看生活大爆炸学英语第二季第十三集

【剧情介绍】

Sheldon想用实验室,不得不讨好Kripke 跟他做朋友,但却被Kripke一口拒绝,于是Sheldon自创了一份有211道问题的问卷调查,他还很 “人性化”地考虑到Penny的阅读程度...你知道Sheldon最喜欢的氨基酸是什么吗?;)

SHELDON: Penny? Penny? Penny? This is for you.

PENNY: Hello,Sheldon.

SHELDON: Hi.

PENNY: What is this?

SHELDON: It's a questionnaire I devised. I'm having some difficulty bonding with a colleague at work so I'm doing a little research to better understand why my current friends like me.

PENNY: Yes,well,that is a good question. But is this really the best way to figure it out?

SHELDON: I agree. The social sciences are largely hokum. But short of putting electrodes in your brain and monitoring your response to my companionship, this is the best I can do.

PENNY: Okay,"Question one: "Rank the following aspects of Sheldon Cooper "in order of appeal:" ruthless attention to hygiene; playfulness; JAVA applet writing"?

SHELDON: I know I may have started off with a fairly obvious one, you did an aspect of my most appealing trait: playfulness. Why don't you just go ahead and rank that number one? I'm afraid you're on your own for the rest. It should take you no more than three hours.

PENNY: Well,wait. How many questions are on this thing?

SHELDON: Only 211. Don't worry. In deference to you,I kept them all at a high school graduate reading level.

PENNY: Thanks,pal.

SHELDON: You got it... buddy.

PENNY: Sheldon,honey,did you ever consider making friends by being,I don't know,pleasant?

SHELDON: Well,that's certainly a thought-provoking hypothesis. May I suggest it as the topic for your essay? Your questionnaire,very disappointing.

LEONARD: I answered every question,Sheldon.

SHELDON: You answered the multiple choice questions in a pattern: A- B-A-C.A- B-A-C.

LEONARD: Oh,you picked up on that,huh?

SHELDON: How could I not?

【口语讲解】

1. bond with与..交往,联系;

2. short of缺乏；不足；除…以外

3. JAVA applet Java小应用程序

4. start off with从…开始，用…开始
eg: At a restaurant that serves Cantonese dishes, we usually start off with soup.
在粤菜馆，都是先喝汤后吃饭。

5. In deference to鉴于；听从
eg: The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country.
这些妇女戴着面纱是遵从这个国家的习俗。

6. pick up on注意到；与…熟悉起来
eg: Good lie detectors can pick up on tiny facial movements that give away lies.
一个善于识破谎言的人能从细微的面部动作中看出有没有说谎。