用法学习: 1. on thin ice If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, 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. Friends: Cassie needs to stay at your place. Why? Because "Pervie Perverson" here can't stop staring at her. Chandler, she's our cousin! I wasn't staring. I was listening intently ( intent I. 聚精会神的, 目不转睛的, concentrating hard on something. an intent gaze/look 目光如炬的盯着. He gazed intently at his watch. intent on: He was so intent on his bodybuilding magazine, he didn’t notice me come in. II. determined to do something. This expression sometimes means that you do not approve of the thing that someone is determined to do. intent on doing something: She seemed intent on making me miserable.). It's called being a good conversationalist. Watch. Say something. You were staring about eight inches south of there. Fine. She can stay at my place. What does Cassie look like now? Exactly like Aunt Marilyn. This Aunt Marilyn, is she coming to the wedding? Wafer-thin ice. Hey, I'm back. 2. befuddle [bɪˈfʌd(ə)l] 大脑混乱 cause to become unable to think clearly. "even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble". 新闻 飞机着陆事故: The crew attempted to abort the landing and activated the go-around switches, without realising that the aircraft had briefly touched down on the runway – a situation which inhibits 阻止 the go-around switches and requires manual advancement of the thrust levers. Boeing says this logic is designed to prevent pilots from inadvertently activating go-around mode after touchdown, which risks a runway excursion. While both the captain and first officer had attended initial computer-based training for the 777, this did not cover go-around switch inhibiting. Emirates has modified its training since the August 2016 accident, the inquiry points out, to reinforce training for go-around after touchdown and include information relating to the switch-inhibit logic in various training modules. The airline has also been liaising with Boeing to develop "engineered defences" to alert the crew when a go-around switch is pushed during an inhibited phase, it adds. Investigators have recommended that the FAA carries out a safety study, in consultation with Boeing, to enhance the 777's autothrottle system and go-around switch inhibit logic to "aoid pilot errors due to over-reliance on automation". The inquiry also says flight crew manuals should have the significance of the inhibit logic "appropriately" highlighted. 3. intrusive I. interrupting a peaceful situation. intrusive noise/lights/tourists. II. 侵袭性的. becoming involved in something in a way that is not welcome. I found their question quite intrusive. intrusive press photographers. Something that is intrusive disturbs your mood or your life in a way you do not like. The cameras were not an intrusive presence. Staff are courteous but never intrusive.
Big Bang Theory: 1. Well, it's good to know, when I need you guys, I can always count on you to step up and ruin everything. I feel awful. Ah, me, too. To tell you the truth, I thought if anyone was going to screw things up for Howard, it'd be Sheldon. Well, your expectations have been subverted ( subvert [səbˈvɜrt] I. 颠覆. 推翻. to attack or harm a government or established system of law, politics, etc. II. to make someone less loyal or less moral. To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. ...an alleged plot to subvert the state. ...a last attempt to subvert culture from within. ). Aha. 2. The person at fault 导致问题, 犯了错 for you not getting a security clearance is me. You? Yes, but before you get upset, I want you to know I went to the FBI and retracted my statement. And they were okay with that? No. If anything, I made it worse. In any case, I have been riddled with guilt 充满罪恶感, which is causing Gorn-infested REM sleep. So, I'm here now to say I'm sorry. Are you kidding me? You've set my career back at least two years 事业倒退两年, and you think you can make it right with "I'm sorry"? Yes. I followed the social protocol. I attempted to right the wrong, and when I failed to do so, I delivered a heartfelt apology. Now you say, "Apology accepted," and I will offer you a one-time-only high five. Your apology is not accepted. You're tricking me. It really is, isn't it? Leave me alone, Sheldon. 3. I'm quite familiar with Dr. Tyson. He's responsible for the demotion 降级 of Pluto from planetary status. I liked Pluto. Ergo I do not like you. But I actually didn't demote Pluto. That was a vote of the International Astronomical Union. If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas. Think about that, Dr. Tyson. Is that the guy you were telling me about? Oh, yeah. 4. (humming "The Raiders' March") Come on, guys! Hurry up! Hurry up! Let's see you run with a bag of urine strapped 绑在腿上 to your leg. He's got the movie! Get him! (crowd yelling) Why is there never a pontoon plane when you need one? 5. She's been in there a long time. Clearly, losing Truth or Dare upset her. Perhaps we should try to take her mind off it with another popular slumber party activity. Ooh, like what? Well, the Internet suggests that slumber party guests often engage in harmless experimentation with lesbianism. Where exactly on the Internet have you been looking 你看的都是什么网站啊? 