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Leonard因工作原因不能载Sheldon去上班,Sheldon只好求助于Penny.可怜的Penny不仅没有懒觉睡,还要Sheldon一上“唧唧歪歪”,最后实在受不了直接把Sheldon丢在边

PENNY:Getout.

1.asthecrowflies直线距离,笔直的

SHELDON:Oh,comeon.Itsfun.Anotherbump.Okay.Illsayanelement,and,andyousayanelementwhosenamestartswiththelastletteroftheoneIsaid,okay?Illstart.Helium.Now,youcouldsaymercury.Thatwouldgivemeay.Veryclever.Thatsatoughone.SoIgowithytterbium,whichgetsyoubacktom.Soyougomolybdenum,andIsaymagnesium.Yousaymanganese.Isayeuropium,and,then,youreleftwithmendelevium,andtherearenomoremsbecauseIbelievethatmeitneriumshouldstillbecalledekairidium.So,congratulations.Youwin.Doyouwannagoagain?

2.speedbumps减速带,减速带还有一种有趣的说法是sleepingpoliceman.

PENNY:No.

SHELDON:Well,IhavetotellyouthatwhileIdohaveatheoreticalunderstandingoftheworkingsoninternalcombustionengine,ImnotsureImcapableofperformingdiagnostics.

PENNY:Whydontwejusthavealittlequiettimenow?

SHELDON:Allright.Imsorry.Imfindingyourrecklessnonchalanceregardingthecheck-enginelighttobeverytroubling.

5.giveitashot试一试

PENNY:Isaid,Getout.

PENNY:Well,goodforLeonard.

SHELDON:Theanswerstricky.ItsSecondStreet.Yousee,youdthinkitwouldbeFirstStreet,butinmosttowns,FirstStreeteventuallygetsrenamedtosomethingelse.Youknow,likeMainStreet,BroadStreet.MichiganAvenue.See,LeonardandIoftenuseourcommutetimetoexerciseourmindswithbrain-teaserslikethat.Wealsoplaygames.Wouldyouliketoplayone?

SHELDON:EuclidAvenueisshorterasthecrowflies,butithasspeedbumps,whichappreciablyincreasepoint-to-pointdrivetime,itthelessefficientchoice.Butyouhavetheconn.Ofcourse,ifyourenotgoingtoslowdownforthespeedbumps,Iwithdrawmypreviousobjection.Heresafunquestion.Doyouknowwhatthemostcommonstreetnameis?

PENNY:No.

SHELDON:Okay.Illgiveitashot.

Weretwentykilometresfromtownasthecrowflies,butnearlythirtybyroad.我们离城的直线距离为二十公里，但程有三十公里。

看生活大爆炸学英语第二季第五集

3.brain-teaser脑筋急转弯

Justgiveitashotyouwillnotregretit.试一试吧，你绝对不会后悔。

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ternalcombustionengine内燃机

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