用法学习: 1. fool's gold I. a brassy yellow mineral that can be mistaken for gold, especially pyrites. a mineral that is found in rocks and looks like gold but is not valuable. II. something that you think will be very pleasant or successful but is not. If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems. [disapproval] The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold. brassy [ˈbræsi] I. showing disapproval 土气的. 粗俗的. 大妈似的. a brassy woman is one who you think talks too loudly, seems too confident, and wears clothes that are bright and do not have much style. II. a brassy sound is loud and unpleasant. III. with an unpleasant shiny yellow color. navy bean a small white bean. It is a type of kidney bean 红豆. prayer beads 念珠 a string with small beads on it, used in some religions to count prayers. prayer [prer] I. [countable] the words that someone says when they are speaking to God. say a prayer: He said a prayer for their safe return. prayer for: a prayer for peace. say your prayers (=pray): I go to church every Sunday and I say my prayers. a. [uncountable] the act or practice of speaking to God. He was a firm believer in the power of prayer. in prayer: A group of Christians knelt in prayer. b. prayers [plural] a regular religious ceremony with prayers. daily/morning/evening prayers: He reads the Koran and attends daily prayers. II. [countable] informal a strong hope or wish for something. an answer to someone's prayer 祈祷应验: The job seemed like the answer to her prayers. not have a prayer to not have a chance or possibility of success. They didn't have a prayer without a backer for the new company. rosary beads: The Holy Rosary ([ˈroʊzəri], in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, refers to a form of prayer used in the Catholic Church and to the string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers. When used for the prayer, the word is usually capitalized ("the Rosary"), as is customary for other names of prayers, such as "the Lord's Prayer", and "the Hail Mary"; when referring to the beads, it is written with a lower-case initial letter ("a rosary"). The prayers that comprise the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail Marys, called decades. Each decade is preceded by one Lord's Prayer and followed by one Glory Be. During recitation of each set, thought is given to one of the Mysteries of the Rosary, which recall events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Five decades are recited per rosary. Other prayers are sometimes added before or after each decade. Rosary beads are an aid towards saying these prayers in the proper sequence. 2. lather up I. [for a horse] to develop a foam of sweat from working very hard. The horses lathered up heavily during the race. Don't let your horse lather up! II. [for soap] to develop thick suds when rubbed in water. This soap won't lather up 起泡沫, even when I rub it hard. When the soap lathers up, spread the lather on your face and rub. lather oneself up 打肥皂 [for one] to apply soap lather to one's body. He will spend a few minutes lathering himself up before he rinses. He lathered up and then shaved. lovey-dovey 爱意绵绵的, 情意绵绵的, 甜蜜蜜的 very romantic, especially in public and in a way that other people think is silly and embarrassing. If two people in a romantic relationship are lovey-dovey, they show their love for each other in public by touching each other and saying loving things. Do you write lovey things on your Christmas card? salt mine I. a mine yielding rock salt. II. humorous a job involving demanding or gruelling work. "so it's back to the salt mines here in Cambridge". back to the salt mines Resuming one's daily work, often unhappily. (Slaves and prisoners often had the unpleasant task of laboring in the salt mines.). time to return to work, school, or something else that might be unpleasant. (The phrase implies that the speaker is a slave who works in the salt mines.) It's one o'clock and lunch break is over. Back to the salt mines. School starts in the fall, so then it's back to the salt mines again. I'm not excited to get back to the salt mines on Monday. When do you get back to the salt mines after your trip? 3. Sheldon: Now, if MA equals MG what does that imply? Penny: I don't know. Sheldon: How can you not know? I just told you. Have you suffered a recent blow to the head 脑袋被门挤了吗? Penny: Hey! You don't have to be so mean! Sheldon: I'm sorry. (Smiling) Have you suffered a recent blow to the head? Penny: No, you just suck at teaching. Bernadette: You know, that one I got. Howard, did you say something to Leonard about me? Howard: Uh, what do you mean? Bernadette: He says if I go see his experiment tomorrow it might weird you out. Howard: Really? He said that? Bernadette: You’re not jealous of Leonard, are you? 3. disinfect 消毒 (germ free) to make something very clean by putting a substance on it that kills bacteria. Raj: What was that? Sheldon: It means come in. It's taking forever to load the new operating system on my computer. I disinfected the kitchen and the bathroom, and now I thought I'd learn Finnish. sanitize 消毒 [ˈsænɪˌtaɪz] I. to make something clean and healthy, especially by killing bacteria. II. 