Advanced English Expressions - Love and Relationships

英文高级表达——恋爱和情侣关系

In today's lesson we're talking about love!

在今天的课程中我们将谈论恋爱！

L.O.V.E, Love!

lian ai 恋爱！

so today we need to do some really important expressions

所以今天我们要来学些相当重要的表达

about love, dating, and relationships

关于恋爱，约会还有情侣关系

you're out with your friend having a drink

当你和朋友出去打算喝两杯时

You're single. No boyfriend no girlfriend no nothing!

你是单身，没男朋友，没女朋友，什么都没有！

But your friend has a friend

但你朋友带着一个朋友来的

and she thinks that her friend and you would be a really good couple

她认为她的这个朋友和你可以凑成有趣的一对儿

so she wants to introduce you

所以她想为你做个介绍

that's my friend you should date her you'd be a great couple

这是我的朋友，你应该约她，你俩在一起相当合适

this situation the expression the phrasal verb is called to "set up"

这种情况下该用的动词短语叫“介绍对象”

How do we use this in a sentence?

我们在句子中要怎么用呢

she did the introduction

她做了个介绍

so she set them up

然后她把他俩扯到了一起

or we could say

或者我们可以说

she set him up with her

她把她介绍给了他

Just remember it means she introduced them

要记住，这表示是她介绍他们两个在一起的

because she thinks they're gonna fall in love

因为她觉得他俩会相爱的

So they meet, they have very good chemistry from the start

所以他们见面了，一开始就碰撞出了火花

"Oh my god you're like so hot!"

天啊，你好火辣啊

"Well I think you're rather beautiful too!"

我觉得你也很不错啊

so when that happens

那么当这种情况发生时

from the start they're very good together they have very good chemistry

从一开始他们就很顺利，很有感觉

they're talking everything is great

他们觉得说什么都很有意思

for this we say...

对于这种情况我们叫做

"They're getting on well" it's fine

“他们相处的很好”，这样的表达可以

but there's a better one...

但还有更好的

they're "hitting it off"

他们”一拍即合“

they basically mean the same thing

这俩表达基本是同样的意思

they have good chemistry together

他们之间很来电

when they're talking it's all good it flows everything is just :)

当他们聊天时，一切都很好很顺畅

and let's talk about this

那么我们来聊一下这个

When they are giving each other compliments, when they're talking

当他们互相赞美时，当他们说

"So do you have a boyfriend or a... whatever?"

”那你有男朋友或者这类的吗？”

"Oh my god no I'm SO single! That's so random! You're funny!

“哦天啊，我绝对单身，真是乱猜！你真搞笑！”

when that happens they are "flirting"

当周二种情况发生时，他们在“调情”

"Flirt" is the verb. Pronunciation /flɜːt/

“调情”是动词，注意发音/flɜːt/

it's that annoying /ɜː/ sound

这里有个很讨人厌的的 /ɜː/音

/flɜːt/

/flɜːt/

in a sentence

在句子中

"They're flirting"

他们在”调情“

for most of these expressions

对于大部分这种表达

we'll use present continuous of course you can use future, past simple, whatever

我们用现在进行时，当然你也可以用于一般将来时，一般过去时，随意啦

but for this story we'll use present continuous. Just because

但是在这个故事里面，我们用现在进行时，没什么原因

So they're flirting, they're hitting it off, everything is perfect, right?

所以他们在调情了，他们火花四溅，一切进展完美是不是？

Well not really for her

嗯，对她来说可不是

I mean she's alone and her two friends are together

我的意思是，她耍单了，她的两个朋友凑一对了

she's alone she's bored

她自己一个人，很无聊

When this happens, when you're as a three

当这种情况发生时，你们本来是三个人

but you're alone and the other two are a couple

但其他俩人凑一对了，就剩你自己

you unfortunately are

你不幸成为了

you're the "third wheel", that's a noun

你成为了“电灯泡”，这是一个名词

she is the third wheel

她是电灯泡

she came with two friends but they're now a couple so she's alone

她本来和俩朋友来的，但是现在是一对情侣和她自己

she's the third wheel

她是电灯泡

especially bad when this happens

当这个发生时，尤其可悲

maybe after a few more drinks this starts to happen

几杯酒下肚后，这种事情开始发生了

when they start kissing but a lot

他们开始接吻，亲个不停

when that happens when you want to say "they are kissing a lot" you say this...

当这种情况发生，你想表达他们亲个不停时，你可以这样说

"They're making out" nice and easy

”他们在亲热“云淡风轻

remember we're using that present continuous tense

记住我们要用现在进行时

because we're telling a story it's happening now

因为我们在讲一个故事，这个故事现在正在发生

...in our heads

在我们的脑海里

so tonight, for the third wheel, for the friend

所以今晚，成了电灯泡，再看看这朋友

it's not looking great

今晚不怎么样啊

but then...

就在这时

but then a mysterious stranger enters...

就在这时神秘陌生人进来了

when you look at someone, or when someone looks at you with that look

当你看别人或者别人这样看你时

in this situation

这种情况

he is "giving her the eye". AND...

