用法学习: 1. pact 约定, 协定(make a deal 双方都有让步) an agreement between two or more people or organizations in which they promise to do something. A pact is a formal agreement between two or more people, organizations, or governments to do a particular thing or to help each other. Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939. The other two opposition parties cannot agree on an electoral pact between themselves. sign/make a pact to do something: We made a pact never to tell anyone about what had happened. And I've made a pact to myself that if I ever get selfish during this time I'll think of those people in the Centrelink queue. I don't have to look far — there are two in my house. Or I'll think of the health workers on the frontline treating the unfortunate ones who have contracted this horrible virus. suicide pact 约定自杀, 自杀约定 an agreement that two or more people make to kill themselves at the same time. covenant [ˈkʌvənənt] I. A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law. ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property. II. (USA pledge) A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity. a formal agreement or promise. If you make gifts through a covenant, you can reclaim the tax which already paid on this money. 2. compost [ˈkɑmˌpoʊst] noun. a mixture of decaying plants and vegetables that is added to soil to improve its quality. verb. to make decaying plants and vegetables into compost. Meg Ulman and Patrick Jones, from Daylesford, now use a squat composting toilet and 'family cloths' — reusable wipes made from flannel. potting compost = potting soil. 口罩不够: "We would prefer countries to provide single-use masks but are cognisant ( cognizant = cognisant [kɒgnɪzənt] adj If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it. We are cognizant of the problem. cognizance [ˈkɑɡnɪzəns] US [kɑɡˈnaɪzəns] ) that this may not be possible as the virus continues," said Professor McLaws, who is a member of the WHO COVID-19 rapid response panel. disconcerting making you feel worried, confused, or surprised. If you say that something is disconcerting, you mean that it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed. The reception desk is not at street level, which is a little disconcerting. She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother. At times she could be almost disconcertingly absent-minded. a disconcerting habit/tendency.
no = not / not any: Hong Kong's goal: zero accidents on the road. Hong Kong's goal: no accidents on the road. shouldn't the plural form be changed to singular? Hong Kong's goal: zero accident on the road. Hong Kong's goal: no accident on the road. zero = not any: With countable nouns, zero is always followed by plural nouns. With uncountable nouns, the singular form is used. Compare the following: Zero degrees centigrade is the same as 32 degrees fahrenheit. We are likely to see zero growth on the stock market this year. We are not likely to see any growth on the stock market this year. no = not a / not any: 1. With countable nouns, no is normally followed by plural forms. It sounds more natural and makes better sense to say: It was early December and there were no leaves on the trees. No dogs, unless they are on a lead, are allowed in the flower garden. No road accidents were reported in Chelsea throughout August. 2. Sometimes, no may be followed by singular or plural nouns, depending on whether one is thinking of one or more than one: It was 9 a.m., yet there was no policeman on duty outside the embassy. It was 9 a.m., yet there were no policemen on duty outside the embassy. In the Premiership last Saturday, no players were sent off. In the Premiership last Saturday, no player was sent off. In the Premiership last Saturday, not a single player was sent off. 3. Sometimes, it is more natural to combine singular and plural use: He must lead a lonely life in that village: he has no wife and no children. (A man normally has one wife, but often has more than one child!). 4. no = emphatic use: Note that we tend to use no, rather than not a or not any when we want to emphasize a negative idea. In the lonely man example above, no is more effective than not a / not any. Compare: He must lead a lonely life: he doesn't have a wife and he doesn't have any children. With subject nouns, when no is used emphatically, not a / not any are not possible: No politician tells the truth all the time. No writer has won the Booker prize more than once. Note that singular use sounds more natural in these examples. 5. no collocations: There are a number of common nouns that normally combine with no, rather than not a or not any. Most of them are uncountable and include no amount, no time, no idea, no doubt, no reason, no need, no evidence, no problem, no way, no point, no use. Study these examples of use: No amount of washing could remove the stain from the garment. There's no time to lose. We must leave immediately. I have no idea how you solve this problem. It's quite beyond me. There was no doubt she had lied. All the evidence pointed to her guilt. I've no reason to think he won't return. He needs me as much as I need him. There's no need to cry. We can sort this out together. She complained of chest pains but the doctors found no evidence of infection. Can you help me with the ironing? ~ No problem. I'm not busy this evening. Can you help me with the cleaning? ~ No way. I have to be out by seven. There's no point in shouting. He's deaf and can't hear you. It's no use complaining. They won't bother to answer your letter.