删节了的. 删减了的. 阉割了的. 干净版的. to take out from information, writing, etc. parts that might be offensive or unpleasant, usually in a way that makes them less interesting and less useful. books that sanitize history. High risk areas such as food preparation require the highest level of compliance 遵守规则. When teaching hand washing remember to always follow best practice. Place your hands together under water (warm if possible). Apply soap. Rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds. Wash hands thoroughly, including wrists, palms, back of hands and under the fingernails. Clean dirt from under the fingernails. Rinse the soap from your hands. Dry hands completely with clean toweling (good quality, absorbent paper towel helps to remove germs). Pat your skin rather than rubbing to avoid chapping and cracking 龟裂, 皲裂. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer 消毒剂, 消毒水. put/take no stock in (something) To not pay any attention to something; to have or invest no faith or belief in something; to not accept something. If you put stock in something that someone says or does, you have a high opinion of it: He's been wrong before, so I don't put much stock in what he says any more. You'll put no stock in John's promises if you know what's good for you because, more often than not, he'll end up letting you down. I don't know how the company expects its managers to perform well when it puts no stock in their abilities. hold no stock 没有利益关系: When asked whether either doctor had ties to Pfizer, Dr Bar-Chama replied, "On occasion I speak for them" but said he held no stock. Dr Goldstein said, "I consult with and lecture for virtually all the pharmaceutical and implant manufacturers" but added that he had no stock concerns with any company.
Big Bang Theory Series 03 Episode 09 – The Vengeance Formulation: Leonard: How ya doin', buddy? Sheldon: I was humiliated on national radio. How do you think I'm doing? Leonard: Come on, it wasn't that bad. Sheldon: What do you want? Raj (in a munchkin voice): We represent the Lollipop Guild, and we want you. Leonard: Okay, so Kripke played a joke on you. Sheldon: It wasn't funny. Raj: I thought it was funny. Leonard: Raj. Raj: You laughed. Sheldon: Did you laugh? Leonard: I fell on the floor. All right, he got you 捉弄, you can get him back 捉弄回来. Sheldon: I refuse to sink to his level. Raj: You can't sink. With all that helium in you, you're lucky you don't float away. Leonard: Are you really admitting defeat 认输, 认怂? Sheldon: I never admit defeat. Leonard: Good. Sheldon: However, on an unrelated topic, I am never getting out of this bed again. Leonard: What if you could make Kripke look even sillier than he made you look? Raj: I don't think that's possible, dude. Leonard: You're not helping. Raj: I didn't come to help, I came to mock. Leonard: Sheldon, what you need to do is figure out a way 想办法 to exact vengeance on 以牙还牙 Kripke, like, uh, like, how the Joker got back at Batman for putting him in the Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Raj: That's true. He didn't just stay there and talk about his feelings with the other psychotic villains. He, he broke out and poisoned Gotham's water supply. Sheldon: Well, I suppose I could poison Kripke. Leonard: No, no. Sheldon: It's a simple matter 小菜一碟. There are several toxic chemicals that'd be untraceable 检测不出来 in an autopsy. Leonard: Okay, uh, that's the spirit 这就对了, but, um, let's dial it back to a non-lethal form of vengeance. Sheldon: Oh! How about we put awhoopee cushion on his office chair? He'll sit down, it'll sound like he's flatulent, even though he's not. Leonard: Let's keep thinking. Howard: Yeah, I came to talk to Bernadette. She's working today, right? Penny: Yes, but I don't think she wants to see you. Howard: Why not? Penny: Come on, Howard. You hurt her feelings by not calling her all week. Plus, I've kind of been talkin' some smack 说坏话 about ya(to say things that are intended to annoy or insult people, especially sporting opponents or rivals. They like to be disrespectful and talk smack about him to me which will never ever fly 完全没有用, 完全不起作用.). Sheldon: All right, how's this for revenge? A solution of hydrogen peroxide, and one of saturated potassium iodide. Raj: What's this? Sheldon: Mountain Dew. Ah, refreshing. Now, we're going to combine these chemicals with ordinary dish soap, creating a little exothermic release of oxygen. Raj: Foamy