Howard (on laptop): This is one of my favourite places to kick back after a quest, they have a great house ale.

Penny: Wow, cool tiger.

Howard: Yeah, I’ve had him since level ten. His name is Buttons. Anyway, if you had your own game character we could hang out, maybe go on a quest.

Penny: Uh, sounds interesting.

Howard: So you’ll think about it?

Penny: Oh, I don’t think I’ll be able to stop thinking about it.

Raj: Smooth.

Leonard (entering with Sheldon): We’re home.

Penny: Oh, my God, what happened?

Leonard: Well, your ex-boyfriend sends his regards and I think the rest is fairly self-explanatory.

Penny: I’m so sorry, I really thought if you guys went instead of me he wouldn’t be such an ass.

Leonard: No, it was a valid hypothesis.

Sheldon: That was a valid hypothesis? What is happening to you?

quest

【释】(formal or literary) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness.(牛津高阶)这里是指游戏中的一次探险

ale

【释】a type of beer, usually sold in bottles or cans. There are several kinds of ale.（牛津高阶）
爱尔啤酒(Ale)：指传统英国式啤酒。这种啤酒使用溶解度良好的麦芽，糖化采用单一温度浸出法，使用顶部酵母。（有道）

smooth

【释】happening or done without any problems.(韦氏学习)
顺利的

【例】With the aid of observers, the election process was a smooth one.(韦氏学习)
在观察者的帮助下，选举过程进行地非常顺利。

【例】They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business.（牛津高阶）
他们正采取新措施,以确保公司平稳运转。

send his regards

【释】代他问好
regards [plural] : friendly greetings（韦氏学习）
问候

【例】Give/Send them my (warm/kind) regards. [=greet them for me; tell them I am thinking of them]（韦氏学习）
代我向他们问好,告诉他们我在念着他。

【例】My husband sends his regards.（朗文）
我丈夫让我代他问好。

self-explanatory

【释】自明的（有道）
easy to understand without explanation

【例】The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory.(韦氏学习)
这本书各章的标题都很清晰。

【例】I don't even understand why you're asking me to learn this phrase, it seems so self-explanatory to me.(原创)
我不明白你怎么一直让我学这个短语，在我看来它的意思不释自明。

an ass

【释】 A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.(the free)
混蛋

【例】You can be such an ass sometimes!(韦氏学习)
你有时候就是这么混蛋！

【例】They act like a couple of pompous/pretentious asses.（韦氏学习）
他们有时候表现地像些个自命不凡的家伙。

valid

【释】fair or reasonable.(韦氏学习)
有理有据的

【例】There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.(韦氏学习)
没有正当理由来进行改变。

【例】Police officers must have a valid reason for stopping motorists.（朗文）
警察必须有正当理由来让驾驶人停下。

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