Leonard: No, it’s not crazy it’s, uh, it’s a paradox. And paradoxes are part of nature, think about light. Now if you look at Huygens, light is a wave, as confirmed by the double slit experiments, but then, along comes Albert Einstein and discovers that light behaves like particles too. (Penny just looks at him. To Sheldon) Well, I didn’t make it worse.

Paradox

【釋】a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true. (牛津)

有明顯矛盾特征的人或事物：表現(xiàn)出讓人費解或自相矛盾特點的人或事物

【例】the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places at once。（牛津）

不確定法則導致了各種悖論和矛盾,比如粒子可以在一個時間點同時出現(xiàn)在兩個位置。

【例】It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it. （海詞）
這真是個悖論,這么有錢的國家,這么多人生活在貧窮困苦之中。

but then

【釋】on the other hand (introducing a contrasting comment) (有道)

表示轉(zhuǎn)折

【例】He indicated that he was turning right, but then he turned left! (海詞)

他說他要右轉(zhuǎn),結(jié)果左轉(zhuǎn)了。

【例】He was once a secretary with a bright future ahead of him, but then he was accused of taking bribes. (自造)

他本來是個前途光明的秘書,結(jié)果他被控告受賄。

along come

【釋】出現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生

【例】the fire alarm rang and along came the firemen. (自造）

火災(zāi)報警器響了， 然后警察出現(xiàn)了。

【例】the chemical reaction is conducted, and along comes the blue light and smoke.(自造)
化學反應(yīng)進行了,然后光和煙就產(chǎn)生了。

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