Charles: Wow, someone needed a hug! I saw you on the slate and I thought to myself, "How can I miss seeing a guest lecture by the inimitable John Nash?'' What's wrong?
John: I got myself into something. I think I might need some help.
Charles: Well, now you tell me, what is it?
Woman: Professor Nash! Welcome!
John: After?
John: So, we see that the-- the zeroes, of the Riemann zeta function, correspond to singularities in space-time, singularities in space-time--And conventional number theory... it breaks down in the face of relativistic exploration. Sometimes our expectations are betrayed by the numbers. Variables are impossible to assign any... rational value.
Man1: Professor Nash!
Man2: Hold it!
Rosen: Professor Nash? Professor Nash, let's avoid a scene, shall we?
John: What do you want?
Rosen: My name is Rosen, Dr. Rosen. I'm a psychiatrist.
John: Forgive me if I don't seem persuaded.
Rosen: I'd like you to come with me, John. Just for a chat.
妙語佳句，活學活用
1. on the slate
Slate 本指“石板”，過去在歐洲，沒有引進紙以前，人們是把事情記在石板上的。后來就發(fā)展出了這個表達 on the slate，表示“記在帳上”，或者“在記錄上”。我們來看個例子：I've no change, could you put these eggs on the slate? 我沒零錢, 能把這些蛋錢記在帳上嗎?
2. guest lecture 嘉賓講座
3. Riemann zeta function黎曼Zeta函數(shù)
4. in the face of
這個片語有兩個常用意思，一個是“despite the opposition of, notwithstanding雖然，盡管，不顧（相反的情況）”，比如：In the face of published statistics, they insist there is no flu epidemic. 他們不顧已被發(fā)布的統(tǒng)計結(jié)果，仍然堅持沒有流行感冒。
In the face of 的另一個常用意思是“面對”，比如：It is hard for brokers to be cheerful in the face of a falling stock market. 面對股市狂跌，經(jīng)紀人們可難笑得出。
5. hold it
意思是“等一等”，這里可以翻譯成“站住”。
6. avoid a scene
直譯為“回避某一場面”，這里的意思是“避免某種場面出現(xiàn)”，比如吵鬧、大家什么的。我們來看個例子：David wanted to return the insult, but he bit his lip in order to avoid a scene. 戴維本想對此侮辱進行報復，但他還是忍住了，免得當眾吵鬧。
