流行美语 第132课 - to tie the knot / drop-dead gorgeous
时间：2019-02-01 作者：英语课 分类：美国之音《流行美语》
Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tie the knot 1和drop-dead gorgeous 2.
LL: I can't believe Jim is going to tie the knot! He seems too young to get married.
LH: Jim已经25岁啦。25岁结婚还算早啊！你说Jim要tie the knot. Tie是绑的意思，knot是结，“打个结”和结婚有什么关系？
LL: "To tie the knot" is slang 3 for "to get married."
LH: 噢！to tie the knot就是结婚的意思啊！好奇怪噢！为什么要用打结来形容结婚呢？
LL: As far as I know, a very old type of wedding ceremony involved tying a knot to symbolize 4 the joining of the couple's lives and now "tying the knot" has become a synonym 5 for marriage.
LH: 噢，以前的结婚典礼上要打结，表示新郎新娘的生活从此结合在一起。所以才会用tie the knot 来表示结婚。这真有意思。对了，Larry, 你想你大概什么时候会结婚哪？
LL: Whoa, slow down. I need to find a girlfriend first. At this point, I honestly have no idea when I'll get married. What about you?
LH: 我和你也差不多啦！你得找个女朋友，我呢，得先找到一个男朋友哪！
LL: Well, hopefully, someday we'll both find someone really nice to tie the knot with.
LH: 嗯！我也希望我们两个都能找到满意的对象！对了！ Larry，你认识Jim的未婚妻吗？
LL: No, I've actually never met her. I'm really curious to see what she's like. According to Jim, she's the most beautiful woman in the world.
LH: 嗯，我明白Jim为什么这样说，每个人都认为自己的另一半是世界上最美最帅的人！
LL: Love does have that effect on people. I certainly hope I tie the knot with someone beautiful.
LH: 其实，只要你是真心爱她，你就会认为她是世界上绝无仅有的大美人！
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LL: Li Hua, Jim just showed me a picture of his fianc业. She's drop-dead gorgeous!
LH: 你看到Jim未婚妻的照片啦？你说她drop-dead gorgeous? 那是什么意思？是不是说她很丑？
LL: No, she's beautiful. "Drop-dead gorgeous" is a way to describe someone who is incredibly attractive.
LH: 原来drop-dead gorgeous的意思是非常漂亮，美极了。所以你认为Jim的未婚妻是个超级大美女喽？那她到底长什么样？
LL: She looks like a super model.
LH: 哇！像个超级模特啊！那真是美得不得了了！Larry, 我有个问题。我能不能用drop-dead gorgeous来形容很帅的男人呢？
LL: Well, I probably wouldn't call another man drop-dead gorgeous, but you can. Why? Who do you think is drop-dead gorgeous?
LH: 嗯，我也不知道谁可以称得上是drop-dead gorgeous的大帅哥。哎，不过经过你这一问，我想电影明星Brad Pitt应该可以算是drop-dead gorgeous的帅哥吧！
LL: Yeah, I'm sure there are a million other women who agree with you.
LH: 好啦！现在该你了！你觉得谁算得上是drop-dead gorgeous的大美人啊？
LL: Besides Jim's fianc业? I think that Lisa from our history class is pretty close to being drop-dead gorgeous.
LH: 你是说历史课的那个Lisa？我从来没注意过。哎！既然你觉得她很漂亮，为什么不约她出去呢？
LL: She has a boyfriend. Unfortunately, most drop-dead gorgeous girls I meet already have a boyfriend.
LH：她已经有男朋友了！Larry，你动作太慢了！
今天李华学到两个常用语是to tie the knot。就是指结婚。另一个常用语是drop-dead gorgeous，是形容一个人非常美丽，非常好看的意思。
- He made a knot in the rope.他在绳子上打了个结。
- The knot has come untied.扣儿开了。
- The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
- What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！
- The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
- Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
- Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。