Series 5 Episode 15 – The Friendship Contraction

 1. Sheldon enters in a hard hat安全帽(A hard hat is a type of helmet predominantly used in workplace environments such as industrial or construction sites to protect the head from injury due to falling objects, impact with other objects, debris, rain, and electric shock. Suspension bands inside the helmet spreads the helmet's weight and the force of any impact over the top of the head. A suspension also provides space of approximately 30 mm (1.2 inch) between the helmet's shell and the wearer's head, so that if an object strikes the shell, the impact is less likely to be transmitted directly to the skull. Some helmet shells have a mid-line reinforcement ridge to improve impact resistance.  Blue-collar workers, especially union shop construction workers engaged in occupations that require protective equipment are sometimes referred to as "hard hats". A bump cap is a lightweight hard hat using a simplified suspension or padding and a chin strap. Bump caps are used where there is a possibility of scraping or bumping one's head on equipment or structure projections, but are not sufficient to 不夠的 absorb large impacts, such as that from a tool dropped from several stories.) and high-vis jacket. Sounds a klaxon (klaxon (ˈklæksən) or claxon n. a type of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles. A trademark used for a loud electric horn.) on his phone. Leonard: Aaargh. What the hell? Sheldon: Emergency preparedness drill. Leonard: Oh, no, come on! Sheldon: Yeah, you know how it works. Once a quarter一刻钟一次, keep our readiness up时刻准备好. Now, rise and shine( Rise and shine! Fig. Get out of bed and be lively and energetic! (Often a command.) Come on, children! Rise and shine! We're going to the beach. Father always calls "Rise and shine!" in the morning when we want to go on sleeping. ), sleepy head瞌睡虫. Half the town is probably dead. Leonard: I have to get a lock for my door. Sheldon: I think you'll like the drill tonight. I've tried to make it fun. Each of these cards contains a detailed scenario of a possible apocalyptic event. Everything from wild fires to a surprise invasion by Canada. Pick a catastrophe, any catastrophe. Leonard: Sheldon, Canada is not going to invade California. Sheldon: Yeah, really? You think those hippies in Washington and Oregon can stop them? Leonard: Fine. Sheldon: All righty! An 8.2 magnitude earthquake devastates Pasadena, reducing mighty edifices to dust化为废墟, engulfing the city in flames(edifice [ˈedɪfɪs] I. a large impressive building. II. a complicated system or policy. The whole edifice of EU environmental policy is threatened by this bill.). The streets flow with blood and echo with the cries of the wounded. Oh, excellent choice. Now, put on your hard hat and safety vest. Leonard: Oh, fun. I get to spend another night in front of our apartment dressed like one of the Village People. Sheldon: You make that joke every three months. I still don't get it. Leonard, wait. What are you doing? Leonard: I don't know, what am I doing? Sheldon: Look around you, there's hypothetical broken glass everywhere. Really? You're going to face Armageddon without your orthotics? All right, your choice. (Grabs him and pushes him over) Uh-oh, hypothetical aftershock! Leonard: Aah! Sheldon: And that's why we wear hard hats. 2. Howard: Check it out, press release from NASA. Raj: Um, Expedition (Expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] I. 探险 a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place. expedition to: the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Scott. make/mount/undertake an expedition: We are hoping to mount the first manned expedition to Mars by 2020. on an expedition: She died while on an expedition to Peru to study nocturnal mammals. a. a group of people who go on an expedition. The expedition successfully reached the top of Mt Everest. II. a short journey somewhere, especially for pleasure. We plan to go on a shopping expedition. III. a long journey made by soldiers in order to attack a particular place or group of people. Rumours spread amongst the rebels that a massive punitive expedition against them was being prepared.) 