TBBT Notes S5E3
1. We just had Thai food. In that culture, the last morsel is called the “Greng Jai” piece, and it is reserved for the most important and valued member of the group.
>>morsel
explanation: A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
>>Greng Jai
Google了一通没找到比较合适的解释，求高人。
>>be reserved for
为…而保留
2. All right, honey, if we're gonna make the movie, we should go.
>>make the movie
这里要注意make的两个用法：
one. to manage to reach or go to a place or position
e. Do you think we'll make Dover by 12?
e. I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night.
e. He'll never make (= get a place in) the team.
two. to cause sth to be a success
e. Good wine can make a meal.
e. The news really made my day.
3. This may be hard for you to hear
这话你可能不喜欢听
4. Fine. But next time, we get a sitter.
>>sitter
explanation: sitter=babysitter 保姆
5. Oh, well, then I guess it doesn't matter which one of you drives me.
>>drive
explanation: If you drive someone somewhere, you take them there in a car or other vehicle.
6. All right, this four-letter word describes either a printer's type size or a compulsion to eat dirt.
>>compulsion
explanation: A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
>>eat dirt
explanation: to accept insult without complaining
忍气吞声
7. No, I have no interest in model trains, stores that sell them, nor their heartbreaking clientele.
>>clientele
explanation: The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
8. Leonard, please. I don't need the running commentary.
>>commentary
explanation: A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
9. I've been told sometimes I overstay my welcome.
>>overstay my welcome
explanation: If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
10. Well, most recently my gynecologist.
>>gynecologist
妇科医生
11. "H-O gauge railroading. Half the size of O-gauge, but twice the fun." Very controversial topic.
>>gauge
explanation: A gauge is the distance between the two rails on a railway line.
>>railroading
explanation: construction or operation of a railroad
>>controversial
explanation: If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
12. Which side do you come down on?
>>come down on
explanation: If you come down on one side of an argument, you declare that you support that side.
13. Unlike some people, I'm going in with an open mind.
>>open mind
坦率; 思想开阔; 无偏见
14. That's pretty big talk for a man with a closet full of magic tricks at his mother's house.
>>big talk
大话(牛皮, 言过其实的话)
15. secondly, when we get married, they're all going up in the attic so you can have that closet for clothes.
>>attic
explanation: An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
16. Just out of curiosity, what time do you usually go to bed?
>>out of curiosity
出于好奇
17. I'm like a possum.
>>possum
explanation: possum=opossum 负鼠
18. "Dear Leonard, you're really good at science. Maybe one day you'll come up with a cure for being a dork".
>>dork
explanation: If you say that someone is a dork, you think they dress badly in old-fashioned clothes and behave very awkwardly in social situations. (AM INFORMAL)
19. Well, it wasn't spray-painting a Lightning Bolt on my briefcase, I can tell you that.
>>spray-painting
explanation: Spray painting is painting using a device that sprays the paint.
spray解释为“喷，洒”
20. "Dear Amy, self-respect and a hymen are better than friends and fun. Love, Mom".
>>hymen
处女膜
21. Well, you can add Jerry's Junction to the list of train stores Sheldon Cooper will never set foot in again.
>>set foot in
进入，踏入
22. Rough night, Casey Jones?
>>rough
explanation: If you say that someone has had a rough time, you mean that they have had some difficult or unpleasant experiences.
23. You don't know the half of it.
还记得本季第一集Penny拍的那个痔疮药广告吗？
24. It was billed as a lively give-and-take on the merits of model train sizes. But it was actually a setup to intimidate weak-minded spineless rubes into buying H-O starter sets.
>>bill
explanation: If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.
>>give-and-take
explanation: an exchange of ideas or statements
>>setup
explanation: something done by deceit or trickery in order to compromise or frame someone
>>intimidate
explanation: If you intimidate someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
>>spineless
explanation: If you say that someone is spineless, you mean that they are afraid to take action or oppose people when they should.
没骨气的，懦弱的
>>rube
explanation: If you refer to a man or boy as a rube, you consider him stupid and uneducated because he comes from the countryside. (AM INFORMAL)
>>starter sets
入门级套装
25. They're kind of the Brad and Angelina of the primatology department.
>>primatology
灵长类动物学
26. Wouldn't you rather bring Sheldon?
你带Sheldon去不是更好吗？
27. No date to the prom, two dates to a wedding. Hmm, how times change.
>>prom
explanation: A prom is a formal dance at a school or college which is usually held at the end of the academic year. (AM)
28. I was just surprised when you sprung the whole living-with-your-mom stuff on me.
>>spring(sprang, sprung)
explanation: If you spring some news or a surprise on someone, you tell them something that they did not expect to hear, without warning them.