Big Bang Theory: 1. Sheldon: Oh, and do you remember what you said? Penny: Yes. Please find someone who cares. Sheldon: And that's exactly what I did. I found a lot of someones. Amy: Almost 200. Many of them on purpose. Sheldon: And now we're going to turn it over to you, the viewers, to call in and share your favourite Fun with Flags moments. Amy: And don't get discouraged 泄气, 气馁 if the phone lines are jammed 占线. Just keep trying. (Long pause) Oh, thank God, welcome to Fun with Flags. Bert: Hey, Sheldon. Hey, Amy. It's Bert. Sheldon: Hello, Bert. What is your flag-related comment or query? Bert: I have a girlfriend. Amy: And what does that have to do with flags? Bert: Nothing. I just wanted everyone to know I have a girlfriend. Sheldon: Bert, you're tying up the line ( tie up I. 绑在. 拴在. To secure with rope, string, etc. Don't forget to tie up your hair before you bake. The robbers tied up the bank employees before forcing a way into the vault. to tie an animal to something with a rope She left the dog tied up to a tree. to tie a boat to something with a chain We tied up alongside a barge. There was a boat tied up at the jetty. II. (idiomatic) To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay. to block a system or use it so much that other people cannot use it or it does not work effectively. Don't tie up the phone lines making personal calls. Protesters tied up the traffic for three hours today. He has been tying up the phone lines 占着电话线 for hours now. III. (idiomatic) To complete, finish, or resolve. I'd like to tie up the project before I leave. be tied up I. to be very busy, so that you cannot do anything else. I can't see you tomorrow – I'll be tied up all day. II. if your money is tied up in something 钱都放在, it is all being used for that thing and is not available for anything else. My money's all tied up in the house. III. be tied up with something to be very closely related to something The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay. tie up loose ends (idiomatic) To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete. to do the things that are necessary in order to finish a piece of work I need to tie up a few loose ends before I go on vacation. Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends. square away (idiomatic) To finish, complete, tidy or put in order. I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job. tether [ˈteðər] 链子(leash) noun. a rope or chain used for tying an animal to something so that it will stay in a particular area. A tether is a rope or chain which is used to tie an animal to a post or fence so that it can only move around within a small area. verb. I. to tie an animal or object to something so that it will stay in a particular area. If you tether an animal or object to something, you attach it there with a rope or chain so that it cannot move very far. The officer dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree. II. to use a smartphone to connect a computer or other device to the internet. You can tether the Android camera to your smartphone to share its 3G signals. be at/reach the end of your tether 达到忍受的极限, 达到忍耐的极限 to feel very upset because you are no longer able to deal with a difficult situation. I'm at the end of my tether with these kids. ). My apologies to all of you trying to call in with legitimate flag comments. Amy: Ooh, ooh. All right. We have our next caller. Bert: Her name's Rebecca. 2. Howard: What are you making? Stuart: Chicken. Birds mess with my hair, I come back hard 报复极端, 报复个狠的 ( come down hard To have a bad experience while becoming sober again after a drug-induced high. I don't use that stuff anymore because I came down hard last time. come back I. to remember something you had previously forgotten: As soon as she entered the school, childhood memories came rushing back. to start to be remembered again. come back to: I can't think of her name right now, but I'm sure it'll come back to me 会想起来的. II. If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after being unpopular for a period of time: Padded shoulders are coming back, apparently. Long hair on men seems to be coming back into fashion. III. to start to happen or exist again The pain has never come back since. The good weather seemed to be coming back at last. IV. to react or reply, especially by expressing your opinion in a strong clear way. Jane came back with a strong response. come back from the dead = rise from the dead 起死复生, 绝地反击 to be successful or popular again after a period of not being successful or popular: This was a company that had risen from the dead. come back to bite sb 斩草除根 If something will come back to bite you, it will become a bigger problem in the future because you have not dealt with it: If I don't do something now, the issue might come back to bite me. come back down to earth = bring sb back down to earth to start