Mrs Cooper: Now you listen here, I have been telling you since you were four years old, it’s okay to be smarter than everybody but you can’t go around pointing it out.

Sheldon: Why not?

Mrs Cooper: Because people don’t like it. Remember all the ass-kickings you got from the neighbour kids? Now let’s get cracking. Shower, shirt, shoes, and let’s shove off. (Exits)

Sheldon: Wouldn’t have been any ass-kickings if that stupid death ray had worked.

ass-kicking
【释】踢屁股

get cracking
【释】act quickly and decisively
行动起来，快一点
【例】Most tickets have been snapped up, so get cracking if you want one.
票都快卖完了，如果你想要的话，动作快点。
【例】There's a lot to be done, so let's get cracking.
有很多事情要做，咱们行动起来。

shove off
【释】go away
出发，离开
【例】Shove off and leave me alone!
离开这，别烦我！
【例】Shove off—you’re bothering the customers.
请离开这里，你在干扰我们的顾客。

生活大爆炸S01E04 MJE美剧笔记：与Sheldon老妈共进晚餐

 

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