The Big Bang Theory这部杀G神剧想必大家都不陌生。剧中四个“书呆子”出口成章，用GRE单词拐着弯地夸人损人，一本正经的高级装x。
有多少同学和小编一样，看剧搭配GRE单词背诵，发现背单词进度已完成70%！
现在让我们跟着剧中主人公谢耳朵，一起看看GRE单词在生活中的正确应用：
rife
场景一：谢耳朵评价电影情节
- Penny: You know, I do like the one where Lois Lane falls from the helicopter and Superman swooshes down and catches her. Which one was that?
- Leonard , Sheldon , Wolowitz: *One.*
- Sheldon: You know that scene was rife with scientific inaccuracy?
- Penny: Yes, I know men can't fly...
谢言谢语：你意识到了那个场景充满了科学不准确性
普通人：那不科学……
GRE真题示例：
In stark contrast to his later (i) ____, Simpson was largely (ii) _____ politics during his college years, despite the fact that campus he attended was rife with political activity.
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Blank (i): A. activism B. apathy C. affability |
Blank (ii): D. devoted to E. indifferent to F. shaped by |
解析：despite告诉我们逗号前后语意重复，先从第2个空格下手，rife作为GRE的基础性词汇，意思是普遍的，句意为“尽管Simpson之前参加了太多政治活动，他仍然对政治漠不关心”，选E。回来看第1空，in contrast to 表明前后句意相反，逗号后强调漠不关心，逗号前则应该是“热情”，选A。
unorthodox
场景二：谢耳朵的讽刺话术
- Sheldon: Sarcasm?
- Leonard: You think?
- Sheldon: Granted, my methods may have been somewhat unorthodox, but I think the end result will be a measurable enhancement of Penny’s quality of life.
- Leonard: You know what, you’ve convinced me, maybe tonight we should sneak in and shampoo her carpet.
谢言谢语：当然，我的方法可能有些不合常理，但我觉得结果会提升Penny的生活质量
普通人：我的建议可能看起来不太靠谱吧……
GRE真题示例：
Although some of her fellow scientists_____the unorthodox laboratory methodology that others found innovative, unanimous praise greeted her experimental results: at once pioneering and_____.
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Blank(i): A. decried B. complimented C. welcomed |
Blank (ii): D. unexceptionable E. mundane F. inconclusive |
答案：AD
翻译：尽管她在学界的同僚中有人对其离经叛道式的实验方法论评价不高（有人则发现其创意十足），但是她的实验结果却迎来了一致的赞誉：不仅是开拓性的，而且是无懈可击的。
retrieve
场景三：谢耳朵安慰失恋男孩
- Leonard : I didn't like the look of the guy that she was with.
- Wolowitz : Because he looks better than you?
- Leonard : Yeah. He was kind of dreamy.
- Sheldon : Well, at least now you can retrieve the black box from the twisted smoldering wreckage that was once your fantasy of dating her and analyze the data so that you don't crash into geek mountain again.
谢言谢语：well，至少你现在还能从燃烧的废墟里，找回装满对她美妙幻想的黑匣子，好好分析下数据你就不会再坠入"呆子谷"。
普通人：拜拜就拜拜，总结经验，下一个更乖
GRE真题示例：
Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to______them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.
(A) recognize
(B) hoard
(C) trample
(D) retrieve
(E) identify
答案：A
ruse
场景四：谢耳朵担心被看穿
- Leonard: Oooaw. This would be so much easier if I were a violent sociopath. (Opening door) What?
- Sheldon: I was analysing our lie, and I believe we’re in danger of Penny seeing through the ruse.
谢言谢语：我刚才在分析我们的谎言，我觉得Penny很有可能会识破我们的计谋。
普通人：完蛋 被看穿了……
GRE真题示例：
Although Simpson was ingenious at ------- to appear innovative and spontaneous, beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving.
(A) intending
(B) contriving
(C) forbearing
(D) declining
(E) deserving
答案：B
tawdry
场景五：谢耳朵装起来了
- Sheldon : You want me to use my intelligence in a tawdry competition? Would you ask Picasso to play Pictionary? Would you ask Noah Webster to play Boggle? Would you ask Jacques Cousteau to play Go Fish?
谢言谢语：你想让我在这么低级的比赛中浪费我的智慧？你会让毕加索玩看图说词吗？你会叫诺亚韦伯斯特玩填字游戏吗？你会让雅克库斯托玩抓牌游戏吗？
普通人：就这？？
GRE真题示例：
A restaurant’s menu is generally reflected in its décor; however, despite this restaurant’s ______ appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.
A. elegant
B. tawdry
C. modern
D. traditional
E. conventional
F. chic
解析：despite体现了对比转折的逻辑关系，因此空格要体现出和pedestrian(一般的，平淡的)相对的含义，选AF
看完这些经典片段，有没有想立马重温生活大爆炸？各位考生们还不快用必考词小程序背单词！背完GRE词再关字幕刷剧，看剧背单词两不误。
最后，TBBT粉们在GRE考场上遇到这些单词还是要专心答题，不要脑中浮现谢耳朵的帅脸哦~
