生活大爆炸第八季 第95期:限制卡路里摄入量

 Really? 真的假的？

Yeah, he wrote down everything he ever ate. He was convinced that calorie restriction¹ was the key to living forever. 真的，他吃什么都要记下来。他坚信限制卡路里摄入量是长命百岁的关键。

Does it work? 那管用吗？

Seriously? 你闹呢？

Well, he could have been hit by a bus. You don't know. 他可能是死于车祸啊，你又不知道。

Sorry it's not more interesting. On the bright side, you didn't have to listen to his stomach growl² for 35 years. 抱歉，真相不是那么有趣。往好的方面想，你们不必听他35年来肚子饿得咕噜叫的声音。

So, was there anything that Professor Abbott worked on during his life that came close to an accomplishment³? 那艾伯特教授这辈子研究的东西，难道没有半点算得上是成就的东西吗？

To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. 老实说，他的研究一无所成。

Oh. You were his colleague. How did your research turn out? 你是他的同事。你的研究结果如何？

Great. Hey, this is the apartment you get when you win a Nobel. 很棒。得诺贝尔奖的人都住这种"豪宅"。

Well, you could be very frugal⁴. I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm⁵. 你可能是个很简朴的人啊。我真是受够了每个人都在说反话了。

I'm not a bully⁶. I mean, maybe I come off a little strong, but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough and not to take crap from anybody. 我不是恶霸。或许我是表现得有那么一点强势，但那只是因为我父亲从小教育我要强硬，不要随便受人欺负。

No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy⁷ diaper. 那当然可以啊，但强硬跟告诉你的朋友她的新裤子像一块松垮的尿布，这两者还是有区别的。

I did say that, didn't I? 我的确那么说了，是吧？

Yeah, you did. I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them. 是的，你说了。我当时超级难为情，我只好把裤子退了。

Where? To Babies R Us? 退到哪儿？婴儿用品店吗？

You're doing it again! 你又来了！

Okay, sorry. Can we just go? I feel like everybody hates me. 对不起，我们可以走了吗？我感觉大家都讨厌我。

Oh, come on, they don't hate you, all right? They're just a little intimidated⁸. All you need to do is show everyone how sweet you really are. 别这样，他们不讨厌你，好吗？他们只是有点怕你而已。你只需让大家看到你其实非常亲切。

I think I'd rather go. 我还是走吧。

No, come on. You are not going anywhere, all right? I am here for you, and we are gonna fix this together. 不，坐下。你哪儿也不许去，知道吗？我在这陪着你，我们一起来解决这问题。

Thank you. -Even though your dress is ugly. 谢谢。-虽然你今天的裙子很难看。

Well, my little Flag-keteers, it looks like the last episode of Fun with Flags is at an end. 我的小旗友们，最后一集《有趣的旗帜》就要结束了。

If I could, I would run each and every one of you viewers up a flagpole and salute⁹ you. 如果可以，你们每个人都是我升上去后愿意敬礼的旗帜。（原俗语直翻为"升到旗杆上，看看有没有人会敬礼。"意思是试试水、 看看反应的意思）

 

1 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

2 growl   

v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣

参考例句：

• The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
• The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。

3 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

4 frugal   

adj.节俭的，节约的，少量的，微量的

参考例句：

• He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
• The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。

5 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

6 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

7 saggy   

松懈的，下垂的

参考例句：

• Daisy: Would you still love me if I were old and saggy? 当我的皮肤变得又老又松弛时，你还会爱我吗？
• My darling, if my breasts were saggy, would you still love me? 这是女人最担心的一个问题。

8 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。