dealing with life and problems again after you have had a very exciting time, or to make someone do this: The realization of how little work I'd done for the exams brought me abruptly back down to earth. ). Howard: Finally get Halley down? Bernadette: Yeah, eventually 好不容易. She's still not happy about taking a bottle 使用奶瓶, though. Howard: Look, if you're not ready to go back to work, we'll figure something out. Bernadette: No, I'll be fine. Stuart: It might be good for her. Howard's mother was around him all the time, and he's a world-class mama's boy. Howard: I mean, why would you say that? Stuart: Go ahead, have a tantrum, that'll prove me wrong. Bernadette: It would be nice to raise Halley to be a little more independent than you were. Howard: I guess. It wasn't until college that I learned you can put a thermometer in your mouth. Stuart: On that charming note, dinner is served. 3. Raj: Hey. Yeah. Hey, sorry if last night was awkward. Bert: Actually, it got me thinking that I shouldn't flaunt my money to find love. I might break up with Rebecca. Leonard: Wow, that's a big step. Raj: I think it shows a lot of character ( That action shows that the person who did it has a strong character (he is brave, moral, determined, etc.). character I. the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others: Politeness is traditionally part of the British character. It would be very out of character (= not typical) of her to lie. One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop. The idea was to modernize various aspects of the house without changing its essential character. It's not in his character to be (= he is not usually) jealous 他不是那样的人, 他不是会...的人. II. qualities that are interesting and unusual: a hotel of character 有个性的. I'd prefer an old place with a bit of character 独特的个性. Old books are said to give a room character. As people grow older, their faces acquire more character. III. the quality of being determined and able to deal with difficult situations: She has such strength of character. III. a person, especially when you are describing a particular quality that they have: She's a curious character - I don't really know what to think of her. There were one or two strange-looking characters 陌生的人物 hanging around the bar. a. someone whose behaviour is different from most people's, especially in a way that is interesting or funny: Ted's quite a character/a real character 怪人 - he's 70 now and still riding that motorbike. ). Bert: I'm gonna hold out and see if I can find a hot young blonde who likes me for me. Sheldon: That's a good one. Okay, now, Leonard, you tell a joke. 4. Leonard: Honestly? It's a little strange having dinner with your
ex-boyfriend, and it's not like we have a lot to talk about. Penny:
What? He loves you, okay? And he's interested in your work. You could
talk about the infinite perspective… I swear I know it. Leonard: It'll
be fine, let's just go. Penny: Well, and his fiancée will be there, so
you know, if the conversation lags ( If the conversation is lagging, it's best to change subjects.... a lagging conversation 话题干掉, 冷场, 谈话冷掉, 聊天变得无趣, 无话可说, 无话可谈
is that the speakers are running out of interesting or worthwhile
things to say; hence, the conversation is getting slower and more boring. run out of conversations (things to say, topics) 无话可谈, 没有话题了, 无话可说. dry up informal
没话说. 无话可说. 无话可聊. cease talking. To stop talking, to forget what one was
going to say. If you dry up when you are speaking, you stop in the
middle of what you were saying, because you cannot think what to say
next. If you ask her what she's good at she will dry up 没话了 after two minutes. This surprised me so much that I dried up 语塞 for a moment. "then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him". lag I. [intransitive] to not be as successful or advanced as another person, organization, or group. Recent opinion polls showed the Republicans to be lagging by 13%. lag behind: Their software tends to lag behind other producers. If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other. Britain
still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want
time off to have babies. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption
in Britain also lagged behind. He now lags 10 points behind the
champion. They are lagging a point behind their rivals. Hague was
lagging badly in the polls. A time lag or a lag of a particular length of time 延迟了多久 is a period of time between one event and another related event. There's a time lag 时间差, 时延 between infection with HIV and developing 发展成为 AIDS. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months 多长时间的延时. If you're video chatting and it takes her a few extra seconds to answer your questions, you can say: There seems to be a bit of a lag 有一点 延时, 延迟. II. [intransitive] to walk more slowly than someone who you are with. lag behind: Come on, you two, stop lagging behind! III. [transitive] British
