情景喜劇《天才理論傳》

　Let me offer two theories about The Big Bang Theory - one big, one small. The big one's an explanation of how this sitcom triumphed over this country's ingrained dislike of intellectuals to become a mass-appeal hit. Viewers love Leonard and Sheldon not because they can tie string theory into artful bows - no, they love these hyperarticulate guys because they're inferior to us in one area at which Americans pride themselves in excelling: socializing.

　　我對于《天才理論傳》有兩點看法——一點是主要的，一點是次要的。主要看法是這部情景喜劇是如何克服美國人對知識分子根深蒂固的厭惡，受到民眾普遍歡迎的。觀眾之所以喜歡里奧納多和謝爾登，并不是因為他們在理論方面研究得好，而是在國人引以為傲的某方面不如同胞們，那就是社交。