the holy grail = the Holy Grail 圣杯
I. a cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the meal before
his death. II. something that is extremely difficult to find or get: Sustained nuclear fusion is the holy grail of the power industry. Australian researchers make Alzheimer's breakthrough - 'We would have a holy grail in our hands'.
1. What are you doing? Pigeon check for Sheldon. North side's all clear! Great. Let's look at some planets! Hey, why'd you lug 拖着, 扛着 ( If you lug a heavy or awkward object somewhere, you carry it there with difficulty. to carry or move something with difficulty because it is very heavy [informal] She lugged his bag out into the hall. Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes. [VERB noun with adverb] I hastily packed the hamper and lugged it to the car. ) your telescope all the way over here? Leonard has one in our apartment. Yeah, I'm gonna use Leonard's. Might as well hold my hand up like this and squint 眯着眼看 (I. If you squint at something, you look at it with your eyes partly closed. to close your eyes slightly and try to see something, either because of a bright light or because your eyes do not work very well. She was squinting because of the glare. squint at: He squinted at her in the sun. The girl squinted at the photograph. The man squinted up at him. The bright sunlight made me squint. [VERB] He squinted his eyes and looked at the floor. II. If someone has a squint 斜视, their eyes look in different directions from each other.). I don't know. It seemed pretty good. You know, once when the cable went out, I watched an entire episode of The Bachelor on a TV across the street. This one's more of a professional model. So was the girl he picked! This baby's got a ten-inch diameter with f/10 ACF optics. And tonight Mercury is at its highest elongation. It makes far-away things seem close, and Mercury is a planet. I know Mercury is a planet. But the-the other thing was helpful. Oh. Look at that. Neil Gaiman tweeted about my store! - What did he say? Uh, "Next time you're in Pasadena, "check out The Comic Center. "Great vibe, old school, the owner really knows his stuff. " Isn't that amazing? Well, uh, it's no Sandman(The Sandman is a mythical character in Western and Northern European folklore who puts people to sleep and brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of people while they sleep at night, i.e. rheum.), but I guess we can't expect everything he writes to be a masterpiece. When was he in your store? I have no idea. I think I would remember that. Obviously, vibranium is the most powerful metal in comics. What, more powerful than adamantium? He's right. Wolverine's claws, Ultron's outer shell. Need I go on? You don't need to, but you probably will. What about Wonder Woman's bracelets? Good point. Strong as a metal and fierce as a fashion choice. GAIMAN: You know, Thor's hammer's pretty powerful, and in the comics, it's made out of enchanted ([ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd] 加持过的. 开过光的. affected by special magic powers. enchant I. to interest and attract someone very strongly. We were all enchanted by the island. II. to use magic on someone or something. enchant I. If you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight or pleasure. Dena was enchanted by the house. [be VERB-ed] She enchanted you as she has so many others. [VERB noun] enchanted Don't expect young children to be as enchanted with the scenery as you are. II. 使魔法. In fairy stories and legends, to enchant someone or something means to put a magic spell on them. King Arthur hid his treasures here and Merlin enchanted the cave so that nobody should ever find them. [VERB noun] ...Celtic stories of cauldrons and enchanted vessels. ) uru. Uh, yeah, I think it's the enchantment that's powerful, not the uru, but, uh, thanks for playing. Oh, man, I can't believe Neil Gaiman came in, and we weren't even there. 2. Can you see Mercury? Can you see it? One second. You know, the Greek version of Mercury, Hermes, was worshipped in Athens by the carving of giant wooden phalluses. Please, Amy, get your mind out of the ancient Athenian gutter (gutter I. the edge of the road, where water flows away. II. 疏通管道. 市政管道. 