单词Rube Goldberg
na.: 鲁宾；〈美〉杀鸡用牛刀的
网络: 戈德堡；伯格；鲁布·戈德堡
结构过于复杂的；不实用的:
having a very complicated design, especially when used to perform a very simple task; not practical
〔美国〕杀鸡用牛刀的,小题大做的〔喻用繁琐办法做简单的事〕
鲁宾
And we came up with some parameters that -- you know, building a Rube Goldberg machine has limitations, but it also is pretty wide open.
我们提出了几套方案--要知道，制造一套鲁宾·戈德堡装置是有很多局限的，但发挥的空间也很广。
Another Rube Goldberg machine, it was to be built like a pier.
这又是一个小题大做的机器，这台机器的样子将会像码头一样。
But if Rube Goldberg machines and video poetry aren"t quite your cup of tea, how about this.
但是如果你对魯布·戈德堡机器或视频诗没兴趣看看这个怎样？
But the wit is not simply about Rube Goldberg-ian chain-reaction gags (though you"ll find a few of those).
这种智慧不是RubeGoldberg-ian连锁反应所约束的（尽管你会发现其中的几个）。
They are a result of the way that the brain, a Rube Goldberg mental contraption, processes memory.
它们是大脑这个复杂的精神装置处理记忆的结果。
As Joe reality-tests lightning rods at Steve"s company and troubleshoots with Rube Goldberg resourcefulness, high jinks ensue.
当乔在史蒂夫的公司里实际测试避雷针，并且和足智多谋的鲁伯·勾德伯格（RubeGoldberg）充当故障检修员的时候，狂欢作乐接连发生。
A cross between that and maybe a little-known film we saw on Rube Goldberg and his ways.
混合那个和一些我们在哥德堡和在路上时看到的一些小众电影的特色。
We kept saying Rube Goldberg, but I found this English guy named W.
我们一直在强调华而不实，但我发现这个叫W。
The system is more complex. What has been legislated is a Rube Goldberg contraption.
系统更复杂了，被立法的是收保护费的黑帮。
And they explained that they wanted kind of a Rube Goldberg machine.
他们解释说他们想要一个类似鲁宾·戈德堡装置那样的机器。