Big Bang Theory s11e17 The Athenaeum Allocation

1. Oh, my God, I can't believe how big Halley's getting. Yeah-- where's Howard? He's changing Michael 给换衣服. All done. You know, fun fact, did you know baby boys can pee straight up? Grown-up boys, too. Why would we high-five that? So how are you guys? BERNADETTE: Really good. Except for when we went grocery shopping, and the checkout lady asked when I was due. But you handled it well. (mouthing) Well, if you guys need help, I'd be happy to come over. Oh, thanks, but we're really trying to enjoy this family time before we both go back to work. Okay, well, we all miss you. You guys, too. Bye. (Skype call ends) Ah. Boy, seeing them all together like that has got my biological clock ticking like crazy. Yeah, I don't think men have I do. (mouths) Hi. SHELDON: Hello. Hey, guys. Hey. Good news, we have save the date cards. Oh. Huh, didn't go with my calligrapher. Interesting. What is this picture? Oh, it's an MRI of our brains photoshopped to look like they're kissing. Is it too sexy? It's too something. Guys, May 12, that's exciting. I know. Do you guys have a location yet? 'Cause you don't have a lot of time. Hey, it took us nine months to pick a date, and a week to decide if brains can have lips on them, so get in the boat and row ( get in the boat and row = get in the boat and start rowing (idiomatic) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; to perform one's share of work; to show initiative. ). 2. Michael's out. So is Halley. Oh, my God, he's so cute. So is she. Switch? Yeah. Oh, my God, he's so cute. So is she. I just love them so much. Me, too. My heart feels like it's gonna explode. Of course, it's full of brisket ( Brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal. The beef brisket is one of the nine beef primal cuts, though the precise definition of the cut differs internationally. The brisket muscles include the superficial and deep pectorals.), so it probably will. Oh, I didn't even know I was capable of loving someone so much. More than me? Wha-- oh, uh I'm just messing with you. I totally love them more than you. I get that. I would take a bullet for them. But I would get seriously mutilated ( If you describe something as mutilated 伤残的, it has been disfigured or maimed. After a disaster, it can sometimes be hard to identify the mutilated bodies. The adjective mutilated is a gory word that's good for describing maimed or injured bodies.) for you. That's sweet. But you should know, if you got seriously mutilated, I might dump you. You'd be crazy not to. Even unmutilated, I'm no prize. You know, I'm really happy with our wedding date. The month squared equals the square of the sum of the members of the set of prime factors of the day. Isn't that romantic? Yes, it's like that Shakespeare sonnet, "Shall I compare thee to a day that's also a really weird math problem."€ It's a shame you're joking. That'd be a lovely reading at our ceremony. Well, we only have two months to find a venue, and I had a thought. What about the Athenaeum club at Caltech? (gasps) Albert Einstein was a member there. It's beautiful. Yeah, and Albert Einstein was a member there. It's close. Now you sound like a woman who wants to get married. So you're interested? Oh, of course. Yeah, but that club is extremely exclusive. You know, Leonard's been trying to get us in there for years, but no luck. Well, that's odd. When I called, they said they'd be excited to give us a tour. Well, I suppose we can give it a look, and if it doesn't work out, I hear that there is a nearby Chinese restaurant that Einstein used to frequent. Or, we pick a place we like, and don't worry about Einstein. Boy, reality TV is right; brides are crazy. So, how has it been, being home with two kids? Oh, tiring, but super rewarding 非常有意义的, 非常有收获的, 富有收获的. Oh, like Pilates, yeah, got it. Honestly, it's gonna be hard when we both go back to work. I've been thinking maybe it would be better if one of us decided to stay home. I don't know, I was raised by servants, and look at me. I literally can't tell if you think that's good or bad. Well, on one hand, they filled my tub with scented oils and brought me honeyed sweets; on the other hand, I spent my twenties incapable of talking to women. So you know, pros and cons 有好处有坏处. Here's my dilemma: I (sighs) kind of want to stay home. But Bernadette is a way better parent than I am. Wait, does Bernadette want to stay home? I