vengeance. Sheldon: Yes, exactly. Leonard: This is brilliant, Sheldon. How are we going to deploy it in Kripke's office? Sheldon: Already taken care of. Observe. This is a live shot of Kripke's lab via a mini webcam I was able to install, thanks to a dollar bill discreetly placed in the night janitor's shirt pocket. At the same time, I also secured large quantities of these chemicals above the tiles in the drop ceiling. Raj: Oh, Sheldon, you remind me of a young Lex Luthor. Sheldon: You flatter me, sir. Leonard: Let me guess, motion sensors? Sheldon: The reaction will be triggered when Kripke reaches the center of the room. Mwah, ha, ha. Leonard: I gotta say, I am really impressed. This is truly the Sheldon Cooper way to get even. (Sits down. There is a flatulent noise) Sheldon: It may be low-tech 没技术含量的, but I still maintain the whoopee cushion has comic validity. Raj: Here comes Kripke! Leonard: Who is that with him? Raj: I believe that's the president of the university. Leonard: And the board of directors. Abort! Abort! Sheldon: There is no abort. Raj: Well, how could you not put in an abort? Sheldon: I made a boo-boo, all right? Kripke: I think the board will really appreciate how well we're using that NSA grant, President Seibert. Right here we have a micro-controlled prasma… (foam falls from the ceiling soaking everyone) Raj: Wow. Looks like the Ganges on laundry day. Leonard: At least they don't know it was you. Sheldon (on Kripke's computer in the lab): Hello, Kripke. This classic prank comes to you from the malevolent mind of Sheldon Cooper. If you'd like to see the look on your stupid face, this video is being instantly uploaded to YouTube. Oh, and a hat tip to Leonard Hofstadter and Raj Koothrappali for their support and encouragement in this enterprise(enterprise 大工程 a large or important project, especially one that is new or different. They are involved in an exciting scientific enterprise. a. [uncountable] the ability to think of new ideas and make them succeed. Carlson showed extraordinary enterprise for such an inexperienced manager.). Raj: Well, I'm going back to India. What's your plan? Bernadette: So, this isn't a joke? Howard: No. Bernadette: Then you're insane. Howard: I prefer to think of myself as quirky. Howard: I want to dedicate 献给 this number to a great gal who I've done
wrong 对不起你, 对不住某人, 委屈了某人(treat someone unjustly. to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way. He wanted revenge on those who had done him wrong. "he sought revenge against those who had done him wrong". someone can do no wrong used for saying that someone is considered by other people to be perfect, although you may not agree with this opinion. His parents think he can do no wrong.). (To the tune of the Four Tops song Bernadette) Bernadette, I am
so sorry for trying to propose to you, Bernadette, you found it creepy
but that's just the kind of thing I do. I know now it was too soon to
talk of love. It was just a crazy idea that came to me in my tub. But,
Bernadette, give me one more chance, sweet Bernadette, I'll get the hang
of this thing they call romance, sweet Bernadette, I dream to once
again kiss your lips, sweet Bernadette. Sincerely yours, Howard
Wolowitz, Bernadette… Penny: You want me to throw him out? Bernadette: No, that's okay. Penny: Are you sure? He's small. I bet I can get a nice, tight spiral on him. Howard's Mother: Howard! What are you doing in there? Howard: I'm taking a bath! Howard's Mother: I hope that's all you're doing! We share that tub! Howard: Don't remind me! (Katee has vanished) Oh, man. All soaped up 涂了满身肥皂(lather up) and no place to go. Howard: So nice you could join me this evening. You're looking lovely as always. Katee Sackhoff: Thanks, Howard. Always nice to be part of your masturbatory fantasies. Howard: Come on, Katee, don't make it sound so cheap. Katee: I'm sorry, fiddling with yourself ( fiddle with something I. to move part of a machine in order to make it work, without knowing exactly what you should do. After fiddling with the tuning I finally got JFM. II. to move or touch something that does not belong to you, in an annoying way. Don't let him fiddle with 乱动 my bag. ) in the bathtub is a real class act. Howard: Thank you. So, shall we get started? Katee: Sure. But can I ask you a question first? Howard: You want to play Cylon and colonist? Katee: No. I want to know why you're playing make-believe 玩过家家 with me(Make believe, also known as pretend play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and creative aspect rather than being an action performed for the sake of survival or necessity. Children engage in make believe for a number of reasons. It provides the child with a safe setting to express fears and desires. When children participate in pretend play, they are integrating and