看生活大爆炸学英语第二季第十三集

【剧情介绍】

Leonard建议Sheldon去咖啡馆或者博物馆,多与人交谈,关心他人的生活,交朋友,但被Sheldon否决了.你知道Sheldon怎么学游泳的吗, 从没下水过实战过,都是陆地操作练习. Sheldon很具有忧患意识,但是这能学得会吗?

LEONARD: Well,remember when you tried to learn how to swim using the Internet?

SHELDON: I did learn how to swim.

LEONARD: On the floor.

SHELDON: The skills are transferable. I just have no interest in going in the water.

LEONARD: Then why learn how to swim?

SHELDON: The ice caps are melting,Leonard. In the future,swimming isn't going to be optional. But you do bring up an interesting point. I don't have to break new ground here. I'm sure much of the research already exists.

LEONARD: No,no,my point is,if you want to learn how to make friends, then just go out to a coffee shop or a museum. Meet people. Talk to them. Take an interest in their lives.

SHELDON: That's insane on the face of it. Come on.

LEONARD: Where are we going?

SHELDON: You're driving me to the mall. I'm going to acquire a book that summarizes the current theories in the field of friend-making.

LEONARD: Why don't you just lie down on the floor and swim there?

SHELDON: Coping with the Death of a Loved One. My condolences.

CUSTOMER: Thank you.

SHELDON: Family or friend?

CUSTOMER: Family.

SHELDON: Too bad. If it had been a friend,I'm available to fill the void. It's just as well. She smelled like mothballs.

LEONARD: Okay,if you're gonna start sniffing people,I'm gonna go get a hot pretzel.

【口语讲解】

1. ice cap冰帽又称冰冠、冰穹。是一种规模比大陆冰盖小,外形与其相似,而穹形更为突出的覆盖型冰川。

2. bring up提出;教育;养育;呕出;(船等)停下
eg: We are going to bring up this question at the next meeting.
我们打算在下一次会议上提出这个问题。

3. break new ground开辟新天地,创新
eg: With dedicated research and development centers worldwide, our employees continue to break new ground in the development of advanced battery systems.
全世界均设有我们专业研发中心,我们的员工在新能源电池系统的研发中不断创新。

4. on the face of从…字面上看;从…外表上判断
eg: On the face of it , it seems quite reasonable.
表面上看,这这似乎很合理。

5. My condolences节哀顺变

6. It's just as well幸好如此