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

　　【釋】(formal or literary) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness.(牛津高階)這里是指游戲中的一次探險

　　ale

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

　　愛爾啤酒(Ale)：指傳統(tǒng)英國式啤酒。這種啤酒使用溶解度良好的麥芽，糖化采用單一溫度浸出法，使用頂部酵母。(有道)

　　smooth

　　【釋】happening or done without any problems.(韋氏學習)

　　順利的

　　【例】With the aid of observers, the election process was a smooth one.(韋氏學習)

　　在觀察者的幫助下，選舉過程進行地非常順利。

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

　　他們正采取新措施,以確保公司平穩(wěn)運轉。

　　send his regards

　　【釋】代他問好

　　regards [plural] : friendly greetings(韋氏學習)

　　問候

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

　　代我向他們問好,告訴他們我在念著他們

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

　　我丈夫讓我代他問好。

　　self-explanatory

　　【釋】自明的(有道)

　　easy to understand without explanation

　　【例】The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory.(韋氏學習)

　　這本書各章的標題都很清晰。

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

　　我不明白你怎么一直讓我學這個短語，在我看來它的意思不釋自明

　　an ass

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

　　混蛋

　　【例】You can be such an ass sometimes!(韋氏學習)

　　你有時候就是這么混蛋!

　　【例】They act like a couple of pompous/pretentious asses.(韋氏學習)

　　他們有時候表現(xiàn)地像些個自命不凡的家伙。

　　valid

　　【釋】fair or reasonable.(韋氏學習)

　　有理有據(jù)的

　　【例】There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.(韋氏學習)

　　沒有正當理由來進行改變。

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

　　警察必須有正當理由來讓駕駛人停下。

　　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

　　【釋】(formal or literary) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness.(牛津高階)這里是指游戲中的一次探險

　　ale

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

　　愛爾啤酒(Ale)：指傳統(tǒng)英國式啤酒。這種啤酒使用溶解度良好的麥芽，糖化采用單一溫度浸出法，使用頂部酵母。(有道)

　　smooth

　　【釋】happening or done without any problems.(韋氏學習)

　　順利的

　　【例】With the aid of observers, the election process was a smooth one.(韋氏學習)

　　在觀察者的幫助下，選舉過程進行地非常順利。

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

　　他們正采取新措施,以確保公司平穩(wěn)運轉。

　　send his regards

　　【釋】代他問好

　　regards [plural] : friendly greetings(韋氏學習)

　　問候

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

　　代我向他們問好,告訴他們我在念著他們

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

　　我丈夫讓我代他問好。

　　self-explanatory

　　【釋】自明的(有道)

　　easy to understand without explanation

　　【例】The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory.(韋氏學習)

　　這本書各章的標題都很清晰。

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

　　我不明白你怎么一直讓我學這個短語，在我看來它的意思不釋自明

　　an ass

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

　　混蛋

　　【例】You can be such an ass sometimes!(韋氏學習)

　　你有時候就是這么混蛋!

　　【例】They act like a couple of pompous/pretentious asses.(韋氏學習)

　　他們有時候表現(xiàn)地像些個自命不凡的家伙。

　　valid

　　【釋】fair or reasonable.(韋氏學習)

　　有理有據(jù)的

　　【例】There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.(韋氏學習)

　　沒有正當理由來進行改變。

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

　　警察必須有正當理由來讓駕駛人停下。