下水道. an open piece of pipe that is attached to the edge of a roof to carry rain water away. III. the gutter the lowest level of moral standards. He was accused of dragging politics into the gutter. II. the bad social conditions of the poorest people in society. have [got] one's mind in the gutter 思想不单纯 Fig. tending to think of or say things that are obscene. Tiffany has her mind in the gutter. That's why she laughs at all that dirty stuff. Why do you tell so many dirty jokes? Do you always have your mind in the gutter. in the gutter: Appropriate to or from a squalid, degraded condition. The language in that book belongs in the gutter. An antonym, out of the gutter: away from vulgarity or sordidness. That joke was quite innocent; get your mind out of the gutter. This idiom uses gutter in the sense of "a conduit for filthy waste." ). Got another follower. I'm blowing up 火到要爆炸. Great. How many does that make? High double digits. The nineties. Mid double digits. Hey, uh, Penny, do you want to check this out? Yeah, sure. All right, just, uh, look through here, and if you want to take a picture, just push that button. Okay. Oh, what is that? (gasps) Is it Mercury? I'm really jonesing for ( jones [dʒəʊnz] to have a very strong feeling of wanting something. any strong or compulsive craving. jones for: By 1 pm I was starving and seriously jonesing for noodles. be jonesing to do something: I had just had my first child and I was jonesing to work. a jones for 热盼, 热烈期待 AMERICAN INFORMAL a very strong desire for or addiction to. If you have a jones for the sweet and frozen, sorbet is the better choice.) Mercury. I think it's a little early for Mercury to be visible yet. Playing hard to get. I like that in a planet. No, there's something fuzzy 模模糊糊的 ( I. Fuzzy hair sticks up in a soft, curly mass. He had fuzzy black hair and bright black eyes. II. If something is fuzzy, it has a covering that feels soft and like fur. ...fuzzy material. III. A fuzzy picture, image, or sound is unclear and hard to see or hear. A couple of fuzzy pictures have been published. ...fuzzy bass lines. IV. If you or your thoughts are fuzzy, you are confused and cannot think clearly. He had little patience for fuzzy ideas. V. You describe something as fuzzy when it is vague and not clearly defined. The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy. VI. Fuzzy logic is a type of computer logic that is supposed to imitate the way that humans think, for example by adapting to changing circumstances rather than always following the same procedure. ...appliances that use fuzzy logic to mimic the way a person would do the job manually. ...research on fuzzy systems.). Is it your teen years? No. Yes. Shut up. Look. Look at that. I think I see something. It could just be your eyelash. It's not an eyelash! Okay, well, uh, take a picture. Let's see. Okay. Here. Hmm. I do see something. (gasps) Told you. What is it? I don't know. Maybe it's a comet. That would be so cool. STUART: You guys want to see a real star, look over here. What? I just got retweeted by Patton Oswalt's brother. (crowd chatter) So, this is really where Neil Gaiman shops? Neil Gaiman, Nicolas Cage, Natalie Portman. The list goes on. They all come here? Unless I'm lying. 3. Who are all these people? What? Is this a flash mob 快闪? Are they dancing? I don't know what today's dancing looks like. Hey, guys. That tweet actually got people to come in. Isn't that great? No. I liked the way the store was before. You mean empty and sad? Yes, it was perfect. Like a funeral home that sells Pokemon cards. What am I supposed to do now if I want to hang out and read a comic book? Go sit on the couch. Next to a stranger? If I'm going to sit, read, and ignore a woman, it's going to be my fiance. Why are you being such a baby about the crowds? You go to Comic-Con. You-- I'm sorry. You're comparing this place to Comic-Con? Well, can I go to the bathroom here next to a Wookiee who got his zipper stuck in his fur? Wow. We go to Comic-Con for different reasons. You know what? Just give me a copy of Action Comics 1000, and I'll be on my way 我就走. Sorry. All out. Now you just let people come in and buy them? I didn't realize your soul was also for sale. STUART: Well, it wasn't, but, uh, make me an offer 出个价吧, 报个价吧, 给个价吧. (phone chimes) Who is that? Sheldon. Who is he mad at? Neil Gaiman. Who's that? Not us. Great. (knocking) Guys. Hi. Hey. So, guess what. That indeed was a comet last night, and it turns out, no one's seen it before. (laughing): Wow. Really? Look at that! I discovered a comet! Oh! What do you mean you discovered it? Well, I'm the one who saw it. In my telescope that I positioned. All you did was look into it. Well, you both discovered it. You can put both your names on the registration form. Actually, we can't. Why not? Because when I filled it out, it asked for name of discoverer, and I put "Rajesh Koothrappali" because because that's who I am, and that's what I did. Are you kidding me? Well, he is the one who knew it was a comet. No, he didn't. He thought it was an eyelash! And you thought it was a fuzzy streak. I mean, do you even know what a comet is? Yeah, the thing I saw first. I honestly don't think that that qualifies as a discovery. But I took the picture. Because