他在“放电”并且。。。

She is doing the same

她也在做同样的事情

you can also say...

你也可以说

"to make eyes at someone"

“冲某人飞眼”

So in a sentence

那么在句子里

"she's making eyes at him" "he's making eyes at her"

“她在对他放电”“他在对她放电”

instant attraction

瞬间的吸引

what happens next?

接下来会发生什么？

instantly they hit it off

一拍即合

they get on well together

他们相处的很好

so they love each other they get matching tattoos

他们相爱着，还搞了情侣纹身

when you want to say you're official in a relationship

当你想说你正式恋爱时

you would say you "get together"

你可以说“在一起”

this one we won't use in continuous

这个短语我们不用于进行时

the moment it happens it's already past so they "got together"

发生的时候就已经结束了，他们“在一起了”

so this means they're kind of official they're together they're a couple

这表示他们正式在一起成为情侣了

there's another way which is more casual

还有一种表达，更随意点的

we can say "they are seeing each other"

我们可以说“他们在拍拖”

maybe it's serious maybe it's not

可能是认真的可能不是

but it is generally seen as a casual relationship

这种通常被看作随性的关系

for example if someone asks you

比如如果有人问你

"Are you single married what's your relationship situation?"

”你是单身还是结婚了，现在情感状况如何？“

You want to say

你或许想说

"well I have a have a human and we occasionally get together and it's romantic"

嗯， 我倒是有个人，我们时不时见面，还挺浪漫的“

you can say "I'm seeing someone"

这样你就可以说”我在拍拖“

it could be a boyfriend or girlfriend but generally again it's seen as more casual

可以用于男女朋友，但更常见的是随性的关系

after you get together there are generally two directions in which that relationship will go

当你们在一起后，情侣关系通常有两个走向

for this couple, everything is perfect

对这对情侣来说，一切都是那么完美

they are so in love

他们如此相爱

They're crazy stupid in love

他们疯狂地痴恋着

they are loved up

他们热恋中

most commonly however we would say "they are all loved up"

通常我们会说”他俩是热恋期“

Why? I don't know why

为啥？我也不知道

"Yeah I have two friends they're all loved up. Woo. Great. good for you"

“是，我有俩朋友，正热恋呢。嗯，真好，好样的”

Also you know when couples do that baby talk and it's like

你也知道情侣有时会说话像小孩

"Oh my god I wuv you!"

“哦天啊我爱死你了！”

"I wuv you too"

”我也爱你“

when they are too affectionate and it's annoying

当他们感情太丰富时就有点讨人厌了

that is what you call...

这种叫做

Lovey-dovey they are being lovey-dovey.

”腻腻歪歪”他们又在那腻腻歪歪

Again commonly we use the word all before that

同样我们在这个短语前加上“alla"这个词

"They're being all lovey-dovey again talking like babies.

他们太腻歪了，说话像小孩

I hate them"

我讨厌他们

that's a good way that the relationship could go

这是情侣关系的一个好的走势

however it could go bad

然而，也可以往不好的方向走

when a couple is arguing when they're fighting

当情侣争吵打架时

this is what we call...

叫做

"have a tiff"

“发生口角”

a "tiff" is an argument that couples have

“口角”指情侣间的争执

so that's a noun

所以这是个名词

so we need that verb "have"

所以我们需要“产生”这个动词

"They're having another tiff. terrible. they should...

“他们 又发生口角了，真可悲，他们应该。。。

...break up"

。。。分手“

When a relationship ends, you "break up"

当一段感情结束时，你”分手“了

Other ways we can say "break up" are...

或者我们也可以说

split up, separate, or part

分开

some are more common than others. Let's have a look

有些比较常见，我们来看一下

"parted" we almost never say that

”分开了“我们基本从来不说

maybe sometimes you'll hear it but don't say it

你可能偶尔会听到，但是不要说

it's too old-fashioned it's too formal

太过时了，也太正式了

next once "separated" it's more formal

下一个”分开“是比较正式的

so maybe for a marriage

可以用于婚姻

some more serious relationship

一些比较认真的关系

then you might want to say...

那你可能会想说。。

"we separated last year"

”我们去年夏天分开了“

so that wouldn't be for a casual relationship, no

这个词不用于随随便便的关系，不

that is for something more serious a bit more formal

而是用于很认真的，很正式的情况

split up, break up

分手

they mean the same thing

一个意思

"break up" is more common to use

”分手“更常见一些

mmm so use that one

所以就用这个吧

So now you have the expressions it's time to practice them

那么现在你已经知道了这些表达，来实践一下吧

tell me in the comments your relationship stories

在下面的留言里告诉我你的感情故事

have you ever been set up?

你有相亲过吗？

have you ever made eyes at someone?

你有对别人放电过吗？

have you ever been the third wheel

你有当过电灯泡吗

where your friends are just making out and you're standing there like a lemon?

当你朋友在你旁边亲热，你傻站在那像柠檬一样？

boooooo!

砰！！！

tell me in the comments

在留言中告诉我

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当然了，如果你喜欢今天的课程，想以后看到更多

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也要记得点赞

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分享

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把这个视频分享给你的朋友

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