31 will launch this spring to the International Space Station. Crew members will include Commander Tom 'Tombo' Johnson, astronaut Mike 'Supernova' Novacelik and Payload (Payload 载荷, 载重 is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight. Depending on the nature of the flight or mission, the payload of a vehicle may include cargo, passengers, flight crew, munitions, scientific instruments or experiments, or other equipment. Extra fuel, when optionally carried, is also considered part of the payload. In a commercial context (i.e., an airline or air freight carrier), payload may refer only to revenue-generating cargo or paying passengers. For a rocket, the payload can be a satellite, space probe, or spacecraft carrying humans, animals, or cargo. For a ballistic missile, the payload is one or more warheads and related systems; the total weight of these systems is referred to as the throw-weight. The fraction of payload to the total liftoff weight of the air or spacecraft is known as the "payload fraction". When the weight of the payload and fuel are considered together, it is known as the "useful load fraction". In spacecraft, "mass fraction" is normally used, which is the ratio of payload to everything else, including the rocket structure.) Specialist Howard Wolowitz. Howard: This is going right into my synagogue's newsletter. Raj: Dude, if you're going to be an astronaut, you need to pick取名, 起名 a cool nickname. Howard: I don't get to pick it. The other guys have to give it to me. Raj: Oh. If I had one, it would be Brown Dynamite. Howard: Are you not listening to me? The other astronauts have to give you your nickname. Raj: Are you not looking at me? I am Brown Dynamite. Why do you put six sugars in your coffee? Leonard: Because the cafeteria doesn't offer little packets of methamphetamine. Howard: Emergency drill night last night, huh? Leonard: Uh-huh. Raj: How'd you do? Sheldon: I'll tell you exactly how he did. Readiness: unsatisfactory. Follows direction: barely. Attitude: a little too much. Overall: not only will he probably die in a fiery inferno, his incessant whining would most certainly spoil everyone else's day. Leonard: You know what, I'm so tired I can't even think straight. I'm going home. Will one of you guys give this nutbag ( I. (informal) An odd, eccentric or insane person. II. (vulgar slang) The scrotum.) a ride back later? Sheldon: You can't go home. You have to take me to the dentist at four o'clock. Leonard: Oh, can't you take the bus to the dentist? Sheldon: Of course I can. It's coming back under the residual effects of the anaesthesia, that's the problem. Two years ago after a deep gum cleaning, I thought I got on a bus but somehow wound up on a booze cruise ( Booze cruise is a British colloquial term for a brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium with the intent of taking advantage of lower prices, and buying personal supplies of (especially) alcohol or tobacco in bulk quantities. Within limits, this is a legally acceptable process and should not be confused with smuggling. The term is also used in other countries to refer to a pleasure outing on a ship or boat involving a significant amount of drinking, or an outing to purchase large amounts of alcohol in bulk for a party or outing.) to Mexico. Raj: They put you under for a cleaning? Sheldon: Yeah, they have to, I'm a biter. Leonard: Whatever, Sheldon. I'm exhausted. I'm not taking you to the dentist. Sheldon: Wrong, sir. Wrong. Under section 37B of the roommate agreement, miscellaneous duties([ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs] 各式各样的, 应有尽有的. consisting of various kinds of people or things. a drawer full of miscellaneous items. a miscellaneous collection of newspaper articles.), you are obligated to take me to the dentist. See? It's right here after providing a confirmation sniff on questionable dairy products." Leonard: You know what, I am sick of the roommate agreement. It's ridiculous. I'm your roommate, not your chauffeur. You know, I had better things to do yesterday than drive you all the way to the good model train store in Garden Grove because the one in Pasadena has gotten too big for its britches ( britches pl.n. = Breeches. knee-length trousers, often with buckles or decoration at the bottoms, worn by men in the 17th to early 19th centuries. too big for one's britches 店大欺客, 盛不下他了, 高放不下了 Rur. Overconfident; cocky. too haughty for one's status or age. more insolent and conceited than is warranted by one's position or abilities. Bill's getting a little too big for his britches, and somebody's going to straighten him out. You're too big for your britches, young man! You had better be more respectful. wear the britches (in the family) and wear the pants (in the family) Rur. to be in charge in the family. Jane bosses her husband around something scandalous. It's clear that she wears the britches in the family. I don't intend to let my wife wear the pants in the family. Mary's a strong-minded woman, but her husband still wears the britches. straighten someone out 正正圈, 教训一下 to cause someone to improve his or her behavior or character: I thought marriage would straighten him out. straighten out I. to bring order to something that is disorderly. See if you can straighten this mess out. Will you straighten out your room, please? II. to help someone become less confused about something. Can you straighten me out on this matter? I will do what I can to straighten out the office staff on this question. ). Sheldon: Well, it has. Ask anybody. Leonard: I don't care. I'm done. Sheldon: Hold on. Are you saying that you want to invoke Clause 209? Leonard: I don't know what that is, but if it means I can go home and sleep, then yes. Sheldon: Think carefully here. Clause 209 suspends our friendship, and strips down the roommate agreement to its bare essentials. Our responsibilities toward each other would only be rent, utilities and a perfunctory ( [pə(r)ˈfʌŋkt(ə)ri] 随便的. 