I told you to! Like, if a monkey took the picture, did it discover the comet? Excuse me?! (stammering): Uh, he didn't mean monkey. Get the hell out of my apartment! And she didn't mean that. Actually, I think she did. You should go. You look great. Oh, thanks. Would you believe this is actually a dress from before I was pregnant? Well, it's not a competition, but I wore this suit to my Bar Mitzvah. Where's Stuart? I told him we had a 6:30 reservation. Well, I'll call him. (ringtone plays) Comic Center, where the real superhero is you. Stuart, you're supposed to be babysitting. Oh! Shoot. That was tonight. I forgot. The store's been really busy. Well, when can you get here? Um, I don't think I can. Listen to this. I was ringing up a customer, and I heard someone say, "Hey, there's a line," and I looked, and there was. Come on. You can't do this to us. I am really sorry. I will make it up to you. But it won't be with a Val Kilmer Batman figurine (laughing): because some sucker's buying that right now (laughs) Not you. This is great. He says he has to work. Oh, it's okay. We can have date night another night. But you got all dressed up. We were supposed to have dinner and romance. We were supposed to have dinner and romance. We'll just have to divide and conquer.
I'll go to dinner, and you can stay home with the Internet and have
romance. Okay, look, I Googled it. I took the picture, so it's my
discovery. (scoffs) He stole my comet. I know, but on the other hand, do
you really care? Yes, I care. This happens to me all the time. People take one look at me and assume I don't know what I'm talking about.
Oh, I'm sure that's not true. I'm sorry. Are you saying I don't know
what I'm talking about? No, I'm not saying anything ever again. Look,
I'm serious. The other day at work, I had this great idea, but no one
was listening to me. And then five minutes later, Paul said the same
thing, and they practically carried him around the room.
Oh, well, what was it? Well, CPK for lunch, but that's just one
example. It also happens with all the doctors I have to deal with. You
know, they're so condescending. I'm so sick of letting this stuff slide 不去计较.
I found that comet. Why should I let Raj say he found it? I know you're
right, but he is our friend, and this could be good for his career.
Okay, so you agree with me, but he still gets his way? Ah, there you go. Everybody wins. My God, you're such a people-pleaser(A
People Pleaser is one of the nicest and most helpful people you know.
They never say "no." You can always count on them for a favor. In fact,
they spend a great deal of time doing things for other people. crowd pleaser someone or something that large numbers of people, especially audiences, always like or enjoy.). You can't stand making anyone angry. Why would I want to make anyone angry? 'Cause it would mean you were on my side. Oh, I am on your side. 3. Hey, hey. Let's not forget who you're really mad at here-- Raj. Oh, and Paul. Paul sucks, right? But don't tell him I said that. Hey, Howard, did you see that? (shrieks) I'm over here, Sheldon. That was a close one 差点认错人. I almost went home with that guy. You doing okay? Do we need to go? No, I'm fine. I admit all these people did take me by surprise at first, but I've learned that I can accept change. Since when? I managed it when Amy switched her shampoo from Prell to Prell for oily hair. Hmm? Although I do miss the way her head used to slide off the pillow. May I help you Who are you? Oh, I'm Denise, the new assistant manager. Nope. Can you believe it? In the past decade, I have spent thousands of dollars in that store, and this is the thanks I get. You're right. I mean, he could at least get you a mug. He gave me a mug. What do you think I'm drinking out of? Do you even pay attention? Honestly, less and less. Amy, the comic book store is like my version of the country in Black Panther. Okay, I'm afraid this is gonna get really offensive to certain groups. The nation of Wakanda was a hidden gem, and they wanted to keep it that way, because they knew if they opened it up to the world, everything that was special about it would get ruined. Are you done? Yes. (relieved sigh): Oh, okay. That both made sense and wasn't offensive. And to make things worse,
Stuart hired some woman. There we go. No I'm not annoyed that she's a
woman. I'm annoyed, and she's a woman. No, I get that. I'm annoyed and
I'm a woman. It's just, Stuart knows my likes and dislikes. And I can count on his discretion 心细, 细心 if I pick up the occasional back issue 过期的杂志 of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. Which I don't. Well, don't think of her as a stranger. Just think of her as a a friend you haven't berated, lectured or condescended to yet.
