【剧情介绍】

Sheldon妈妈回忆Sheldon小时候的种种趣事,无意提起Leonard和Penny很配, Leonard和Penny尴尬地否认.

MARY: Anyway, when he went on the internet to get some, a man from the government came by and sat him down real gentle and told him it’s against the law to have yellow cake uranium in a shed.

Penny: Well, what happened?

MARY: Well, poor boy had a fit, locked himself in his room and built a sonic death ray.

LEONARD:A death ray?

MARY: Well, that’s what he called it. it didn’t even slow down the neighbor kids. Heh.

It pissed our dog off to no end.

MARY: You know, you two make a cute couple.

LEONARD: I-- No, no. No, we’re not a couple. We’re singles. Two singles. Like those individually wrapped slices of cheese or we are friends.

MARY: Did I pluck a nerve there?

HOWARD: Oh, yeah.

MARY: Okay. All right, everybody, it’s time to eat. Oh, Lord, we thank you for this meal and for all your bounty.And we pray that you help Sheldon get back on his rocker.

MARY: Now, after a moment of silent meditation, I’m gonna end with "in Jesus’ name". but you two don’t feel any obligation to join in.Unless, of course, the Holy Spirit moves you.

【口语讲解】

1 against the law违法.遵守法律常用abide by law或comply with law.

2 Have a fit大发脾气

3 piss sb off惹某人生气的常用表达, to no end无止境的.

4 pluck a nerve. pluck：采，拉nerve：神经,我是不是踩到地雷了?我是不是说错话了.

5 Oh, Lord, we thank you for this meal and for all your bounty.祷告前说的一句话, 主啊，感谢您赐予我们晚餐及您所有的恩赐。与日本人饭前习惯说いただきます一样

6 get back on one’s rocker.回到正轨,重新振作.go off one’s rocker：变得精神错乱.变得精神恍惚.

7 feel obligation to有责任有义务做某事.