时间:2019-03-02 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

 回家过年,许多朋友都逃不过这些问题--有对象了吗?用不用给你介绍相亲呀?今天Jenny和Spencer就来聊一聊相亲那些事。


 


01.Matchmaking

相亲并不是中国独有,英语里也有相亲的说法:

Matchmaking: 相亲

其中match的意思是配对,要说某对情侣“非常般配”可以用a great match:

They are such a great match!



02.Matchmaker

一次相亲当然少不了介绍做媒的人:

Matchmaker: 媒人

与中国式相亲里matchmaker一般是父母长辈的情况不同,美国的相亲中大多是朋友甚至同事来play a matchmaker。

“介绍认识,做媒”这件事则可以说:

Set someone up ( on a date): 介绍某人认识(约会)



03.Date

在美国的dating culture里,有一种特别的四人参与的约会:

Double date: 四人交友约会;两队男女一起的约会

有时候,参加约会的不一定都是确定关系的情侣——

double date可以是男生拉上兄弟、女生拉上闺蜜的出游;也可以是为了set up the new couple。

Blind表示盲的,有未知、不确定的意思,因此约会双方毫不了解的date是:

Blind date:(由他人安排的)男女初次约会

中文里的“约会”常用于确定的恋爱关系,而美国的date/dating所涵盖的范围会更广一些。

可以用来表达已经确定关系的状态:

I've been with him for 6 months.

= We've been dating for 6 months.

也可以用来形容确定关系之前的状态,比如date around。


04.Ask someone out

Ask someone out非常口语和实用,但是真实情景下约某人出去会用更委婉的表达。

Would you like to go out sometime?

How about we go out sometime?

也可以约一个具体的活动:

How about we go see a movie?

You wanna grab a cup of coffee?

约会软件层出不穷,也有不少人开始尝试新的认识朋友的方式:

Online dating: 线上交友;网上约会



05.Pressure to get married

结婚的压力在其他国家也存在,但各国的压力程度不尽相同。

Pressure to get married is universal.

要表达结婚或者正在恋爱的非单身状态的意思,除了not available还可以说:

I'm taken.= I'm not available.



06.Single

英语里没有“单身狗Single dog”的说法,比较接近的是:

Singleton: 单身人士

单身狗有些自嘲可怜的意思,但单身并不一定就非常可怜。

Eligible 1 bachelor/ bachelorette: 单身贵族

I can think of several eligible bachelors of my acquaintance.

这些工作不错、经济条件不错的单身人士通常被认为是很适合结婚的对象。

Marriage material: 适合结婚的人



adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
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