don't know. She's really invested in her career, and she's doing great. I think it should be me. Wow, I admire you, Howard. It would be hard for me to buck traditional gender roles 打破传统, 打破角色分工(buck the trend 不跟随趋势 to be obviously different from the way that a situation is developing generally, especially in connection with financial matters: This company is the only one to have bucked the trend of a declining industry. Being and appearing different.) like that. Didn't you see Taylor Swift twice this month? Yeah, because she's hot, not because she sings my truth. Did Albert Einstein ever sit in any of these chairs? I think these are fairly new. But Stephen Hawking's eaten here a lot. Yeah, but he brings his own chair, you know? Well, it seems kind of perfect, and it's close enough to your office, so you can use the bathroom you like. Mm. I put a sticker over the auto-flush, so it doesn't startle me. Here's my card. Why don't you two talk it over, and I will check to see if our soup spoons are "€œdeeper than they are wider€" What? Too deep is a ladle, not a spoon. I really like it. Mm. Oh, I must admit, I do, as well. look at how somber ( I. If someone is somber, they are serious or sad. Spencer cried as she described the somber mood of her co-workers. II. Somber colors and places are dark and dull. His room is somber and dark.  sober [ˈsəʊbə] I. When you are sober, you are not drunk. When Dad was sober he was a good father. II. A sober person is serious and thoughtful. We are now far more sober and realistic. It was a room filled with sad, sober faces. The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation. III. Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. He dresses in sober grey suits. ...sober-suited middle-aged men. stone-cold sober If someone is stone-cold sober, they are not drunk at all. sobering [soʊbərɪŋ] 让人头脑清醒的 You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful. Statistics paint a sobering picture–unemployment, tight credit, lower home values. The events of October 1987 had a sobering effect on managers of large funds.) all the men in these portraits are. I feel like that sets a good tone for our wedding. Is that Leonard? Oh, no, no, these are all dead, accomplished scientists. Leonard will only ever be one of those things. I mean, Leonard and Penny are right there. But he told me he checked on our membership just last week, and we were still 400th in line. I'm sure there's an innocent explanation that won't ruin my day at all. Leonard. Oh, hey. Hey. How did you get in here? What do you mean? Leonard's a member. You told me it was incredibly exclusive. Yeah, look, about that, I lied. Hey, wait, you told me it was exclusive, too. Mm-hmm. I avoided him and impressed you, all with the same lie. Damn, Hofstadter, didn't think 我竟然以为, 我竟然还觉得 you had it in you 你不是那样的人, 你没那个本事, 你不会干出这样的事来("To have it in you" is a common phrase meaning having the ability/desire/motivation to do something. Have you ever heard of the term "the right stuff", often applied to military pilots? It's used to express some sort of determination and/or resilience within a person's character that allows that person to succeed where others might not. One might also talk of an indefinable "it"; a certain je ne sais quoi (hopefully allowable on this forum as an accepted idiom in English) which makes someone more impressive than otherwise. Douglas - You're not really dressed for it. Jen - Thought I'd wear normal clothes and work up a real sweat. Douglas - Hardcore. There's me thinking you didn't have it in you. "There's me xxxing" introduces something that the speaker is amazed they were doing (because the basis for it is now known to be false). So I could say "there's me thinking you're a vegetarian and here you are eating a huge steak!" or "there's me spending hours preparing the document for you and you've already done it yourself!" "To have it in you" is "to have the necessary wherewithal". The negative form "I didn't think you had it in you" is a common way of saying "you've (pleasantly) surprised me with your actions because I didn't think you were capable of that". So combining the first meaning with the second you have "how wrong I was to think you didn't have the wherewithal to work up a real sweat". ). Well, I'm not sure I know how I feel about this place now. Then don't turn around. Cooper! Oh, good, you're here. There's (clears throat) something I want to talk to