to cover water pipes with a special material that stops the water from
freezing in cold weather. If you lag 隔热, 保暖, 涂保温层 the inside of a roof, a pipe, or a
water tank, you cover it with a special material in order to prevent
heat escaping from it or to prevent it from freezing. If
you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any
pipes at the same time. Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof
well insulated. Lagging 保温层, 保温材料 is special material which
is used to cover pipes, water tanks, or the inside of a roof so that
heat does not escape from them or so they do not freeze. time lag 时延, 延时 A time lag is a fairly long interval of time between one event and another related event that happens after it. ...the time-lag between theoretical research and practical applications. latent [ˈleɪtənt] adj something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future. The virus remains latent 病毒潜伏, 还没有发病 (with a median incubation period of 5 to 6 days. incubation period 潜伏期) in the body for many years. latent aggression. something that is latent exists but is not obvious and has not developed yet. a latent infection 潜藏的, 潜伏的, 休眠期的. latent 暗藏的 内心的 anger/ aggression/ violence.
Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at
the moment, but which may develop further in the future. Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message. latent time 迟滞期, 滞缓期, 反应时间 (time lag 时延) (latency, reaction time) psychology the time from the onset of a stimulus to that of the response. latent demand 滞后需求, 不能满足的需求 ECONOMICS, MARKETING
demand for a product or service that a consumer cannot satisfy because
they do not have enough money, because the product or service is not
available, or because they do not know that it is available: New facilities
were built just because the funds were there, rather than to fulfil any
latent demand. A latent demand for smartphones saw sales climb as the
recession eased. latent defect 不明显的缺陷 a defect or problem with a product, property, etc. that is hard to notice and may not be noticed before it is bought: When buying real estate, a cracked foundation is a serious latent defect that should be avoided. latency
I. the state of existing but not being obvious or developed. the fact
of being present but needing particular conditions to become active,
obvious, or completely developed: The latency period for the cancer is 15 years. They measured the latency of the brain's response to a stimulus. II. computing
迟滞. 滞缓. 滞后. a measurement of delay in a system, especially the length
of time it takes computer information to get from one place to another. ), we can talk about their wedding. 5. Bert: Sorry again for barging in ( barge in 闯进来, 冲进来 to enter a room suddenly and noisily, usually interrupting someone in a rude way. The kids just barge in without knocking. barge in on: He just barged in on us in the middle of a meeting.). Leonard: You don't have to go. You're welcome to hang with us. Sheldon: Actually, our friendship group is at capacity 满座, 满席, 客满. But if anybody drops out, you're at the top of the list. Unless it's Raj, in which case, we'll probably get a person of colour. Bert: You guys are nice, but I'm just gonna buy Rebecca a Jet Ski and see if that gets her back. Raj: I feel bad for Bert. Sheldon: So he's using his money to attract a mate. Is that any different than me using my intelligence to attract Amy? Or Leonard using his power of grovelling ( grovel [ˈɡrɑv(ə)l] to show too much respect for someone or be too willing to obey someone, because you want to please them or you are afraid of them. a. If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. I don't grovel to anybody. Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. ...a letter of grovelling apology. b. If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. We grovelled around the club on our knees. ) to get Penny? Leonard: It's totally different. Bert's money might run out, but I can beg until the end of time. Penny: All that and he's shorter than me. Raj: Sheldon, what did Amy have that attracted you? Sheldon: Oh, so many things. Her mind, her kindness, and especially her body. Raj: Really? Amy: Relax. We're the same blood type 同样血型的 . He knew he could harvest an organ. 