生活大爆炸第八季 第147期:科学笑话

 I've invented a science joke, would you like to hear it? -Sure. 我新编了一个科学笑话，想听吗？-好啊。

How many Edisons does it take to screw¹ in a light bulb? 换一个灯泡要多少个爱迪生呢？

How many? 几个？

Who cares? He stole the idea and doesn't deserve² his own joke. 谁管他？他偷了灯泡这个创意，他不配有自己为主题的笑话。

Is that really true? 这是真的吗？

Of course, that's how you know it's a good joke. It not only entertains, it informs. 当然，所以你才能知道这是个好笑话。好笑话就是得寓教于乐。

Hey, sorry to interrupt. 抱歉打扰了。

Yeah, Barry, uh, how many Edisons does it take to screw in a light bulb? 巴里，换一个灯泡要多少个爱迪生呢？

Did you know Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb? 你知道灯泡实际上不是爱迪生发明的吧？(爱迪生不算是最早发明人，只能算是改良)

What do you want, Barry? 你来干嘛，巴里？

Just wanted to drop this off as a little thank you for Amy. 来给艾米送一份小小谢礼。

What's this for? 为什么送我礼物？

Your idea really helped me out. My light-cone quantization paper's online already. The response has been amazing. 你的点子真的帮了我大忙。我光锥量子化的论文已经发表到网上了。反响非常棒。

Well, that's fascinating. I can't wait to read it. 那太好了。我迫不及待要去拜读了。

Oh, no, me as well. Uh, please e-mail it to sheldon@bazinga. biz. Why "Dot-biz"? 我也是呢。请发到我电子邮箱[email protected]。为什么是"点biz"？

Because I just gave you the business. And also bazinga. com was taken. 因为我一招"商"得你体无完肤。还因为bazinga.com被人先注册了。（。biz是business的缩写，为商用领域的域名）

Anyway, thanks again. Cooper, suck eggs. 好啦，再次谢谢你。库伯，去吃鸡"蛋"吧。

Since when do you help out Barry Kripke? 你什么时候去帮巴里·克里普奇了？

Well, I'd been thinking about a cellular³ automata approach to neuronal connectivity, 我最近在思考通过元胞自动机来研究神经元连接，

and I thought it might have some interesting applications to string theory-- it's not a big deal. 然后我觉得这可能对弦理论研究有些不错的用途。小忙不值得一提啦。

Oh, really? When I was doing string theory and hit a dead end, why didn't you try to help me? 是吗？我研究弦理论走进死胡同那会儿你怎么没想过来帮我呢？

I did, you said the only math biologists know is if you have three frogs and one hops⁴ away, that leaves two frogs. 我有啊，你说生物学家唯一懂的数学，就是如果有三只青蛙，一只跳走了那还剩下两只。

That's pretty funny, that does sound like me. 还挺有哏的，的确像是我会说的话。

But that doesn't mean that you should be standing⁵ on street corners handing out your math to whatever guy comes along. 但这也不代表你就可以去站街边，随便哪个男人经过，你就把你的计算给人家啊。

Sheldon, we're all scientists. I helped out a fellow colleague. You're being petty⁶. 谢尔顿，我们都是科学家。我就是给一个同事帮个忙而已。你要不要这么小气。

I'm being petty? You know Barry and I have a professional rivalry⁷. You heard him-- he told me to suck eggs. 我小气吗？你明知道我跟巴里是职场上宿敌。你也听到他说的了，他叫我去吃鸡"蛋"。

If we were friends, he would have suggested I suck something more pleasant. 如果我跟他是朋友，那他就会叫我去吃些比较令人爽快的东西。

Why are you laughing? Did you learn something? 你笑什么？你是不是学坏了？

 

1 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？

2 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

3 cellular   

adj.移动的；细胞的，由细胞组成的

参考例句：

• She has a cellular telephone in her car.她的汽车里有一部无线通讯电话机。
• Many people use cellular materials as sensitive elements in hygrometers.很多人用蜂窝状的材料作为测量温度的传感元件。

4 hops   

跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
• It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 petty   

adj.小的，琐碎的，不重要的，心胸狭窄的

参考例句：

• The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了。
• It was petty of her not to accept the apology.她气量太小，连道歉也不接受。

7 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。