you about. We're not putting a TV in the bathroom. That's how you get hemorrhoids. No, this is important. Uh, I was thinking maybe one of us should stay home full-time, with the kids. Oh great, so I have to give up my job and everything I've worked for? Actually, I was thinking I should stay home. Oh, so I have to abandon my children and go back to work, while you get to stay home and bond with them? You just said you didn't want to. No, I don't want to have to, but if I want to, I should get to. Do you want to? Maybe I do. What if I also want to? Well, I don't know, we can't both stay home. Don't you think you should go back to work, because you make more money? Don't you think you should make more money? I think it's pretty sexist of you to say a dad can't stay home with his children. You know what else is sexist, the phrase "suck it,"€ yet, here we are. I can't believe Leonard lied to me. (stammers) What are we gonna find out next, that he's not really lactose intolerant, hmm? He's just friends with an invisible trumpet player? I know you're upset, but if we want to book the Athenaeum, we really should do it now, and then, I promise, we'll have our whole lives to complain about Leonard. Aw, somebody got a head start on her vows. So do we agree? Do we want to get married there? I don't know. I mean, Einstein was a member. I like that. You know? But Leonard's a member, and that really steams my clams(Anytime someone says: "That really verbs my nouns", it generally means, "that really gets at my nerves" or "that really makes me angry". I wrote it with "verb" and "noun" since there are so many possibilities that I could not possibly list them. There is one that comes to mind: That really grinds my gears. As I said, there are many. In fact, a lot of times, you could make one up and people would most likely understand you. Your example could have been made up simply to fit the situation (maybe they were at a seafood restaurant...? Steamed clams is a seafood dish consisting of various types and preparations of clam which are cooked by steaming according to local custom in various countries. In the United States the dish is commonly prepared with a kind of shellfish called steamers, a somewhat generic name that usually refers to a small soft-shell clam harvested and served along the East Coast and in New England. Steamers are so named because of the way are most often prepared. ). Here is one I've just made up: Ah! This whole ordeal really squeezes my lemons.). Oh, I love it when you're folksy ( I. 民间的. 乡间的. If you describe something as folksy, you mean that it is simple and has a style characteristic of folk craft and tradition. You sometimes use folksy to show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated. ...folksy country furniture. made or done in a way that is intended to remind you of traditional art, customs, or stories. a folksy piece of music. II. [US, approval] 和善可亲的. If you describe someone as folksy, you mean that they are friendly and informal in their behaviour. informal in a friendly way that makes you feel relaxed. the president's folksy speeches. ...an elderly, folksy postman.). I'm just gonna call 我决定了. On the other hand, shaming Leonard during our wedding at the very place he betrayed me does have a beautiful symmetry to it(I. 对称. Something that has symmetry is symmetrical in shape, design, or structure. similarity, correspondence, or balance among systems or parts of a system. the fact that something has two halves that are exactly the same. the perfect symmetry of the designs. ...the incredible beauty and symmetry of a snowflake. I loved the house because it had perfect symmetry. Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art. II. Symmetry in a relationship or agreement is the fact of both sides giving and receiving an equal amount. The superpowers pledged to maintain symmetry 均衡, 平衡 in their arms shipments. III. You can refer to symmetry between countries, institutions, or situations if you think that there is a close similarity between them. the quality of being similar or of balancing each other. There's a certain symmetry in the careers of the two brothers.). That's nice, it'll be your first petty act as a married man. Uh-- oh, hi, Kathleen? Yeah, this is Amy from earlier. I'd like to go ahead and reserve May 12. Although, it is our wedding. I-- maybe it shouldn't be all about revenge. Oh, I see. Okay, t-thanks. Someone booked our