白领口语应急80主题 工作之余74 摩登约会

74.摩登约会

常用应急场景

范例一：Three minutes date

What upsets you?

My parents called. As usual, they reminded me again that I should have a plan to marry by my late 20s.

Easier set them done.

Who should I marry? I have no time to go on a date.

It is not your mother finding one for you?

I will find one myself, of course. I’m a modern girl.

Perhaps you can try the three minutes date, the latest type.

You mean dozens of the opposite sex meet each other for three minutes in a dimly bar serving alcohol, I hate that idea.

No, there is an updated virgin¹, three minutes video date. I know an online dating website providing such service with a microphone and webcam, you can sigh for it. You can be face-to-face with a guy talking for maximum three minutes.

I don’t think it makes sense. Three minutes is such a short time.

I think you can find out if there is a possibility of romance² within the first second of meeting someone, so-called love at first sight.

Anyway, I don’t want to post my face up for sale on the internet like that.

Don’t worry. There are many other options using the internet as dating methods. Some sites operate at international standard even have got certifications.

Of course, for these sites, you have to pay a membership³ fee. But all in all, it is more serious and professional. The chance of meeting a good and serious person who does not play games is higher.

I don’t want to post my personal information on the internet. I’m not knowing who is reading it.

1 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

2 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

3 membership   

n.成员资格，会员全体，从属关系

参考例句：

• I must renew my membership of the sailing club.我必须延续我的航海俱乐部会员的资格。
• He made up his mind to apply for membership in the Party.他决心申请入党。