6. Oh, how'd it go last night? Oh, you know. Same old, same old. Looked through a telescope, saw some stars. Big whoop. Really? You waited months for time with that telescope. What happened? Why? You writing a book? I'm going to propose a hypothesis. Last night, Raj accidentally made contact with an alien civilization and has been ordered by the United States government to keep it a secret. Nothing happened. Can we please just change the subject? That sounds rehearsed. We are not alone. You get to play with Raj's big telescope last night? Whoa. Where did that come from? He never touched my telescope. Way to go shutting up. I did shut up. 7. You know what I've been doing for the last hour? Mm, dreamily doodling "Mrs. Leonard Hofstadter" in a notebook? Listening to my father go on and on about what a great guy you are. You got to admit, I'm delightful. Why are you making this so difficult? It's not difficult for me. I'm having fun. Leonard. What do you want me to do? You started this. Do you want to go over and tell him we're broken up? No. Well, then, what do you want? I don't know. Don't you think that's something you should have figured out before you stomped over 气势汹汹的过来 here? Maybe. Leonard, Penny, excellent. I'd like to say I'm very happy that you're back together, and if I can figure out a way to do so and sound sincere, I will. In the meantime, I'd like to go over some proposed changes to the roommate agreement specifically to address Penny's annoying personal habits. 8. So girl talk? Um, sure. What do you got in mind? Do you subscribe to 相信, 同意 the Freudian theory of penis envy? Um, I never really thought about it. Why? Sometimes I think it might be nice to have one. Really? Not for sex, for convenience. You can't deny that, by comparison, our internal plumbing 内脏系统 is extremely high maintenance. Again, I've never given it much thought. We have time now. 9. Sheldon Cooper, BS, MS, MA, PhD, and ScD. OMG, right? Perhaps that joke was a little too hippie-dippy for this crowd. All right then, we'll begin with opening remarks 开场白. Miss Rostenkowski, would you like to start us off by discussing your assessment of science's responsibility to society? Sure. I think all branches 所有分支 of science have to move cautiously these days. It's not just giant nuclear weapons that can destroy the world. As a microbiologist, I can tell you even the tiniest organisms can still tear you a new one. Interesting. I think what you might need to know about my colleague is that though she claims her field of interest is tiny organisms, she certainly has spent her fair share of time around what we can assume was pretty massive weaponry. I think Mr. Wolowitz needs to keep in mind that the past is the past. But he should know that I am the kind of girl who could get all the giant missiles she wants. Are we talking about women wanting penises? Because I'd like to weigh in. Dr. Koothrappali, would you care to join the conversation? Certainly. I'd like to raise two points 提出两点. Number one, I think they are talking about penises. And number two, these mimosas are kicking my little brown ass. I'd like to kick your little brown ass. What did I do? Oh, I don't know. Maybe when you walk into a hotel room and you see a guy getting back together with his girlfriend, you should consider doing something other than crawling into the adjoining bed. I did. You said no Bridget Jones. PENNY: We weren't getting back together! It was a one-time thing! Excuse me. We're not taking comments or questions from the audience just yet. Oh, shut up, Sheldon! Hi, bestie. All right, why don't we see if we can bring this back to topic. Let me ask you something, Bernie. 10. Good evening. I'm your guest lecturer, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. I was expecting applause, but I suppose stunned silence 目瞪口呆 is equally appropriate. I agreed to speak to you this evening, because I was told that you're the best and the brightest of this university's doctoral candidates. Hmm. Of course, that's like saying you are the most important electron in a hydrogen atom. 'Cause, you see, there's only one electron in a hydrogen atom. Best and brightest, my sweet patootie. All right, let's begin. Show of hands, who here is familiar with the concept of topological insulators? Don't kid yourselves. 11. All scientists have to fund-raise 筹款, Sheldon. How do you think I paid for my lab? I went to Saudi Arabia and met with a prince who had an interest in neurobiology. Your lab is funded by some Middle-Eastern dilettante ( [ˌdɪləˈtɑnt] someone who is interested in something such as art or music but does not know very much about it. )? Technically, Faisal is my fiance. But I do have a state-of-the-art two-photon microscope and a place to stay in Riyadh for the winter. Well, that explains those puzzling camel race photos on your Facebook page. And consider this: without you to make the case for the physics department, the task will fall to people like Leonard and Rajesh. Are you trying to scare me? 'Cause you're succeeding. Well, then prepare to be terrified. If your friends are unconvincing, this year's donations might go to, say, the geology department. Oh, dear, the dirt people! Or worse-- it could go to the liberal arts. No! Millions of dollars being showered on poets, literary theorists and students of gender studies. 