MJE美剧笔记:生活大爆炸S01E01penny来做客(2)
Penny: So… Klingon boggle?
Leonard: Yeah, it’s like regular boggle but, in Klingon. That’s probably enough about us, tell us about you.
Penny: Um, me, okay, I’m Sagittarius, which probably tells you way more than you need to know.
Sheldon: Yes, it tells us that you participate in the mass cultural delusion that the Sun’s apparent position relative to arbitrarily defined constellations and the time of your birth somehow effects your personality.
Penny: Participate in the what?
Leonard: I think what Sheldon’s trying to say, is that Sagittarius wouldn’t have been our first guess.
Penny: Oh, yeah, a lot of people think I’m a water sign. Okay, let’s see, what else, oh, I’m a vegetarian, oh, except for fish, and the occasional steak, I love steak.
Sheldon: That’s interesting. Leonard can’t process corn.
Boggle
【释】a game which is played using a plastic grid of lettered dice, in which players attempt to find words in sequences of adjacent letters.(wikipedia)外国人常玩的一种文字拼词游戏
Sagitarrius
【释】Sagittarius is the ninth astrological in the Zodiac
射手座
Delusion
【释】an idea or belief that is not true (Bing)
错觉
【例】He has delusions about how much money he can make at that job.(Merriam-learner’s)
他显然是过高地估计了他能在那份工作上赚到的钱。
【例】The delusion that Mr.Darcy is a super arrogant man biased Elizabeth against him.(自造)
Elizabeth错误以为Darcy先生很自负,这让她对他产生了偏见。
Constellation
【释】a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name (Merriam-learner’s)
星座
I think what Sheldon’s trying to say, is that
【释】a subjective clause that is used to illustrate another person’s point, and to some extent, rationalize and make up for his or her falt. (自造)
表示解释,补充别人说话的意思的句型
【例】I think what Jane’s trying to say, is that she takes you as a reliable friend. (自造)
我想Jane的意思是,她把你当真朋友。
【例】I think what they are trying to say is that, nerds are not welcome here, we’d better leave now.
我想他们的意思是,书呆子不受欢迎,咱们还是走吧。
Water sign
【释】Water signs include 3 zodic signs that have water element in them. They are: Pisces双鱼座,Cancer巨蟹座,Scorpio天蝎座