29. Yeah, well, I'm sorry I didn't run it by you first.
>>run by
explanation: If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea, or can understand it.
30. Before we make any kind of decision about where we live, we have a trial run.
>>have a trial run
试运行
31. Hey, if she's willing to give the milk away for free, who am I to say no?!
不解释
32. The tinier the train, the more concentrated the fun.
>>concentrated
explanation: A concentrated activity is directed with great intensity in one place.
concentrated字面解释为“集中的，浓缩的”，句中意指有更多的乐趣。
33. How about making my eyes like Cleopatra?
>>Cleopatra
克利奥帕特拉(埃及艳后)
34. My cheekbones and beckoning pelvis already have a certain "hello sailor" quality to them.
>>cheekbone
explanation: Your cheekbones are the two bones in your face just below your eyes.
>>beckoning pelvis
explanation: pelvis-Your pelvis is the wide, curved group of bones at the level of your hips.盆骨
beckon-If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.连起来即“诱人的盆骨”
>>hello, sailor
关于这个说法，wiki上有解释："Hello, sailor" is a sexual proposition made to a sailor, presumably by a prostitute or promiscuous woman supposing the sailor to be male and sexually frustrated after a long time at sea… 总之文中hello sailor quality就是指性吸引。
35. Oh, sweetie, guests don't normally wear corsages to a wedding.
>>corsage
explanation: A corsage is a very small bunch of flowers that is fastened to a woman's dress below the shoulder.
36. That's more of a prom thing.
>>more of
explanation: to a greater extent or degree
37. When you're done copping a feel, that goes on my wrist.
>>cop a feel
explanation: to touch someone in a sexual way without their permission
吃豆腐
38. Only when it's fatty.
>>fatty
explanation: Fatty food contains a lot of fat.
39. I found the extra head for the Waterpik if you want to use it!
>>Waterpik
一刷牙器的牌子
40. I just squirted half a brisket outta my teeth!
>>squirt
explanation: If you squirt a liquid somewhere or if it squirts somewhere, the liquid comes out of a narrow opening in a thin fast stream.
41. Let me know when you're done canoodling. Mommy needs a foot rub!
>>canoodle
explanation: If two people are canoodling, they are kissing and holding each other a lot. (mainly OLD-FASHIONED)
>>foot rub
rub是“擦，磨擦”的意思，foot rub显然指“脚部按摩”
42. I'm really not much of a dancer.
>>not much of
explanation: not to any appreciable degree or extent
43. You're not exactly winning any trophies as a conversationalist, either.
>>trophy
explanation: A trophy is a prize, for example a silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race.
>>conversationalist
explanation: A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
44. They have a feverish night of socially-approved copulation ahead of them.
>>feverish
explanation: Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible.
>>social-approved
为社会认可的
>>copulation
n. 交配; 连结; 交尾
45. Leonard, you may not have noticed, but I am being a delight here. And you're not holding up your end of the evening.
>>delight
explanation: You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight.
>> hold one's end up
explanation: to carry one's share of the burden; to do one's share of the work.
整句话可解释为：我在这儿扮演开心果，你却没做好你的角色。和字幕的翻译不一样哦。
46. you don't hear me bitching about it
>>bitch about
explanation: If you say that someone is bitching about something, you mean that you disapprove of the fact that they are complaining about it in an unpleasant way. (INFORMAL)
47. Leonard, a word of advice-- moody self-obsession is only attractive in men who can play guitar and are considerably taller than you.
>>moody
explanation: If you describe someone as moody, you mean that their feelings and behaviour change frequently, and in particular that they often become depressed or angry without any warning.
>>self-obsession
explanation: If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
48. and you're sitting next to a beautiful woman wearing whorish makeup
>>whorish makeup
whore= prostitute,妓女。whorish: 妓女似的，淫荡的。makeup：n.化妆品
49. Why don't we head out on the dance floor and see if I can sweat through these dress shields.
>>head out on
朝…前进
>>dance floor
舞池
>>dress shield
汗垫
50. Ha! The eagle has landed! And we have splashdown.
>>splashdown
explanation: A splashdown is the landing of a spacecraft in the sea after a flight.
51. The hokey pokey is a young man's game.
>>hokey pokey
explanation: hocus-pocus,戏法，变戏法
52. And also for breaking the head off the ice swan so I could hold it against my pulled groin.
>>groin
explanation: Your groin is the front part of your body between your legs.
