Big Bang之penny的歉意与邀请（1）

　　Howard (on laptop): This is one of my favorite places to kick back after a quest, they have a great house ale.

　　Penny: Wow, cool tiger.

　　Howard: Yeah, Ive had him since level ten. His name is Buttons. Anyway, if you had your own game character we could hang out, maybe go on a quest.

　　Penny: Uh, sounds interesting.

　　Howard: So youll think about it?

　　Penny: Oh, I dont think Ill be able to stop thinking about it.

　　Raj: Smooth.

　　Leonard (entering with Sheldon): Were home.

　　Penny: Oh, my God, what happened?

　　Leonard: Well, your ex-boyfriend sends his regards and I think the rest is fairly self-explanatory.

　　Penny: Im so sorry, I really thought if you guys went instead of me he wouldnt be such an ass.

　　Leonard: No, it was a valid hypothesis.

　　Sheldon: That was a valid hypothesis? What is happening to you?

　　quest

　　【释】(formal or literary) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness.(牛津高阶)这里是指游戏中的一次探险

　　ale

　　【释】a type of beer, usually sold in bottles or cans. There are several kinds of ale.(牛津高阶)

　　爱尔啤酒(Ale)：指传统英国式啤酒。这种啤酒使用溶解度良好的麦芽，糖化采用单一温度浸出法，使用顶部酵母。(有道)

　　smooth

　　【释】happening or done without any problems.(韦氏学习)

　　顺利的

　　【例】With the aid of observers, the election process was a smooth one.(韦氏学习)

　　在观察者的帮助下，选举过程进行地非常顺利。

　　【例】They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business.(牛津高阶)

　　他们正采取新措施,以确保公司平稳运转。

　　send his regards

　　【释】代他问好

　　regards [plural] : friendly greetings(韦氏学习)

　　问候

　　【例】Give/Send them my (warm/kind) regards. [=greet them for me; tell them I am thinking of them](韦氏学习)

　　代我向他们问好,告诉他们我在念着他们

　　【例】My husband sends his regards.(朗文)

　　我丈夫让我代他问好。

　　self-explanatory

　　【释】自明的(有道)

　　easy to understand without explanation

　　【例】The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory.(韦氏学习)

　　这本书各章的标题都很清晰。

　　【例】I dont even understand why youre asking me to learn this phrase, it seems so self-explanatory to me.(原创)

　　我不明白你怎么一直让我学这个短语，在我看来它的意思不释自明

　　an ass

　　【释】 A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.(the free)

　　混蛋

　　【例】You can be such an ass sometimes!(韦氏学习)

　　你有时候就是这么混蛋!

　　【例】They act like a couple of pompous/pretentious asses.(韦氏学习)

　　他们有时候表现地像些个自命不凡的家伙。

　　valid

　　【释】fair or reasonable.(韦氏学习)

　　有理有据的

　　【例】There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.(韦氏学习)

　　没有正当理由来进行改变。

　　【例】Police officers must have a valid reason for stopping motorists.(朗文)

　　警察必须有正当理由来让驾驶人停下。