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2006-05-29 19:46 |
(十九) 欪瞣匷;Y鼯 关于爱情的一点 陃=&>%趺 q1S|s徏a Love at first sight. 甓湻糥粃 爱情是很奇妙的,有人一舞倾情,有人一见钟情,近年更兴起网上情缘。这一课教大家‘一见钟情’的英文叫Love at first sight。当你对某人一见钟情的时候,或许会有‘触电’的感觉,英文叫Love struck。此外,如果是爱得疯狂,迷恋不已的话,可以叫做Heads over heels in love.(浸在爱河里)。 8Ck鰦2 eéLO= 对话 穮桛l`J澒r Rita: So you have a new boyfriend? What's he like? e璉~>B: Holly:Oh, fantastic, it was love at first sight. He's strong and powerful, gentle and romantic. 8 B鼖勞 Rita: Love at first sight huh? Where did you meet him? 県[a灎鍞X Holly: Oh, in my house, he was robbing me at the time. MP)x躐秢}揱阧叨 辛弃疾《采桑子》词有‘而今识尽愁滋味,欲说还休’一语。‘欲说还休’英文可以译做Words fail me。 上述的fail,是及物动词 (transitive verb),即其后须有受词 (object),和I failed(我失败了)的fail不同。作及物动词的fail,有‘辜负’、‘不起作用’的意思,例如:(1) Tom decided to ask her out. He walked up to her - then his courage failed him.(汤姆要邀她外出,走到她跟前 - 这时却胆怯起来)。(2) A few dogs after we set sail, the wind failed us.(我们扬帆出海,几天之后,风力不继)。Words fail somebody. 即‘言语无法表达某人的思想或感受’,其后可用‘to+动词’,例如:Words fail me to describe my feelings.(我的感受非言语所能形容)。 f荋s魒? 柍幡@G At a loss for words也是‘不知说什么才好’的意思。At a loss即‘茫然不知所措’,其后也可用‘to+动词’,并可用how、what和其它who疑问词带出‘to+动词’,例如:I'm at a loss (to know) what to say.(我不知道该说什么)。At a loss之后当然还可用‘for+名词’,例如:I'm at a complete loss for an answer.(我完全不知道怎样回答)。I'm at a loss for words to describe my feelings. 即‘我无法形容自己的感受’。 葇:Kあ<尻 hv埲垹(谥U 惊讶得哑口无言,英文可以说:I'm dumbfounded / dumbstruck.;不知道该说什么,简单说法是I (really) don't know what to say.;高兴、生气得说不出话来,则可说:I'm speechless with joy / anger.等等。 |
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