生活大爆炸第八季 第151期:观想术

 You know, some people try visualization¹. 有些人会尝试运用观想术。

How does that work? 那要怎么做？

Okay, imagine your problems are a pen. 好，想像你的问题是一支笔。

Okay. 好的。

Now imagine you're holding that pen. 现在想象你握着那支笔。

Okay. 好的。

Now open your hand and let it go. 现在松开手，让笔掉下来(算了吧)。

But I just got this pen. It's got my initials² on it and everything. Look. 可我才拿到这支笔。上面有我名字的首字母缩写呢。你看。

Sheldon, this isn't that hard. 谢尔顿，这没有那么难。

I may have a better way that you can teach me. 我或许有个让你教我的更好办法。

How? 怎么做？

What if I told you that over the past few months Amy has secretly been giving you little puzzles to test your intelligence against chimpanzees in her lab? 如果我告诉你，在过去几个月里，艾米在暗中悄悄让你做一些智力小难题，就为了对比你和她实验室黑猩猩谁更聪明呢？

What? She didn't give me any puzzles. 什么？她才没让我解决什么小难题呢。

Are you sure? 你确定吗？

Boy, I just can't seem to get these scissors back together. Can you do it? 天啊，我把剪刀弄成两半装不回来了。你能帮个忙吗？

Darn it. There's something in my eye, and I need to sort these coins by size. Can you help? 糟糕。我的眼睛进东西了，我得把这些硬币按大小分类。你能帮个忙吗？

Penny? I really want to eat this banana, but it's stuck inside this bamboo puzzle box. 佩妮？我超级想吃香蕉，但它被卡在这个竹子机关箱了。

Son of a bitch! 那个科学婊！

Okay, that's great. Now, let it go. 太好了。现在想，算了吧。

 

1 visualization   

n.想像，设想

参考例句：

• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Ophthalmoscopy affords the only opportunity for direct visualization of blood vessels. 检眼镜检查法提供直接观察血管的唯一机会。

2 initials   

n.首字母，姓名

参考例句：

• a glass tankard with his initials etched on it 刻有他姓名首字母的玻璃大酒杯
• All the towels were personalized with their initials. 所有毛巾上都标有物主姓名的首字母。