看生活大爆炸学英语第三季第五集

【剧情介绍】

漫画书店举行神秘勇士锦标赛(一种纸牌游戏), 星际迷航中的一演员威尔惠顿也参加,他曾经是Sheldon的偶像,但由于他曾经 “放鸽子”, Sheldon把他视为敌人.Raj在一旁煽风点火想让Sheldon参加比赛.

SHELDON: Got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. Betty and Veronica?

STUART: Hey,Sheldon,the new Greelantern figurine's coming in tomorrow. Want me to set one aside for you?

SHELDON: Thank you. You just robbed me of the opportunity to stumble upon the figurine And make the oh-so-satisfying journey From discovery to desire to possession.

STUART: All right,I won't set one aside for you.

SHELDON: But I must have it.

STUART: Okay,I'll set one aside for you.

SHELDON: Thank you. You know,I can buy all these things online. I come here for the personal service.

RAJ: Hey,Stuart,is the Wil Wheaton signed up For the Mystic Warlords tournament The Wil Wheaton from Star Trek?

STUART: Yeah,he lives around here. Big gamer.

SHELDON: Excuse me. Are you saying that will wheaton aka Ensign Wesley Crusher On Star Trek: The next generation Is going to be participating in your tournament?

STUART: Oh,I'm sorry,did I rob you of the opportunity to stumble onto that for yourself?

SHELDON: You don't understand. Growing up,I idolizedle Wil Wheaton. Wesley Crusher had an eidetic memory just like me.

RAJ: Ooh,what a coincidence. Maybe you can discuss with him while you're playing in the tournament. Sign here.

SHELDON: I was such a fan That in 1995,I traveled ten hours by bus To a sci-fi convention in Jackson,Mississippi, Wearing my Starfleet Academy cadet uniform In order to meet Wil Wheaton And get him to autograph My mint in-package Wesley Crusher action figure

RAJ: Ooh,it'll be like a reunion then. Sign here.

SHELDON: My arduous journey,however,was for naught. Although advertised to appear,he did not show up. It was at that moment,I vowed eternal hatred for Wil Wheaton.

RAJ: Okay,great,you can tell him you hate him. Sign here.

【口语讲解】

1set aside除了有表示“把…放在一边”之外还有“撤销，驳回，宣布…无效”的意思

The appeal was set aside. 上诉被驳回了。

2rob of抢劫；盗取；偷窃.剥夺；使失去

Television has robbed the cinema of its former popularity.电视使电影不像过去那样受欢迎了。

3 stumble upon偶然发现

I stumble upon the rare book in a second-hand bookstore. 我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书。

4personal service个人服务,personalized service个性化服务

5 eidetic memory过目不忘.photographic memory

6for naught徒劳,没有价值

All their work was for naught. 他们所有的工作都是白做。