Series 7 Episode 24 – The Status Quo Combustion

1. Leonard: How's your mom holding up?  Howard: She's doing okay, but we just lost another nurse. Amy: How many is that now? Howard: Two, and I know what you're thinking, she's eating them. Bernadette: She's just so impossible 简直是没有办法, they keep quitting. Sheldon: So, who's watching 照看 her now? Howard: A bowl full of M&M's with a few Ambien tossed in. Raj: What up, guys? All: Hello, hey! Leonard: Okay. Well, now that everyone's here, Penny and I have some big news. We're engaged. Raj: And I thought me having sex with Emily was gonna be the big news. Leonard: Hey, hey, what the hell? Bernadette: You guys propose all the time. This never happens. Penny: You're right! Yay! 2.  Raj: Boy, I'm so hungry today. I wonder why? Howard: Because you had sex the other night? Raj: You know what? That may be it. By the way, it isn't like riding a bike. Like, I fell off a few times. Leonard: Hey, buddy. Sheldon: Hello. Leonard: You okay? Sheldon: I just got called into President Siebert's office. The university won't let me switch my field of study to inflationary cosmology. They're forcing me to continue with string theory. Howard: Why? Sheldon: He said it's why they hired me, it's what my grant was designated for, and that everybody has to do things they don't want to do. He then gave an example of something he had to do, even though he didn't want to, which was look at my stupid face. Leonard: That's a rude thing to say, out loud. Sheldon: It's an outrage(I. [singular/uncountable] a strong feeling of anger and shock at something that you feel is wrong or unfair. outrage over: There was public outrage over the killings. outrage at: Church leaders expressed their shock and outrage at his racist remarks. provoke/spark/cause outrage: The scheme sparked outrage among local people. II. [countable] an event or action that makes you feel extremely angry and upset. This decision is an absolute outrage!). Honestly, I'm tempted to 我有点想 leave the university. Howard: You know, if you're really serious about that, I hear there are some exciting opportunities in home care for the old and fat. Leonard: Whatever you do, just don't make any rash decisions. Sheldon: I don't know. I am really aggravated( aggravated an aggravated crime has features, such as the use of violence, that make it worse. aggravated assault. aggravate I. to make something bad become worse, especially a situation or a medical condition. His headache was aggravated by all the noise. II. mainly spoken to annoy someone.). Raj: When I'm feeling low, I have sex with a girl. But that's just me. 3. Howard: Oh, come on, give her a chance. Nurse: No. Life, it is too short. Bernadette: I know you've only been here a day and a half, but you're like part of the family. I don't think the service is gonna send any more people. Howard: Yeah, maybe it's time we just release Ma back into the sea. Bernadette: That's not helpful. Howard: Well, then, we may need to get used to the idea that we're gonna be living here the next few months. Bernadette: But we have jobs. We can't baby-sit her 24 hours a day. Howard: Well, what if we use our vacation time? Bernadette: I wanted to go to Hawaii, not hell. Howard: I don't know what else we can do. Bernadette: Howie, I love you, and as your wife, your mother is every bit as much my problem as she is yours, so, I want a divorce. 4. Mrs Hofstadter (on webcam): Hello, Leonard. Leonard: Hi, Mom. I have some exciting news. Mrs Hofstadter: I'm listening. Leonard: Before I tell you, will you promise to try and be happy for me and keep any concerns you have to yourself? Mrs Hofstadter: No. Let me save you all of your hemming and hawing. Sheldon already told me that you and Penny are engaged. Leonard: I hate that you talk to him more than you talk to me. Mrs Hofstadter: Would you like for you and me to talk more? Leonard: You know what? It's probably fine. Mrs Hofstadter: In any event, while I've had my misgivings ( misgiving 疑虑, 不安, 不确定 I. a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result. Chris eyed him with misgiving. have/express (your) misgivings (about): Richard expressed misgivings about the deal. deep/grave/serious misgivings: I have serious misgivings about my relationship with Rob.) about Penny, Sheldon spoke very fondly of her, and if she is good enough for him, then she's good enough for me. Leonard: I'm your son. What about the fact that she's good enough for me? Mrs Hofstadter: Sure. Leonard: Thanks, Mom. Mrs Hofstadter: Leonard, would it make you feel better to hear that your mother approved of your life choices? Leonard: Yes, it would. Mrs Hofstadter: Yeah. Well, you should work on that. 5. Penny (on phone): No, Mom, it's the same guy I've been going out with for the past two years. Yeah, the scientist. Well, it's complicated. I mean, he works with lasers and atomic magnets. No, I did not see it coming. No, we did not set a date. No, I am not pregnant. Yeah, this is a first for our family. All right, tell Dad I love him. I gotta go. All right, bye. Amy: Atomic magnets? Penny: Shut up. Bernadette: Sorry I'm late. The leaf blower 吹叶子的 broke, so I had to hand-dry my mother-in-law. Penny: You want some wine? Bernadette: Thanks. Little warning 小警告 before you jump into this marriage business. You're not just marrying him, you're marrying his family. Penny: I think Leonard's mom's okay with me. Bernadette: It doesn't matter if she's okay with you. The question is, can she go to the bathroom by herself? Hit me again. Amy: So, what are the living arrangements怎么住 gonna be? Penny: Well, haven't really talked about it yet, but I figure at some point, I'll move in with him, or he'll move in with me. Amy: Well, with you not working, that makes financial sense. Bernadette: You're not working. How would you like a job in home health care? Penny: Not a chance. Bernadette: Please. I'm desperate. Penny: No. Bernadette: I'll pay you anything you want. Penny: Okay, then, yeah. Penny: No, keep your money. Bernadette: I could've ridden a bull longer than that. 6. Leonard: What you working on? Sheldon: I'm writing an appeal to the Faculty Senate, so that I can move on from string theory. Leonard: Oh. How's it going? Sheldon: You tell me. Dear Esteemed Colleagues, as you may know, I have requested to change my field of study. My decision to do so is, I believe, in the best interest of science. At your convenience, I'd be happy to explain it to you in words you'll understand. Leonard: It's nice that you called them esteemed. Sheldon: You're right. I'll take that out删掉. Leonard: So, listen, there was something I was hoping to float past you 征询, 征求意见(float I. [intransitive] 晃荡 to behave in a way that shows you do not have a clear plan for what you want to do. She just sort of floats through life. II. [transitive] business to start to sell a company's shares on the stock market. The company was floated 上市 in 1993. III. [transitive] to suggest an idea for people to consider to see how they will react. Various explanations for his resignation are being floated. IV. [intransitive] informal if something such as an idea floats, it is successful or accepted. Old TV shows refurbished as films rarely float. V. [intransitive] to rest or move slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sink. Their raft would not float 浮不起来. float on/in: Leaves and twigs floated on the water. float by/along/towards etc: Miranda floated by on her back. a. [transitive] to place something or make it move on the surface of a liquid. They were floating little paper boats on the lake. VI. [intransitive] to be lighter than air, and to move slowly through it. float in/through/across/over etc: Bubbles floated in the air. A cloud floated across the moon. VII. [intransitive] if a sound or smell floats 飘到 somewhere, it moves through the air so that it can be heard or smelt in different places. float up/down/across/through etc: Music floated up from the garden. Perfume floated around her. VIII. [intransitive] to move in a very soft and graceful way. float down/up/across etc: Fabia floated down the stairs 飘然而去, 飘下去 in a long white dress.). Sheldon: Mm. Leonard: Now that Penny and I are engaged, I thought we might want to talk about our living arrangements. Sheldon: Of course. She's spent many nights here, and you're worried about preserving the myth of her virginity before the wedding. Leonard: I'm not. Sheldon: Good, because not only has that ship sailed = The train has left the station 为时已晚(that ship has sailed (miss the boat) That opportunity has already passed. the genie [ˈdʒini] is out of the bottle = cat is out of the bag = what's done cannot be undone = what's done is done ), if it hit an iceberg, countless men would perish. Leonard: Actually, this is about where she and I are going to live. Sheldon: What do you mean? Leonard: Well, we might want to live together. Sheldon: Oh, yeah, well, I've already given this some thought 我已经想过了, and I'm willing to let Penny live with us one day a week for a trial period. Now, obviously, not when she's made cranky by the shedding of her uterine ( uterine [ˈju:təraɪn] relating to a woman's uterus. uterus [ˈju:t(ə)rəs] 子宫 the organ in a woman's body where babies grow. A less technical name for this is womb. ) lining. Leonard: That's very sweet. But we were thinking more of 更多是想 us maybe living together with… not you. Sheldon: I don't understand. How could we all live together if I'm not there? Leonard: Look, I, I know this is, this is change, and that sounds scary. Sheldon: Where are you going to go? Leonard: I don't know. We just started to think about this. Maybe I'll move in with Penny, or maybe she and I'll take this place, and you can move across the hall. Sheldon: Move across the hall? Did you take a marijuana? Leonard: No, I did not. Sheldon: Did you get hit on the head with a coconut 门夹了脑袋, 门挤了脑袋? Leonard: No. Sheldon: Well, then, I'm all out of guesses 我猜不出来了. What? Me move across the hall. Why would you even suggest such a thing? Leonard: Because I love Penny, and want to give her the life she deserves. Sheldon: I see. You're putting your future bride's happiness above mine. Leonard: Well, yeah. Sheldon: Wow. 6. Sheldon: How dare the university force me to go back to string theory? Amy: They just don't appreciate you. Sheldon: Yeah, and on top of that, Leonard has the audacity to 有胆, 厚颜无耻的 suggest that now that he and Penny are engaged, he may not want to live with me any more. Amy: Here, I made you some Strawberry Quik. Sheldon: I have real problems here, Amy. I can't be mollified ( mollify [ˈmolɪfaɪ] 劝说, 安慰, 劝慰, 安抚 (console, placate, implacable) to make someone feel less angry or upset. If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups. He looked first mollified and then relieved as it occurred to him his plight could be worse. Advocacy groups, also known as special interest groups, use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. Some have developed into important social, political institutions or social movements. Some powerful advocacy groups have been accused of manipulating the democratic system for narrow commercial gain and in some instances have been found guilty of corruption, fraud, bribery, and other serious crimes; lobbying has become increasingly regulated as a result. A pressure group  is a group of people who share one or more interests or concerns, and who try to influence the course of public policy in relation to their interests. Pressure groups are similar to political parties because their members share a political aim. However, pressure groups differ from political parties in two main ways: A pressure group usually has a narrow program dealing only with its own particular interests, while a political party usually deals with a wide range of issues. A pressure group very rarely nominates candidates for elections to public office, while this is one of the main activities of political parties. ) with a beverage designed for children. Mmm, yummy. Amy: You know, this might work out for the best(work out for the best 一切都会好的, 会好起来的 [for a bad situation] to turn out all right in the end. Don't worry. Everything will work out for the best. I think that nothing ever works out for the best.). I mean, you're always complaining about what a terrible roommate Leonard is. Like how he turns up the thermostat when you're not there. Sheldon: Ugh, it's like walking into the Amazon. And not the good Amazon with one-day shipping 一日送达. The awful one with birds and snakes. Amy: You hate the sound of all those keys on his key chain. Sheldon: Four keys! Who does he think he is, a warden? Amy: See? Maybe you'll love living alone. Sheldon: I don't know. Perhaps. Amy: And if it turns out you don't, you and I could live together. Sheldon: You and… oh, sure, and while we're at it( be at it spoken if someone is at it, they are doing something that you do not approve of. He's at it again, trying to cheat the customers. while you're at it spoken used for telling someone to do something while they are doing something else. 