Virgo Love: How to Woo the Fastidious 处女座的爱情:如何让龟毛的人有好感
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- 发布于 2011年7月23日
- 作者:Mike Lee
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Christine and her brother Sean are preparing dinner for some guests: 克里斯廷和她弟弟尚恩正在为客人准备晚餐:
C: Is your new flame joining our little get-together tonight?
你的新恋情对象今晚会不会来参加我们的聚会?
S: She is, but I’m worried there’s barely a smoking twig there, Christine. We’ve gone out twice, and …. nada.
她会来,克里斯廷,但是我担心我跟她八字都还没一撇呢。我们出去约会过两次,仅仅如此而已【注】。
C: Hmm. Well, you’ve jumped the biggest hurdle. Virgos are notorious for judging people by their appearance, so she must like yours.
嗯,你已经克服最大的难关了。处女座的人是出了名的以貌取人,所以她一定喜欢你的长相。
S: I understand that the Virgo-chastity association is considered unfounded, but what am I to believe?
我知道一般人把处女座和贞操这件事联想在一起是没有什么根据可言,但是我到底要相信什么呢?
C: Well, Virgos are just insecure about romantic involvement, usually. You should make your feelings clear if you like this one. Also, they’re often pretty committed to work. Has she been busy?
嗯,通常处女座的人只是对恋情缺乏安全感而已。如果你喜欢你的新对象,就应该向她表白。还有,处女座的人通常全心投入工作。她很忙吗?
S: Oh yeah. She’s an accountant, so there’s been loads for her to do with the end of the fiscal year approaching. Maybe that explains it.
哦,很忙。她是会计师,所以像现在正当会计年度即将结束之际,她的工作量很重。或许就是她很忙的缘故吧。
C: Talented, hard working. I’ll bet she’s got a billboard body and is immaculately groomed.
有才华,又努力。我敢说她的身材一定美得像看版女郎,而且打扮得干干净净。
S: You got it. But you’ll find out soon enough because she’s coming over early to help us prepare.
没错。不过妳很快就会知道她到底是不是这样,因为待会儿她会早点来帮忙我们准备东西。
C: Great. Virgos are brilliant helpers – unlike you, little brother.
好极了。处女座的人是杰出的好帮手──才不像你呢,小弟。
S: Hey, I figured she’s do my share and I could just get started on the wine.
嘿,我想如果她能帮我的份也做完,我就能开始喝酒了。
C: If I were you, I’d go easy on the sauce. Virgos hate to be embarrassed.
如果我是你的话,我会少喝点酒,因为处女座的人不喜欢别人酒后失态而被弄得很窘。
-by Charles Thompson
【注】nada是西班牙语,意思是「无(nothing)」。
Vocabulary
单词发音
Virgo [ˋvɝgo] n.【天】处女座;处女宫
fastidious [fæsˋtɪdɪəs] adj. 爱挑剔的;难讨好的;过分讲究的
flame [flem] n.〈俚〉爱人,情人
get-together 聚会;联欢会
twig [twɪg] n. 细枝,嫩枝
hurdle [ˋhɝd!] n. 障碍,困难
chastity [ˋtʃæstətɪ] n. 贞洁
unfounded [ʌnˋfaʊndɪd] adj. 没有事实根据的,无理由的
insecure [͵ɪnsɪˋkjʊr] adj. 不牢靠的;不稳定的
involvement [ɪnˋvɑlvmənt] n.(投入的)感情;(倾注的)热情
accountant [əˋkaʊntənt] n. 会计师
fiscal [ˋfɪsk!] adj. 会计的
billboard [ˋbɪl͵bord] n. 布告板, 广告牌
immaculately [ɪˋmækjəlɪtlɪ] adv. 完美地;无瑕疵地
groomed [ˋgrumd] adj. 打扮(好)的;修饰(好)的
go easy on something 【口】对某人/某物谨慎(或从容、有节制) to use something sparingly
sauce [sɔs] n.〈俚〉烈酒 Slang alcoholic liquor
Sentence of the Day
Virgos make sure they never have a hair out of place.
处女座的人一定会把自己打点的一丝不苟。
out of place 不合适; 不恰当; 不在正确的位置
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