I hadn't thought of it that way. Thank you. You're welcome. You're wise, and you smell like books. You really are the whole package. Raj, just help me out. Penny's pretty mad about this comet thing. Well, I'm sorry she's upset. But she didn't discover it. Oh, come on, you know she was a part of it. Just add her name to the registration. But I already told everyone at work that I did it. My boss was so excited, he started calling me Captain Comet. Which is better than his last nickname for me: Dr. Doughnuts. Because one time I had two doughnuts. And two times I had three doughnuts. I guess you're just gonna have to swallow your pride 忍气吞声. I can't do that. Sure you can-- just pretend it's two or three doughnuts. You don't understand. Leonard, I need this. My last big discovery was: if you press your upper lip hard enough, you can block a sneeze. I told you that. (groans) This is all my fault. I brought this upon myself. (smacks lips) I'm a bad scientist. I'm a selfish person. No, no, don't get upset. You're not a bad person. Just let me talk to Penny. I'm sure I can make her understand. Thank you. You're a good friend, Leonard. I'm glad you think so, 'cause I may be living here soon. Just look at her over there. She just started, and she gets to put up "Staff Picks." I've been coming here for ten years-- I still can't put up "Sheldon Dislikes. " I talked to her yesterday. She really seems to know her stuff. Challenge accepted. That is not what that was. Excuse me. I was wondering if you could recommend something. Oh, sure. You want to tell me what you like? I would not. All right, well, you're wearing a Green Lantern shirt, so I'm guessing you're a DC fan. Although that's from the Alan Scott era, so you're probably not super into the current run. How would you feel about an alternate history where World War I was fought with dragons and magic? That's what I wanted the theme of my tenth birthday party to be! Here. Check this out. It's by Kurt Busiek. You know, if you're interested in alternate histories, Neil Gaiman wrote one called 1602. I'm sorry, we're in the middle of something here. It is pretty good, actually. He takes the Marvel superheroes and he puts them into Elizabethan England. Let me guess-- everyone thinks the X-Men are witches. Yeah. Why don't you take this home, and if you don't like it, return it and I'll give you your money back. Just don't tell Stuart. Stuart who? Hey. Where have you been? I went to yell at Raj. And? Is he gonna give me back my comet? Interesting thing. Did you cave? Maybe I did, or maybe I did. But I did realize something. I don't need to fight your battles. You you are a strong and independent woman. You have your own voice. And, to quote another strong woman, Katy Perry, it's time to hear you roar. Did you just think of that on your way home? What do you want from me? The song was on in the car. But it doesn't mean that it's not true. Well, you make a good point. I'm gonna go talk to Raj myself. I know I don't say it enough, but you go, girl. That was enough. What's all this? Well, we missed our date night, and Stuart's working again, so I thought we could have a date night here at home. (clicks tongue) Aw, that's so sweet. Oh. So is that really what you're wearing to our date night Well, Stuart's not here and the kids are sleeping. I could wear nothing. You might want to ( Use "You might want to..." to suggest that someone do something. For example, if a teacher think that her student should study more, she can say: You might want to spend more time studying and less time playing video games. trim (someone's hair) 修剪一下 "Trimming" something means cutting it just a little to make it look nice. When you "trim" someone's hair, you just cut it a little bit. You can talk about what part of a person's hair is being cut: She trimmed the bottom. Can you trim the sides and leave it long in the back? Aside from hair, you can also "trim": a beard or mustache. a hedge (a wall of bushes) fat from a piece of meat. ) hold off on that 等等再说-( hold off I. [INTRANSITIVE] to deliberately delay doing something. If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray. [VERB PARTICLE verb-ing] They have threatened military action but held off until now. He may decide to hold off for a few days. hold off on: How much longer can they hold off on political reform? hold off doing something: She held off calling him until the last possible moment. II. [TRANSITIVE] to stop someone who is trying to attack you from coming close. If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. He cut through the middle, held off a challenge and scored. I held them off with bricks and stones. III. [TRANSITIVE] MAINLY JOURNALISM to stop an opponent from starting to win or lead. They held off a furious late challenge 击退. 