'I'm just going to clean my boots.' 'Well, you can clean mine too while you're at it.' at someone's request/suggestion/invitation etc because someone has asked you to do something/suggested something etc. A meeting was arranged at the ambassador's request. At my suggestion, Mrs Carey wrote to her former employer. at someone's/something's best/worst/strongest etc used for saying that someone or something shows their best/worst etc qualities in a particular event or situation. This is an example of old-fashioned prejudice at its worst. At his most forceful, Cockburn can be a very persuasive speaker.), why don't we get engaged, too? Why don't we get a little house, start a family? Enjoy our sunset years together? Do you hear yourself, woman? Amy: Sheldon, it was just a thought 只是一个想法. Sheldon: No. Here's a thought. You're not moving in, Leonard's not moving out, everything stays exactly the way it is. And by the way, I saw you make this Strawberry Quik with syrup, you're supposed to use the powder. Amy: It tastes the same. Sheldon: No. The syrup tastes better and I don't like it. 8. Penny: This is so sweet. You never cook for me. Leonard: Well, you cook for me all the time and, ugh. Penny: If you don't like my cooking不喜欢我的厨艺, 不喜欢我做的饭, why haven't you ever said anything? Leonard: It's hard to talk with so much heavy chewing to do. Penny: Sorry. I'll get better 变好的. Leonard: I know you'll try. So, should we talk about setting a date? Penny: Well, I'd like to pick one that works with my brother's schedule. Leonard: Okay. And when would that be? Penny: Uh, 12 to 18 months from now, depending on good behaviour. Amy: Hi, is Sheldon here? Leonard: No, I thought he was with you. Amy: He was, but he stormed off and now he isn't answering his phone. Leonard: What happened? Amy: He was really angry that you suggested he move out. Leonard: Oh. Amy: I also mentioned that he and I could live together but he was too mad at you to realize what a great idea that is. Leonard: Well, he's been having a couple of tough days. I'm sure he's fine. He probably just needs a little alone time 独处时间, 给自己一点时间 to decompress ( decompress 减压, 放松 I. to reduce the pressure on something, especially air pressure. II. computing to change a compressed computer file back to its full size. ). Amy: You're probably right. So, what are you guys doing? Penny: Well, Leonard cooked for me and now we're just having a nice dinner, you know, as a newly engaged couple. Amy: That's nice. Leonard: Anyway, as I was saying, Sheldon probably just needs a little alone time. 'Cause that's important. Not just for him, but for most anybody, really. Amy: Don't I know it 我当然知道啊(informal Used as an expression of rueful assent or agreement. rueful [ˈru:f(ə)l] showing that you are sorry about something.). What is that, polenta? Penny: Amy, get out. Amy: Right. 9. Sheldon: No. Stuart: Hey, Sheldon. Sheldon: What happened? Stuart: I was cooking in the back room last night and the hot plate caught on fire. Sheldon: And you couldn't put it out? Stuart: I was across the street at the do-it-yourself car wash, taking a shower. Sheldon: So when will you reopen? Stuart: Um, I don't know. I'm waiting to hear back 回话, 回复 from the insurance company. Sheldon: So, tomorrow? Stuart: I don't mean to be rude, Sheldon, but, uh, my life is kind of falling apart right now. Sheldon: Your life? The university is making me do string theory and my girlfriend loves me so much she wants to live with me. And now, the place I need to go when I'm sad is damp and smells funny. Stuart: Well, sorry I let you down. Sheldon: No. I do not accept this. Everything is changing and I hate it. It stops now. I'm helping you get back on your feet. I would like to purchase this comic book, please. Stuart: That'll be $2.99. Sheldon: Really? It's soaking wet. Stuart: Fine, a dollar. Sheldon: Can you break 破开, 破钱, 找开 a twenty? Stuart: No, I only have hundreds. Sheldon: You know what? I don't always recognize sarcasm, but I do right now, and I don't appreciate it. I'm sorry for your loss. But you're not the only one whose day has been a disaster. Stuart: (Light falls on ground just where he was standing a moment before) That could have killed me. I can't catch a break. 10. Leonard: I haven't heard from Sheldon in a while. You think he's okay? Penny: Oh, I'm sure he's fine. Leonard: I'm gonna see where he is. Penny: How? Leonard: Oh, I know his password, so I can track his phone. Penny: You do that? Leonard: Not always, but ever since he wandered off at the swap meet ( I. 交换礼物大会. a gathering at which enthusiasts or collectors trade or exchange items of common interest. "a computer swap meet". II. a flea market.) chasing a balloon, I get worried. Penny: He can take care of himself. Look, we went over stranger danger ( Stranger danger is the danger to children presented by strangers. The phrase stranger danger is intended to sum up the danger associated with adults whom children do not know. The phrase has found widespread usage and many children will hear it (or similar advice) during their childhood lives. ) and gave him that whistle. Leonard: That's weird. Penny: What? Leonard: He's at the train station. Penny: So? He loves trains. Leonard: It's dark out 黑透了 and he's alone, I don't like it. Let's go get him. Penny: It's sweet how you look out for him. You're a good guy. Leonard: It's not just that. My mother would kill me if I let something happen to him. 11. Raj: Dude, I'm so sorry. Howard: Don't take this the wrong way 别误解, 别理解错了, 别误会我, but did you do this for the insurance money? Stuart: No. God, you sound like the police, the firemen, my parents, my therapist and the insurance company. Raj: We're here for you, man. Whatever you need, okay? Stuart: Uh, actually, I was wondering if I could crash at your place for a few nights(crash I. to sleep. I crashed over at his house last night. I was so tired after work I just crashed. She's kind of a sketcher. I can't believe you let her crash at your place. II. to live temporarily. Person A: Do you have your own place yet? Person B: No, I'm crashing at a friend's place in Midtown for now. My Situation: Ok, so I know this guy. We went out once and ended up back at my place (I know, I know). He spent the night but we didn't do the nasty. Fast forward a few months to now. We've tried to get together since The Night but have failed miserably. Finally we make plans for New Year's Eve. A charity benefit in his neighborhood. In an email, he said "xxx bar is a few blocks away from my place. We can crash at my place if you want." So, what does that mean? Should I be bringing a toothbrush and change of clothes, or is it a more casual, we're to drunk to do anything else kind of thing? I am 100% positive I am overthinking this but I don't want to mess this up because he's actually pretty cool (and best of all he's interested!).). Raj: Sure, of course. Oh, actually, Emily was gonna spend the night. Stuart: You slept with her? Nice. Raj: Well, I can't take all the credit. She let me do it to her, but, uh, but I can always call her and cancel. Howard: Hang on. I know a place you can stay and earn some money at the same time. Stuart: Great. Howard: I just have to warn you, it'll involve humiliation, degradation and verbal abuse. Stuart: So what's the catch? 12. Leonard: Sheldon. Sheldon: You tracked my phone? Leonard: Yeah. Sheldon: Boy, you chase one balloon for three miles. Penny: We were worried about you. Sheldon: Don't be melodramatic 夸张了, 夸大其词了, 神经兮兮的. I'm just getting on a train and leaving forever. Leonard: Seriously? You don't even have a change of clothes 换洗衣物, 备用衣物 or a toothbrush. Sheldon: My plan is to stop at malls and buy what I need. It's called living off the land(live off the land 靠天吃饭, 靠天吃天, 靠地吃地 to live by eating only the food that one produces from the land; to survive by gathering or stealing food, fruits, berries, eggs, etc., while traveling through the countryside. We lived off the land for a few years when we first started out farming. The homeless man wandered about, living off the land.). Leonard: Okay, I know you're upset and there's a lot of stuff going on, but it's nothing we can't work out 不是什么解决不了的大问题. Come on, let's get you home. Sheldon: No. I've reached my breaking point. I need to leave. Now. Penny: And go where? Sheldon: It doesn't matter. Leonard: So a few things don't go your way 稍有不顺心, 不如意, 不称心, 几件事不如意, 不如你意 and your best decision is to ride the rails like a hobo? Sheldon: I suppose it is. Except I have a credit card. And I refuse to carry my laptop at the end of a stick(get the short end of the stick (American & Australian) to suffer the bad effects of a situation The people who get the short end of the stick are those whose income is just too high to qualify for help from the government. draw/get the short straw informal to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it: Colin, I'm afraid you've drawn the short straw - you're cleaning out the toilets. ). And I'd sooner die than eat beans out of a can. Leonard: Come on, come home with us and tomorrow I'll, I'll take you to Legoland. Sheldon: Legoland is not the solution to everything. And it's too much of a scene 人太多了, 太热闹了, 闹哄哄的(I. a part of a play, book, movie, etc. in which events happen in the same place or period of time a love scene. opening/final scene: the opening scene of Macbeth. film/shoot/rehearse a scene: We have to shoot this scene today. II. a view that you can see in a picture or from the place where you are. She stood in the doorway surveying the scene 观察环境, 查看环境, 查看周围. paintings that depict scenes of country life. You refer to a place as a scene when you are describing its appearance and indicating what impression it makes on you. It's a scene of complete devastation. [+ of] Thick black smoke billowed over the scene. You can just picture the scene, can't you? III. [usually singular] a place where something happens, usually something bad. scene of: the scene of the crime/accident/attack. on/at the scene 到场: The paramedics will be at the scene within a few minutes. The scene of an event is the place where it happened. The area has been the scene of fierce fighting for three months. [+ of] ...traces left at the scene of a crime. Fire and police crews rushed to the scene, but the couple were already dead. Riot vans were on the scene in minutes. a. something that happens in a particular place. Eyewitness reports describe a scene of desolation. describe/imagine/picture/visualize a scene: Picture a peaceful scene and try to relax. IV. [usually singular] a particular interest or activity, and the people and places that are involved in it. He is an important figure on the political scene 场合, 生意场, 政治场. the music/rave/dance scene. You can refer to an area of activity as a particular type of scene. Sandman is a cult figure on the local music scene. ...when he first burst onto the national political scene at age 28. ...a youth guide to London's club scene. V. a noisy argument or a strong show of feelings in a public place. If you make a scene, you embarrass people by publicly showing your anger about something. I'm sorry I made such a scene. make/cause a scene: Stop making such a scene! VI. [usually singular] informal a situation. There's a bad scene at home right now. You can describe an event that you see, or that is broadcast or shown in a picture, as a scene of a particular kind. There were emotional scenes as the refugees enjoyed their first breath of freedom. Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting scenes of violence. [+ of] It was a bizarre scene. not your scene 不喜欢, 不爱 (not my speed (from animal kingdom)) not something that you enjoy. If you say that an activity or place is not your scene, you mean that you do not like it or enjoy it. Lying on the beach all week isn't my scene. Camping isn't my scene. Big bang theory: Obviously, you're not well suited for three-dimensional chess. Perhaps three-dimensional Candy Land would be more your speed. set the scene I. to create the conditions that make it possible for an event to happen. set the scene for 埋下伏笔: These findings have set the scene for further debate on the system. II. to give someone the information that they need so that they can understand what is going to happen or be said. Let me just set the scene by telling you a little about the school. be/come on the scene 开始出现, 开始登场 to start to exist or to get involved in a situation or activity a band that first came on the scene in the 1980s. a change of scene/scenery/air 换个环境 a period of time that you spend in a different place in order to feel better or more healthy I needed a change of scene from the city. survey noun [ˈsɜrˌveɪ] verb [sərˈveɪ] noun I. If you carry out a survey 调查, 调研, you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions. The council conducted a survey of the uses to which farm buildings are put. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened. II. If you give something a brief survey or a quick survey, you look at or consider all of it quickly, but not in detail. ...a brief survey of some important books on astrology. He sniffed the perfume she wore, then gave her a quick survey. III. If someone carries out a survey of an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. ...the organizer of the geological survey of India. The scientists conducted two aerial surveys followed by two ground surveys. IV. A survey (US inspection) is a careful examination of the condition and structure of a house, usually carried out in order to give information to a person who wants to buy it. [mainly British] ...a structural survey undertaken by a qualified surveyor. verb I. If you survey a number of people, companies, or organizations, you try to find out information about their opinions or behaviour, usually by asking them a series of questions. Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report. Only 18 percent of those surveyed opposed the idea. II. If you survey something, you look at or consider the whole of it carefully. He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed 观察, 审视 the room. He surveys American politics with a conservative world view. to look at something, or to examine something He sat quietly, surveying the scene around him. a. British to examine something such as a building to see how good its condition is. The first step of Emergency Action Principle is to Survey the Scene 观察环境. As a trained rescuer, it is imperative to assess the scene by observing for the following: The Safety - Take a look around to ensure the surrounding area is safe for the rescuer as well as the victim.  Note: unless there is an imminent danger, the victim should not be moved.  Assess the surroundings for any people who can help. The Type of Injury - This observation is extremely important in an effort to understand the reason for sustained injury: automobile accident, electric shock, fall, fire, etc. The Location - Make sure you are aware of your location (for ex. floor in the building, etc), to help emergency responders locate you. III. If someone surveys an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. The council commissioned geological experts to survey the cliffs. ...data relating to astronomy, astrology, surveying and navigation. ...surveying equipment. IV. If someone surveys a house (US inspect), they examine it carefully and report on its structure, usually in order to give advice to a person who is thinking of buying it. [mainly British] ...the people who surveyed the house for the mortgage. Jobs available include surveying, electrical work, and plumbing. ) since that movie came out. Leonard: Then what can I do? Sheldon: Leonard, I am overwhelmed. Everything is changing and it's simply too much. I need to get away and think. Leonard: Oh, come on, you know you're overreacting. Penny: Leonard, hang on. Just come here. Maybe we need to let him go. Leonard: What? Why? Penny: It might be good for him. Leonard: You know he can't take a trip like this by himself. Penny: He's a grown man. Leonard: No, he looks like a grown man. You've seen Freaky Friday, sometimes little kids end up in big person bodies. Penny: Leonard, we can't protect him forever. Leonard: I know, but… Penny: He'll be okay. You taught him well, Padawan. Sheldon: Good Lord. Padawan's the student, not the teacher. Penny: Seriously, let him go. Leonard: Sheldon, if you really need to do this, I'm not gonna stand in your way 不会管你, 阻拦你, 阻挠你. Sheldon: I do. Leonard: Okay. Good luck. Penny: Be safe and call us. Sheldon: I will. Leonard: Bye, buddy. Sheldon? Sheldon: Yes? Leonard: I'm gonna miss you. Sheldon: Of course you are. Leonard: He just made that easier. Penny: Mm. 12. Stuart: Hey. What are you guys still doing here? I got this, go. Go home. Howard: You sure? Stuart: Yeah, she's fed, she took her pills, she's all tucked in and watching TV. Bernadette: So, she's not too much for you? Stuart: Are you kidding? I love her, she's great. Mrs Wolowitz (off): Stewie, you gonna watch Wheel of Fortune with me? Stuart: Coming, Debbie. Howard: You call her Debbie? Stuart: She insisted. So, hey, guys, thank you so much. This job is a dream come true. Howard: Was that a little weird? Bernadette: Yeah. I don't know why, but something about it feels unnatural. Howard: Okay, let's go. Bernadette: Yep. 13. Amy (on phone): Okay, Sheldon, thanks for checking in. Talk to you tomorrow? Oh, okay, bye. Leonard: He's okay? Amy: Actually sounds like he's doing pretty well. Penny: I really think this is gonna be for the best. Leonard: Me, too. And he was able to take a sabbatical from… Amy: How could you let him go?

see sb do something VS see sb doing something; want sb to do something VS want sb doing something; work mircales, work like a charm/magic;

用法学习: 1. They pulled 拉着, 拖着 along a mountain of suitcases, including a Louis Vuitton bag worth approximately $3,000. Vanessa looked decidedly ( [dɪˈsaɪdədli] I. in a way that is impossible to doubt and easy to see. Chris's car was old and looked decidedly dangerous. II. 毅然决然的 in a way that shows you are very certain about something. "I think we should do it," said Peter, decidedly.) breezy in a cleavage-baring white crop top with billowing ( I. to be filled with air and swell out like a sail. When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. The curtains billowed in the breeze. Her pink dress billowed out around her. ...the billowing sails. The sheets billowed on the clothes line. billow out: His cloak billowed out behind him. II. if smoke or steam billows, it rises or moves in clouds. When smoke or cloud billows, it moves slowly upwards or across the sky. ...thick plumes of smoke billowing from factory chimneys. Steam billowed from under the bonnet. ...billowing clouds of cigarette smoke. Smoke was billowing from the campfire.) sleeves and matching culottes. Majdi also gave Maurice a single red rose, which the Instagram content producer clutched 紧紧攥着 with pride. The pair then proceeded to say their goodbyes, exchanging hugs before jumping into different taxis outside the terminal. Both Vanessa and Maurice experienced their fair share of negative headlines during their three weeks in the Love Island villa. 2. Sheldon: Howard, which pocket watch will you be wearing for dinner on the train? Howard: I'm sorry, what? Sheldon: Oh, I'm afraid if we wear the same pocket watch, it will be embarrassing. Howard: I don't own a pocket watch. Sheldon: Oh, my. Well, then my apologies for bringing up this sore spot 提起伤心事. Raj: Since you two are gonna be around for Valentine's, would you mind watching Cinnamon? Penny: You have Valentine's plans? Which came out sounding way more surprised than I meant. Here, let me try that again. You have Valent… See? I can't do it. Raj: I don't have plans which is why I booked time on the big telescope that night. Amy: Well, an evening looking at the stars, that's still kind of romantic. Raj: Except I'll be alone. Amy: I'm trying to put lipstick on a pig 看着好看点, 至少看起来好看点, 欲盖弥彰 ( To put "lipstick on a pig" is a rhetorical expression, used to convey the message that making superficial or cosmetic changes is a futile attempt to disguise the true nature of a product or person. It can be used as a tactic to disguise a strawman argument, especially when invoked to avoid the true meaning of things and justifying conflated definitions that fall into a similar fallacy as a strawman. an unsuccessful attempt to make something ugly look more attractive. 'British Atlanta Highway does represent "the worst of … unsightly, car-choked suburban development." The story mentioned that a study of Atlanta Highway and other corridors will include ideas for improvements such as sidewalks and landscaping. This simply is putting lipstick on a pig. To make some superficial or cosmetic change to something so that it seems more attractive, appealing, or successful than it really is. The only things the new manager has come up with to save the restaurant have been to put lipstick on a pig, but slapping on a fresh coat of paint and making a few repairs will do nothing to address the underlying problems. It looks like they've just put lipstick on a pig for this new operating system. It's still just as buggy and unintuitive as the last one they released.) here. Work with me 合作一点, 配合着点. Leonard: We'd be happy to watch Cinnamon. 3. come together I. to start to be good or effective because different parts are combining well. After several weeks of rehearsals, the play finally started to come together 初见成效, 开始有个样子. II. if people or groups come together, they meet or join in order to do something. The convention gives us a chance to come together 同心协力. We'd come together to share our thoughts and experiences. Sheldon (on phone): Yes, I'm starting my own comic book convention, and I thought that your client, Robert Downey Jr., would be perfect to appear on our first panel. Oh, well, now, why are you saying no? You haven't even asked him yet. You know, excuse me, but I sat through Iron Man 2. I believe he owes me two hours of his time. They hung up on me. Leonard: Did you tell them that you're holding your convention at a Marie Callender's, and that every panellist gets a free slice of pie? Sheldon: I didn't even get to that part. Leonard: Look, even your friend Wil Wheaton thinks this is a waste of time. Sheldon: Not true. Wil thinks this is a great idea. He was just concerned that he wasn't a big enough celebrity to headline such an amazing event. Also, that's the same day that he shampoos his beard. Leonard: Sheldon, buddy, I just don't think this is going to come together 成功, 成事 for you. Sheldon: You don't know that. I still have plenty of solid leads on this list. 4. bounty I. You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty. a large amount: a bounty of food. ...autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries. II. A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person. money paid as a reward: A bounty of $10,000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer. A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head. They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons. III. great kindness or willingness to give: The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty. IV. A chocolate bar with delicious white coconut on the inside. V. A black guy/girl who only goes out with Caucasian people. A black guy/girl who acts like a Caucasian person. brown-nose 马屁精 noun an extremely obsequious person. "a little brown-noser who wants to make sure I know he's working on Saturday" verb. 