稍微. 摆摆样子的. 做做样子的. done without much effort or interest. Officers made a perfunctory search of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek.) chin jut of recognition 点头之交 ( jut I. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 突出来. something that juts out sticks out further than the other things around it: Tall jagged rocks jutted out over the beach. II [transitive] if you jut your chin out, you move it so that it sticks forward: She jutted her chin out aggressively as she glowered back at him.) as we pass in the hall. (Demonstrating) 'Sup? Leonard: Where do I sign? Sheldon: Right here. Use your finger. Leonard: There. Done. Sheldon: All right. That's it. We are now no longer companions, boon or otherwise. We are now merely acquaintances. To amend the words of Toy Story, you have not got a friend in me. Leonard: I'm gonna go home and take a nap. Sheldon: Yeah, well, tell it to someone who cares. 4. Howard: I got pretty exciting NASA news today. Next week I fly to Houston for orientation and zero-gravity elimination drills. Penny: What does that mean? Bernadette: He's gonna learn to poop in space. Howard: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Raj: Maybe your nickname should be Brown Dynamite. Sheldon: Hello, dear friends. And Dr. Hofstadter. Leonard: 'Sup? Sheldon: 'Sup? My apologies. I would've been here sooner, but the bus kept stopping for other people to get on it. Amy: I saved you a dumpling. Sheldon: Oh, your concern for me is touching你的关心太让人感动了. It will serve you well when you take me to the dentist tomorrow. Amy: I'm sorry, Sheldon, I'm busy. I'm right in the middle of my addiction study. I've got a lab full of alcoholic monkeys, and tomorrow's the day we switch them to O'Doul's. Sheldon: You're my girlfriend and you're not going to cater to my every need? Oh, where'd the magic go? Penny: Sheldon, that's not what girlfriends are for. Although, you don't use them for what they're for, so what do I know? Bernadette: Howard doesn't make me do his shopping, or take him to the dentist, or pick up his dry cleaning, right? Howard: Absolutely. But when Ma's hips give out( give out I. [transitive] to give something to several people. The office gives out financial advice to students. a. British used about news and other information that is broadcast. Details of the accident were given out on the nine o'clock news. II. [intransitive] 不管用了. if something such as a machine or a part of your body gives out, it stops working. His heart finally gave out under the strain. III. [intransitive] if a supply of something has given out, all of it has been used. Their water gave out two days ago. IV. [transitive] 发出声音, 发出光亮. give out something to produce something such as a sound or light. The quietest devices give out only a low, almost inaudible hum. The symptoms I was experiencing wars pain in the groin and my leg giving way腿发软, just on my right side. Just recently the giving way and pain in my groin has returned. The pain was traveling down my thigh and lower leg, also in my right buttock. In June I had another cortisone injection, it relieved the pain for a while 2 weeks actually, now the giving way has come back with a vengeance and the groin pain. I was X-rayed and told that I should have a hip replacement. I opted for a less invasive guided cortizone shot in the hip. It was semi-successful. It convinced me that I will have the hip replaced because the pain relief is nominal and my hip is now causing me moments where the left leg just gives out. I feel that I will fall down but after a body dip of about 30% it suddenly recover and I stand. with a vengeance [ˈvendʒ(ə)ns] 更厉害了 with great force or extreme energy. with determination and eagerness. used for emphasizing that something happens in an extreme way or with a lot of force. The disease came back with a vengeance. The angry soldier attacked the enemy with a vengeance. Bill ate all his dinner and gobbled up his dessert with a vengeance. He's been working with a vengeance over the past few weeks to make up for lost time. Flared trousers are back with a vengeance (= very popular again) this summer. vengeance [ˈvendʒ(ə)ns] the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you. Both sides were locked in a cycle of violence and vengeance. take/wreak/inflict vengeance/revenge on someone: He was desperate to take vengeance on Marie's killer.), you're up, kid. Sheldon: Well, if Amy's too busy, that gives the rest of you an opportunity to make my life easier, thus assuring yourselves a footnote 一席之地 in my memoirs, tentatively entitled You're Welcome, Mankind. All