生活大爆炸第二季第一集_2：The Bad Fish Paradigm

 　　Sheldon: You thought the opposite of "stupid loser" was "community college graduate"?

　　opposite: 反面的

　　你认为"失败的笨蛋"的反义词是，社区大学毕业?

　　-Penny: You know, there are a lot of successful people in this country who are community   college graduates.

　　我们国家有好多成功人士，都是社区大学毕业的。

　　-Sheldon: Yeah, but you are neither.

　　是啊，但你以上皆不是啊。

　　-Penny: Right. Okay, look, this is between you and me. You cannot tell Leonard any of this.

　　好吧，这次谈话你知我知，你千万不能跟Leonard说。

　　-Sheldon: You're asking me to keep a secret?

　　你在让我帮你保守秘密?

　　-Penny: Yeah.

　　是啊。

　　-Sheldon: Well, I'm sorry, but you would have had to express that desire before revealing the secret,

　　desire: 愿望,欲望 reveal: 显示,透露

　　我很抱歉，但... 但是你应该先说清楚啊。

　　so that I could choose whether or not I wanted to accept the covenant¹ of secret keeping.

　　covenant: 盟约,契约

　　好让我决定是听还是不听再来答应你啊；

　　You can't impose a secret on an ex post facto basis.

　　impose: 强加 ex post facto: 事后地, 追溯地

　　你不能事后再告诉人家这是秘密啊。

　　-Penny: What?

　　什么?

　　-Sheldon: Secret keeping is a complicated endeavor. One has to be concerned not only

　　about what one says, but about facial expressions, autonomic reflexes.

　　complicated: 复杂的 endeavor: 努力,尽力 facial expression: 面部表情 facial: 面部的  autonomic: 自治的,自律的 reflex: 反射

　　保密是个复杂的过程，保密的人不仅要注意自己的言辞，还要注意面部表情，下意识的反应。

　　When I try to deceive, I myself have more nervous tics than a Lyme disease research facility. It’s a joke.

　　Deceive: 欺骗 facility: 设备

　　我撒谎的时候，身上紧张的”虱子” 要比一台莱姆病研究设备还多，这是个笑话。

　　It relies on the homonymic² relationship between “tick,” the bloodsucking arachnid³, and “tic,” the involuntary muscular contraction⁴.

　　rely on: 信赖，依靠 homonymic: 同音异义字的,同名的 bloodsucking: 吸血的 arachnid: 属于蜘蛛类的节肢动物 involuntary: 自然而然的 contraction: 收缩

　　只是同音不同义，tick是指吸血蜘蛛，而tic是肌肉自然的抽动，

　　I made it up myself.

　　make up: 编造

　　我自己编的。

　　-Penny: Okay, look, if Leonard finds out that I lied, I will absolutely die of embarrassment⁵.

　　absolutely: 绝对地 embarrassment: 尴尬

　　如果Leonard发现我撒谎了，我会因尴尬而死的。

　　-Sheldon: Physiologically⁶ impossible.

　　physiologically: 生理上

　　从生理上说，不可能的事情。

　　-Penny: Oh, Sheldon, please. Look, I am asking you as a friend.

　　Sheldon 拜托了，我是在向你请求朋友的帮助。

　　-Sheldon: So you're saying that friendship contains within it an inherent obligation to     maintain confidences?

　　inherent: 内在的,固有的 obligation: 义务

　　那么你是说朋友之间就应该为彼此保密?

　　-Penny: Well, yeah.

　　对啊。

　　-Sheldon: Interesting. One more question, and perhaps I should have led with this. When did we become friends?

　　真有意思。还有一个问题，也许我应该这样问：我们啥时候成朋友了?

　　-Sheldon: i.e., I couldn't become Green Lantern unless I was chosen by the Guardians⁷ of Oa,

　　也就是说，除非被OA星的守护者选中；否则我就不会成为"绿灯侠"。

　　but given enough start-up capital and an adequate research facility, I could be Batman.

　　start-up: 启动 adequate: 足够的 research facility: 研究设备

　　但是拥有足够的资金和一些优良的设备，我就能当"蝙蝠侠"了。

　　-Leonard: You could be Batman?

　　你能当蝙蝠侠?

　　-Sheldon: Sure. I'm Batman. See?

　　当然啦，我就是蝙-蝠-侠。怎么样?

　　-Penny: Hi, guys.

　　嘿，伙计们。

　　-Leonard: Hey.

　　嗨。

　　-Sheldon: Hi, Penny.

　　你好，Penny。

　　-Leonard: Penny, if you're not doing anything Friday night, I thought maybe we could go

　　to see a movie.

