Sheldon: So, what exactly are you trying to accomplish here?

Leonard: Excuse me?

Sheldon: That woman in there is not going to have sex with you.

Leonard: Well I’m not trying to have sex with her.

Sheldon: Oh, good. Then you won’t be disappointed.

Leonard: What makes you think she wouldn’t have sex with me, I’m a male and she’s a female?

Sheldon: Yes, but not of the same species.

Leonard: I’m not going to engage in hypotheticals here, I’m just trying to be a good neighbour.

Sheldon: Oh, of course.

Leonard: That’s not to say that if a [w]carnal[/w] relationship were to develop that I wouldn’t participate. However briefly.

Sheldon: Do you think this possibility will be helped or hindered when she discovers your Luke Skywalker no-more-tears shampoo?

Leonard: It’s Darth Vader shampoo. (There is a knock on the door.) Luke Skywalker’s the conditioner. (Opens door. Enter Howard and Raj.)

what exactly

【釋】to strengthen the tone, to emphasize what comes after "exactly"(原創(chuàng))

究竟：加強語調(diào)，用于強調(diào)“exactly”后面的內(nèi)容

【例】What exactly is your problem?(自造)

你的問題到底是什么？

【例】What exactly do you want？(自造)

你到底想要什么？

in there

【釋】in, at or to that place or position (牛津高階)

在那兒，往那里

【例】I'm not going in there—it's freezing! (牛津高階)

我不會到那里去-太冷了。

【例】the money in there is gone. (自造)

錢在那里已經(jīng)一去不復返了。

engage in

【釋】to take part in something; to make somebody take part in something(牛津高階)

參加、從事：參與某事，使某人參與某事

【例】Even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities.(牛津高階)

即使在監(jiān)獄里，他也一直在從事犯罪活動。

【例】She tried desperately to engage him in conversation.(牛津高階)

她拼命的試著讓他參與談話。

hypotheticals

【釋】a hypothetical proposition or statement. (牛津)

假設的：假設的命題或陳述

That’s not to say

【釋】也不是說

【例】That’s not to say you should never confront someone. (有道)

這并不是說你絕對不要對抗。

【例】That’s not to say you don't have to pay for what you did.(自造)
也不是說你不會為你所做的付出代價。

Carnal

【釋】relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. (牛津)
肉體的

However briefly

【釋】[with adjective or adverb] to whatever extent. (牛津)

哪怕再短暫

【例】he was hesitant to take the risk, however small. (牛津)

他很不愿意冒這個險，哪怕風險很小。

【例】We have to finish, however long it takes. （朗文）
我們必須完成，哪怕花的再多時間。

Hinder

【釋】make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen. (牛津)

阻礙，妨礙

【例】language barriers hindered communication between scientists. (牛津)

語言障礙會阻礙科學家之間的交流。

【例】His career has been hindered by injury. (朗文)

他的事業(yè)因為受傷而被阻礙。

Luke Skywalker no-more-tears shampoo

【釋】盧克·天行者(星球大戰(zhàn)人物)無淚洗發(fā)水 (有道)

Darth Vader shampoo

【釋】斯維德達（盧克的爸爸-變壞之前叫安納金·天行者）牌洗發(fā)水(自造)

Conditioner

【釋】a liquid applied to the hair after shampooing to improve its condition. (牛津)
護發(fā)素

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