12. On the bright side, I don't think President Siebert will be making us go to any more fund-raisers. It was so much easier at my bar mitzvah. The old people just came up to you, pinched your cheek and handed you a savings bond. Oh, don't be such gloomy Gusses. Look at the size of these shrimp! At what point do we start calling them lobsters? Face it, Raj, we crashed and burned tonight. Oh, you didn't do that badly 你做的没有那么糟糕. 13. Are you telling us that old lady wanted to have sex with you in exchange for giving your department millions of dollars? I think so. You lucky duck. You're really a broken toy, aren't you? I was able to get out of there before anything else happened, but she wants to see me again tomorrow night. Excellent! What are you planning to wear? What? Penny, you're an expert on trading sexual favors for material gain-- walk him through this. Well, no, hold on a second, I'm not going to sleep with her. But we need a cryogenic centrifugal pump. Well, forget it! It's not gonna happen. Well, come now( come, come/come now I. used for telling someone not to be upset or nervous. II. used for telling someone that you do not believe or accept what they are saying. used to tell someone that you do not accept what they are saying or doing. ), Leonard, this may be your only chance to make a real contribution to science! I repeat: Not gonna happen. What was all that about me trading sexual favors for material gain? It was a compliment 那是好话. I believe in giving credit where credit is due 该表扬就表扬((to give) credit where credit's due an expression that means that you should praise someone who deserves it, although you might dislike some things about them: I don't especially like the woman but, credit where credit's due, she's very efficient.). 14. But why-why, exactly? You're a very smart man. How do you think I landed 找到 such a rich husband? I hadn't really given it much thought. Well, think about it. Do you mean? Yep. I'm that good. Oh, what the hell. Good morning, slut. What? Oh, please, I recognize the walk of shame when I see it. All you're missing is a little smeared mascara and a purse with panties wadded up in it. What's going on? Oh, nothing's going on. 15. I came as quickly as I could. Okay. Why? To comfort you, of course. Sheldon told me about Leonard dating Rajesh's sister. So I high-tailed it 火速赶来 over here( hightail it to leave or go somewhere in a great hurry: As soon as I heard he was coming I hightailed it out of there.) to pick up the pieces of your broken heart. Amy, I'm fine. You don't have to be strong for me. Now let's talk about Priya, that man-stealing bitch. What? In situations like this, best girlfriends are often catty ( used for describing someone who enjoys saying cruel or unpleasant things about other people. If you say that someone is being catty, you mean that they are being unpleasant and unkind. His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud. ...catty remarks. ) about the other woman. Really, I am not upset about Leonard and Priya. Oh. Then perhaps you don't understand what's going on. Your former boyfriend has replaced you with what appears to be a very suitable mate. Arguably much more suitable than you. Oh. Well, good for him. Hey, what do you mean, "more suitable"? Well, granted, Penny, your secondary sexual characteristics 第二性征 are reasonably bodacious ( [boʊˈdeɪʃəs] I. excellent or impressive. If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive. ...the tasteful and bodacious TT sports coupe. II. If you say that someone is bodacious, you mean that they are appealing or sexually attractive. ...such bodacious models as Elle Macpherson and Rachel Williams. ...a bodacious physique. ). But Priya is highly educated, she's an accomplished professional, and she comes from the culture that literally wrote the book on neat ways to have sex. Whereas you, on the other hand, are a community college dropout who comes from the culture that wrote the book on tipping cows (Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend, and stories of such feats viewed as tall tales. The implication that rural citizens seek such entertainment due to lack of alternatives is viewed as a stereotype. The concept of cow tipping apparently developed in the 1970s, though tales of animals that cannot rise if they fall has historical antecedents dating to the Roman Empire. Cows routinely lie down and can easily regain their footing unless sick or injured. Scientific studies have been conducted to determine if cow tipping is theoretically possible, with varying conclusions. All agree that cows are large animals that are difficult to surprise and will generally resist attempts to be tipped. ). Yeah. 16. Now, let's get these electrodes attached and see what's going on in that pretty little noggin of yours. Okay. (knocking at door) I smell Chinese food. It's actually Thai. You're slipping( someone is slipping 退步了 if someone is slipping, they are becoming less good at doing something I beat you again, George. You must be slipping!). Are Leonard and Priya here? They went to Catalina for the weekend. Oh. Where's Raj? At home, forbidding it. How about Howard? I'm given to understand his mother grounded him for running away. Oh, okay. Well, I guess it's just the two of us, huh? Actually, it's the three of us. AMY (on computer): What up, bestie? Good news. Thanks to you, I was able to make a rhesus monkey cry like a disgraced televangelist. Great. So, you feeling better? Not really. Sheldon, you have a guest who's upset. Right. 