拍马屁. 溜须拍马. 舔屁股. to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant. curry favour with (someone) by acting very obsequiously. "academics were brown-nosing the senior faculty" The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose. If you accuse someone of brown-nosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support. to try very hard to please someone important or powerful, for example by agreeing with them all the time, in a way that annoys other people Brown-nosing of the power brokers won't save you. 5. Beating Jetstar extra luggage fee: They're always inflexible with check-in times and if your carry-on is 1g over the limit you know they'll slap 甩给你 you with the excess. Their staff wander around with scales at the boarding gate, so you can't sneak things into your luggage at the last minute because they'll definitely re-weigh 称重 your bags. "How far along 怀孕几个月了 are you?" she asked me looking at my tummy. "Three kilos, give or take," I said, rolling my much lighter case behind me, "Er, I mean five months." I walked very erectly 挺直的的 (TIP: you have to keep your shoulders back, you'll find out why in a second) to the gate, and found I was the LAST person to board my flight. Collectively, they weighed my bag, and with smiles gave me the all clear. But as I walked my fake-pregnant ass down the gangway 登机廊桥(旋梯. 舷梯. Modern shipping uses gangways to embark and disembark passengers. A gangway is a narrow passage that joins the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a sailing ship. The term is also extended to mean the narrow passages used to board or disembark ships. Twentieth century extendible gangways used in the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, Australia are now on the State's heritage list. A jet bridge (also termed jetway, airgate, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, air jetty, portal, skybridge, finger, airtube (tube), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside and being exposed to the elements. Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or movable, swinging radially, and/or extending in length. The jetway was invented by Frank Der Yuen. gangway = make way 让开, 让路! exclamation something you shout when you want people to move so that you can get someone or something through a crowd quickly. Loading bridges restrict aircraft parking to spots immediately adjacent to the terminal. Thus, airports use mobile staircases to facilitate disembarking at hardstands 远机位 (remote parking positions).  ), I dropped my ticket and made a noise. So they all looked at me again. I should have told her I had on a back brace but … hindsight 事后诸葛, 马后炮, hey? I freaked out and blabbed on myself: "URGH OK fine I just triple-layered to make the carry-on weight and not get charged." "No can do — that is $60." 6. teacher's pet a student in a class who is liked best by the teacher and therefore treated better than the other students. a school pupil who is favoured by the teacher. a child who everyone thinks is the teacher's favourite student and is therefore disliked by the other students. She was teacher's pet, and everyone hated her. Sheldon: At the hot dog stand in the Denver train station, Heinz ketchup. At the hot dog stand in the Salt Lake City train station, Heinz ketchup. At the hot dog stand in the Indianapolis train station? Leonard: I don't care. Sheldon: Wrong. Hunt's. Hey, Amy, what do you say? You ready to move on to the mustard round? Amy: Have you not noticed that I've been sitting back here quietly stewing 闷坐着, 生闷气 ( verb. to cook slowly in liquid. noun. a dish made by cooking vegetables, and usually meat or fish, slowly in liquid. ladling out the lamb stew. let someone stew (in their own juices) to deliberately leave someone to worry about something that they have done wrong. in a stew very nervous, worried, or confused about something. ) for the past two hours? Sheldon: I just thought you were bad at the game. Amy: I'm mad at you. How could you just go away like that without even saying good-bye, and then call Leonard for help instead of me? Sheldon: Amy, may I please have a moment of privacy to speak with my roommate? Amy: We're in a moving car. What do you expect me to do? Stick my fingers in my ears? Sheldon: Well, I was thinking put your head out the window like a dog, but that'll work. Please? This'll be quick. Leonard? As soon as we get home, I want to have coitus with Amy. Okay, she can't hear. The reason I called you is because I didn't want Amy to know I couldn't make it on my own. Leonard: What's the big deal? Sheldon: Oh, of course it's no big deal to you. You idolize me, and nothing could ever knock me off that pedestal you put me on. Leonard: Well, yeah, it's true. You, you are a god to me. Amy: Can I stop now? Leonard: Just tell her. Sheldon: I called Leonard because I failed. And I didn't want you to think less of me. Amy: You were worried about that? Sheldon: Yes. Amy: Sheldon, it's okay with me that you're not perfect. Sheldon: Can I have one more moment with Leonard? Amy: Sure. Sheldon: Amy just hurt my feelings. I want to break up with her.Howard: Now, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm kind of excited to see Sheldon. Bernadette: I never thought I'd say this, but Penny got a job today. 7. Howard: Okay, so you'd lose most of Jar Jar, all the trade route talk and the boring senate hearings, which are like watching C-SPAN with monsters. Sheldon: Get rid of the trade route part? Then how would Palpatine get Chancellor Valorum kicked out of office? How would he get himself elected? How? Can we get through one holiday without you saying something ridiculous? Raj: It was just a suggestion. Sheldon: Well, you know what else was just a suggestion? Why don't we change the Raisin Bran box? Hmm? And you know who got hurt by that? Every single person who eats breakfast. Raj: Wow. Howard: I think he's taking this Professor Proton thing pretty hard 有点接受不了. Raj: Should we try to console him? Howard: Or should we respect his privacy in this moment of grief? Raj: By staying here and watching the movie. Howard: That's what good friends would do. 8. Arthur: I am. Oh, it, it's fantastic. I mean this, this is the longest that I've gone without running into a men's room in, in, in years. Sheldon: Why are you here? Arthur: I don't know. I was, I was hoping I was going to haunt my ex-wife. Sheldon: I know why. You've come to me because you're my Obi-Wan. 谢尔顿妈妈: As soon as she made her Big Bang entrance in the very first season, Mary Cooper became a much-loved character. Thanks to her quick wit and love for all things Christianity, a complete juxtaposition 鲜明对比 ( The juxtaposition of two contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placed together or described together, so that the differences between them are emphasized. This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty runs through Park's stories. [+ of] ) to her son Sheldon, Mary proved so popular she would go on to appear in 13 episodes of the Golden Globe-winning sitcom. It's her relationship with 'Shelly' which made her so popular but many fans were disappointed not to see her one last time in the show's final ever season, season 12. 9. cry baby 爱哭鬼 I. a person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently or readily. I. (slang) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters. II. (slang) Someone who takes offense or excessively complains when things aren't going well. white ant 内部瓦解, 内耗, 内讧 I. to steal someone's girlfriend: Robbo's out to white ant Griffo at the club barbie. II. I've heard the term used more generally meaning to thwart someone underhandedly eg a work colleague is "white anted" by a rival. White-anting is an Australian term for the process of internal erosion of a foundation. It is often used in reference to groups such as political parties or organisations where information from group insiders is 'leaked' or used to undermine the goals of the group. The Macquarie Dictionary says the verb "to white-ant" means "to subvert or undermine from within". The term is derived from the action of termites (white ants) eating the inside of wooden building foundations, often leaving no outward evidence, until the structure crumbles. buzzkill [ˈbʌzkɪl] 煞风景的人 a person or thing that has a depressing or dispiriting effect. "if you think bad weather at the zoo sounds like a buzzkill, you're right".

 perform/work miracles/a miracle 创造奇迹, 奇迹般的有用 informal to be extremely effective in improving a situation. to achieve very impressive results This beauty cream really works miracles and freshens up my face. You've performed a miracle in this kitchen - I've never seen it so clean! work/look a treat INFORMAL BRITISH I. do something specified very well or satisfactorily. "their tactics worked a treat". II. (look/feel [like US] a million dollars to look extremely attractive and well-dressed. to look or feel extremely good, often because you are wearing something that costs a lot of money: "You look like a million dollars in that dress, honey!" Every couple wants to look a million dollars on their wedding day.) look attractive. to look very good "he looked a treat in his suit and bowler hat".  The sports ground looked a treat, with all the flags flying. work like magic = work like a charm 非常有效, 非常管用 to be very successful, or to have exactly the effect you want. to be very effective, possibly in a surprising way: Flattery usually works like a charm on him. She found that a little flattery worked like magic. weave/work your magic (on) 施展魔力, 施展魅力 to use a special mysterious ability that you have in order to get the result you want. To achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise. The company accountants worked their magic and found a way to lower overhead costs. He's a smooth one. Always trying to work his magic on the ladies. He began to work his magic on the crowd. if something or someone works or weaves their magic, they produce a good change or effect in a way that they are often able to do The warm weather and the beautiful scenery began to work their magic and she started to relax. work your way up/to the top to make progress in a process or structure: He started as an office junior and worked his way up through the company to become a senior manager. work like a dog/horse 辛苦工作, 刻苦工作 approving (UK also work like a Trojan)  to work very hard: You can work like a dog and still not make ends meet. go gangbusters If something is going gangbusters, it is going strongly and doing very well. to go strongly; to perform successfully. The economy was still going gangbusters. They launched their company in the mid-1990s and went gangbusters right away. com on like gangbusters If someone comes on like gangbusters, they behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. The team, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time. like gangbusters 强势的, 强力的 With a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. a career that took off like gangbusters. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team. Leonard: Fine. You invited your drug dealer brother to stay with us for God knows how long and didn't bother to ask me first. Penny: He's my brother. I didn't think I needed your permission. Sheldon: Well, hey. Now she's angry, too. This thing works like gangbusters. She works like gangbusters 工作努力, 干劲十足, 工作很拼 and gets the job done. They are selling tickets like gangbusters.