　　Penny，如果这周五你没事的话，我们去看场电影如何?

　　-Penny: Oh, um, you know, I think I have the dinner shift on Friday.

　　shift: 移动，转变

　　噢，周五我晚餐时间要上班。

　　-Leonard: Okay, what about Saturday?

　　好的，那周六呢?

　　-Penny: You know, I'm not sure; the manager hasn't posted the schedule yet. How about

　　let you know?

　　schedule: 时间表

　　我也不清楚啊，经理还没排好班呢，我会告诉你的。

　　-Leonard: Great. Okay. So you just let me know when you know. Okay, so... Oh, God, I am the bad fish.

　　你一知道就要告诉我啊。好吧，那... 天哪，我就是那"臭鱼"。

　　-Leonard: What did I do wrong?

　　我做错了什么啊?

　　-Sheldon: Why are you asking me? I have no information about your interactions with Penny other than what you have provided me,

　　interaction: 相互作用,相互影响 other than: 除了

　　问我干什么？我可不知道任何你和Penny的事情；除了你自己告诉我的，

　　nor do I have any method of learning such things.

　　其他的我怎么可能知道？

　　-Leonard: What does that mean?

　　那是啥意思?

　　-Sheldon: Nothing. You seem to be implying an informational back-channel between me and Penny where obviously none exists.

　　imply: 暗示 obviously: 明显地

　　没啥意思，你说得好象我和Penny私下里互通有无一样，可明显根本就没有！

　　-Leonard: No, I didn't. I just think you need to be careful how you phrase things, sir.

　　phrase: 表达,叙述

　　我可不是这么想的，我觉得你该注意自己的表达方式了，伙计。

　　-Leonard: What's going on with you?

　　What's going on with you: 你怎么了？【口语常用语】

　　你到底怎么了?

　　-Sheldon: I might ask you the same question. Why do you insist on attempting to drag me into matters which have nothing to do with me?

　　insist on: 坚持 attempt to: 企图,试图 drag into: 把……拉进

　　我还正想问你呢，你为什么不停的想把我拉下水，这些事跟我没有一点关系，

　　but exist between you and Penny, a person to whom I barely speak?

　　barely: 几乎不

　　都是你和Penny之间的事情，而我跟她都不怎么说话。

　　-Leonard: What's wrong with your face?

　　你的脸怎么了?

　　-Sheldon: There's no reason to bring my looks into this. Good day, Leonard.

　　没什么东西把我弄成"这样"，祝你愉快，Leonard。

　　-Leonard: What?

　　啥?

　　-Penny: I said, "Good day."

　　我说祝你愉快。

　　-Leonard: Good day?

　　祝你愉快?

　　-Penny: Also today, we have a fresh-caught Alaska salmon⁸, and that's served with a teriyaki glaze⁹ and sticky rice. Our soup of the day is...

　　salmon: 三文鱼 teriyaki: 红烧的 glaze: 釉,覆罩的一层 sticky: 粘的,粘性的

　　今天我们还有新鲜的阿拉斯加三文鱼，淋上照烧酱配糯米饭，今天的汤是...

　　-Sheldon: You must release me from my oath.

　　release: 释放 oath: 誓言

　　你必须解除我的誓约。

　　-Penny: Sheldon, I'm working.

　　Sheldon,我在工作。

　　-Sheldon: Why don't you take a minute to decide?

　　你们可以慢慢决定。

　　-Penny: Oh, my...

　　天。

　　-Sheldon: I can't keep your secret, Penny. I'm going to fold like an energy-based de novo

　　protein in conformational space.

　　keep the/a secret: 保守秘密 fold: 折叠 protein: 蛋白质 de novo : （拉）重新；更始

　　conformational: 构造的

　　Penny，我没法帮你保密了我就快像构象空间里的内源蛋白一样折叠了，

　　Like a Renaissance¹⁰ tryptich. Like a cheap suit.

　　renaissance：文艺复兴

　　就像文艺复兴时期的三联画屏(折叠的) ，像套便宜西装。

　　-Penny: Look, why is it so hard for you to keep one little secret?

　　我说叫你保守一个小秘密就那么难吗?

　　-Sheldon: I'm constitutionally incapable¹¹. That's why I was refused clearance¹² for a very prestigious¹³ government research fellowship

　　constitutionally: 本质地,天生,体质上 incapable: 本质地,天生,体质上 prestigious: 享有声望的 fellowship: 奖学金

　　我天生做不到，所以之前我才申请不到那个由政府设立奖学金，

　　at a secret military supercollider located beneath a fake agricultural station 12.5 miles southeast of Traverse City, Michigan,

　　supercollider: 超对撞机 beneath: 在…下面 fake: 假的 agricultural: 农业的

　　隐藏在密歇根Traverse城东南面12.5英里处的农业中心地下的机密军用超级对撞机的项目。

　　which you did not hear about from me.