strengthening previously acquired knowledge. Children who have better pretense and fantasy abilities also show better social competence, cognitive capabilities, and an ability to take the perspective of others. In order for the activity to be referred to as pretend play, the individual must be intentionally diverting from reality. The individual must be aware of the contrast between the real situation and the make believe situation. If the child believes that the make believe situation is reality, then he/she is misinterpreting the situation rather than pretending. Pretend may or may not include action, depending on whether the child chooses to project their imagination onto reality or not. ) when you could be out with a real woman tonight. Scene: Kripke is in a storage cupboard of some kind. He has tubes rigged up through the roof attached to helium tanks which he is turning on. The radio is playing. Bernadette: Can I ask you a question? Howard: Sure. Bernadette: Where do you think this is going? Bernadette: But I need to know whether you're looking for a relationship or a one-night stand. Bernadette: Maybe you need to think about it a little. Howard: You know, it's not unheard of 并不是没有过 for a one-night stand to turn into a relationship. Bernadette: Call me when you figure it out. Howard: Hey, did either of you guys know that three dates with the same woman is the threshold [ˈθreʃ(h)əʊld h发音] for sex? Raj: Actually, I've never had three dates with the same woman. Leonard: With Penny and me, it took two years. Now that I think about it 现在想想的话, 现在想起来, that was three dates. Howard: Okay, well, before you and Penny hooked up, did she ask for any kind of commitment 承诺? Leonard: No, she was pretty clear about wanting to keep her options open. Sheldon (arriving): I have something to announce, but out of respect for convention, I will wait for you to finish your current conversation. What are you talking about? Leonard: The cultural paradigm 惯例 ( [ˈperəˌdaɪm] I. formal a set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something, especially in a particular subject. a cultural/scientific paradigm. II. formal a typical example or model of something. paradigm of: The West used to be the paradigm of economic success. III. linguistics the complete set of the different forms of a word, for example student, student's, students, and students. paradigm shift a basic change in ideas or methods. ) in which people have sex after three dates. Sheldon: Thank you, Kripke, for depriving me of the opportunity to share my news with my friends. Kripke: My pleasure. Sheldon: My thank you was not sincere. Kripke: But my pleasure is. Let me ask you a question, at what point did National Public Radio have to start scraping the bottom of the barrel for its guests? Eh, don't answer, it's rhetorical. Sheldon: Why are you such a stupid head? That is also rhetorical. I'm sorry you had to hear that. Leonard: Are you really going to be on NPR? Sheldon: Yes, they're interviewing me by phone from my office, regarding the recent so-called discovery of magnetic monopoles in spin-ices. It's pledge week( A pledge drive is an extended period of fundraising activities, generally used by public broadcasting stations to increase contributions. The term "pledge" originates from the promise that a contributor makes to send in funding at regular intervals for a certain amount of time. During a pledge drive, regular and special programming is followed by on-air appeals for pledges by station employees, who ask the audience to make their contributions, usually by phone or the Internet, during this break. Pledge drives are typically held two to four times annually, at calendar periods that vary (though, they are usually scheduled during the spring, summer and/or fall months) depending on the scheduling designated by the local public broadcasting station. Fraternities and sororities, or Greek letter organizations (GLOs) (collectively referred to as "Greek life") are social organizations at colleges and universities. A form of the social fraternity, they are prominent in the United States, with small numbers of mostly non-residential fraternities existing in France, Canada, and the Philippines. Similar organizations exist in other countries as well, including the Studentenverbindungen of German-speaking countries. Most Greek letter organizations select potential members through a two-part process 两步筛选过程 of vetting and probation, called rushing and pledging, respectively, though the terms recruitment and new member period are preferred today. During rush (recruitment), students attend designated social events, and sometimes formal interviews, hosted by the chapters of fraternities and sororities in which they have particular interest. Usually, after a potential new member has attended