看生活大爆炸学英语第一季第十四集

【剧情介绍】

Leonard在网上随意竞拍的时光机实物竟然超级大,Sheldon一群人商量着在电梯不能用的情况下,如何把这个庞然大物运上楼.

 

RAJ: Did the listing actually say miniature?

LEONARD: I just assumed. Well, who sells a full-sized time machine for $800?

SHELDON: In a Venn diagram, that would be an individual located within the intersection says "no longer want time machine" and "need $800."

HOWARD: It's actually a tremendous bargain. Even with shipping, it works out to less than $4 a pound.

RAJ: Cocktail shrimp are 12.50.

LEONARD: How are we gonna get it upstairs?

HOWARD: If we take the dish off, it might fit in the elevator.

LEONARD: Yes, but the elevator's been broken for two years.

SHELDON: I've been meaning to ask you, do you think we should make a call about that?

HOWARD: Not necessary. I have a master's in engineering. I remotely repair satellites on a regular basis. I troubleshoot space-shuttle payloads. When the Mars rover started pulling to the left, I performed a front-end alignment from 62 million miles away. No, that baby's broken.

LEONARD: Come on, guys, push.

SHELDON:If I push any harder, I'm gonna give birth to my colon.

RAJ: I can't feel my fingers. Hurry up.

SHELDON: It's the same amount of work, no matter how fast you go, Basic physics.

RAJ: Sheldon.

SHELDON: Yeah?

RAJ: If my fingers ever work again, I've got a job for the middle one.

【口语讲解】

1. tremendous bargain就是所谓的巨便宜, 新编大学英语第一册出现了这个用法:

I once knew a couple who could not resist buying sugar in bulk. They thought it a tremendous bargain, not to be missed, so they bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. 

2. with shipping大家网购的时候会想跟卖家讨价还价的,实在遇上坚定的主你可以说:"Fine, *yuan with shipping." 包邮也算是砍了价了,也许心情会舒服点.

3. works out to 算出是,得出是.

4. fit in 装配好.

There was so much furniture in the salesroom that it became impossible to fit any more in.营业部里装的家具十分拥挤,不可能再放进任何家具了.

5. on a regular basis经常地,定期地.

You can get a 5% discount if you order on a regular basis.如果你方定期给我方下定单,你方便可得到5%地折扣.

6. give birth to生产,生小孩. Sheldon说得好像是使出了生小孩的力气似的,而Raj回应他的话也是骂人不带脏字If my fingers ever work again, I've got a job for the middle one. \(^o^)/~