 see sb do something (表示看到一个完整的动作过程的由始至终的发生) VS see sb doing something (表示看到一个动作正在进行, 动作没有完成. ): 1. The opera was the place to see and be seen (= by other important or fashionable people). see somebody/something + adj. I hate to see you unhappy. see somebody/something doing something She was seen running away from the scene of the crime. see somebody/something do something I saw you put the key in your pocket. somebody/something is seen to do something He was seen to enter the building about the time the crime was committed. She will never see again (= she has become blind). On a clear day you can see for miles from here. see to do something It was getting dark and I couldn't see to read. 2. There is a small difference in meaning when a verb of perception is followed by the simple form of the verb, and when it is followed by the -ing form, as in these sentences: (a) Before we realized it, we saw a deer run across the road just in front of our car. Thankfully, he got to the other side safely, because we could not have avoided hitting him. (b) Before we realized it, we saw a deer running across the road, right in front of us. We put on our brakes quickly and just missed hitting him by an inch, as he leapt quickly out of the path of the car. Sentence (a) describes a completed action; the observer saw the entire action of the deer's running across the road. Sentence (b) describes an incomplete action; the deer was in the middle of running across the road when we saw him. This sentence could be paraphrased to read: ".we saw a deer while he was running across the road." The simple form of the verb, after a verb of perception, gives the idea that the action was observed from beginning to end during the time of perception, as in sentence (a) above and sentence (c) below. The -ing form of the verb, after a verb of perception, gives the idea that the action is in progress but not completed at the time of perception, as in sentence (b) above and sentence (d) below: (c) When we were driving upstate, we heard the Eastern Regional Symphony play Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It was excellent from beginning to end. (d) When we were driving upstate, we heard the Eastern Regional Symphony playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It was excellent, but unfortunately we couldn't hear all of it because we got out of range of the radio station. Here's one more: (e) Did you see the accused strike the victim? (f) Did you see the accused striking the victim? Clearly, sentence (e) refers to one complete action, a strike, while sentence (f) refers to a continuous action of striking, with no indication of beginning or end. Sometimes the meanings are not so clearly differentiated, as in these sentences: (g) It's wonderful to see a baby smile and hear a baby laugh. (h) It's wonderful to see a baby smiling and hear a baby laughing. Still, as a general rule, the simple form of the verb in these cases describes one complete action, while the -ing form describes an incomplete part of an action. Big Bang Theory 例子: And by the way, I saw you make this Strawberry Quik with syrup, you're supposed to use the powder. 3. Betty Azar, in Understanding and Using English Grammar, 3rd ed. (Pearson Education, 1999), p. 336, says: Certain verbs of perception 感官动词 are followed by either the simple form (the infinitive form without "to") or the -ing form of a verb. In the sentence "I saw him jump," the main verb is "saw," the object of the verb is "him," and the simple form of the verb that follows the verb of perception (in this case "saw") is "jump." Other sentences like this from the same explanation are: I saw my friend run down the street. I heard the rain fall on the roof.

want sb to do something 不想某行为一次性的(今天, 今夜)发送 VS want sb doing something (不想某行为任何时候发生): want somebody/something to do something Do you want me to help? We didn't want this to happen. I want it (to be) done as quickly as possible. Notice that you cannot say "want that…": I want that you do it quickly. When the infinitive is used after want, it must have to: I want study in America. want somebody/something doing something I don't want you coming home so late. want somebody/something + adj. Do you want your coffee black or light? want somebody (+ adv./prep.) [transitive, usually passive] to need someone to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned She is wanted immediately in the principal's office. Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone. want somebody 要你, 要某人 to feel sexual desire for someone. have/want it both ways to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or types of behavior that are impossible to combine You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts. have/play/take/want no part in/of something 不想介入, 不想牵扯进来, 不想卷入, 不想有任何牵连 to not be involved or refuse to be involved in something, especially because you disapprove of it I want no part of this sordid business. have/want no truck with somebody/something 不想有任何牵涉 to refuse to deal with someone; to refuse to accept or consider something We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations. not want to know (about something) (informal) to take no interest in something because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble I've tried to ask her advice, but she doesn't want to know (= about my problems). "How much was it?" "You don't want to know" (= it is better if you don't know). waste not, want not (saying) if you never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it. want for something 再无他求, 别无所求, 应有尽有, 拥有一切 (especially in negative sentences) (formal) to lack something that you really need He made sure that his children will want for nothing (= will have everything they need). want someone to do something VS want someone doing something:  I. I don't want them bringing their children to see me. II. She lost track of him, found him somehow, and then she didn't want me making any more enquires. III. I don't want you all coming here for food. IV. I don't want everybody knowing you've got a broomstick. IV. I don't want you coming home so late. This is a rather authoritative way of stating categorically that you don't want something to happen generally or habitually, instead of just one time. The key is the progressive - which makes the prohibition somewhat habitual, as if thwarting the onset of a habit or tendency you want no part of. For example, in the last example, the speaker could be talking to his son, who just got a car and has been home late a few times. Or a daughter that has started dating. Saying just "I don't want you to come home late" could be used for one occasion = tonight, after the prom, etc. Having said that, the same father could say "I don't want you coming home late" in reference to one occasion, and it is merely a very authoritative restriction, and still carries a meaning of "tonight or any other night." In (1) and (3) the speaker doesn't want these to become a regular thing; In (2) the speaker wants him to cease ALL inquiries - "stop asking around!" In (4) the speaker doesn't want the fact that the listener has a broomstick to become common knowledge. Sheldon: You know, we won't be very far from Skywalker Ranch. Leonard: Oh, that's true. It's not like we can get in there. Sheldon: Why not? Leonard: I don't think George Lucas put his headquarters in the middle of nowhere because he wanted people dropping in. 

I wouldn't know VS I don't know

用法学习: 1. quantitative [ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv,ˈkwɒntɪˌteɪtɪv] 量化的 adj relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality. "quantitative analysis". denoting or relating to verse whose metre is based on the length of syllables, as in Latin, as opposed to the stress, as in English. quarantine [ˈkwɒrəntiːn] 检疫 [UNCOUNTABLE] a situation in which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease. in quarantine 隔离: Animals can be kept in quarantine for up to three months. a. [COUNTABLE] a period of quarantine.VERB to keep a person or animal in quarantine. get/have your ducks in a row 排排站, 排好队, 做好准备, 一切就绪, 万事俱备 to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen. To take action to become well-organized, prepared, and/or up-to-date. We need to get our ducks in a row to ensure that there are no problems at home while we're gone on our trip. Make sure Finance gets their ducks in a row before the audit. They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required. "I think they are making sure all the ducks are in a line before they submit anything formally." 2. Pussy willow is a name given to many of the smaller species of the genus Salix (willows and sallows) when their furry catkins 柳絮, 杨花 ( [kætkɪn] a long soft group of small flowers that hangs from the branches of willows and some other trees. A catkin is a long, thin, soft flower that hangs on some trees, for example birch trees and hazel trees. ) are young in early spring. Before the male catkins of these species come into full flower they are covered in fine, greyish fur, leading to a fancied likeness to tiny cats, also known as "pussies". The catkins appear long before the leaves, and are one of the earliest signs of spring. At other times of year trees of most of these species are usually known by their ordinary names. The many buds of the pussy willow make it a favourite flower for Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year). The fluffy white blossoms of the pussy willow resemble silk, and they soon give forth young shoots the colour of green jade. In Chinese tradition, this represents the coming of prosperity. Towards the Lunar New Year period in spring, stalks 枝条 of the plant may be bought from wet market vendors or supermarkets. Once unbundled within one's residence, the stalks are frequently decorated with gold and red ornaments—ornaments with colours and textures that signify prosperity and happiness. Felt ( n. thick soft cloth made from wool, hair, or fur fibers that have been rolled and pressed flat. Felt is a thick cloth made from wool or other fibres packed tightly together. a felt hat. felt-tip = felt-tip pen a pen that has a piece of felt as its writing point. A marker pen 记号笔, fineliner, marking pen, felt-tip marker, felt-tip pen, flow marker, texta (in Australia), sketch pen (in India) or koki (in South Africa), is a pen which has its own ink source and a tip made of porous, pressed fibers such as felt. Ink brushes 毛笔 are used in Chinese calligraphy as well as Japanese calligraphy, and Korean calligraphy which have roots in Chinese calligraphy. Together with the inkstone, inkstick and Xuan paper, these four writing implements form the Four Treasures of the Study. porous [ˈpɔrəs] I. 透气的. a porous substance has a lot of very small holes in it so that air and water can pass through it. II. 漏洞多多的. 筛子似的. not effective in preventing people from attacking or escaping. a porous border/defense. make your presence felt to have a powerful effect or influence on other people or on a situation. The new man in the Russian government already appears to be making his presence felt.)  pieces of red, pink, and yellow are also a common decoration in Southeast Asia. Xie Daoyun's comparison of snow and willow catkins is a famous line of poetry and is used to refer to precocious young female poets. 3. spiel [ʃpiːl, US spiːl] noun Someone's spiel is a well-prepared speech that they make, and that they have usually made many times before, often in order to persuade you to buy something. the things that someone says on a particular occasion, especially things that are not interesting or sincere because they sound like a prepared speech. Taylor: She added that she wanted to use the snakes in her tour to "send a message to you guys that if someone uses name calling to bully you on social media ... [it] doesn't have to beat you. It can strengthen you instead." Some of her fans loved the moment, and things were finally looking up 开始好转 for the singer. But she just wouldn't let the backlash go, and she went on a huge spiel about being "misunderstood" during an acceptance speech at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. things are looking up 开始好转, 有好转迹象, 开始变好 Things are or appear to be improving or becoming more hopeful. Since I got a salary increase, things are looking up. Things are looking up at school. I'm doing better in all my classes. Things are looking up for families across the country as the economy continues to rebound. I just found out that I got the job I wanted—things are really looking up! take umbrage [ʌmbrɪdʒ] against 不高兴, 不开心, 生气 If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him. In one particular tweet, Minaj expressed her dissatisfaction that videos celebrating women with "very slim bodies" often get nominated over those without, which Swift apparently took umbrage at. 5. boa [boʊə] 紅尾蟒, 巨蚺 (ran2) (python 蟒蛇. anaconda = water boa ) I. A boa is the same as a boa constrictor. red-tailed boa or the common boa. a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. II. A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric. She wore a large pink boa around her neck. python [paɪθən] 蟒蛇 A python is a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them with its body. Boa on the loose: A 2.5m adult boa constrictor is "on the loose" in NSW after freshly shed snake skin was found at a property west of Sydney. Biosecurity officers are scouring 搜寻 the Cascade Estate for the huge reptile, amid fears small pets and even children could be at risk. Locals have been asked to be on the lookout for it and to report any sightings. We're worried it's going to get into a bacykyard and potentially a kid might startle it and then the snake sort of lunges out in defence and grabs them and causes some injuries. While they’re not venomous, the giant serpents strangle or "constrict" prey. constrict [kənˈstrɪkt] to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower. He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing. When you're dancing, you don't want to wear anything that constricts your movements. The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict. (of a garment) tight 太裹身的, 太紧的. Try to wear loose-fitting clothing rather than constricting clothing. II. (of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. "boas constrict and suffocate their prey". III. to limit what someone is able or allowed to do. inhibiting; limiting. I find the office environment too rigid and constricting 限制多多的, 拘束人的. The bill is filled with constricting amendments. Fear of crime constricts many people's lives. Constriction 蛇夹死猎物(勒死) is a method used by various snake species to kill or subdue their prey. Although some species of venomous and mildly venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom. The snake initially strikes at its prey and holds on, pulling the prey into its coils or, in the case of very large prey, pulling itself onto the prey. The snake will then wrap one or two loops around the prey, forming a constriction coil. The snake will monitor the prey's heartbeat to ascertain when it is dead. Contrary to myth, the snake does not crush the prey, or break its bones. However, several natural observations exist involving wild Anacondas that show broken bones in large prey. Also, contrary to previous belief, the snake does not cause suffocation by constricting the victim;  instead, a study of death caused by boa constrictors showed that constriction "shuts off" blood flow (and therefore oxygen) needed by vital organs such as the heart and brain, leading to unconsciousness within seconds and cardiac arrest shortly thereafter. Further, multiple species of snakes have been shown to constrict with pressures higher than those shown to induce cardiac arrest. In conjunction with observations of oral and nasal hemorrhaging in prey, constriction pressures are also thought to interfere with neural processing by forcing blood towards the brain. In other words, constriction can work by different mechanisms at varying pressures. It likely interferes with breathing at low pressures, can interrupt blood flow and overwhelm the prey's usual blood pressure and circulation at moderate pressures, and can interfere with neural processing and damage tissues at high pressures. 