6. Penny: See, that wasn't so bad. He even picked up the check 主动买单, 主动埋单. Leonard: Yeah. Although, when he was trying to figure out the tip, I'm pretty sure I saw smoke coming out of his ears 脑袋冒烟了, 急的冒烟 ( have steam coming out of your ears to be very angry about something. ). You're not really considering working for him, are you? Penny: Well, maybe, I mean, it seems kind of perfect. I have sales experience, and I've been a waitress, so I have restaurant experience, and if he's figuring out my Christmas bonus, we could buy a boat. Leonard: Don't you think it might be a little weird to work for someone you used to date? Penny: You work with Sheldon, you tell me. Leonard: Yeah, it's weird. Penny: Okay, are you seriously jealous of me working with Zack? Leonard: No, no, I'm not jealous, I just think you have got a good thing going 现在一切都很好 where you are right now 现在过得很好 ( have a good thing going 做得很成功 to be involved in something that is successful and gives you benefits. to have or be doing something that is successful. They've got a good thing going with that little shop of theirs. ), and you make great money and you haven't slept with any of your co-workers. Penny: Great, so you want me to stay at a job I'm not happy at? Leonard: Uh. Penny: You okay? You kind of look like Zack trying to figure out that tip. Leonard: Of course I don't want you to be unhappy, but I also want you to be smart, and working for an ex-boyfriend isn't very smart. You don't have to stop, just slow down, I'll jump out. 7. Penny: You want to talk? Leonard: That doesn't seem to be where I shine 不是我发光的地方, 不是强项. How about I just give you one of these? Penny: Look, we can have a reasonable 理智的 conversation and I won't get mad. I don't like it after sex, and I dot't like it now. Leonard: Yeah, sorry. Penny: Yeah. All right, just come here. Look, I get me working with Zack is weird and I don't want you to be uncomfortable. Leonard: Well, thanks. And I don't want you to be stuck at a job you don't like. Penny: Then what do we do? Leonard: Well, I don't love it, but if you really want to take this job, I'll find a way to deal with it 想办法说服自己. Penny: No, I know you'll try, but it'll make you miserable, which will make me miserable, and I'm just gonna stay where I'm at for now. Leonard: No, you're, you're unhappy there and then you're gonna blame me for making you stay, and it's fine, I'll just, I'll suck it up 忍受, 忍下去. Penny: You don't need to do that, it's okay. Leonard: Yeah, see, now I feel terrible, like I'm being selfish and holding you back. What? Say something. Yeah, that is pretty annoying. 8. Amy: I made you tea. Sheldon: Thank you. Amy: I‘m sorry I called you a quitter. Sheldon: It's okay, I stopped being upset about that. And no, the irony is not lost on me. Amy: What are you reading? Sheldon: This article says the peak age for making a Nobel Prize-winning discovery is 40. Amy: So? Sheldon: So I'm running out of time. Amy: That's ridiculous, you're a brilliant man. The best years 最美好的时光 of your life are still ahead of you 还没到呢. Sheldon: Oh, you have to say that, you're sweet on me( The expression "be sweet on someone" is an informal expression that is used to mean that someone likes someone very much. It is normally used when the person likes the other in a romantic way or has a crush on the other person. If someone is sweet on you, then the person really likes you in a romantic way. ). Amy: Well, if you're really worried about your career, maybe you should consider spending a little less time with video games and comic books. Sheldon: Hey, I thought you were sweet on me. Amy: Okay, fine, let's say you never win a Nobel Prize. Let's say you spend your life doing solid scientific research surrounded by friends and loved ones who appreciate you, not for what you've accomplished but for who you are as a man. Wouldn't that be a life well-lived 值得的人生? Sheldon: You're so cute. I'm gonna go learn how to walk on stilts. Amy: So many warnings. 9. Amy: Are you feeling okay? Sheldon: Not really. Apparently grief 悲痛 can make one less regular. Amy: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Sheldon: No, I sat and I sat, but to no avail 没有效果. Amy: Oh, the more details, the more sorry. Well, maybe this'll cheer you up. I made your favorite oatmeal, plain. Sheldon: What's the occasion? Amy: No occasion, I just wanted to do something nice for you. Sheldon: You're so kind. You know, I don't know how I ever got by 我可怎么活, 我可怎么过, 我可怎么存活, 我可怎么生存 ( If you feel hard done by 不公正对待, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. o be treated in an unfair way, or feel that you have been treated in an unfair way. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift. hard to come by to manage to get something that is rare or difficult to get. How did you come by these pictures? Jobs were hard to come by. come by (something) to make a short visit to a place on your way to somewhere else He said he'd come by later. I'll come by the house and get my stuff later, OK? ) without you. Amy: Oh. That's sweet, but you, you did just fine on your own. Sheldon: Well, I thought that, too, but I've come to realize, I am completely dependent on you. Amy: Sheldon, you're, you're being silly. Sheldon: No, to wake up every morning and know you're there is a great comfort to me 莫大的宽心. Mmm, tasteless. How do you do it? Amy: You know, what you need to do is put this Air Force project behind you and just dive into something new.
