Sheldon: No, this is fun. Oh, the thing about tomatoes, and I think you’ll really enjoy this, is, they’re shelved with the vegetables, but they’re technically a fruit.

Penny: Interesting.

Sheldon: Isn’t it?

Penny: No, I mean what you find enjoyable.

Sheldon (as Penny selects vitamin supplements): Oh boy.

Penny: What now?

Sheldon: Well, there’s some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much, what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.

Penny: Well, maybe that’s what I was going for.

Sheldon: Well then you’ll want some manganese.

the thing about tomatoes is...
【释】used to introduce a problem about something or someone.
关于...的问题是...
【例】The thing about Sheldon is he always picks on Howard's educational background.
Sheldon 总是挖苦Howard的教育背景。
【例】The thing about addiction is that it never ends well.
对于上瘾，最后的结局都是痛苦。

technically
【释】according to the exact meaning, facts, etc.
准确地说，理论上说
【例】Technically (speaking), the two countries are still at war.
准确的说，这两个国家仍然处于战争状态。
【例】Technically Kosovo is part of Serbia.
理论上说，科索沃是塞尔维亚的一部分。

multivitamin
【释】a pill or medicine containing several vitamins.
多种维生素

what I was going for
【释】to put a lot of effort into something, so that you get or achieve something.
想要的，所追求的
【例】Acquiring recognition from Sheldon is what Howard is going for.
获得Sheldon的认同是Howard一直努力追求的。
【例】Losing 10 pounds is what Penny's going for recently.
Penny 近期的目标是减掉10磅。

manganese
【释】a chemical element. Manganese is a gray-white metal that breaks easily, used in making glass and steel.
一种化学成分，锰

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