生活大爆炸第八季 第128期:思考能力

 It also gets its brain plucked out with tweezers¹. 它的大脑还会被镊子夹出来呢。

And his last meal was a food pellet? You're a monster. 而它的最后一餐只是一颗饲料？你真是禽兽。

All right, next, we're gonna introduce an anxiety-inducing stimulus², measure your stress levels and see how it affects your problem-solving rate. 好了，接下来，我们要逐步加强紧张焦虑刺激，测量你的应力水平，观察它对你思考能力的影响。

Very well. And good luck-- I'm a pretty laid-back guy. 很好。祝你好运。我可是个处变不惊的人哦。

Ready? Begin. 准备好了吗？开始。

Why'd you pop it? 你为什么要戳破？

I'm sorry, I was aiming for your heart. 对不起，我本来瞄准的是你的心脏。

Look, I know you don't like it, but that's the point of the experiment. 我知道你不喜欢，但这是实验的意义所在。

I need to irritate you to find your optimal³ anxiety zone. 我需要激怒你，来找到你的最佳焦虑区。

And you said no to tickling⁴, polka music or watching me eat a banana. 而且你不要挠痒痒，波尔卡舞曲，或看我吃香蕉。

Who eats them horizontally? ! 谁会横着啃香蕉啊？！

My mother said that's how good girls do it. 我妈说好女孩都是这么吃的。

Perhaps this was a waste of time. 也许这是浪费时间。

Sheldon, you're a remarkable⁵ scientist. Just be patient, I'm sure you'll find the breakthrough you've been looking for. 谢尔顿，你是了不起的科学家。耐心一点，我确信你会找到一直寻觅的突破口。

Thank you. 谢谢。

And if you only do solid research instead of making a groundbreaking discovery, what does it matter? 而且如果你只进行可靠研究而不是有开创性的发现，那又有什么关系呢？

Only do solid research? ! Uh...I come to you for help, and you insult me? ! 只进行可靠研究？！我来找你帮忙，你却侮辱我？！

I thought the least that you would do would be...-Look, your anxiety levels are right in the zone. 我原以为你至少可以...-看，你的焦虑水平达标了。

Really? Oh, that's fantastic. N-Now, wait, they're dropping. Why are they dropping? 真的吗？真是太好了。慢着，又落下去了。为什么落下去了？

Because you're happy they're elevated. -Oh, that is infuriating! 因为你开心数值提高了。-真是气死我了！

Ooh, look, they went back up again. Terrific. Oh, no, they went back down! 看，又上升了。太好了。不好，又落下去了！

 

1 tweezers   

n.镊子

参考例句：

• We simply removed from the cracked endocarp with sterile tweezers.我们简单地用消过毒的镊子从裂开的内果皮中取出种子。
• Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.蜜蜂的螫刺应该用小镊子拔出来。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

3 optimal   

adj.最适宜的；最理想的；最令人满意的

参考例句：

• What is the optimal mix of private and public property rights in natural resources?私人和国家的自然资源产权的最适宜的组合是什么？
• Optimal path planning is a key link for the sailing contest.帆船最优行驶路径规划是帆船比赛取胜的关键环节。

4 tickling   

反馈，回授，自旋挠痒法

参考例句：

• Was It'spring tickling her senses? 是不是春意撩人呢？
• Its origin is in tickling and rough-and-tumble play, he says. 他说，笑的起源来自于挠痒痒以及杂乱无章的游戏。

5 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。