Sheldon: Well, there is our quantum cognition experiment. You and I
could spend more time on that. Amy: Oh, I don't know, I mean, let's say
we succeed in proving that our consciousness creates reality. I mean,
what will we have really accomplished? You know, a loaf of bread's still
three bucks. Sheldon: I'm confused. You're always saying that you want
to spend more time with me. Amy: That is true, I have said that.
Sheldon: Well, a lot, it's very annoying. Has something changed? Um, is
there something that you're not telling me? Amy: I was offered a summer
research fellowship at Princeton. Sheldon: Princeton? A fine institution. The place where Albert Einstein taught. And where Leonard got his PhD, so it may have gone downhill.
Amy: Yeah, that's the one. Sheldon: Well, that's wonderful.
Congratulations. Amy: Well, I haven't accepted it yet. I wanted to talk
to you first. Sheldon: What is there to talk about 有什么好说的, 有什么好谈的?
You have to take it. It's important. Amy: So are you. Sheldon: Thank
you, but I'll be fine. Amy: Are, are you sure? Sheldon: Yes. I may have
lost my guidance system and my girlfriend, but I still have a colon full of yesterday's meals to keep me company. Although, thanks to your high fibre breakfast, I'm sure that'll be leaving me, too. 10. Bernadette: Really? He doesn't put raisins or banana slices or anything in it? Amy: I don't think plain oatmeal was the point 重点 of that story. Penny: I mean, I like a little brown sugar. Amy: Guys. Penny: Sorry. Bernadette: You're still gonna go, right? Amy: I don't know. Sheldon's so vulnerable right now. Penny: Oh, come on. Look, if the roles were reversed 换做是他, he'd be on the first train to New Jersey, or the second train if there were teenagers on the first one. Bernadette: Well, distance might be nice. The last time a big project ended for Howie, he wouldn't stop following me around. He even went with me to get a mammogram. Penny: Well, what's wrong with that? Bernadette: No, he wanted to get one with me, like some kind of weird couple's massage. Penny: And yet you bore his child 给他生孩子. Neato. Bernadette: You're excited about this opportunity, right? Amy: Of course. I get to be part of the first team to use radon markers to map the structures that… Penny: Okay, a simple yes will do. Bernadette: You have to go. Amy: I know, but what if Sheldon… Penny: Okay, listen to me. Your relationship can handle being long distance for a while. It's not like you two are very physical. Amy: Hey, you don't know what goes on behind closed doors. Penny: A lot of lectures? Amy: All right, so you know. Bernadette: I'm telling you, if you don't go you'll end up regretting it 迟早会后悔的. Howard: Hey, wait up. Bernadette: Oh, great. Howard: You left something at home. A big hug. Bernadette: Oh. Howard: I found it right next to these kisses. Bernadette: It's too late for me. Save yourself. 11. Raj: You could try saying that without smiling. Leonard: I'm trying. This is the best I can do. What are you doing? Sheldon: What does it look like? I'm playing sad harmonica in an apartment as empty as my heart. Raj: Why? Sheldon: I got the blues. My baby done left me. Raj: Come on, Sheldon. Amy's only gone for a few months. And now that I'm moving out, your old room is empty, so you can stay there whenever you want. Leonard: Uh, could I talk to you in the hall for a sec? Raj: Yeah, sure. Leonard: Sheldon, you're being silly. Sheldon: Am I? Yesterday I had an Air Force project, a girlfriend who lived with me, and my good friend Raj right across the hall. Leonard: Do you really care about that last one? Sheldon: No, but that list was sounding a little thin 单子听起来太短了, 太少了. Leonard: Instead of 与其 dwelling on 纠结于 the negative, think about this. Your girlfriend was given an amazing opportunity, which gives you an opportunity to show her that you're a loving and supportive boyfriend. Sheldon: So trick her. Leonard: All right, let me start again. Uh, you and Amy… Raj (outside): Can I get my stuff? Sounds like it's gonna be a while. 12. Leonard: Ah, did you see that? She just touched his hand and he didn't swat it away ( swat [swɒt] I. 打走, 打开. 