17. heavy-handed 手脚重的, 笨手笨脚的 I. clumsy, insensitive, or overly forceful. using too much force in dealing with someone. done in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering the feelings of others: Local people complained of the heavy-handed methods being used by the police. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy handed way. You can't be heavy handed. You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns. The protestors accused the police of using heavy-handed tactics. "heavy-handed policing". II. using too much of something. If someone is heavy-handed with something, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika. In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up. "beware of being heavy-handed with the flour. What's that? It appears to be something preserved between two pieces of acrylic. Oh, it's a snowflake from the North Pole. Leonard gave it to me last year. Oh, God, that is so romantic. Yeah, it was. Leonard's really one of a kind. Saying that while holding a snowflake is a bit heavy-handed, don't you think? Let me see that. Oh, screw it. I can deal with a little self-loathing. Let's go find me a heinie to bite. Outstanding. 18. Penny, right? Oh, yes. I didn't know you had company. I don't want to impose. No, no. It's not an imposition. At this point, in our ecosystem, you are akin to the plover, a small scavenging bird that eats extra food from between the teeth of crocodiles. Please, fly into our open maw, and have at it. If I had more than a box of baking soda in my refrigerator, I wouldn't have to take that. Hi, bestie. Hi. So, um, Priya, you're a lawyer, right? I know. Pretty boring, huh? Oh, come on. It's not boring at all. She's currently helping set up a secondary derivative market which would allow overseas car firms to hedge their investments against potential advancements in battery technology. Hmm? Thank you, Leonard. That doesn't make it sound boring at all. (Leonard chattering excitedly) So, how you holding up? I'm fine. Oh, who are you kidding? She's breathtaking. So, Penny, Leonard tells me you're an actress. 19. talk about sth You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation. Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about Fate moving in a mysterious way! She threw the cake I'd made on the floor and stood on it. Talk about being humiliated! sample: You know, for the first couple of months, whenever I would take off my bra, he would giggle and say, "Oh, boy, my breast friends!" Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm never speaking to Priya again. No, don't do that. No reason to be mean to her. This may be the alcohol talking but I believe there is. Are you familiar with the recent study of Tanzanian chimpanzees by Nishida and Hosaka out of Kyoto University? No, but I can name all the Kardashians. Primates, such as ourselves, have a natural instinct to ostracize ill-mannered members of the troop. Bernadette's urge to shun, scowl or fling her waste at Priya is hard-wired into her DNA. I don't have an urge to fling my waste. Believe me, it's there, we all have it. Hit me with some more booze, and I'll show you. All right, here we are this is the tavern where all the black-market weapon trades go down. I don't think my character should be in a place like this. 20. PRIYA: Leonard, is this going to take much longer? I thought we were going to spend some time together. Uh, we are. In the meantime, you're welcome to whip up a quick character and join us. (chuckles): Seriously? Well, you have to put in a credit card number, but it's fun. Maybe I should just go home. Our troll just walked in! I got him! We got him. We're almost done. WOLOWITZ: So, how do you guys want to play this? Be ruthless. You tell him if he doesn't start talking, we'll register a complaint with his Internet service provider. Sheldon, what if he gets his Internet from his cable company? He could lose his HBO and all their delightful original programming. I don't care! I'm losin' it, man! Why don't we play this smart? Try a little "good goblin, bad goblin." Oh, dear Lord. Nah, I think we have to be more subtle. Okay, I see where this is going. Fine, I'll have sex with him. That's not where it was going. Good, because I would hate that. Leonard, you're busy let's talk tomorrow. Oh, wait. Hang on. 21. "Napoleon Complex" is a theorized inferiority complex normally attributed to people of short stature. It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior,
such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such
behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social