　　你什么都没听到。

　　-Penny: Look, just forget I told you about me... not graduating from community college, okay?

　　听着，你就把我说过不是从社区大学毕业，这件事忘了不行吗?

　　-Sheldon: Forget? You want me to forget? This mind does not forget.

　　忘掉? 你要我忘掉? 这个脑袋不会忘记。

　　I haven't forgotten a single thing since the day my mother stopped breastfeeding me. It was a drizzly¹⁴ Tuesday.

　　breastfeeding: 母乳喂养 drizzly: 下毛毛雨的

　　从我断奶那一天开始的任何事情我都没忘记，那是个下着毛毛雨的星期二。

　　-Penny: Okay... Look, you promised me you would keep my secret, so you're just gonna have to figure out a way to do it.

　　好了，听着，你答应会为我保密的，那你就得自己想办法做到这一点。

　　-Sheldon: Lenorad, I'm moving out.

　　Lenorad，我要搬出去了。

　　-Leonard: what do you mean you're moving out? Why?

　　什么叫你要搬出去? 为什么?

　　-Sheldon: There doesn't have to be a reason.

　　这不需要什么理由。

　　-Leonard: Yeah, there kinda does.

　　kinda=kind of

　　不，需要点什么的。

　　-Sheldon: Not necessarily. This is a classic example of Munchausen's Trilemma.

　　classic: 经典的 Trilemma: n. 三难选择的窘境；三难困境；[逻]三难推理

　　没有那个必要，这是Munchausen三难问题的经典范例。

　　Either the reason is predicated on a series of sub-reasons leading to an infinite regression,

　　predict: 预知,预言,预报 series: 连续,系列 lead to: 导致infinite: 无限循的 regression: 回归

　　要么是一个依赖于一串子逻辑，导致无限循回的推理；

　　or it tracks back to arbitrary axiomatic¹⁵ statements, or it's ultimately circular, i.e. I'm moving out because I'm moving out.

　　arbitrary: 任意的 axiomatic: 公理的 ultimate: 最后的 circular: 循环的

　　要么就是一切逆向推理回到一个任意公理，要么一切根本就是一个循环。即：因为我要搬出去所以我要搬出去。

　　-Leonard: I'm still confused.

　　confuse: 混乱,狼狈,困惑

　　我还是不明白。

　　-Sheldon: Leonard, I don't see how I could have made it any simpler.

　　Leonard，我不知道怎么才能说得更简单了。

　　-Howard: Hey, qu'est que s'up?

　　嘿！你们好吗？

　　-Raj: We just got back from that exhibit of those plasticized human cadavers¹⁷.

　　exhibit: 展览品 plasticize: 增塑 cadaver¹⁶: 尸体

　　我们刚从那个塑化的尸体模型展览回来。

　　-Howard: And some of those skinless chicks were Hot!

　　那边一些剥了皮的美女实在是性感极了！

　　-Sheldon: If you'll excuse me, I'm going to pack.

　　你们不介意的话我去打包了。

　　-Howard: That's kind of an overreaction to a little harmless necrophilia.

　　overreaction: 反应过度 harmless: 无害的 necrophilia: 恋尸癖

　　反应过度了吧，只不过是一点无害的恋尸癖而已。

　　-Leonard: It's not you, Howard. He says he's moving out.

　　不是因为你。Howard，他说要搬出去。

　　-Raj: What did you do? Did you change the contrast or brightness settings on the television?

　　contrast: 对比度 brightness: 亮度

　　你干了什么?重调了电视的亮度或者对比度?

　　-Leonard: No.

　　没有。

　　-Howard: Did you take a Band-Aid off in front of him?

　　Band-Aid: n. [商标]邦迪创可贴

　　在他面前撕创可贴?

　　-Leonard: No.

　　没有。

　　-Howard: Did you buy generic¹⁸ ketchup¹⁹, forget to rinse²⁰ the sink, talk to him through the bathroom door?

　　generic: 一般的,普通的,共有的 ketchup: 蕃茄酱等 rinse: 清洗

　　买了天然番茄酱，忘了刷水池，或者从浴室里和他说话?