53. I excel at spatial reasoning, and I had a hunch that the graceful slope of its neck would cradle your genitals nicely.
>>spatial reasoning
空间推理
>>hunch
explanation: If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. (INFORMAL) 直觉
另外，cradle和genitals都是前几集出现过的词
54. Wine is one of the reasons I'm in this fix. That and this dang pelvis.
>>fix
explanation: a difficult situation
>>dang
explanation: (AmE, informal) a mild swear word, used instead of DAMN
55. The inevitable--he was lonely and vulnerable from missing his girlfriend, while I was charming, supportive and, let's face it, in this dress, the perfect combination of Madonna and whore.
>>supportive
explanation: If you are supportive, you are kind and helpful to someone at a difficult or unhappy time in their life.
56. Oh, God, did he make a move on you?
>>make a move on
对…采取行动
57. Now I'm gonna have to break the little sad sack's heart.
>>little sad sack
网上唯一能查到的是little sad sack是一漫画的名称。
58. Oh, Penny, much as I would treasure knowing that the two of us had been defiled by the same man, Leonard just doesn't get my motor running.
>>defile
explanation: To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive. (LITERARY) 玷污
>>get my motor running
提起兴致
59. I'll send him an e-mail letting him know this body is never gonna be his wonderland. I mean, frankly, you've got a better shot than he does.
>>wonderland
奇境，仙境
>>get a better shot
本季第一集，Raj问Bernadette: Do you think I have a shot with Penny?
60. I bought an N-gauge locomotive.
>>locomotive
explanation: A locomotive is a large vehicle that pulls a railway train. (FORMAL)火车头
61. Look, it fits in my mouth.
>>fit in
explanation: If one thing fits in with another thing, they look pleasant together or are suitable for each other
62. Well, it turns out she really knows how to help a guy loosen up and have a good time.
>>loosen up
explanation: If a person or situation loosens up, they become more relaxed and less tense.
63. Although, truth be told, my groin's a little worse for wear.
>>worse for
explanation: If a person or thing is the worse for something, they have been harmed or badly affected by it. If they are none the worse for it, they have not been harmed or badly affected by it.
64. Does he like the pancakes?!
>>pancake
n. 薄煎饼
65. It's butter-flavored syrup!
>>butter-flavored
黄油味的
>>syrup
n. 糖浆; 含药糖浆; 果汁; 单糖浆
>>morsel
explanation: A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
>>Greng Jai
Google了一通没找到比较合适的解释，求高人。
>>be reserved for
为…而保留
2. All right, honey, if we're gonna make the movie, we should go.
>>make the movie
这里要注意make的两个用法：
one. to manage to reach or go to a place or position
e. Do you think we'll make Dover by 12?
e. I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night.
e. He'll never make (= get a place in) the team.
two. to cause sth to be a success
e. Good wine can make a meal.
e. The news really made my day.
3. This may be hard for you to hear
这话你可能不喜欢听
4. Fine. But next time, we get a sitter.
>>sitter
explanation: sitter=babysitter 保姆
5. Oh, well, then I guess it doesn't matter which one of you drives me.
>>drive
explanation: If you drive someone somewhere, you take them there in a car or other vehicle.
6. All right, this four-letter word describes either a printer's type size or a compulsion to eat dirt.
>>compulsion
explanation: A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
>>eat dirt
explanation: to accept insult without complaining
忍气吞声
7. No, I have no interest in model trains, stores that sell them, nor their heartbreaking clientele.
>>clientele
explanation: The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
8. Leonard, please. I don't need the running commentary.
>>commentary
explanation: A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
9. I've been told sometimes I overstay my welcome.
>>overstay my welcome
explanation: If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
10. Well, most recently my gynecologist.
>>gynecologist
妇科医生
11. "H-O gauge railroading. Half the size of O-gauge, but twice the fun." Very controversial topic.
>>gauge
explanation: A gauge is the distance between the two rails on a railway line.
>>railroading
explanation: construction or operation of a railroad
>>controversial
explanation: If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
12. Which side do you come down on?
>>come down on
explanation: If you come down on one side of an argument, you declare that you support that side.
13. Unlike some people, I'm going in with an open mind.
>>open mind
坦率; 思想开阔; 无偏见
14. That's pretty big talk for a man with a closet full of magic tricks at his mother's house.
>>big talk
大话(牛皮, 言过其实的话)
15. secondly, when we get married, they're all going up in the attic so you can have that closet for clothes.
