没有经历过异地恋的人生是不完整的。
这种话听上去很文艺,说起来也很轻松,真正经历的时候就知道有多痛苦了。
今天的主角就在经历异地恋,不过她还不知道“异地恋”英语怎么说呢。
我们来一起跟她学习吧。
异地恋
JESSICA 在北京学汉语,她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教她。
今天是吴琼要问的:异地恋。
JESSICA: 吴琼,what's your plan for the weekend?
WQ: I'll be out of town! 我得坐4个小时飞机去看我男朋友!
JESSICA: Boy! That's a long flight! 你真是个好女朋友。(注意本句的boy不是男孩哦,在这里boy是个表示惊叹的语气词。)
WQ: 没办法啦。异地恋就是这么辛苦。Jessica, 异地恋用美语要怎么说呢?
JESSICA: That's long-distance relationship. So, how long have you guys been long-distance?
long-distance 远距离的
relationship 恋情
经济适用男
WQ: We've been dating for a couple of years now. 不过,他最近因为工作被调去外地两年,我们刚刚开始异地恋。I miss him so much, and I don't know if we can survive the long-distance! (survive,幸存下来,在这里的意思是吴琼不确定他们的异地恋能不能坚持下去。)
JESSICA: Don't be sad, 吴琼! I know dating over long-distance can be hard, but you got to have faith in the relationship! Hmm, tell me, what do you like about your boyfriend?
WQ: 他啊,最大的优点就是真诚,不做作。
JESSICA: So he's a blue-collar kind of guy!
WQ: blue collar? 那不是蓝领工人么?
JESSICA: Yes. But if you say a man is a "blue collar kind of guy", it doesn't necessarily refer to his job. Rather, it's about his down-to-earth, unpretending character.
(注释1. it doesn't necessarily refer to his job不一定指他的工作,refer to,指的是,not necessarily不一定。2. rather在这里的意思是“而是”。3. down-to-earth 脚踏实地的 4. unpretending 实实在在,不装逼)
邻家女孩
WQ: I see. My boyfriend is a blue-collar kind of guy. 我就喜欢他这纯朴劲儿。
JESSICA: So what does he like about you?
WQ: 哈哈,他也喜欢我清纯,亲切,不做作。那我就是blue-collar kind of girl了?怎么听着这么别扭。
Jessica: Hmm, you can use the phrase "the girl next door".
WQ:The girl next door?哦,就是邻家女孩! 没错,My boyfriend says I'm nice and attractive(迷人的,有吸引力的), just like a girl next door! 不过,这次去找他,I don't want to be the girl next door anymore! 我要打扮得艳丽一些,给他个惊喜!
Jessica: I hope he likes it! Now tell me what you've learned today!
今天重点
今天的语言收获:
第一:异地恋是long-distance relationship;.
第二:形容男人质朴老实,可以用blue-collar kind of guy;
第三:亲切可爱的邻家女孩是the girl next door.
down-to-earth 脚踏实地的
unpretending 实实在在,不装逼
a blue-collar kind of guy经济适用男
have faith in 对。。。有信心
What do you like about ...?你喜欢。。哪一点?
【下期习语预告】 love handles爱的手柄?那是啥玩意儿
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