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The Big Bang Theory,《生活大爆炸》

A:Excuse me,Dr.Cooper.I'm Kathy O'Brien.I just finished reading your paper reconciling the black hole information paradox with your theory of string network condensates,and it just took my breath away!
甲:打扰一下，库伯教授，我是凯 西?奥布莱恩。我刚拜读了您的那篇利用链性网状结构固化物解决 洞资讯矛盾的论文，让我惊叹地喘不过气来！
B:Maybe when I publish it,I'll include an inhaler.
乙:也许等它发表的时候，我会考虑多加个呼吸器。

A:Would you possibly have any time for me to pick your brain?
甲:有没有可能给我点时间向您讨教呢？
B:Let's see.Today is Thursday.Thursday nights,I eat pizza from Giacomo's,sausage，mushrooms,light olives.
乙:让我想想，今天是星期四。星期四晚上我吃吉亚科莫餐厅的彼萨，要放香肠、蘑菇、少量橄榄油。
A:Great.I'll bring it to your place.I have the address.
甲:太好了。我会带到你家去。我有你的地址。
B:What a nice girl!
乙:多好的姑娘啊！
A:Sheldon,do you see what just happened here?
甲:谢尔顿，你知道刚才这里怎么回事吗？
B:Yes,I'm getting a free pizza.I'm on a roll! More pad Thai,please.
乙:当然，我有免费披萨吃了。我好运连连喔！请再来点泰国菜。
A:Seldon,you've already had four servings.
甲:谢尔顿，你已经吃了四盒了。
B:You might want to slow down a bit,buddy.
乙:你该吃慢点，伙计。
A:Just one more bite.
甲:就一小口。
B:Sheldon? Sheldon,are you okay?
乙:谢尔顿？谢尔顿，你还好吧？
A:I'm just so...full.
甲:我只是…太撑了。
B:That's it.No more Thai food.
乙:够了。以后再也不吃泰国菜了。

生活口语

Help yourself to some soup.
喝点汤。
I couldn't eat another bite.
我吃撑了。

重点讲解:

I'm so full.
I couldn't eat another bite.

形容词full的意思是“充足的、充满的”，可以引申为“吃饱了”。不过， 想要描述“吃撑了”的情形，用I couldn't eat another bite.更加形象，从字面意思来看，这句话的意思是“我一口也吃不下了”，其中bite在这里作名词，表示 “一口吃的东西”。