>>attic
explanation: An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
16. Just out of curiosity, what time do you usually go to bed?
>>out of curiosity
出于好奇
17. I'm like a possum.
>>possum
explanation: possum=opossum 负鼠
18. "Dear Leonard, you're really good at science. Maybe one day you'll come up with a cure for being a dork".
>>dork
explanation: If you say that someone is a dork, you think they dress badly in old-fashioned clothes and behave very awkwardly in social situations. (AM INFORMAL)
19. Well, it wasn't spray-painting a Lightning Bolt on my briefcase, I can tell you that.
>>spray-painting
explanation: Spray painting is painting using a device that sprays the paint.
spray解释为“喷，洒”
20. "Dear Amy, self-respect and a hymen are better than friends and fun. Love, Mom".
>>hymen
处女膜
21. Well, you can add Jerry's Junction to the list of train stores Sheldon Cooper will never set foot in again.
>>set foot in
进入，踏入
22. Rough night, Casey Jones?
>>rough
explanation: If you say that someone has had a rough time, you mean that they have had some difficult or unpleasant experiences.
23. You don't know the half of it.
还记得本季第一集Penny拍的那个痔疮药广告吗？
24. It was billed as a lively give-and-take on the merits of model train sizes. But it was actually a setup to intimidate weak-minded spineless rubes into buying H-O starter sets.
>>bill
explanation: If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.
>>give-and-take
explanation: an exchange of ideas or statements
>>setup
explanation: something done by deceit or trickery in order to compromise or frame someone
>>intimidate
explanation: If you intimidate someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
>>spineless
explanation: If you say that someone is spineless, you mean that they are afraid to take action or oppose people when they should.
没骨气的，懦弱的
>>rube
explanation: If you refer to a man or boy as a rube, you consider him stupid and uneducated because he comes from the countryside. (AM INFORMAL)
>>starter sets
入门级套装
25. They're kind of the Brad and Angelina of the primatology department.
>>primatology
灵长类动物学
26. Wouldn't you rather bring Sheldon?
你带Sheldon去不是更好吗？
27. No date to the prom, two dates to a wedding. Hmm, how times change.
>>prom
explanation: A prom is a formal dance at a school or college which is usually held at the end of the academic year. (AM)
28. I was just surprised when you sprung the whole living-with-your-mom stuff on me.
>>spring(sprang, sprung)
explanation: If you spring some news or a surprise on someone, you tell them something that they did not expect to hear, without warning them.
29. Yeah, well, I'm sorry I didn't run it by you first.
>>run by
explanation: If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea, or can understand it.
30. Before we make any kind of decision about where we live, we have a trial run.
>>have a trial run
试运行
31. Hey, if she's willing to give the milk away for free, who am I to say no?!
不解释
32. The tinier the train, the more concentrated the fun.
>>concentrated
explanation: A concentrated activity is directed with great intensity in one place.
concentrated字面解释为“集中的，浓缩的”，句中意指有更多的乐趣。
33. How about making my eyes like Cleopatra?
>>Cleopatra
克利奥帕特拉(埃及艳后)
34. My cheekbones and beckoning pelvis already have a certain "hello sailor" quality to them.
>>cheekbone
explanation: Your cheekbones are the two bones in your face just below your eyes.
>>beckoning pelvis
explanation: pelvis-Your pelvis is the wide, curved group of bones at the level of your hips.盆骨
beckon-If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.连起来即“诱人的盆骨”
>>hello, sailor
关于这个说法，wiki上有解释："Hello, sailor" is a sexual proposition made to a sailor, presumably by a prostitute or promiscuous woman supposing the sailor to be male and sexually frustrated after a long time at sea… 总之文中hello sailor quality就是指性吸引。
35. Oh, sweetie, guests don't normally wear corsages to a wedding.
>>corsage
explanation: A corsage is a very small bunch of flowers that is fastened to a woman's dress below the shoulder.
36. That's more of a prom thing.
>>more of
explanation: to a greater extent or degree
37. When you're done copping a feel, that goes on my wrist.
>>cop a feel
explanation: to touch someone in a sexual way without their permission
吃豆腐
38. Only when it's fatty.
>>fatty
explanation: Fatty food contains a lot of fat.
39. I found the extra head for the Waterpik if you want to use it!
>>Waterpik
一刷牙器的牌子
40. I just squirted half a brisket outta my teeth!
>>squirt
explanation: If you squirt a liquid somewhere or if it squirts somewhere, the liquid comes out of a narrow opening in a thin fast stream.