right, then, just shout 说一声 when you hear the task you want to undertake. Uh, dentist. Okay, we can circle back to绕回来 that one. Um, well, who wants to take me Wednesday morning to get new heels put on my dress shoes? Anyone? Oh. That one had hoot written all over it( a (real) hoot spoken something that is fun or funny. He always gives the impression that he finds life rather a hoot. not give a hoot/two hoots informal to not care about something. I don't give two hoots about what people think of me.). Um, all right, uh, dermatologist? Allergist? Podiatrist? Supercuts? Okay, okay, here's a fun one. Um, I need a new picture frame and I have a hankering (a strong feeling of wanting something. ) for Swedish meatballs. Who wants to spend the day with me at IKEA? Raj: Their meatballs are pretty good. Sheldon: What's that? Raj: Nothing, nothing. 6. Sheldon: Hello, Stuart. Stuart: Oh, hey, Sheldon. Can I help you find something today? Sheldon: No, no. I was just sitting at home thinking about how it might be nice to catch up with my ninth favourite person. Stuart: Ninth? Sheldon: You moved up one上升了一位. My pen pal in Somalia was kidnapped by pirates. So, uh, how are you? Stuart: Uh, not so good. My shrink just killed himself and blamed me in the note. Sheldon: Great. Great. So, what's new with your family? How's your mother? Is she alive? Stuart: Yeah. Sheldon: And your father? Alive? Stuart: Yes. Sheldon: How about your grandparents, they alive? Stuart: No. Sheldon: Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. On a cheerier note说点高兴事, I have a teeth-cleaning appointment this afternoon. What do you say you take me over there, buddy boy? Stuart: I'm sorry, you want me to take you to the dentist? Sheldon: Yes. And now, I can't make any promises, but that's the sort of thing that gets a fella on the short list for the number eight friend slot. Stuart: Sheldon, I'm working. I can't take you to the dentist. Also, and I can't stress this enough(This refers to a point someone is making. They think their point is very important, so much so that they "can't stress it enough" or "can't overstate its importance."), I don't want to take you to the dentist. Sheldon: Can't help a friend out in a time of need需要的时候, huh? I see where your therapist was coming from. 6. Raj: Ooh, ooh! What about we make your astronaut nickname Howard "Buzz" Wolowitz? Howard: You can't do Buzz. Buzz is taken. Raj: Buzz Lightyear is not real. Howard: No, that's not what I'm talking about. Raj: Well, are you talking about when he thought he was real? Howard: No. Raj: Okay, um, how about Crash"? Howard "Crash" Wolowitz. Howard: Yeah, terrific. The other astronauts would love to go hurtling through space ( hurtle to move very quickly, especially in an uncontrolled way. hurtle towards/along/down/forward: A hunk of space debris is hurtling towards the Earth. He hurtled down the mountainside.) with a guy named Crash. Raj: All right, um, how about, oh, how about Rocket Man? Leonard: That's not bad, Howard "Rocket Man" Wolowitz. Howard: Yeah, it's great, but I told you, I don't get to pick 没机会, 不能 my nickname. It has to come from the other astronauts. Raj: Maybe there's a way to get them to come up with it. Howard: Like how? Leonard: Once I tried carrying around a Duncan yo-yo, hoping the other kids would start calling me Duncan. Howard: Did it work? Leonard: No, they ended up calling me Sock Mouth. Because they took away my yo-yo and stuffed their socks in my mouth. Raj: Okay, uh, what if we make Rocket Man your ringtone, and the next time you talk to those guys, I'll call you and they'll hear it. Plant the seed. Howard: That's actually not a terrible plan. Raj: They don't call me Brown Dynamite for nothing. Leonard (to Sheldon, entering):  'Sup? Sheldon:  'Sup? Leonard: Hey, did you ever make it to the dentist去了吗? Sheldon: Not necessary. No. I found a service that'll send a van to your house for a teeth cleaning. Mostly they cater to dogs, but the fellow on the phone seemed to have an open mind. Leonard: All right, Sheldon, if you need me to take you to the dentist, I will take you to the dentist. Sheldon: Are you suggesting that you've come to your senses and wish to re-establish the mutual benefits that stem from full participation in the roommate agreement? Leonard: Absolutely. If you admit that you're a 30-year-old man who's incapable of functioning on his own. Raj: Ooh, Sock Mouth's got him on the ropes(on the ropes doing badly and likely to fail. When something or someone is on the ropes, it or they are doing badly and likely to fail. His political career is on the ropes. Etymology: from the idea of a weakened prize fighter who leans against the ropes that surround the boxing ring. learn the ropes to understand how to do a particular job or activity It'll take some time for the new receptionist to learn the ropes. