英语小达人 106 First date, not great!

 　　First date, not great!

　　第一次约会，运气真背！

　　"You didn't look anything like your picture," Jade¹ said, looking down at the picture she had printed off the computer. The man standing² in front of her was short and chubby³ with brown-tinted teeth. "This was supposed to be my big adventure."

　　“你看起来和照片一点也不像。”杰德边低头看着她从电脑上印下来的照片。站在她面前的这个人不仅身材矮小、圆圆胖胖，还有一口泛黄的牙齿。

　　Jade thought to herself. "Instead, it is turning out to be more of a nightmare."

　　杰德心想，原本应该是一场美妙的冒险经历，怎么反而变得更像是一场噩梦。

　　For a long time, Jade resisted the idea of meeting someone online. It was too risky⁴. But then she met Martin. He seemed like a nice guy. He was funny and his favorite movie was Titanic⁵.

　　长久以来，杰德对于线上交友一直都很抗拒，她觉得风险太大了。不过自从她认识马丁以后，觉得他似乎是个蛮不错的人，她不仅风趣，最喜欢的电影还是铁达尼号呢！

　　He liked cat, and so did she. He was a vegetarian⁶! All vegetarians⁷ are friendly, good people.

　　他和她一样喜欢猫，而且他还吃素。所有吃素的人都既有善又健康的好人。至少杰德是这么想的。

　　So after several months of meeting, she agreed to fly half way across the country to meet Martin in person. Her friends had egged her on saying it would be a great experience and an exciting adventure to fly to Wyoming to meet a man she was falling in love with online.

　　所以他们认识几个月后，她便答应飞过半个美国，亲自去见马丁。她朋友也一直怂恿她说，飞到怀俄明去见她心仪的网友将会是一场美好的体验，更是一次令人兴奋的冒险。

　　"Well," said Martin. "That picture was taken five years ago." Jade groaned⁸. Some adventure this was going to be.

　　“这个嘛，”马丁说：“那张照片是五年前照的。”杰德不禁呻吟了一声，这算是哪门子的冒险啊。

1 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

6 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

7 vegetarians   

n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 )；素食者；素食主义者；食草动物

参考例句：

• Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. 素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。
• Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。

8 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》