拨开. If you swat something such as an insect, you hit it with a quick, swinging movement, using your hand or a flat object. Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them. Mother took a swat at Jack's arm. to hit something, especially an insect, with your hand or with a flat object. Ben was frantically swatting mosquitoes with his newspaper. II. to make a hoax call to the police in the hope of armed officers descending on someone's home. The champion gamer was "swatted" in the middle of a livestreaming session. 甩开, 摔开 swing I. intransitive/transitive 摆动. to move, or to make something move, backwards and forwards or from one side to another, especially from a fixed point. Swing your arms loosely at your sides. The rope bridge was swinging in the breeze. swing to and fro: A restaurant sign swung to and fro in the wind. swing back and forth 晃动, 晃来晃去: As she shook her head, her earrings swung back and forth. a. intransitive to move backwards and forwards on a seat called a swing. II. intransitive/transitive to move in a particular direction with a smooth curving movement, or to make something move in this way. swing at/towards/around/into etc: Brown swung the ball towards the near post. swing something into/around/out etc: I swung the car into a narrow side street. swing towards/round etc: She swung round and stared angrily at us. swing open/shut: The door swung shut with a loud bang. III. intransitive/transitive to try to hit someone or something by making a smooth curving movement with your hand, a weapon, or a piece of sports equipment. swing something at something/someone 挥拍, 挥动: He swung the bat wildly at the ball, missing it completely. Mrs Shaw swung at 抡起来 the youth with her umbrella. IV. intransitive/transitive to change from one emotion, condition, idea etc to another, or to make someone or something change in this way. She should be able to swing a significant number of women's votes. swing something away from someone/something: This latest scandal could swing popular support away from them. swing from: My mother's moods swing from depression to elation. swing the other way 转向: Public opinion has begun to swing the other way (=away from what it was before). V. intransitive informal old-fashioned to be lively, exciting, and enjoyable. VI. intransitive if music swings, it has a strong pleasant beat. I'll swing for someone used for saying that someone makes you very angry. swing the balance to change or to affect the result of something. Some decent publicity could have swung the balance in our favour. swing both ways to be bisexual. swing into action to start doing something quickly and effectively, especially something that you have been trained to do. As soon as the first customers sit down, the team in the kitchen swing into action. swing it to succeed in achieving the result that you want, especially by persuading someone to let you do something that they do not usually let people do. It was his charm that swung it for him. ). What is happening? Howard: Okay, the simplest explanation is usually the right one. Raj: Which is? Howard: That ain't Sheldon. 13. Leonard: And you actually got in a pool? Sheldon: I was scared, but I told myself it's just a big bathtub. Then I got scared again 'cause there are all these strangers in my bathtub. Ramona: I was proud of him, a lot of people don't put their face in the water on the first day. Sheldon: Well, I was hiding from a bee, but it still counts. Bernadette: Can I just squeeze in 挤进来, 挤一下 here? Penny: So, Sheldon, have you talked to Amy? Sheldon: Yes, we skyped this morning and I'm sure I'll check in with her before I go to sleep. Ramona: Sheldon talks about her all the time. I can't wait to meet her. Sheldon: That is true. She keeps asking how long Amy's going to be gone. Leonard: Uh, so, Ramona, tell us about yourself. Do you, do you have a boyfriend? Sheldon: Leonard, your wife is sitting right here. What are you doing? Ramona: No, my work doesn't leave me a lot of time for relationships. Raj: I think you made that very clear. Sheldon: She was part of the American team at CERN. Ramona: I had a front row seat when they detected the Higgs boson. Sheldon: Do you know, I've corresponded with 通信 Peter Higgs. Would you like to see some of his letters? 