6. Harry Styles stores his couture 战袍, 华服 ( [kuˈtʊr] clothes that a famous designer makes for individual customers, or the design of these clothes. Couture is the designing and making of expensive fashionable clothes, or the clothes themselves. ...Christian Lacroix's first Paris couture collection. haute couture [ˌoʊt kuˈtʊər; (Fr) oʊt kuˈtür] expensive and fashionable clothes, or the business of designing and making them. Someone who makes or sells these clothes is a haute couturier. contoured adj [ˈkɑnˌtʊrd] I. shaped to follow or fit the shape of something else. a contoured handgrip. II. curved or with gentle slopes rather than straight or flat. a wooden cabinet with contoured corners and edges. contour [ˈkɑnˌtʊr] n I. [often plural] the shape of the outside edge of something. The sculpture reproduces the smooth contours 轮廓 of the human body. II. contour = contour line 等高线 a line on a map joining points that are the same height above or below sea level. The lines are used for showing hills, mountains, and valleys. ) outfits in a frozen vault. Fashion plays a huge part in the 25-year-old singer/songwriter's career and he has a secret vault in London where he keeps his most famous outfits cryogenically frozen under 24 hour surveillance. His designer friend Harris Reed, who often creates outfits for the star, told Britain's GQ: "I can't say where it is located, but everything goes to an archive. It's basically like a giant refrigerator - a frozen vault - somewhere in London where I am not going to disclose." 7. back one out 拉一泡屎 to defecate; "poop". I'm going to go back one out. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) 大肠激噪症: An intestinal disorder causing pain in the stomach, wind, diarrhoea and constipation. The cause of irritable bowel syndrome isn't well understood. A diagnosis is often made based on symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a group of symptoms—including abdominal pain and changes in the pattern of bowel movements without any evidence of underlying damage. These symptoms occur over a long time, often years. It has been classified into four main types depending on whether diarrhea is common, constipation is common, both are common, or neither occurs very often (IBS-D, IBS-C, IBS-M, or IBS-U respectively). IBS negatively affects quality of life and may result in missed school or work. Disorders such as anxiety, major depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome are common among people with IBS. seasoned 老练的 adj having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well: a seasoned traveller. a seasoned campaigner for human rights. You can use seasoned to describe a person who has a lot of experience of something. For example, a seasoned traveller is a person who has travelled a lot. The author is a seasoned academic. He began acting with the confidence of a seasoned performer. II. containing seasonings to improve flavour. seasoned food has salt, pepper etc added to it. a highly seasoned piece of fish. 3 seasoned wood has been prepared for use by drying. 7. How Bernard Tomic fell from grace as he faces a battle to qualify for Australian Open: Tomic turns 27 on Monday but must be wishing he could wind back the clock to his heady (A heady drink, atmosphere, or experience strongly affects your senses, for example by making you feel drunk or excited. ...in the heady days just after their marriage. I felt heady and euphoric. I. affecting you in a strong and pleasant way. the heady scent of jasmine. II. very exciting and making you feel that you can achieve anything you want. the heady freedom of the late 1960s. ) days as a prodigiously talented junior. It was after he added the US Open junior crown to his collection a year later that John Tomic urged Tennis Australia to break the bank for his son. John Tomic wanted TA to hire super-coach Darren Cahill to ensure Bernard could maximise his rare potential. Tomic will be flat out even making the draw at his home slam in January. Now ranked No.182 in the world, he faces the ignominy [ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni] 羞辱, 耻辱 ( a situation where you feel embarrassed and lose other people's respect. The army suffered the ignominy of a quick and decisive defeat. Ignominy is shame or public disgrace. ...the ignominy of being made redundant. [+ of]. If they were caught, she would be thrown out in disgrace, dismissed with ignominy. ) of even missing the cut-off mark for the qualifying event if he falls much further. Should he miss the qualifying cut-off mark, Tomic's only other avenue to a main-draw berth would be by contesting the Open wildcard playoff in December. 8. the way to a man's heart is through his stomach Cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections. 泰王室: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped 剥夺, 斥夺 his royal consort 贵妃 of her title and medals for being 'disloyal' to the Crown and disrespecting the royal rank. In August, photos were released by the palace of the newly-anointed royal consort in combat fatigues and piloting a jet, with a royal biography being ordered for her. She was the first woman to be a concubine ([ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪn] mistress) of the king of Thailand in almost a century, because the previous kings were monogamous. She presented a published conference paper on smoking cessation 戒烟 efforts ( cessation [seˈseɪʃ(ə)n] I. an end to something. cessation of: a cessation of hostilities 对抗. II. MEDICAL the act of stopping smoking. a smoking cessation 戒烟 clinic.) among enlisted soldiers while affiliated with her College. 9. meteoric [ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk] I. 流星似的 becoming very successful very quickly.
The true story of a millionaire's meteoric rise from poverty. II. from or relating to a meteor. meteor [ˈmiːtiə(r)] Best time to catch tonight's Orionid 猎户座 meteor shower 流星雨 from Australia: The Orionid meteor shower will peak tonight, sprinkling remnants of Halley's Comet in Earth's atmosphere to create a dazzling 令人耳晕目眩的 display. This meteor shower may not be the most spectacular of the year, but it delights ( verb to give someone a lot of enjoyment or pleasure We were all delighted by the news. His laid-back style delights the reader. delight in doing something = take (a) delight in (doing) something to get a lot of pleasure or enjoyment from something He delights in corresponding with his old students. transports of joy/delight/rapture a state of great happiness or excitement. noun. I. [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. delight in: Joe's delight in his children's achievements was beautiful to see. with/in delight: They would slide down the icy slopes, shrieking with delight. to someone's delight: To my great delight, she said yes. II. [countable] something that gives you pleasure or happiness. be a delight: I must say she was a delight to teach. the delights of something: Enjoy the delights of rural Spain. ) in other ways. The Orionids appear each year between October 2 and November 7. The peak occurs when the Earth passes through a debris stream left by the Comet Halley as we intersect its orbit each year at this time. Halley's comet itself was last seen in our sky in 1986 and will reappear in 2061. The comet makes an appearance every 76 years on its journey around the sun, according to NASA. The meteors radiate from the well-known Orion constellation 猎户星系( [oˈraɪən] In Greek mythology, Orion ([əˈraɪən]) was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources tell several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of his death. The most important recorded episodes are his birth somewhere in Boeotia, his visit to Chios where he met Merope and after he violated her, was blinded by her father, Oenopion, the recovery of his sight at Lemnos, his hunting with Artemis on Crete, his death by the bow of Artemis or the sting of the giant scorpion which became Scorpio 天蝎座, and his elevation to the heavens. Most ancient sources omit some of these episodes and several tell only one. These various incidents may originally have been independent, unrelated stories, and it is impossible to tell whether the omissions are simple brevity or represent a real disagreement. ), but you don't have to look in the direction of the constellation to see them. In fact, you probably shouldn't because those meteors will have short trails and be harder to see. The best time to see this meteor shower, which could produce 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak window, is when the moon isn't dominating the night sky. That's because these meteors are more faint 更暗淡 than the Perseid meteor shower. The meteor shower will peak from midnight tonight. The best view will be during a brief window between the setting of the moon 月落 and the beginning of morning twilight. Allow yourself an hour or two to observe. Orionids are also hard to see because they're so fast. They zip into 划过天空 our atmosphere at 65 kilometres per second, vaporizing in our upper atmosphere about 96 kilometres above the Earth's surface. Some have been clocked at 238,000 kilometres per hour. But there's no danger of these bright meteors colliding with Earth. Some of the meteoroids (meteoroid [ˈmiːtɪərɔɪd] 流星体 a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere. A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are significantly smaller than asteroids 小行星, and range in size from small grains to one-meter-wide objects. Objects smaller than this are classified as micrometeoroids or space dust. Larger asteroids have also been called planetoids.) are only the size of a grain of sand. But they leave beautiful gas trails that can stretch out for seconds after the meteor itself is gone. Or they can break up into bright fragments. Find an open area away from the city that will afford you a wide view of the sky, and don't forget to bring a blanket or chair and dress for the weather. Allow yourself time for your eyes to adjust to the dark. And you won't need binoculars or telescopes to enjoy the show. 10. a ray of sunshine someone who is happy and makes a difficult situation seem better. someone or something that makes you feel better because there is something positive and refreshing about them. I am looking forward to the wedding, it's the one ray of sunshine for the future. Someone is a ball of rage (a ball of sunshine): someone is really mad. A (humorous) version of he is really mad. a ball of energy 无限精力, 无穷精力: She's a ball of energy with a new book about her childhood and an ecstatic new love affair. She added: "He's a dreamer, a ball of energy. She's a boundless ball of energy. He was just a ball of energy in the most casual of circumstances. I love this ball of energy and cuteness and I wanna protect it whatever it costs. tin-pan = tin-panny adj harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy. Tin Pan Alley I. a district in a city concerned with the production of popular music, originally a small district in New York. the people who write, produce, and play popular music, or the part of a city where they work. II. derogatory the strictly commercial side of show business and pop music. The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885, when a number of music publishers set up shop in the same district of Manhattan. The end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear cut 没那么清楚了. Some date it to the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph, radio, and motion pictures supplanted sheet music as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into the 1950s when earlier styles of music were upstaged by the rise of rock & roll, which was centered on the Brill Building. 11. vinegar stroke: (slang) I. The fast strokes during male masturbation, just before ejaculation. The point during sexual intercourse where a man is irreversibly about to blow his load. The very worst time to have to cease coitus in an emergency. II. The facial expression during sex that coincides with the last thrust before coming. Imagine the contorted 'fuck face' being pulled by the male as he's about to come, and compare to the wincing one would experience when sucking a lemon, or tasting vinegar. Hence, the vinegar stroke. Ah man, I was banging this chick, and I was up to the vinegar stroke when my phone rang. Ruined the moment. Shit! I was on the vinegar stroke when Julie's dad burst through the door. Etymology: Perhaps from the idea that the man ejaculating may have a strained facial expression like that of somebody tasting sour vinegar. Perhaps from the idea that when a man masturbates his strokes become faster and shorter when reaching climax similar to shaking vinegar from a bottle.

