影视剧中的职场美语 第1期:求职中

 　　LEONARD:So, wait, what have you been doing for the past six months?

　　L:等等，那之前的6个月你都干嘛了？

　　Raj:You know, checking e-mail, updating my facebook status, messing up wikipedia entries.

　　R:你知道的，收发邮件，更新我在脸谱网的个人状态，搞乱维基百科条目。

　　Hey, did you know Netflix lets you stream movies on your computer now?

　　嘿，你们知道Netflix现在能下载电影了吗？

　　Sheldon:And you've continued to take the university's money under false pretences¹?

　　S:你是说你仍在以欺诈手段继续挥霍大学的研究经费？

　　Highly unethical for an astrophysicist.

　　对一个天体物理学家来说这是很不道德的。

　　Although practically mandatory² for a pirate.

　　尽管盗版事实上也是被逼无奈的。

　　Raj:I don't want to go back to India.

　　R:我不想回印度。

　　It's hot and loud, and there's so many people.

　　又热又吵，人满为患。

　　You have no idea, they're everywhere.

　　你们根本就不了解，到处都是人。

　　Howard:Okay, guys, think, how do we keep Raj in the country?

　　H:好啦，伙计们，想想办法。怎么才能让拉杰留下？

　　Penny:Why doesn't he just get another job?

　　P:干嘛不再找份工作？

　　Howard:What are you asking me for? I don't know if you can talk now or not.

　　H:你问我干什么？我又不知道你现在能不能讲话。

　　Raj:Oh, beef, I'm going to miss you so much.

　　R:噢，亲爱的小牛肉…我一定会想念你们的。

　　Do you know, at the Mumbai McDonald's, you can't get a Big Mac?

　　你知道吗？孟买的麦当劳根本买不到巨无霸。

　　All you can get is a Chicken Maharaja Mac.

　　除了王公鸡肉汉堡啥都没有。

　　And the special sauce, curry³, which, in India, believe you me, is really not that special.

　　酱料嘛…咖喱…相信我，在印度咖喱可没什么特别。

　　Leonard:Don't worry, you'll find another job.

　　L:别担心啦，你会找到新工作的。

　　Raj:Yeah let me start practicing for it. Do you want fries with that Maharaja Mac?”

　　R:好吧，我先来练习一下。要来份王公汉堡加薯条吗？

1 pretences   

n.假装( pretence的名词复数 )；作假；自命；自称

参考例句：

• You've brought your old friends out here under false pretences. 你用虚假的名义把你的那些狐朋狗党带到这里来。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• There are no pretences about him. 他一点不虚伪。 来自辞典例句

2 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

3 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。