看生活大爆炸学英语第一季第九集
【剧情介绍】
Sheldon和Leonard受物理实验协会之邀在一个主题会议上发布他们的研究成果,Sheldon对此不屑一顾,而Leonard很想参加,两个人因此争吵起来.
LEONARD: Sheldon, we have to do this.
SHELDON: No, we don't. We have to take in nourishment, expel waste and inhale enough oxygen to keep our cells from dying. Everything else is optional.
LEONARD: Okay, let me put it this way: I'm doing it.
SHELDON: You can't. I'm the lead author.
LEONARD: Come on, the only reason you're the lead author is because we went alphabetically.
SHELDON: I let you think we went alphabetically to spare you he humiliation of dealing with the fact that it was my idea. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I was throwing you a bone. You're welcome.
LEONARD: Excuse me, I designed the experiment that proved the hypothesis.
SHELDON: It doesn't need proving.
LEONARD: So the entire scientific community is just supposed to just take your word?
SHELDON: They're not supposed to, but they should.
LEONARD: I don't care what you say. I'm going to the conference, presenting our findings.
SHELDON: And I forbid it.
LEONARD: You forbid it?
SHELDON: If I'm not taking credit for our work, then nobody is.
LEONARD: So you admit that it's our work?
SHELDON: No, once again, I'm throwing you a bone. And once again, you are welcome.
【口语讲解】
1. Let me put it in this way： 让我这么说吧. put有表达的意思,如
How should I put it? 我该怎麽说呢?
2. go alphabetical按字母顺序排列,这样的排列相对而言比较公平,姓氏排列在前的就比较优势了.
3. not to put too fine a point on it
直截了当地说；说实话；坦白地说；毫不客气地说
4. throw someone a bone意思就是给某人一点表面上的小恩小惠，但并不是他所期望的
5. take your word for it 相信你的话；相信妳的话相信你的话
6. take credit for 为...而获得声誉,获得好评
It's dishonest to take credit for work that was done by others.用别人的工作谋个人荣誉是不诚实的。