41. Let me know when you're done canoodling. Mommy needs a foot rub!
>>canoodle
explanation: If two people are canoodling, they are kissing and holding each other a lot. (mainly OLD-FASHIONED)
>>foot rub
rub是“擦，磨擦”的意思，foot rub显然指“脚部按摩”
42. I'm really not much of a dancer.
>>not much of
explanation: not to any appreciable degree or extent
43. You're not exactly winning any trophies as a conversationalist, either.
>>trophy
explanation: A trophy is a prize, for example a silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race.
>>conversationalist
explanation: A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
44. They have a feverish night of socially-approved copulation ahead of them.
>>feverish
explanation: Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible.
>>social-approved
为社会认可的
>>copulation
n. 交配; 连结; 交尾
45. Leonard, you may not have noticed, but I am being a delight here. And you're not holding up your end of the evening.
>>delight
explanation: You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight.
>> hold one's end up
explanation: to carry one's share of the burden; to do one's share of the work.
整句话可解释为：我在这儿扮演开心果，你却没做好你的角色。和字幕的翻译不一样哦。
46. you don't hear me bitching about it
>>bitch about
explanation: If you say that someone is bitching about something, you mean that you disapprove of the fact that they are complaining about it in an unpleasant way. (INFORMAL)
47. Leonard, a word of advice-- moody self-obsession is only attractive in men who can play guitar and are considerably taller than you.
>>moody
explanation: If you describe someone as moody, you mean that their feelings and behaviour change frequently, and in particular that they often become depressed or angry without any warning.
>>self-obsession
explanation: If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
48. and you're sitting next to a beautiful woman wearing whorish makeup
>>whorish makeup
whore= prostitute,妓女。whorish: 妓女似的，淫荡的。makeup：n.化妆品
49. Why don't we head out on the dance floor and see if I can sweat through these dress shields.
>>head out on
朝…前进
>>dance floor
舞池
>>dress shield
汗垫
50. Ha! The eagle has landed! And we have splashdown.
>>splashdown
explanation: A splashdown is the landing of a spacecraft in the sea after a flight.
51. The hokey pokey is a young man's game.
>>hokey pokey
explanation: hocus-pocus,戏法，变戏法
52. And also for breaking the head off the ice swan so I could hold it against my pulled groin.
>>groin
explanation: Your groin is the front part of your body between your legs.
53. I excel at spatial reasoning, and I had a hunch that the graceful slope of its neck would cradle your genitals nicely.
>>spatial reasoning
空间推理
>>hunch
explanation: If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. (INFORMAL) 直觉
另外，cradle和genitals都是前几集出现过的词
54. Wine is one of the reasons I'm in this fix. That and this dang pelvis.
>>fix
explanation: a difficult situation
>>dang
explanation: (AmE, informal) a mild swear word, used instead of DAMN
55. The inevitable--he was lonely and vulnerable from missing his girlfriend, while I was charming, supportive and, let's face it, in this dress, the perfect combination of Madonna and whore.
>>supportive
explanation: If you are supportive, you are kind and helpful to someone at a difficult or unhappy time in their life.
56. Oh, God, did he make a move on you?
>>make a move on
对…采取行动
57. Now I'm gonna have to break the little sad sack's heart.
>>little sad sack
网上唯一能查到的是little sad sack是一漫画的名称。
58. Oh, Penny, much as I would treasure knowing that the two of us had been defiled by the same man, Leonard just doesn't get my motor running.
>>defile
explanation: To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive. (LITERARY) 玷污
>>get my motor running
提起兴致
59. I'll send him an e-mail letting him know this body is never gonna be his wonderland. I mean, frankly, you've got a better shot than he does.
>>wonderland
奇境，仙境
>>get a better shot
本季第一集，Raj问Bernadette: Do you think I have a shot with Penny?
60. I bought an N-gauge locomotive.
>>locomotive
explanation: A locomotive is a large vehicle that pulls a railway train. (FORMAL)火车头
61. Look, it fits in my mouth.
>>fit in
explanation: If one thing fits in with another thing, they look pleasant together or are suitable for each other
62. Well, it turns out she really knows how to help a guy loosen up and have a good time.
>>loosen up
explanation: If a person or situation loosens up, they become more relaxed and less tense.
63. Although, truth be told, my groin's a little worse for wear.
>>worse for
explanation: If a person or thing is the worse for something, they have been harmed or badly affected by it. If they are none the worse for it, they have not been harmed or badly affected by it.
64. Does he like the pancakes?!
>>pancake
n. 薄煎饼
65. It's butter-flavored syrup!
>>butter-flavored
黄油味的
>>syrup
n. 糖浆; 含药糖浆; 果汁; 单糖浆
