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 Scenario 3:

Leonard: Stephen Hawking¹’s team is looking into that, and I’ve been invited to join them.

Penny: wow, Hawking! Good for you!

Leonard: well it is. Just, you know, I would be gone for a while.

Penny: well, how long?

Leonard: three four months.

Penny: woo, when would you leave?

Leonard: couple weeks.

Penny: okay, well, I’ll just come visit you.

Leonard: that’s the thing. You can’t. I’ll be on a ship in the North Sea.

Penny: on a ship? Aren't they afraid hawking will just roll overboard?

Leonard: uh, he is not gonna be there. He’s just sending a team to research his theory.

Penny: oh sure. Like when you send me to kill spiders in your bathtub [bæθtʌb]. Okay, four months.

Leonard: yeah. And I’m a little worried, because things between us have been so great, and I would hate to do anything that screws³ that up.

Penny: oh, sweetie, if you’re gonna screw² things up, it’s gonna be while you’re here, not while you’re away. No, I mean, look, you have to go. It sounds like an amazing opportunity. And I’m just basing that on how much I didn't understand what you said about it.

Leonard: okay. I’ll confirm the travel arrangements [ə'rendʒmənt] in the morning.

Penny: okay, good.

Leonard: I do have to ask you one favor.

Penny: sure.

Leonard: Sheldon is nervous about me leaving. Just keep an eye on him while I’m gone.

Penny: oh, I don't know. Remember what happened when I took care of your goldfish?

Leonard: well flush⁴ [flʌʃ] Sheldon down the toilet and get me a new one.

1 hawking   

利用鹰行猎

参考例句：

• He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
• We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。

2 screw   

n.螺丝(钉)；vt.用螺钉固定；拧，拧紧

参考例句：

• Let's screw the two pipes together end to end.咱们把这两根管子接起来拧紧。
• Can you screw up this handle for me?你能帮我把这个把手拧紧吗？

3 screws   

n.螺丝钉( screw的名词复数 )；螺旋桨；监狱看守；性交对象v.用螺丝拧紧( screw的第三人称单数 )；拧上去；（和某人）性交；诈骗（钱财等）

参考例句：

• One of the screws is loose. 有一颗螺丝松了。
• The handle of this door is kept by two screws. 这扇门的把手用两枚螺丝钉固定。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 flush   

vi.奔流；vt.冲洗；adj.齐平的；n.脸色，脸红

参考例句：

• Father asked me to flush off the garage floor.父亲叫我冲洗车库的地板。
• There was a flush in her cheeks.她满脸通红。