英语口语最炫潮流 34 爱情不等于婚姻

 　　01. What would your ideal date be like?

　　你理想的约会对象是什么样的?

　　02. She is the person I'm searching for. I really love her very much.

　　她就是我要找的那个人，我真的很爱她。

　　03. I think I prefer to live alone rather than marry somebody who isn't really what I'm looking for.

　　相比于嫁给我不喜欢的人，我宁可独身。

　　04. I want to get married. But it's just so hard finding the right guy-that soul mate.

　　我想结婚，只是很难找到合适的，那种心心相印的人。

　　05. Marriage is far more than the mere¹ coming together of two individuals in love.

　　婚姻远不止两个相爱的人在一起生活那么简单。

　　06. They do tend to act too quickly in my judgment².

　　依我看，他们的确进展得有点儿太快了。

　　07. She has been a romantic as long as I've known her, always talking about "love at first sight".

　　从我认识她到现在，她一直是个浪漫主义者，总是谈论什么"一见钟情" 。

　　08. They had a fallingout.

　　他们之间已经开始出现不和了。

　　09. We can't make up for the fallingout.

　　我们之间的分歧已经无法弥补了。

　　10. We decided³ to split up.

　　我们决定分居。

　　11. Our divorce came through.

　　我们离婚了。

　　12. As divorce turns out more common, the shame attendant on it disappears.

　　随着离婚越来越普遍，对离婚的羞耻感也随之消失了。

　　13. Marry in haste, and repent⁴ at leisure.

　　草率成婚，后悔莫及。

　　14. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards.

　　婚前细审查，婚后莫计较。

　　15. Love is blind. Marriage is love. Therefore, marriage is an instituas for the blind.

　　爱情是盲目的，婚姻是爱情的结晶，所以婚姻是给盲人设立的制度。

　　16. Marriage is like vitamins: we supplement each other's minimum daily requirements.

　　婚姻像维他命:我们彼此补充每天的最低需要。

　　17. The love that is too violent will not last long.

　　过于狂热的爱情难以持久。

　　18. To meet, to know, to love, and then to part, is the sad tale of many human hearts.

　　相逢、相知、相爱，然后离别，这是许多人伤心的经历。

　　19. Marriage is like a beleaguered⁵ fortress⁶: those who are without want to get in , and those within want to get out.

　　婚姻像是一座围城:外面的人想要进去，里面的人却想逃出来。

　　20. All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

　　所有幸福的家庭都是相似的，而不幸的家庭却各有各的不幸。

1 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

5 beleaguered   

adj.受到围困[围攻]的；包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)；困扰；骚扰

参考例句：

• The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
• We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。