date. Uh What? Who? Well, well, well. This is a pickle. Yes, so, if you will just move your birthday party to a different location, everything will be fine. Ugh, it's tricky. I don't want to move my party, but I also don't want to help you-- oh, wait, I don't have a problem. No. I do. Yeah, you do. Morning. Hey, where you been? Oh, nowhere special. Just the park, the farmer's market, then we hopped on the Gold Line to Chinatown because it's important for the kids to experience other cultures. What have you been doing? It's 8:00 a. m. Sleeping. Oh. So are the kids. I guess they take after you. You're just trying to prove that you'd do a better job than me. You're pretty sharp having just woken up. Howard, we both know you can't keep up this pace( keep pace (with) I. to develop or progress at the same rate as something else. The government is not allowing salaries to keep pace with inflation. II. to move at the same speed as someone or something else. Ron had to run to keep pace with Guido.). By this afternoon you're gonna be passed out on the couch and I'm gonna have three exhausted babies to deal with. Not true. I got this. You know, in fact, why don't you take the day off? Mm, fine. Maybe I'll have lunch with Penny. Take your time. Get a massage. You deserve it after all the sleep you've been getting. Maybe Barry will change his mind. Hmm? Oh, I doubt it. I said some pretty unprofessional things about his work. I may have even used the 'S' word. Subpar? I'm not proud of it, Amy, but I have a temper. Well, I suppose we could pick a different date. Well, it took you nine months to choose that one. I'll pick a different husband first 我重新找个老公还快些. (knocking at door) Hey, I just, I wanted to apologize about the Athenaeum. Why did you lie to me? I don't know. It just seemed funny at first and then the longer it went on, funnier it got. So, yeah, I guess that's why. That's not much of an apology 那算什么道歉. Yeah, because he's not really sorry. Obviously, he wanted a place to go where I wouldn't be and apparently all of outside wasn't enough for him. Come on. I do feel bad. Why? Did your best friend hurt your feelings? Come on-- Sheldon. Look, I only have time to deal with one jerk right now and that's Barry Kripke. What? He has the Athenaeum booked for our wedding date and he won't give it up. Yeah, so if you could just please leave before I get angry and say something I will regret about your face, your height, your personal hygiene or the fact that your science, while serviceable 可用, 够用的, 能用的 ( If you describe something as serviceable, you mean that it is good enough to be used and to perform its function. His Arabic was not as good as his English, but serviceable enough. She took a perfectly serviceable washing machine in for repair, only to be told it needed replacing.), lacks panache ( panache 自信, 优雅 [pəˈnaʃ] If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way. an impressive way of doing something that shows great skill and confidence. The first few songs are played with typical panache. The BBC Symphony Orchestra played with great panache. Her panache at dealing with the world's media is quite astonishing.). That's actually one of the nicest things you've ever said about my work. And now I regret it. Good-bye. Hey. There you are. Yeah, I just wanted to stop in and see my office before we went to lunch. Just a few more weeks, you'll be back full-time, huh? Yeah. Uh-oh. That wasn't a happy yeah. I've just been thinking that maybe I'd rather stay home with the kids and be a mom. Wow. That's big. I know. Dr. Rostenkowski. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were back. Oh, I'm not. I just came to meet Penny for lunch. Is there anything I can get you? Coffee? Water? No, I think we're just gonna Coffee sounds good. Cold brew, almond milk? Perfect. Nothing-nothing for me. (clears throat) It's weird. I've been away so long I don't miss any of this. (intercom buzzes) JESS: Sorry to bother you. Dr. Lee heard you were here and had a quick question. Fine. Put him on. Jerold, what's going on? Hope you're not screwing up my research. You calling from a bike ride? 