especially in a particular subject. a cultural/scientific paradigm. ). Sheldon: That's the rankest psychologism( rank I. complete: used for emphasizing how bad or obvious something is. He is a rank amateur. II. with a strong unpleasant smell or taste. III. mainly literary growing and spreading too much. rank vegetation. rank outsider someone who no one expects to win a race or competition. pull rank (on someone) 势大压人, 仗势欺人 to use the fact that you are more important or powerful than someone in order to force them to do what you want. ), and was conclusively revealed as hogwash(/ˈhoɡˌwoʃ/ nonsense.) by Gottlob Frege in the 1890s! Amy: We appear to have reached an impasse( /ˈæmpɑ:s/ a situation in which progress is not possible because none of the people involved are willing to change their opinion or decision. reach an impasse: The peace talks have reached an impasse.). Sheldon: I agree. I move our relationship terminate immediately. Amy: Seconded( 没有异议吗? 大家都同意吗? second I. /ˈsekənd/ to officially support a proposal made by another person in a meeting. The motion has been seconded. II. British English pronunciation: second /sɪˈkɒnd/ to send someone to work temporarily in another place. She's been seconded to the Foreign Office. I'll second that spoken used for telling someone that you agree with what they are saying. seconds later/within seconds (=almost immediately): The computer crashed seconds later. ). Sheldon: There being no objections… All: No, uh-uh. Sheldon: The motion carries动议通过. Good day, Amy Farrah Fowler. Amy: Good day, Sheldon Cooper. Howard: Women, huh? Can't live with them, can't successfully refute their hypotheses(/haɪˈpoθəsɪs/ 猜想. 假想. 假设. an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct. Our findings support the hypothesis that these patients are at increased risk of heart disease. working hypothesis (=a theory that can be used although it may have to be changed later): Darwin offered a working hypothesis for the mechanism of evolution. refute I. to say that a statement is not true or accurate without giving proof. The police said he was drunk, a claim refuted by his attorney. II. to prove that a statement is false. The evidence refutes all claims that the student loan scheme is not working.). Sheldon: Amen to that. 6. Penny: Hey, Sheldon. Sheldon: Hello. Penny: I hear you broke up with Amy. Sheldon: A breakup would imply she was my girlfriend. She was a girl who was my friend who is now a girl who is not my friend. Penny: Wow. That's like the worst country song ever. So, how are you doing? Sheldon: Regarding what? Penny: Amy. Sheldon: I don't follow. Penny: Well, breakups, or whatever the hell this is, can be tough. Sheldon: Penny, I assure you, I'm fine. My relationship with Amy was purely intellectual. There were no emotional bonds, the severing of which would cause me any discomfort. The relationship simply outlived its utility, and I'm continuing on with my life as before. Penny: Okay. Good. Sheldon: Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to buy a pussycat. 7. Leonard: I gotta tell you guys, I'm a little worried about Sheldon. Howard: We're all a little worried about Sheldon. Leonard: No, I mean since the Shamy hit a reef触壁, 触礁. Howard: Oh, I thought you were just making a generalization, you know, I'm worried about Sheldon someday setting off a low-yield nuclear device because the cafeteria ran out of lime Jell-O. Raj: What does hit a reef mean? Leonard: Uh, went splitsville. Raj: Pardon? Leonard: Turned to boom-boom. Raj: Ah. Leonard: I think Sheldon really misses Amy. Howard: You should lend him your copy of Bombay Badonkadonks. Leonard: He got a cat to keep him company陪伴他. Raj: You're kidding. Leonard: He takes it everywhere, to bed, to the bathroom. Raj: He takes the kitty to the potty? Howard: I thought we discussed the P-word. Raj: Don't try to change me, dude. I am what I am. Sheldon: Oh, gentlemen. Howard: Hey. Aren't you going to introduce us to your little friend? Sheldon: My apologies. Raj, Howard, I'd like you to meet Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. Howard: Hello. Raj: Hi. Sheldon: Now, if you'll excuse me, the father of the atomic bomb wants a saucer of milk( /ˈsɔ:sə(r)/ 小碟子. a small round flat dish that you put a tea cup or coffee cup on.). Howard: Okay, I get it. We're worried about Sheldon. Leonard: Yeah. 8. Leonard: Hey. (Turns to see Sheldon now has five cats) Oh, no. Sheldon: Robert Oppenheimer was lonely. Leonard: So you decided to get the whole Manhattan Project? Sheldon: Yes. This is Enrico Fermi, Richard Feynman, Edward Teller, Otto Frisch, and Zazzles. Leonard: Zazzles? Sheldon: I was going to name him Herman von Helmholtz, but he's so zazzy( shiny or flashy. something shiny or flashy. That's some zazzy silver you got there. Forget bling, I got zazzy. ). Leonard: Okay, we need to talk. Sheldon: About what? Leonard: Cats, Sheldon. You're clearly upset about Amy being gone, and you're trying to replace her with a bunch of cats. Sheldon: Clowder. Leonard: What? Sheldon: A group of cats is a clowder. Or a glaring. Leonard: Okay, yeah, fine. Sheldon: It's the kind of thing you ought to know now that we have one. Leonard: Terrific. My-my point is you need to face up 面对 to what you're feeling with this breakup. Sheldon: It wasn't a breakup. A breakup would imply that Amy was my girlfriend. Leonard: Okay, I got it, I got it, she's not your girlfriend. Now listen to me. I know about loneliness. I know about trying to replace someone with other stuff. When I broke up with Penny, I got back into my