14. Amy: I was missing you again. Sheldon: I miss you, too. Hey, this is good timing. Remember that Dr. Nowitzki I told you about? She's right here. Amy: She's what? 15. Penny: Yeah. Do you think living with Amy has somehow stirred up Sheldon's sexual appetite? Bernadette: Ugh. How can you think that? Why would you even put those words together? Penny: All right, then we agree. He's not making any moves, it's this Dr. Ramona chick. 16. You guys picked a date? Better. I picked dates. And I need you to save them all until we narrow it down. I thought we agreed on June. That's the day after Flag Day. Everyone'll be partied out( be (a) party to something formal to be involved in an activity or decision. I was not a party to this discussion. involved in a particular activity, especially something criminal or dishonest. I felt certain she was a party to his deception. ). It's a date -- just pick one. It's not just a date-- it's a textbook optimization problem. There is a perfect date -- just like there's a perfect room temperature and a perfect dessert. Mm. There's no perfect dessert. Yellow cake in the shape of a dinosaur with chocolate frosting, a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side, not touching. You'll see. You'll have it at our wedding. You wanna bet? You give me enough time, I can do the same thing with a wedding date -- it needs to be on the weekend, uh, not near any of your birthdays, or the weekend of Comic Con. Ooh, you could get married at Comic Con. No! We just need a weekend date that's completely boring and uneventful. Too bad you didn't get your ducks in a row ( get/have your ducks in a row 没有准备好 to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen: They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required. ), 'cause tonight would have been perfect. 17. Well, Sheldon's a complicated man. He said "whatev." Give him a brain scan-- that might be a tumor. Well, I think the wedding planning is really stressful for him, and that can trigger sleep talking. Well, maybe this is a part of Sheldon's personality he's been repressing 压抑着, 压制着( repress I. to prevent yourself from showing a feeling. I couldn't repress my curiosity. Repressing an impulse to laugh out loud, she thanked him and walked out. If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares. It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control. ...repressed aggression. a. 压抑的情感. 克制的感情. 埋在心底的. 深埋心底的. to refuse to admit that you have a particular feeling, need, or memory, so that it remains hidden in your mind. II. 压制. to use force or violence to control people. If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them. The influence of any Irish institutions was increasingly repressed by the Westminster Parliament. ...a U.N. resolution banning him from repressing his people. Minority groups were ruthlessly repressed. III. If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan. He repressed a smile. I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration. ). I mean, I think we dream about things we wish we could be in real life. 18. Well, as much as we've studied the brain, there's still a lot we don't know about dreams and their function. You know, even psychologists are divided 有分歧, 意见不一 on it. Mm, it's true-- Freud thought dreams were about s*x, Adler thought they were about dominance... Then again, mine are just about being married to this little guy. Well, now it's just edging into 近于, 近似于, 近乎于 mockery. 19. I love him dearly, yeah. Not to say that I don't worry about him. What's to worry about? You know what? I'm talking out of school( tell tales out of school = talk out of school 传播小道消息, 散播谣言 To share secrets, often knowing that doing so will cause problems for someone else. To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip. talk about the private affairs of a group or an organization to people who do not belong to it: I shouldn't tell tales out of school, but my company is in serious trouble. Here's a tip: don't tell tales out of school about your co-workers if you want to have any friends here. ). Speaking of which, he's allowed to live near them now.