 I wouldn't know 我怎么知道, 我怎么可能知道, 我怎么会知道 VS I don't know: "I don't know" simply means you don't know the answer to the question. However, "I wouldn't know" means you are not in a position to know the answer to that question. Or, occasionally, you don't want people to *think* you would be in a position to know the answer to that question. For example... "How many miles is Earth from the Sun?" "I don't know". "What is the weather going to be like tomorrow?" "I don't know". "How much does your boss earn?" "I wouldn't know". "When you are rich and famous is it difficult to go to the shops?" "I wouldn't know". Or... if you don't want people to *think* you would know the answer... "What is it like to wake up with a prostitute?" "I wouldn't know" (i.e. I would never put myself in the position to find out). "I bet it's difficult to have a sexually transmitted disease?" "I wouldn't know".

'The great airport chase': Families threatened and preyed upon at one of the country's biggest airports: There are urgent calls for an overhaul of transport legislation in Victoria, after an A Current Affair investigation uncovered widespread evidence of "touting" 黑车司机, 黑出租 ( I. [transitive] to praise someone or something because you want other people to think they are good or important. be touted as something: She's being touted as a possible challenger for the title. II. [intransitive/transitive] to try to persuade people to buy something by telling them about it, especially loudly and in public. tout for business/trade/custom 沿街叫卖: street vendors touting for business. III. [transitive] British to scalp tickets. ) at Melbourne Airport. ACA cameras captured men posing as "taxi drivers" and offering rides to unsuspecting passengers fresh off the plane 刚下飞机. When confronted by ACA, the touters bolted 转身就跑 from the camera. ACA observed dozens of passengers being approached and tricked by touters, who hover near the baggage belts wearing suits. In one case, a Queensland traveller was led all the way out of the airport to the nearby McDonald's carpark. "It's seen as forceful 强迫 and it makes people very uncomfortable," Ms Argus said. While it's technically legal in Victoria following recent changes to the Transport Act, the practise 这种行为 represents a blatant violation 公然违反 of Melbourne Airport's rules and conditions. A female passenger complained to the airport that: "They're only approaching women. They became agitated and have become aggressive towards me."

Big Bang Theory: Series 07 Episode 03 – The Scavenger Vortex

1. Raj: So, couldn't help but notice none of you RSVP'd to my murder mystery dinner party. Leonard: Oh, yeah. We were meaning to do that 本来想来着. Raj: No, you weren't because it was a week ago and nobody came. So, if you want to solve the mystery of who stabbed Koothrappali in the back with the weapon of indifference, it was all of you. Sheldon: I don't think that qualifies as a mystery, we all knew what we were doing. Amy: We're sorry, Rajesh. Bernadette: Maybe we can do it next week. Howard: Whoa, whoa, we're not that sorry. Raj: Don't worry, I can take a hint 我看出来了. No more murder mystery parties. Leonard: Great. Sheldon: Thank you. Howard: Hallelujah. Raj: Because I've got something even better planned. Leonard: Aw. Howard: Why? Sheldon: Come on. Raj: Just hear me out. I'm going to make you guys a scavenger hunt like they have at M.I.T. Howard: Oh, I loved those. I did them every year there. Leonard: We did them at Princeton, too. Howard: Oh, that's cute. Like it's a real college. Sheldon: That's amusing, I was going to say that about M.I.T., but it works for Princeton, too. Amy: Scavenger hunts at Harvard were really tough. I always got stuck on the first challenge, trying to find someone to be on a team with me. I guess that story's more sad than funny. Penny: I love scavenger hunts. My friends and I had them all the time. Leonard: Oh, these are a little different. There's a tradition at elite universities… Howard: And Princeton. Leonard: A tradition of hunts full of puzzles that rely on logic and obscure ( I. not known about, or not well known. Details of this period of Shakespeare's life remain obscure. The report had been published in an obscure German journal. II. not clearly expressed, or not easy to understand. somewhat/relatively obscure 有点模糊, 有点不清楚, 有点模棱两可: The rules for the competition are somewhat obscure. for some obscure reason used for saying that you do not know the reason for something. For some obscure reason he is regarded as a great singer. verb. I. to make something difficult to understand. This accident should not obscure the fact that train travel is extremely safe. II. to cover something so that it cannot be seen. His face was partially obscured by sunglasses. A solid wall of mist obscured the view. ) knowledge, science. Penny: Oh, in ours we would just run around town looking for a store that would sell us beer. Raj: So, uh, who's in? Leonard: I think it sounds fun. Amy: Yeah, me, too. Various: I'm in, let's do it. Sheldon: I'm sorry. Are we really doing this or are we tricking Koothrappali again like with the dinner party? 2. Leonard: What's all this? Sheldon: Oh, everything I could possibly need to win the scavenger hunt. Leonard: You really think he's gonna send us to a bowling alley? Sheldon: Well, if he does, do you know how filthy those rental balls are? They might as well stand on the corner and give away free rectal exams. Raj: Okay, everybody. Who's ready for a scavenger hunt? (Pumping disco music) Somewhere in the city of Pasadena, I've hidden a golden coin. You will be faced with a total of ten puzzles. Each p… (cough) each, each puzzle will lead you to the location of the next, the last of which will lead you to the coin. The first team that finds it wins. Sheldon: He is a born showman. Raj: Any questions? Howard: Yes, to be fair, do people who went to Princeton get a head start 让着点? Leonard: It's not funny. Sheldon: No, Oh, it actually is if you get the joke. It's based on the premise that Princeton isn't a very good school. Leonard: Ha-ha. Sheldon: Oh, see? Now he gets it. Raj: Okay, guys, go ahead and divide yourselves into teams of two. Bernadette: Should we just do couples? Leonard: Couples sounds great. Or we could mix things up. Maybe pick names out of a hat. Whatever. Penny: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Why don't you just admit you don't want to be on a team with me. Leonard: I just said, couples sound great. Penny: Mm-hmm, yeah, you don't think I'm smart enough. You think I'm gonna be a liability 包袱, 负担, 累赘. Even though I totally just used the word liability correctly in a sentence. Yeah. Leonard: All right, let's, let's do couples. I want to. Penny: No, no. Let's mix things up. I choose Sheldon, and we're gonna kick your ass! Sheldon: Really? The only time I'm ever picked first for a team and I'm stuck with the liability? Amy: Stop that. Penny is not a liability. Penny: Thank you. Do you want to be on my team? Amy: Maybe we pick names out of a hat. 4. (Montage with scenes in the apartment and Leonard's bedroom) Penny: All right, hurry up and close the door so they can't hear us. Would you stop pouting 别噘嘴了? So, you picked my name. Get over it. Sheldon: Yes, and do you know what the odds are I'd pick your name? Penny: No. Sheldon: It's not hard, one in five. Now you know why I'm pouting. Raj (over walkie-talkie): All right, teams. Get ready to open your first puzzle. Go. Do you see what I did? The first puzzle is a puzzle. Oh, my God, how adorable is that? I wish I had a friend like me. Sheldon: What are you doing? You have to start with the edges. Penny: Well, there's no right way, Sheldon. I already found a few pieces that fit. Sheldon: Yeah, well, take them apart 拆开 and start with the edges. And stop wasting time. Howard: Wow, you're really good at puzzles. Amy: I did them all the time as a kid. As my mom used to say, when you're doing a puzzle, it's like having a thousand friends. She was full of fun lies like that. Howard: If it makes you feel any better, my mom's just full of pound cake. Amy: I'm sorry you got stuck with me. I bet you wanted to be with Bernadette. Howard: Have you ever played a game with Bernadette? Amy: No. Howard: Have you ever gone into a steel cage 铁笼子 with a wolverine? Bernadette: Faster, faster, faster! Do you not know that word? It means more fast! Leonard: Stop yelling at me. Bernadette: Hey, you'll know when I'm yelling at you. Penny: Ooh, ooh, it's the comic book store. All right, come on, that's where we have to go. Sheldon: But we haven't finished the puzzle. Penny: But, it, it doesn't matter. We know the answer, come on. Sheldon: You think you know the answer. But it could be a trick. What if when the puzzle's complete, there's a sign in the window that says go to the train store? Penny: Okay, it's not gonna say that. Sheldon: Well, I hope you're wrong. I really want to go to the train store. Howard: It's the comic book store. Let's go. Bernadette: Come on, numb nuts, it's the comic book store. Penny: It's the comic book store, it's the comic book store, it's the comic book store. Sheldon: It's the comic book store. 5. Leonard: Do you think Penny's mad at me? Bernadette: Because you're in the right lane behind a bus and you won't go around 超过, 绕过去 it? I'm sure she finds it charming. Leonard: No, because I didn't want her on my team. Bernadette: I'm starting to think she dodged a bullet. The slowest bullet in the world. Leonard: Geez, I never realized you were so competitive. Bernadette: Yeah, I know. Its, it's probably because I grew up with five brothers and sisters so I had to fight for every… Oh, my God, you did not just slow down for a bird, you know they fly, right? 