several such events, officers or current members meet privately to vote on whether or not to extend 发出邀请 an invitation (known as a "bid") to the prospective applicant. Those applicants who receive a bid, and choose to accept it, are considered to have "pledged" the fraternity or sorority, thus beginning the pledge period (new member period). Students participating in rush are known as "rushees" (Potential New Members "PNMs") while students who have accepted a bid to a specific fraternity or sorority are known as "new members" or in some cases "pledges." Fraternities, and to a much lesser extent sororities, have been criticized for hazing sometimes committed by active undergraduate members against their chapter's pledges. Hazing during the pledge period can sometimes culminate in an event commonly known as "Hell Week" in which a week-long series of physical and mental torments are inflicted on pledges. Common hazing practices include sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, paddling and other types of spanking, use of stress positions, forced runs, busy work, forced drinking, and mind games. Rarer incidents involving branding, enemas, urination on pledges, and the forced consumption of spoiled food have been reported. Hazing in many cases has been reported and has led to the permanent disposal of particular chapters of fraternities and sororities across the country. Supporters of fraternities note that hazing is almost universally prohibited by national fraternity organizations, and the occurrence of hazing in undergraduate fraternity chapters goes against official policy. Supporters of fraternities also note that hazing is not unique to Greek-letter organizations and is often reported in other student organizations, such as athletic teams. In 2007, an anti-hazing hotline was set up to report incidents of hazing on college campuses. Currently, 46 national fraternity and sorority organizations support the toll-free number, which generates automatic email messages regarding hazing and sends them to the national headquarters directly from the National Anti-Hazing Hotline.[60] Every year during the last week of September is considered to be National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW). From hazingprevention.org, "NHPW is an opportunity for campuses, schools, communities, organizations and individuals to raise awareness about the problem of hazing, educating others about hazing, and promoting the prevention of hazing. HazingPrevention.Org™ is the organizer of National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW).") and they're trying to goose ( to touch or squeeze someone's bottom. to prod 戳一下 (a person) playfully in the behind. ) the ratings with a little controversy. Sheldon: All right. These are the talking points for my NPR interview tomorrow. I need to make sure that they're simple enough for the less educated in the audience to understand. Howard, look this over and tell me what's unclear to you 有什么不清楚的(be unclear about/as to something to not understand or not be certain about something. be unclear about/as to something about: Ben seems unclear about what's expected of him. be unclear about/as to something as to: I'm still a little unclear as to why they are opposing this plan.). Howard: Excuse me, I have a master's degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It required the completion of 144 units of grad work and an original thesis [ˈθisɪs] 毕业论文(I. a long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree. thesis on: He wrote a doctoral thesis on the works of Carlo Crivelli. II. formal an idea, opinion, or theory that is used to explain something. I don't agree with the central thesis of the article. someone's thesis (is) that: Research confirms her thesis that not all women enjoy shopping.). Sheldon: Yes. Look this over and tell me what's unclear to you. Howard: Look, Bernadette is really nice. I just always thought when I finally settle down into a relationship, it would be with someone, you know, different. Penny: Different how? Howard: Well, you know, more like Megan Fox from Transformers, or Katee Sackhoff from Battlestar Galactica. Penny: Are you high 嗑药? Leonard: You'd have a better shot with the three-breasted Martian hooker from Total Recall. Howard: Okay, now you're just being unrealistic. Anyway, that movie was like 20 years ago, imagine how saggy 软布袋, 软哒哒的 those things would be. Penny: Howard, you're going to throw away a great girl like Bernadette because you're holding out for some ridiculous fantasy? Penny: Hey, I did not settle for Leonard. I mean, obviously, he isn't the kind of guy I usually go out with, you know, physically. Leonard: Again, I'm right here. Penny: My point is, I do not judge a book by its cover. I am interested in the person underneath.
