【英语时差8,16】快速约会-下

 So it was a little bit tragic¹. Maybe there are these people on the other side of London and we’re dreaming of each other but we'll never be able to meet after all, because the website didn’t work! If you just try and date people through the internet and meet them, you don’t really know how you would be when you were interacting². You might not really get on as well as you might think you would. But when you’re at a speed dating event everybody is there to meet other people who are single. Although some people are there just for fun as well, it’s not a really serious thing like 'will you marry me' it’s just, 'we’re out for a good time' and that just makes the whole event more fun. So people are sort of open to talking and it doesn’t feel awkward³ like if you had a blind date or something and you’re left alone with one person for a whole meal. It's much more relaxed, you can just talk to loads of people and get loads of new contacts in no time.

1 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

2 interacting   

adj.相互影响的；相互作用的

参考例句：

• The interacting surfaces were lubricated with a mineral oil. 相互作用表面是用矿物油润滑的。
• Proteins which have two separate but interacting sites are called allosteric proteins. 这种具有两个不同而又相互作用位置的蛋白质叫做变构蛋白质。

3 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。