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms know the ropes (to understand how something is done) and show someone the ropes or teach someone the ropes (to teach someone how something is done): You'd better find someone to show you the ropes if you're going to fix the car yourself. ). Sheldon: I will admit nothing of the sort那类的东西. And now if you'll excuse me, I have to call my dentist and see if I can also get my hair shampooed and my nails clipped. 7. Leonard is watching television. All the power goes off. Penny (entering): Oh, good, your power's out, too. Leonard: Why is that good? Penny: Because last month, I sent the electric company a Starbucks gift card, an apology note, and a few snapshots of me in a bra. Sheldon: Power failure. Implementing power-failure protocol. Leonard: What happened to all your glow-in-the-dark-emergency-exit stuff you had painted on the floor? Sheldon: Oh, that was wildly carcinogenic( carcinogenic [ˌkɑ:(r)sɪnəˈdʒenɪk] 致癌的 likely or able to cause cancer. ). Anyway, it's too bad you're no longer entitled to the full benefits of my friendship, because I happen to be extremely prepared for such an emergency. Please try not to see anything by this light. It's not for you. Leonard: It's just a blackout, I'm sure the power will be back on soon. Sheldon: And I'm sure some fool in the Donner party (The Donner Party (sometimes called the Donner-Reed Party) was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps倒霉事, they spent the winter of 1846–47 snowbound ([ˈsnəuˌbaund] in a situation in which snow makes travelling impossible. Hundreds of people were snowbound in their homes. a snowbound airport. bedbound 卧床不起的(spellbound) unable to leave one's bed for some reason. bedridden confined to bed because of infirmity or illness. bedfast unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity. ) in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the immigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness. The journey west usually took between five and six months, but the Donner Party was slowed by following a new route called Hastings Cutoff, which crossed Utah's Wasatch Mountains and Great Salt Lake Desert. The rugged terrain, and difficulties encountered while traveling along the Humboldt River in present-day Nevada, resulted in the loss of many cattle and wagons, and splits within the group. ) said the snow would stop any day now. I like to think they ate him first. Penny: You know, I got some candles in my apartment. Sheldon: But candles? During a blackout? Are you mad? That's a fire hazard. No, Pasadena Water and Power recommends the far safer glow stick 荧光棒(A glow stick is a self-contained, short-term light-source. It consists of a translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances that, when combined, make light through chemiluminescence, so it does not require an external energy source. The light cannot be turned off, and can be used only once. Glow sticks are often used for recreation, but may also be relied upon for light during military, police, fire, or EMS operations.). Leonard (pulling out a toy lightsabre): You call that a glow stick? That is a glow stick. Come on, let's go. Sheldon: Before you go, consider this. Not only do I have a deep-cycle marine battery power source which is more than capable of running our entertainment system, I also have all 61 episodes of the BBC series Red Dwarf and Fiddle-Faddle. All yours if you're willing to reinstate ( I. to give someone their previous job or position again. He was sacked and then reinstated three days later. II. to start using or having something such as a law or benefit again. The government voted against reinstating the death penalty.) the roommate agreement. Penny: I've got wine at my place and some bubble wrap we could pop. Sheldon: Oh, he'll be back. Wine and a girl in the dark, he's gonna be bored out of his mind无聊疯了(drunk/bored out of your mind/brains extremely bored Jeanne moved to a small town in New York State, and she was bored out of her mind. Usage notes: also used with other adjectives: I think he was scared out of his mind.). 8. Leonard: To wine and bubble wrap. And to not having to watch Sheldon demonstrate his reverse osmosis machine that converts urine into drinking water. Penny: You know, in Girl Scouts, Tammie Dinisha said you could do that with panty hose紧身裤袜. Boy, was she wrong. Anyway, you want to make out? Leonard: I thought because our relationship's in a beta test, you wanted to take things slow. Penny: Okay. Do you want to make out slow? Leonard: I can go so slow it'll be like there's a snail in your mouth. Penny: Ugh. Well, lucky for you, there's nothing else to do right now. Sheldon: Excuse me, Leonard. Leonard: Since when don't you knock? It's like the only good thing about you唯一优点. Sheldon: Social niceties社交礼仪 have been suspended, Leonard. We're in a state of a emergency. The world has descended into darkened turmoil. Lawlessness无法无天, 目无法纪 and savagery野蛮 are the order of the day(the