shortcomings. sample: Leonard: What are you doing? Sheldon: Oh. Good morning, shoemaker. I think you'll be pleased with what the elves were up to last night. Leonard: But I fired you. Sheldon: Oh, I know. I'm now an independent contractor. Leonard: No, you are now nothing. You have no connection to this project whatsoever. Sheldon: But I made it better. Leonard: I don't want it better. I want it my way. Sheldon: Well, that speaks volumes, doesn't it? All right, I suppose I'll go put on my bus pants. Leonard: What the hell are bus pants? Sheldon: They are pants one wears over one's regular pants when one sits on bus seats that other people have previously sat on. But perhaps from your lofty heights atop the corporate ladder, you've lost touch with the struggles of the common man. Leonard: Look, I'm still happy to drive you to work. Nothing's changed in that regard. We're still roommates, we're still friends. Sheldon: Except you identified me, your best friend, as a gangrenous 坏死的 limb that needed to be severed from the organism and tossed away. The desperate act of a little man with a big Napoleon complex. Leonard: You know what? Go put on your bus pants. 22. I heard a woman laughing. Oh, uh, yeah. I was trying to see if I could laugh as a woman. Oh! Well, good job. Quite convincing. I smell perfume. Air freshener. And is that lipstick on your cheek and neck? Rash. That's a bad rash. My sympathies 同情你. I'm no stranger to the crimson scourge that is dermatitis ( 皮肤发炎. [ˌdɜrməˈtaɪtɪs] a medical condition in which parts of your skin become red and sore or covered in spots. ). Can I interest you in a topical steroid from my lotion and unguent collection? Uh, yeah, yeah, that sounds great. Very well. I'm sure I can find something that will help you ditch that itch. Okay, he's in the bathroom. Let's go. Do you prefer ointment or cream? Cream. With or without a numbing agent? Without. Really, Leonard? There are no heroes when it comes to dermatitis. Fine. With. Prescription or non-prescription strength? Use your best judgment 自己决定. Well, I think I have a nice 2009 AnaMantle HC. It's usually indicated for acutely inflamed hemorrhoids, but it also goes nicely with non-mucosal body parts. Sounds great. Excellent choice. 23. Sheldon? (quietly): Rats! I believe a misunderstanding may have occurred when I asked you to meet my mother. No misunderstanding. I've learned what that request actually means, and I don't want to be joined to another object by an inclined plane wrapped helically around an axis. In what way are you screwed? All I want to do is present you as my boyfriend to my mother so she'll be satisfied that I'm in a relationship. So we'd be perpetrating a ruse? Precisely. And you haven't fallen hopelessly in love with me? Don't be absurd. I find the notion of romantic love to be an unnecessary cultural construct that adds no value to human relationships. Amy Farrah Fowler, that's the most pragmatic thing anyone has ever said to me. I trust this clarification allows us to return to boy-slash-friend-slash- girl-slash-friend status. Of course. 24. Look, Howard, I appreciate the effort, but this is, like, the worst date of my life. (laughs) Seriously? I was once robbed by a pre-op transsexual I met on J-Date, and that didn't even crack my top ten 进入列表, 打入十强, 算不上( I. believe they are close to cracking the case. It was a code that seemed impossible to crack. II. intransitive to lose control of yourself and say or do things that you would not normally say or do, for example, because you are tired or you have been threatened. Heston never cracked, even when they tortured him. crack under the pressure/strain: She won the game because her opponent cracked under the pressure. III. intransitive if your voice cracks 破音, it goes higher and lower, and you cannot control it, especially because of a strong emotion or because you are going to cry. IV. if something cracks, a line or long narrow hole appears on its surface, but it does not break into pieces. The ice was starting to crack at the edges. The egg cracked open and a little chick struggled out. V. transitive to deliberately break something open in order to get what is inside. They used a hammer to crack open the coconuts. VI. intransitive to make a short sudden loud noise like a small explosion. Thunder cracked overhead. a. transitive to make a whip make a short sudden loud noise. VII. transitive to accidentally hit a part of your body against something with a lot of force. Dad fell and cracked his head against the door. a. transitive to hit someone on the head with a lot of force. She cracked him over the head with a frying pan. not all it's cracked up to be if something is not all it’s cracked up to be, it’s not as good as people said it was My mate advised me to watch a new American movie, but when I watched, it wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be. crack a safe to succeed in opening a safe in order to steal what is inside it. ). I guess the difference is, I have some self-respect. 25. They really do be crazy. This lobster's good on the way down and the way up. Should be-- it's $30 a pound. Hey, this is a date, right? Yep, it is. Whoa! (clears throat) Excuse me, I have to go to the little girls' room and take a wicked whiz. I'll go with you 我和你一起去. Fair warning-- I had the asparagus. My pea is gonna stink up the place 臭翻.
