n. 〈英俚〉研究员,科学工作者,技术专家
Language has been enriched with such terms as "highbrow", "egghead", "blue-stocking", "wiseacre", "know-all", "boffin" and, for many, "intellectual" is a term of denigration.
因为这些词语,比如,“卖弄知识的人”、“书呆子”、“女才子”、“自认聪明的人”、“自以为无所不知的人”,以及“研究员”,语言都变得丰富了起来,而且对大多数人来说,“知识分子”是一个诋毁的词语。
They meet Professor Boffin.
他们遇见了伯菲教授。
Mrs Boffin: It looks funny to me.
伯菲太太:我看它有点怪。
"Why not?" Mrs Boffin asks.
“为什么不可以?”伯菲太太问。
Professor Boffin: That´s my umbrella!
博芬教授:那是我的伞!