cello, I built a bunch of model rockets, I got those weightlifting gloves and that five-pound dumbbell. Sheldon: You didn't break up, she dumped you. Leonard: She didn't dump me. It was mutual! Sheldon: I was there. She dumped you. Leonard: Okay, fine. Live with cats. Be like my Aunt Nancy. She had dozens of them. And do you know what happened after she died? They ate her. Sheldon: You don't have to sell me on cats, Leonard. I'm already a fan. All right, fellas, who's in the mood for Fancy Feast? Well, that's not fancy at all. 9. Leonard: Hi, Mrs. Cooper. Thanks for coming. Mrs Cooper: Where is he? Leonard: He's in his bedroom. Mrs Cooper: Now, when you said on the phone he broke up with a girl, you meant an actual girl, not something you kids whipped up in a lab? Leonard: No, she's real. Mrs Cooper: Did they sin? Leonard: No, no, it's not like that. It's, uh, I don't know what it's like. But there is something I should prepare you for. Mrs Cooper: Oh, relax, Leonard, I have raised that boy养大的. I've seen him at his best, I've seen him at his worst. There's nothing he can do that'll surprise me. Leonard: Hold on to that thought先别那么说. (Knocks on Sheldon's bedroom door). Sheldon: Come in. (They enter. The room is full of cats.) Leonard: Surprise. Sheldon: Mom, what an unexpected pleasure. Mrs Cooper: My, my, that's a powerful smell. Sheldon: I'd like you to meet Oppenheimer, Frisch, Panofsky, Feynman, Weisskopf… Mrs Cooper: Yeah, I get it. You got a lot of cats and you gave 'em cute Jewish names. Sheldon: What are you doing here? Mrs Cooper: Leonard called, and he said that you were pining for a young lady. Sheldon: Oh, that's preposterous(preposterous /prɪˈpost(ə)rəs/ extremely unreasonable or silly. The whole idea is preposterous.). I'm not pining over anyone. Mrs Cooper: Oh, lambchop, we can quibble ( /ˈkwɪb(ə)l/ to argue or complain about something that is not important. ) what to call it, but I think we can both agree it's creepy. Sheldon: I do not agree. Cats make wonderful companions. They don't argue or question my intellectual authority, and this little guy here, I think you'll find to be quite zazzy. Mrs Cooper: You should have called sooner. 10. Mrs Cooper: Shelly! Dinner's ready! Sheldon: Coming! Mrs Cooper: No cats! Sheldon: Aw.(Enters to find Amy) What is she doing here? Mrs Cooper: I called her. Amy: Your mother thinks you might be losing your mind over me(lose your mind to become crazy Taking a child on a motorbike without a helmet! Have you completely lost your mind? ). As a neurobiologist, I was curious. Sheldon: Well, rest assured放心吧, 放宽心吧, I am in full possession of my faculties. Leonard (pretending to sneeze): 25 cats! Mrs Cooper: Oh, God bless you, dear. Sheldon, sit down. Let's talk. Sheldon: All right, but you're not fooling me玩我, 骗我, 愚弄. Whenever you say we have to talk, it means you want me to listen. Mrs Cooper: Then stop talking. Sheldon: Yes, ma'am. Mrs Cooper: Now, the reason I called Amy over was to find out what type of person she is. And after chatting a bit, I have to say that while she is a perfectly unique young woman, you two are definitely not suited for 完全不合适彼此 each other. Sheldon: That's a peculiar奇怪的结论 conclusion. By any standard, Amy is more similar to me than anyone I've ever met. Mrs Cooper: Oh, I'm sorry, Shelly, I can't see it. Sheldon: Well, whether you see it or not is irrelevant. I can't see subatomic particles, but nevertheless, they're there. Amy: Excellent point. Sheldon: A physics point. Amy: Touche(touche /tu:ˈʃeɪ/ used for admitting that someone has said something better, funnier, or cleverer in answer to what you or someone else has just said.). Mrs Cooper: Well, putting aside the pig Latin, it's a good thing that you two decided to end the relationship so I didn't have to end it for you. Sheldon: Amy, after consideration经过考虑, I believe we may have acted rashly仓促了. I propose we resume our relationship and attempt to resolve our differences. Amy: I'll agree to that only if you'll stipulate that 80% of our difficulties were caused by you. Sheldon: I'll go as high as 40. Amy: Sixty-five. Sheldon: Done. You understand that moving forward, we deal with the fact that my mother does not approve of you? Amy: I do. I find being cast in the role of bad girl oddly titillating( titillate I. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle. II. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.). Sheldon: Would you like to see my cats? Amy: I would. I love cats. They're the epitome( epitome (ɪˈpɪtəmɪ) n. a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personification: he is the epitome of sloth. ) of indifference. Sheldon: Ah, then you may find Zazzles a little cloying( cloy 甜得发腻的 To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit. to make weary or cause weariness through an excess of something initially pleasurable or sweet. to make you feel sick or annoyed by being too sweet or too pleasant. The smell of her cheap perfume soon began to cloy. the film's cloying sentimentality. ). Leonard: I saw what you did there. Mrs Cooper: He thinks he's such a smarty pants. He's no different from any man. You tell 'em not to do something, that's all they want to do. If I hadn't told my brother Stumpy not to clear out the wood chipper by hand, we'd still be calling him Edward. Now, don't you move. I'll bring over all the food. Leonard: No, no, no, I can do it. Mrs Cooper: Well, isn't that sweet? Scene: Outside. Sheldon is sitting at a table with a sign reading "Cats $20") Sheldon: Thank you, Amy. Here's your cat. And here's your $20.