生活大爆炸第八季 第200期:动图

 You're wrong. - No, I'm not. -Yes, you are. - No, I'm not. 你错了。-我没错。-你就错了。-我才没有。

Settle this. Those little animated¹ pictures on the Internet, are they called "Gifs" or "Jifs"? 你来当裁判。网上会动的那些图片是念"动图"还是"动土"？

Well, the G stands for "Graphics²." That's a hard G, so I'd say "Gif." 图代表的是"图片"嘛。很明显啊，所以我认为是"动图"。

W...The guy who invented it says it's "Jif." 但发明的那男的说是念"动土"啊。

I'm sorry, do you mean the guy or the juy? 抱歉，你是说那"男"的还是那"兰"的？

Well, I'll give you three guesses why I'm so irritated. 我给你们三次机会猜我为什么很不爽。

Something happened different from the way you wanted it. 是不是什么事不如你愿呀。

I guess news travels fast. 看来坏事真是传千里啊。

It's true, a select group of scientists was invited to a weekend symposium³ at a former home of Richard Feynman, and I wasn't included. 你猜对了，一群科学家被选去参加一个周末学术报告会。举办地点在理查德·费曼的旧居，而我居然没入选。

Oh, Sheldon, I'm sure it's not because they don't think you're an elite⁴ scientist. 谢尔顿，我相信他们绝对不是因为你并非精英科学家而没选你。

Yeah, I bet you anything it's just 'cause you're a pain in the ass⁵. 是啊，我敢赌全部身家，绝对只是因为你是烦人精。

You're just saying that to make me feel better. 你们说这些话只是为了哄我而已。

Look, you can spend the rest of the day being bitter about this. - Agreed. 你可以今天一整天都叽歪这事。-会的。

I was gonna say "or," but why bother? 我本来要接"但也可以"，但何苦浪费唇舌？

 

1 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

2 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

3 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

4 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

5 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。