6. Amy: I think this is the first time we've ever actually been alone together. Howard: Huh, I guess you're right. Wonder why that is? Amy: Well, off the top of my head, I'd say we don't have a lot in common except for the people we're involved with. Plus, when we first met, Penny warned me never to get into a car alone with you. Howard: Yeah. You know, I bet you and I have more in common than we think. Amy: Such as? Howard: I don't know. Tell me some things you like. Amy: Uh, let's see. I like harps, Little House on the Prairie, medieval poetry, medieval literature… Howard: Hey, how about some music? Amy: Great. Sheldon never lets me listen to music in the car. He doesn't want to be mistaken for 被误认为, 被错当为 a gang member. Howard: Find something you like. Amy: Beatles, boring. Eminem, scary. Weird Al? How old are you? Neil Diamond? Howard: Yeah, I love Neil Diamond. Amy: I love Neil Diamond. Both: Sweet Caroline, bum-ba-da, good times never seemed so good, so good, so good, so good. I've been inclined… 7. Raj: Oh, hey, thanks for letting me use the comic book store as part of the scavenger hunt. Stuart: Oh, my pleasure. Always happy to help out with fun things that I wasn't invited to be a part of. Raj: Oh, congratulations. You're the first team to arrive. Amy: Yes, it's not a ruse to make fun of me. It's a real game and I'm winning it. Raj: Your next puzzle is a riddle 字谜. And who better to give it to you than The Riddler? Bernadette: Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! How am I faster than you? I'm in heels and I stopped to take a phone call. Leonard: I have asthma. Back off. Howard: Riddle me this. Arrah, Arrah, and gather round, the work of this hero is legion-bound. He multiplies N by the number of He, and in this room the thing you'll see. Raj: Good riddle, huh? Stuart: Yeah. So when you guys plan fun activities, does my name even come up, or…? Raj: I invited you to my murder mystery party. Stuart: No, you didn't. Raj: Oh. Penny: Ugh, we're the last ones here, hurry up. Sheldon: It is a marathon, not a sprint. Penny: People run in a marathon. Sheldon: Not with a bowling ball on their back. Leonard: Hey, Penny, I just wanted to say good luck, and I hope there's no hard feelings. Bernadette: Hey, Romeo. Repair your relationship on your own time. Leonard: Relax, it's a hard puzzle. It's gonna take a while to solve. Penny: Riddle me this… Sheldon: Got it. Penny: Hey, Princeton, look at that, Team Community College Night School is in the lead. Sheldon: I thought we were the Lightning Sharks. Howard: Hey, you know what this could mean (whispers). Amy: Oh, oh, that's good. Then this would be (whispers back) Howard: That's it. Amy: To the Neil Mobile. Bernadette: I knew it, we're gonna lose. Leonard: Wait, I got it. I got it/ Bernadette: Congratulations, you got it last. Leonard: You're really mean, you know that? Stuart: So no one's gonna buy anything. 7. Penny: Aha. Okay, let's see. To continue on your quest, leave no stone unturned. Ooh. Sheldon: The next clue must be hidden under one of these rocks. Penny: Oh. Okay. Sheldon, I, I've got to ask, how did you figure out that it was the geology lab? Sheldon: Oh, simple, the 'arrah, 'arrah in the riddle mean Jan Arrah, a member of the Legion of Superheroes, known as Element Lad. And then the word He, it wasn't the masculine pronoun, but rather H e, the abbreviation for helium. See where I'm going with this? Penny: Yes. Sheldon: Nice try. Now, Element Lad's ability is the power to transmute chemical elements. Helium has an atomic number of two. If you multiply that by the atomic number of N, nitrogen, you get 14, which is the atomic number of? I'm just funnin' you, silicon. And that is the most common element in the Earth's surface. So that narrowed it down to the geology lab or the chemistry lab. Penny: Wow. I can drink a beer underwater. Sheldon: And I'm sure your parents are proud. Now, finally, the line in this room the thing you'll see was an obvious reference to Fantastic Four member The Thing, who's made entirely of… Penny: Shut up. I solved it. Sheldon: Those are map coordinates. Got 'em. Let's go. Penny: Well, wait. Don't you want to know how I figured it out? Sheldon: No one likes a know-it-all, Penny. 8. Howard: On the boats and on the planes. Amy: They're coming to America. Howard: Never looking back again. Amy: They're coming to America… 9. Leonard: Um, I'm okay with you driving my car. I'm not okay with you flying my car. Bernadette: Don't sweat it, my dad's a cop. He can fix things. Leonard: Uh-huh. Like death? Bernadette (out of the window): Your kid may be an honour student but you're a moron. Leonard: Penny's not answering my texts. Bernadette: Who cares? Focus on the game. Leonard: This stupid game is why she's mad in the first place. I'm telling her I'm quitting. Bernadette: No. Quitting would be the worst thing for your relationship. Leonard: Why? Bernadette: Because it would make you seem like something she already thinks you are. Leonard: What does she think I am? Bernadette: How do I put this? She's been known to call you a name that usually applies to a lady part. Or a cat. Or a willow. Leonard: I can't believe she would say that about me. Bernadette: If you're gonna cry about it there's tissues in my purse. Unless you got some in yours. Big willow. 10. Howard: They're coming to America, They're coming to America. Amy: Today! Howard: Today! Together: Today! Today! 11. Sheldon: Okay, another 30 feet. Penny: Okay. Oh, it's a bowling alley. Sheldon: Yes. Yes. My brain is better than everybody's. 12. Howard: Love on the rocks. Amy: Ain't no big surprise. Howard: Just pour me a drink. Amy: And I'll tell you some lies. 13. Leonard is lowering himself down the lift shaft. Leonard: Call me a lady part. We'll see about that. Bernadette: Can you reach the clue? Leonard: Almost. Bernadette: Hurry, Sheldon and Penny were right behind us in the bowling alley. Leonard: Got it. Bernadette: Great, climb back up. Come on. Leonard: Yeah, Penny might be onto something. 14. Sheldon: To the planetarium. Penny: Let's go. 15. Leonard: To the tar pits ( A tar pit, or more accurately an asphalt [ˈæsˌfɔlt] 沥青 pit or asphalt lake, is the result of a type of petroleum seep where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a large area of natural asphalt. This happens because, after the material reaches the surface, its lighter components vaporize, leaving only the thick asphalt.). Bernadette: Let's go. 16. Amy: There's a Neil Diamond concert next month. Howard: Let's go. 17. Penny: Three bags, no one's opened 'em. we're the first ones here. Sheldon: It's dirty laundry. You're up 该你了. Penny: What? Why me? Sheldon: Because you've been training for this your whole life. You live in a pile of dirty laundry. Bernadette: They're here first. This is because you made me slow down for that blind guy. Penny: Okay, the clue must be in the bag. Leonard: The clue must be in the bag. Penny: It's just a bunch of pants. Leonard: It's just a bunch of pants. Penny: You know, I'm surprised you want to copy my answers since I'm not even smart enough to be on your team. Leonard: Well, why would you want to be on someone's team who you like to call a, I can't even say it in front of Sheldon. Penny: What are you talking about? Leonard: You know exactly what I'm talking about. Bernadette: No, she doesn't. I just made that up. Leonard: Why would you do that? Bernadette: Because you were about to quit like a big, Sheldon, cover your ears. Sheldon: I'm not a child. I know the word ninny (a stupid person.). Penny: Yeah, well, you should have quit 'cause I'm still gonna beat your ass. Bernadette: Wish I had a man like her on my team. Leonard: Hey, I am every bit as much of a man as Penny. Now, let's do this. Sheldon: Wait, it's not all pants, there's one shirt. Penny: Oh. Sheldon: Hey, that's my shirt. Leonard: This one is, too. Sheldon: No, no, that's not mine. It has a big spot on it. Penny: But wait. So does this one. Bernadette: Maybe the spot's the clue. Penny: Sheldon's spot. The coin is in your spot. Sheldon: Oh, that's clever. Penny (off): Hurry. Sheldon: Be there in a minute. I just have to pre-soak these. 18. Bernadette: Stop her, Leonard, stop her. Penny: Well, where the hell's the coin? Leonard: Wasn't the answer Sheldon's spot? Raj: Oh, yes, Leonard. Yes, it was. Bernadette: Then where's the coin? Raj: Yes, exactly. Where is the coin? Why don't you look in your pockets? I slipped them in there earlier today. Penny: I don't get it. Raj: Don't you see? When we're all having fun together, we're already winners. Oh, look. See? Even I'm a winner. Leonard: Are you kidding me? Penny: That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Bernadette: You suck so hard. Raj: Well, I thought… Come on, I didn't want anyone to feel bad at the end of the game. And some of those puzzles were really hard and I didn't know who was gonna get Penny. Penny: Run. Raj: Okay, okay, that came out wrong, but you have to admit, you all had a wonderful time. Penny: Run to India. Raj: I just wanted to do something beautiful. Sheldon (entering): Hey, look. I won. Scene: The Cheesecake Factory, karaoke night. Howard: Hey, she got the way to move me, Cherry, Amy: She got the way to groove me. Howard: Cherry, baby Amy: She got the way to move me, honey. Together: She got the way to groove me. She got the way to move me. Howard: Cherry Together: She got the way to groove me, yeah!