生活大爆炸S01E03 MJE美剧笔记 尴尬的约会
Penny:So what's new in the world of physics?
Leonard:Nothing.
Penny:Really? Nothing?
Leonard:Well, with the exception of string theory, not much has happened since the 1930s. And you can't prove string theory.At best you can say, "Hey, look, my idea has an internal logical consistency."
Penny:Well, I'm sure things will pick up.
Leonard:What's new at the Cheesecake Factory?
Penny:Not much. We do have a chocolate key lime that's moving pretty well.
Leonard:Good. Good. What about your... hallway friend?
Penny:Doug?Oh, yeah, I don't know. I mean, you know,he's nice and funny, but...
At best you can say
【释】充其量, 至多；你最多可以说
【例】At best you can say he did it from loyalty to the team as a whole, to the men and women who arrive to work every day and whose jobs were on the line.
pick up
【释】好转
【例】Business is beginning to pick up.
生意正在好转。
