The Big Bang Theory – Sheldon lends Penny money
Penny: It cost me like twelve hundred dollars to fix it.
Sheldon: You know, it occurs to me you could solve all your problems by obtaining more money.
Penny: Yes, it occurs to me, too.
Sheldon: Hang on a moment. Here. Take some. Pay me back when you can.
Penny: Wow, you got a lot of money in there.
Sheldon: That’s why it’s guarded by snakes. Take some.
Penny: Don’t be silly.
Sheldon: I’m never silly. Here.
Penny: No, I can’t.
Sheldon: Don’t you need money?
Penny: Well, yeah, but…
Sheldon: This is money I’m not using.
Penny: But what if you need it?
Sheldon: My expenses account for 46.9% of my after-tax income. The rest is divided up between a small savings account, this deceptive container of peanut brittle and the hollowed-out buttocks of a superhero action figure who shall remain nameless for his own protection. Or her own protection. Take some.
Penny: Really? I mean, are you sure?
Sheldon: I see no large upcoming expenditures unless they develop an affordable technology to fuse my skeleton with adamantium like Wolverine.
Penny: Are they working on that?
Sheldon: I sincerely hope so.
Penny: Okay. Well, thank you. Oh, God, no, I can’t. Sheldon honey, I don’t want things to be weird between us.
Sheldon: Won’t it also be weird if I have to say hello to you every morning on my way to work and you’re living in a refrigerator box and washing your hair with rain water?
Penny: I’ll pay you back as soon as I can.
Sheldon: Of course you will. It’s impossible to pay me back sooner than you can. Assuming you subscribe to a linear understanding of time and causality.
Penny: I’m regretting this already.
Vocabulary
it occurs to me | felmerül bennem |
to obtain | szerezni |
Hang on a moment! | Várj egy kicsit! |
to guard | őrizni |
Don’t be silly! | Ne légy buta |
expenses | költség, kiadás |
to account for | elszámol valamivel, kitesz (egy számot vagy összeget) |
after-tax income | adózás utáni jövedelem |
savings account | takarékbetét-számla |
deceptive | megtévesztő, csalfa |
peanut brittle | mogyorós grillázs |
hollowed-out buttocks | üreges fenekű |
to remain nameless | névtelen marad |
for his own protection | a saját védelme érdekében |
upcoming expenditures | várható kiadások |
affordable | megfizethető áron |
to fuse | összeolvad |
skeleton | csontváz |
adamantium | a világon a legerősebb fém (szuperhős sztorikban) |
I sincerely hope so | Őszintén remélem |
weird | furcsa |
assuming | tételezzük fel |
subscribe to sg | egyetért vagy támogat egy teóriát, ötletet |
causality | okozati viszony, okviszony |
to regret | megbánni |