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.

　　我对于《天才理论传》有两点看法——一点是主要的，一点是次要的。主要看法是这部情景喜剧是如何克服美国人对知识分子根深蒂固的厌恶，受到民众普遍欢迎的。观众之所以喜欢里奥纳多和谢尔登，并不是因为他们在理论方面研究得好，而是在国人引以为傲的某方面不如同胞们，那就是社交。

　Much has been made of the notion that Sheldon is so literal-minded, withdrawn, and repetitive in his interactions that he has undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome. The show's writers allow us to feel superior to Sheldon and Leonard despite the duo's higher IQs because they're such nerds: Their immersion in comic books and sci-fi/fantasy movies and TV shows is wittily excessive.

　　谢尔登与人交往时呆板、内向、啰嗦，患有未诊断埃斯博格综合症，剧中反复强调这一点。虽然谢尔登和里奥纳多智商高，但编剧让观众感觉自己比他们强，原因在于他们是十足的书呆子，完全沉溺在了漫画书和科幻电影电视剧中。

Here's my smaller theory about Big Bang, and you're probably not going to like it. I think the show was a lot better before the two brainiacs became a foursome. To me, beefing up the roles of Rajesh and Howard over the past few seasons has spread the comedy thinner. What lifts The Big Bang Theory into frequent excellence is its one constant from the start: the brilliantly nuanced performance of Jim Parsons. I know, I know, you love Raj and Howard. Fine. All I'm saying is, if Sheldon wasn't around to prick their pretensions with his precise needling, the amount of hot air those two boys emit would burst the bubble of Big Bang's ebullience. It's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

　　接下来是我对《天才理论传》的次要看法，你们可能不喜欢。我认为该剧有两个主角比有四个主角时好看，最近几季拉贾书和霍华德的戏份有所增加，这使得剧情变得松散。《天才理论传》之所以好看，是因为从一开始就有一点没有变化，那就是吉姆?帕森斯精彩细腻的表演。我知道，观众喜欢拉贾书和霍华德。好吧。我的意思是，如果不是谢尔登戳穿拉贾书和霍华德的自命不凡，这两个人的大话空话会毁掉《天才理论传》的精彩。这就是我的看法，我坚持自己的看法。