'Cause you're backpedaling hard. All right, fine. E-mail it over. I'll take a look. (clears throat) Oh, sorry. Where were we? Love your kids. Don't miss your job. Right, right. There's nothing in the world like holding your sleeping baby, knowing you make him feel safe and then-- Oh, good, you got the little cookies I like. I wouldn't mind a cookie. And he's gone. Okay. (knock on door) Hey, Kripke. Hello, Hofstadter. Why are you cleaning that out yourself? Don't you have grad students? Come on, I can't make my grad students do every dirty job or so I've been told in writing by the head of Human Resources. Fair enough. Uh, so, look, I'm here to ask you to give Sheldon and Amy the Athenaeum for their wedding. (laughs) Why would I do that? Because deep down, Barry, you're a really good guy. But am I? Fine. What's it gonna take? Barry, I've come to ask one more Leonard? Why are you doing that? Because deep down Barry is not a good guy. He's making you clean out barrels of irradiated grease? Yeah. I made a deal with him to get you the Athenaeum for your wedding. Why would you do that? (sighs) Because I was a jerk for lying to you before and besides, you're my best friend. I want you to have the wedding of your dreams. On Mars? Okay, I want Amy to have the wedding of her dreams. Well, thank you. But I don't want you to do this. No, it's okay. No, it's not. We're not going to let Barry win. Well, what are we going to do? We have a combined IQ of 360. Perhaps more if that radiation gave you a super brain. You know what? You're right. If we work together we could totally outsmart Barry Kripke. Leonard, my nose itches. What do I do? Oh, boy. I really passed out hard 睡死过去了. Yeah, tell me about it. The kids could've screamed bloody murder and you wouldn't have woken up. Which I know because they did. I'm sorry. Why did I think I could do this on my own? Hey, don't beat yourself up. Parenting is hard. Like, I've seen and smelled things today that I cannot unsee or unsmell. Thanks for covering for me. No, I mean he only drinks milk. Like, where are the colors coming from? What time is it? Uh, it's almost 6:00. Okay. Bernadette's gonna be home soon. We got to divide and conquer 分而治之, 分工合作, 分头行动(divide and rule (or conquer) the policy of maintaining control over one's subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them, thereby preventing them from uniting in opposition. "the politics of divide and rule in society". ). I'll make dinner. You watch the kids. Uh, kids are asleep. Great, then you make dinner. Hey, good news, Amy. We got the Athenaeum. Oh, my gosh. That's amazing. How'd you get Barry to change his mind? Well, I couldn't have done it without Leonard. Boy, you should've seen us in there. We were like Batman and Robin. Why do I have to be Robin? If you have to ask, you're Robin. What happened? Well, we scrubbed out some barrels of irradiated grease, rinsed off in a safety shower and then told Barry Kripke what is what. And he just gave in? Well, we agreed to invite him to the wedding. Okay. No problem. And he gets to bring a date. Yeah. Well, that's reasonable 不算过分. And if she charges by the hour, we have to cover it. What else did you agree to? Well, um, you know how Barry has the voice of an angel? He is not singing at our wedding. (stammers) He only wants to sing "Volare. '€ Oh, €'Volare'"€. That's what he was saying. Boy, I didn't, I did not get that. Guys, I appreciate everything you did, but we can find another location that's just as good. Maybe the Japanese garden or the planetarium. (gasps) The planetarium. I hadn't thought about that. That's even better. LEONARD: Wait, what? I scrubbed sludge for you. (stammers) I may be slightly radioactive. Oh, you're exaggerating. Don't let him touch the silverware. Why is Raj asleep on our couch? Oh. I needed some help so he came by, played with the kids, read them some stories, put them down for their nap and made dinner. What'd you do? Ate dinner. Okay, look, I don't think I'm cut out to 不合适 be a stay-at-home dad. And since you want to, you should stay home. I do definitely want to, but I know how much this means to you and it was just one day. So, don't give up. You don't want to stay home, either. Do you? When I went by the office they gave me coffee and cookies and no one peed on me. I miss that so much. Well, I love the kids, but I also love my job. (laughing): And sleep. I know. I took a two-hour nap on the couch in my office. I took a three-hour nap on the floor in the living room. How do you feel now? Honestly? Still tired. Me, too. I love you. I love you, too. And we'll figure this all out. Yeah. Everyone's asleep. You want to head upstairs and (giggles) you know. Let's just do it right here. Oh, oh, I like the way you think.