说到时间,大家首先想到的单词就是 time。前几天有个同学问吉米老师,one time 是“一次”,two times 是“两次”,那 two-time 是啥?
细心的朋友肯定已经发现,two-time 中间有个小连字符 -,这么小的符号都没漏掉,说明不仅没写错,还是特殊用法。
说出来能吓大家一跳,two-time 竟然是个动词,表示“脚踏两只船、对伴侣不忠”的意思。“对某人不忠”就是 two-time someone。
They broke up when she found that her boyfriend was two-timing her.
triangle 是“三角形”的意思,也可以表示“三角关系”。love triangle 就是我们常说的“三角恋”。
Nobody wants to be a part of a love triangle.
a one-woman man 表示“一次只跟一位女性恋爱的男性”,也就是我们说的专一的男人。美国有首经典老歌就叫 One Woman Man。
而 a one-man woman 就是“专一的女性”。
对国家的“忠诚”一般用的是 loyal 这个单词,而对伴侣的“忠诚”就是 faithful。
“对某人忠诚”就是 be faithful to someone。
He vowed to be faithful to his wife in his lifetime.
“和某人出去玩”一般会说 hang out with someone,而 go out with someone 是固定短语,表示“和某人谈恋爱”。
How long have you been going out with her?
date 是“约会”,blind date 指的就是经第三方价绍的陌生男女之间的约会,这不就是“相亲”嘛。
“去和某人相亲”就是 go on a blind date with someone。
-How did you meet your husband?
-I went on a blind date with him.
in a couple of shakes 马上,立刻
fall in love at first sight 一见钟情
I wish I knew how to quit you.
It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.