生活大爆炸第八季 第128期:思考能力

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And his last meal was a food pellet? You're a monster. 而它的最后一餐只是一颗饲料？你真是禽兽。

All right, next, we're gonna introduce an anxiety-inducing stimulus², measure your stress levels and see how it affects your problem-solving rate. 好了，接下来，我们要逐步加强紧张焦虑刺激，测量你的应力水平，观察它对你思考能力的影响。

Very well. And good luck-- I'm a pretty laid-back guy. 很好。祝你好运。我可是个处变不惊的人哦。

Ready? Begin. 准备好了吗？开始。

Why'd you pop it? 你为什么要戳破？

I'm sorry, I was aiming for your heart. 对不起，我本来瞄准的是你的心脏。

Look, I know you don't like it, but that's the point of the experiment. 我知道你不喜欢，但这是实验的意义所在。

I need to irritate you to find your optimal³ anxiety zone. 我需要激怒你，来找到你的最佳焦虑区。

And you said no to tickling⁴, polka music or watching me eat a banana. 而且你不要挠痒痒，波尔卡舞曲，或看我吃香蕉。

Who eats them horizontally? ! 谁会横着啃香蕉啊？！

My mother said that's how good girls do it. 我妈说好女孩都是这么吃的。

Perhaps this was a waste of time. 也许这是浪费时间。

Sheldon, you're a remarkable⁵ scientist. Just be patient, I'm sure you'll find the breakthrough you've been looking for. 谢尔顿，你是了不起的科学家。耐心一点，我确信你会找到一直寻觅的突破口。

Thank you. 谢谢。

And if you only do solid research instead of making a groundbreaking discovery, what does it matter? 而且如果你只进行可靠研究而不是有开创性的发现，那又有什么关系呢？

Only do solid research? ! Uh...I come to you for help, and you insult me? ! 只进行可靠研究？！我来找你帮忙，你却侮辱我？！

I thought the least that you would do would be...-Look, your anxiety levels are right in the zone. 我原以为你至少可以...-看，你的焦虑水平达标了。

Really? Oh, that's fantastic. N-Now, wait, they're dropping. Why are they dropping? 真的吗？真是太好了。慢着，又落下去了。为什么落下去了？

Because you're happy they're elevated. -Oh, that is infuriating! 因为你开心数值提高了。-真是气死我了！

Ooh, look, they went back up again. Terrific. Oh, no, they went back down! 看，又上升了。太好了。不好，又落下去了！

 

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