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Leonard: Last night I didn't have a chance to give you this.
所以我没有机会给你这个。
Penny: Oh, Leonard, you shouldn't have.
噢，Leonard，不用这样的。
Oh, boy!
噢，哇!
What is it?
这是什么?
Leonard: It's a snowflake
这是一片雪花
from the North Pole.
从北极带回来的
Penny: Are you serious?
你说真的?
Leonard: Uhhuh.
嗯
It'll last forever.
它可以一直保存
I preserved in a one percent solution of polyvinyl acetal resin.
我把它保存在了百分之一的聚乙烯乙缩醛合成树脂溶液里
Penny: Oh, my God.
噢，天哪。
That's the most romantic thing anyone's ever said to me
这是我听不懂的话里面
that I didn't understand.
最浪漫的。
Leonard: It's actually a pretty simple process.
其实只是很简单的处理，
You see, cyanoacrylates are monomers which polymerize on...
你看，氰基丙烯酸酯是一些单分子它们聚合在...
Howard: Red alert, Leonard. Sheldon ran away.
红色警报，Leonard Sheldon逃跑了。
Leonard: Man, I cannot catch a break.
我连松口气都不行。
Penny: So, how do you know he ran way?
那你们怎么知道他逃跑了?
Howard: Well, he's not answering his phone,
喔，他不接电话，
he handed in his resignation at the university
他向学校提交了辞呈，
and he sent me a text that said, "I'm running away."
而且他给我发信息说 "我逃跑了"。
Leonard: Okay, well, thanks for letting me know.
好，谢谢你们告诉我。
Penny: Well, Leonard, aren't you going to do something?
Leonard，你不做点什么吗?
Leonard: Of course I'm going to do something.
我当然要做点什么。
Uh, Howard, you check the comic book store.
额，Howard 你去漫画书店看一下，
Raj, go to the Thai restaurant.
Raj 你去泰国餐馆，
I'll stay here with Penny in her apartment.
我就和Penny一起待在她公寓里。

重点讲解

since: conj.因为；既然；自从
例句搭配：
He must have taken the book since it isn't here.
他一定是把书拿走了,因为书已不在这里了。
Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。

have a chance to: 有机会做

last: v.持续；维持
例句搭配：
The hot weather lasted until September.
炎热的天气持续到九月。
The wind is changing round, so the storm won't last long.
风正在转向,因此暴风雨不会持续太长的时间。

preserve: v.保护；保存；保持
例句搭配：
It is highly important to preserve the environment.
保护自然环境至关重要。
It's the duty of the police to preserve the public order.
维护公共秩序是警察的职责。

one percent: 百分之一

solution: 溶液

polyvinyl: 乙烯聚合物的 （无臭，无毒，手感似蜡，具有优良的耐低温性能，化学稳定性好，能耐大多数酸碱的侵蚀。常温下不溶于一般溶剂，吸水性小，电绝缘性能优良。）

acetal: 乙缩醛 （乙缩醛，危险化学品。主要用作溶剂，以及用于有机合成和化妆品、香料的制造。人体吸入、口服或经皮吸收，对机体可能产生危害。具有刺激性。另外，对于环境亦有一定危害。）

resin: 树脂，松香

snowflake: 雪花
词汇搭配：
snowflake transistor雪片形晶体管
snowflake cataract[医] 雪花状内障）

process: n.工序；过程
例句搭配：
Building a car is a long process.
制造一辆小汽车有很长的工序。
They went over every process again, but without result.
他们把每道工序又检查了一遍，却仍没有结果。


catch a break: 小憩一会；意外的好运

alert: n.警戒；警报（用来引起别人注意）
例句搭配：
Troops are on the alert against any possible aggression.
军队戒备着可能的来犯。
One should not run about aimlessly during an alert.
空袭警报期间不可到处乱跑。

run away: 逃脱；离家

hand in: 提交

resignation: n.辞职；辞呈；顺从
例句搭配：
Her resignation caused much public debate.
她辞职一事引起群众议论纷纷。
His resignation is a measure of how angry he is.
从他辞职一事可见其气愤的程度。