order of the day formal in parliament or in formal meetings, the list of matters to be discussed on a particular day. II. informal something that is very common or important. something necessary or usual at a certain time. Warm clothes are the order of the day when camping in the winter. Going to bed early was the order of the day when we were young. On these TV channels, quiz shows and repeats are becoming the order of the day. ). Leonard: Fine, what is it? Sheldon: I'm making s'mores(A s'more (sometimes spelled smore) is a traditional night time campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. ). I wanted to alert you in case you smelled caramelizing marshmallows and thought a nearby candy factory was on fire. Leonard: S'mores, huh? Good for you. Sheldon: Yes, or good for us if you sign here and reinstate the full roommate agreement. Leonard: No, thanks. I'm good. Sheldon: Really? Huh! Okay. In that case, I will have a s'more by myself. And then I'm gonna have s'more. By myself. Penny: Aw. Leonard: No, don't aw him. He brought this all on himself. Penny: But he's sad. Leonard: No, he's crazy. Sometimes crazy looks like sad so it'll suck you back in. Penny: I think he misses his little buddy. Leonard: Fine. But mark my words记住我的话, this frustrating, bogus teenage make-out session is not over. 8. Leonard: I thought you said candles were dangerous. Sheldon: This is a Bunsen burner. I'm a scientist, I know what I'm doing. Oh, drat. (His s'more is on fire. He dunks it in a glass of water.) Aw. It took me a gallon of urine to make that water. Leonard: Listen, Sheldon, this is stupid. I don't see 我不明白 why we can't be friends. And I'm willing to drive you around and help you out with stuff. I just don't want to do it because of some silly roommate agreement. Sheldon: What are you proposing你想说什么? Leonard: That we go back to the way things were恢复如初. But when I do something for you, you show a little appreciation. Sheldon: And how would I do that? Leonard: You say thank you. Sheldon: Every time? Leonard: It's not crazy. Sheldon: Counter-proposal. We reinstate the full roommate agreement with the following addendum( addendum [əˈdendəm] a piece of extra information that is added to a book, document, speech etc. ), in the spirit of 为了庆祝 ( enter/get into the spirit of something to show that you are happy to be at a social event by talking to a lot of people, dancing, or wearing special clothes. 'Hey, I like your hat!' 'Well, I thought I'd better enter into the spirit of things.' I'm afraid I was feeling too ill to really get into the spirit of the evening. ) Mother's Day or Father's Day, once a year, we set aside day to celebrate all your contributions to my life, both actual and imagined by you. We could call it Leonard's Day. Leonard: I kind of like the sound of that. Sheldon: Of course you do. It's about you, like everything else. (Lights come back on) Oh, thank goodness. I don't think I had it in me to make another glass of water. Leonard: So, do I get breakfast in bed on Leonard's Day? Sheldon: No. Leonard: Can I sit in your spot? Sheldon: No. Leonard: Can I control the thermostat? Sheldon: No. Leonard: Do I get a card? Sheldon: Of course you get a card. It's Leonard's Day. Penny: Hey, guys, the building manager said the reason the power went out is someone went down into the basement and just pulled the main breaker switch总闸. Leonard: Really. Who do you think did that, Sheldon? Sheldon: Oh, I don't know. But whoever that mystery man was, you should be eternally grateful, for without him, there would be no Leonard's Day. Penny: Leonard's Day? Sheldon: Oh, no pressure没什么, 不用紧张. Just get him a crummy card( crummy not good in quality. a crummy schoolnot good in quality. a crummy school. ), you're good. 9. Howard: All right, test my ring tone. That really is a good song. Raj: Oh, yeah. There's a reason he's Sir Elton John. They don't make you a knight for writing Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Mrs Wolowitz (off): Howard, are you coming down for breakfast? Howard: Ma, I told you I have a video conference with NASA. I said don't bother me! Mrs Wolowitz (off): Oh! Listen to Mr. Big Shot (big shot an important person in an organization.) Astronaut. Howard: Yes, please listen to Mr. Big Shot Astronaut. Hey, good morning. NASA Guy (on skype): Hey, Howard, thanks for getting up so early. Howard: No problem, Dr. Massimino. Dr Massimino: The guys here call me Mass. Howard: Mass. That's a cool nickname. 'Cause force equals mass times acceleration. Mass: Yeah. It's just short for Massimino. Anyway, the plan for this morning is to go over the… Howard: Sorry. My phone. Mass: What is that? Is that Rocket Man? Howard: Yeah, my ring tone. Kind of my favourite song, Rocket Man. Mrs Wolowitz (off): Howard, your Fruit Loops(五颜六色圈圈状的cereal) are getting soggy! Howard: Not now! Mass: Who's that? Howard: My mom. Sorry. Howard: No problem, Fruit Loops.