　　-Raj: Adjust the thermostat²¹, cook with cilantro, pronounce the "t" in often?

　　thermostat: 恒温计 cilantro: 芫荽叶

　　乱调温度计，烧饭用香菜，还是说often的时候发了"t"的音?

　　-Leonard: No.

　　没有。

　　-Howard: Did you make fun of trains?

　　你开火车的玩笑了?

　　-Leonard: No, I didn't do anything. He's just gone insane.

　　insane: 疯狂的,精神错乱的

　　没有，我什么都没干，他就是发疯了。

　　-Raj: Well, we all knew this day was coming.

　　哦，我们都知道总会有这一天的。

　　-Leonard: Well, that was fast.

　　收拾这么快。

　　-Sheldon: It's my pre-packed disaster evacuation bag. It's recommended by the Department of Homeland Security. And Sarah Connor.

　　evacuation: 撤离,疏散 recommend: 推荐 department: 部门

　　这是我事先准备的紧急疏散包，是国土安全部推荐过的，还有Sarah Connor(终结者女主角)。

　　-Leonard: Where are you going to live?

　　你准备去哪里住?

　　-Sheldon: Until I find a permanent place, I will stay with friends.

　　permanent: 固定的

　　我去朋友那里，直到找到固定住所为止。

　　-Howard: Bye.

　　再见。

　　-Raj: Well... you can't stay with me. I have a teeny-tiny apartment.

　　teeny: 极小的(微小的) apartment: 公寓

　　你不能和我住，我那里只有一丁点大。

　　-Sheldon: Excuse me, but isn't hosting guests an aspect of "manushya yajna," one of the five central religious duties or sacrifices of the Hindu householder?

　　aspect: 方面 religious: 宗教的 sacrifice: 牺牲 Hindu: 印度人(的)

　　不好意思, 热情待客难道不是manushya yajna的一个方面吗? 那不是印度教家庭的五大宗教戒律之一么？

1 covenant   

n.盟约，契约；v.订盟约

参考例句：

• They refused to covenant with my father for the property.他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。
• The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。

2 homonymic   

adj.同音异义字的，同名的；谐音

参考例句：

3 arachnid   

n.蛛形纲动物

参考例句：

• I want that wall-crawling arachnid prosecuted!我要起诉那个在墙上爬的八脚怪物！
• The tiny arachnid,found in Australia,shows off a rainbow of colours to impress nearby females.这只在澳大利亚的小蜘蛛，向附近的雌性炫耀其华丽的色彩。

4 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

5 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

6 physiologically   

ad.生理上，在生理学上

参考例句：

• Therefore, the liver and gallbladder cannot be completely separated physiologically and pathologically. 因此，肝胆在生理和病理上不能完全分离。
• Therefore, the liver and gallbladder are closely related physiologically and pathologically. 因此，肝胆在生理和病理上紧密联系。

7 guardians   

监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者

参考例句：

• Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
• The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

8 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

9 glaze   

v.因疲倦、疲劳等指眼睛变得呆滞，毫无表情

参考例句：

• Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.在热蛋糕的顶上和周围刷上一层蛋浆。
• Tang three-color glaze horses are famous for their perfect design and realism.唐三彩上釉马以其造型精美和形态生动而著名。

10 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

11 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。

12 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

13 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

14 drizzly   

a.毛毛雨的(a drizzly day)

参考例句：

• This section of the country is drizzly in the winter. 该国的这一地区在冬天经常细雨蒙蒙。
• That region is drizzly in winter. 那个地区冬天常下小雨。

15 axiomatic   

adj.不需证明的，不言自明的

参考例句：

• It is axiomatic that life is not always easy.生活并不总是一帆风顺，这是明摆着的事实。
• It is axiomatic that as people grow older they generally become less agile.人年纪越大通常灵活性越差，这是不言而喻的。

16 cadaver   

n.尸体

参考例句：

• Examination of a cadaver is to determine the cause of death.尸体解剖是为了确认死亡原因。
• He looked down again at the gaping mouth of the cadaver.他的眼光不由自主地又落到了死人张大的嘴上。

17 cadavers   

n.尸体( cadaver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Human cadavers were the only known source of hGH, and demand was intense. 人类尸体是hGH已知的惟一来源，而且需求广泛。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 口蹄疫疯牛病
• Will there be enough cadavers for each group this term? 这个学期每一个组都有足够的尸体吗？ 来自电影对白

18 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

19 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

20 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

21 thermostat   

n.恒温器

参考例句：

• The thermostat is connected by a link to the carburetor.恒温控制器是由一根连杆与汽化器相连的。
• The temperature is controlled by electronic thermostat with high accuracy.电子恒温器，准确性高。