打退. by Fiji to win 37–25. IV. [TRANSITIVE] to stop something from happening. They can hold off the vote until the election. V. [INTRANSITIVE] if rain or snow holds off, it does not fall, although you expected it to.)-- we're starting with soup. (laughs) Hey! Wha? I thought you were working late again. I was, but Denise has got it covered. Oh. Oh the funniest thing happened today. You know the, uh, receipt tape in the cash register? It ran out. (chuckles) I didn't even know it could do that. You know, we were just sitting down to dinner. Oh. Perfect timing 来的正好. I'll go wash up 我去洗一下. There goes date night. Are you kidding? Stuart's here! Get your purse. We're going out. What about the dinner you made? Right. Hey, Stuart! That can of soup sitting by the stove, that's for you! You made canned soup for date night? And you wore sweatpants. Let's go. Oh, and it turns out Denise is also really excited for Dan Slott's run on Iron Man, because he was her favorite Spider-Man writer, too. How about that? Oh! And guess who goes to art school right here in Pasadena. Hmm. I don't know. Denise? You're a good guesser, Amy. Not as good as Denise, though. She thought I would like this comic, Arrowsmith, and she was right. Well, was the store crowded? I bet it was. I know you hate that. It was. But if it weren't for the crowds, Stuart never would have hired Denise, and she's the best. You must be Denise. Oh, yeah. How can I help you? I'm Amy, Sheldon's fiance. Oh. I got to be honest, I wasn't a hundred percent sure you were real. Oh, I am. And I heard you and Sheldon had a great time today talking about comic books. We did. Great. Here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna teach me how to do that. Do
what? Pretend to like comic books. Oh, no, I actually like comic books.
All right, let's not get hung up on 拘泥于, 斤斤计较于, 痴迷于, 太在乎 ( be hung up on sth
to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and
spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it: Don't get hung up on the details. Just try to do your best. People get so hung up on brands and labels. Why are you so hung up on getting everything right? ) semantics ( [səˈmæntɪks] I. the study of words and their meanings. II. the meaning of words and phrases. 抠字眼. But we don't need to quibble over terminology. ). It's late, we got a lot of work to do. (loud footsteps approaching) (knocking) I'm sorry. I haven't even said anything yet. I know, but I heard your footsteps coming up the stairs, and they sounded angry. They are angry. I'm mad at you. And you have every right to be, okay? I was being I was being a jerk. We did this together, and I hogged all of the credit 抢了所有的名誉. And after you've been such a good friend to me over the years. Like, I wouldn't even be able to talk to women if it wasn't for you, so so I'm I'm gonna make sure that your name is on the comet. Thank you. Even if it's professionally embarrassing. You know, or maybe put me on thin ice at work( If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice 如履薄冰, you mean that they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences. I had skated on thin ice and, so far, got away with it.). I may lose my funding. I still, uh still want to make this right. Good. Bye. That worked way better with Leonard. (door opens) Why are you reading a comic book? Denise recommended it to me. It's the Rebirth Omnibus. She thought it would be a good entry point 入门,起点, 切入点 for me into the DC Universe-- and I have to say, - I really do like - You know, Amy, Amy, I've talked a lot about comic books lately, can we talk about something else?
