While some universal love idioms are easily translated, many idioms on love can be difficult to comprehend. Here are 12 popular love idioms and phrases that are used frequently but are quite confounding.
雖然一些通用的習語很容易翻譯,但是許多關(guān)于愛情的習語很難理解。下面是頻繁使用但是很容易混淆的12個流行的愛情習語和短語。
1. Blind Date
Although dating a person who is visually impaired might be considered a blind date, the term is commonly used for a pre-arranged social appointment where a third-party sets a date for two mutual friends who have never met. Therefore, the date is designated as “blind.”
1.相親
雖然跟視力障礙者約會可能會被當做是blind date,但是這個短語通常用來表示預先安排的社交約會,它是由第三方為兩個從沒有見過的共同的朋友安排的約會,這個約會就被指定為“blind”。
2. To Fall For
In the case of “to fall for someone” or “to fall in love,” the word fall functions as an intransitive verb representing a particular state of being.
Example: When Francois gave Jeanette a handwritten poem, she knew he was falling for her.
2.愛上
例如“愛上某人”或“墜入愛河”,單詞fall作為不及物動詞表示一個特定的狀態(tài)。例:當Francois 給了Jeanette 一首手寫詩時,她知道他愛上她了。
3. To Find Mr. Right or Miss Right
This common phrase denoting the ideal romantic partner has been in use since 1922 when the Irish author James Joyce coined the expression.
Example: After she paid the excessive restaurant bill, Marie knew she had found Mr. Wrong not Mr. Right.
3.找到真愛
自從1922年愛爾蘭作家James Joyce使用這個表達后,這個表示理想伴侶的常見短語被廣為使用。
例:在她付了昂貴的餐廳賬單后,Marie意識到她找的是錯誤伴侶而不是真愛。
4. To Get Back Together
Getting back together is a common intransitive phrasal verb used when a couple, band or group decide to resume their relationship.
Example: Isabella wistfully looked through the love letters from her ex-lover and realized they should get back together.
4.復合
Getting back together是一個常用的不及物動詞短語,表示夫婦、樂隊或團體決定恢復他們的關(guān)系。例:Isabella惆悵地瀏覽前任給她寫的情書后意識到他們應該復合。
5. To Get Engaged
To get engaged is a phrase related to marriage that implies the betrothed parties are reserved for one another.
Example: Since meeting her prince charming, Delilah couldn’t wait to get engaged.
5.訂婚
To get engaged是一個有關(guān)婚姻的短語,它暗示訂婚派對是預定彼此的活動。
例:自從見到了她的白馬王子,Delilah迫不及待的想要訂婚了。
6. To Get Hitched
To tie the knot or get hitched are both common informal terms for marriage.
Example: The bride and groom got hitched and were united in a bond even stronger than a trailer hitched to an overloaded station wagon.
6.喜結(jié)連理
To tie the knot 或者get hitched 這兩個短語都是普遍使用的表示婚姻的非正式短語。
例:新郎和新娘結(jié)婚了,他們喜結(jié)連理在一起甚至比拖車和載重車結(jié)合在一起更強大。