【英语趣味课堂】怎样约心仪的人出去-How to Ask a Woman Out?

George: Hey, Crystal¹, I need some advice yo!

Crystal: What's up, George?

 

George: So, there's this like red-headed girl in class and I kind of got a crush² on her but ...

 

Crystal: Oooh!

 

George: Uuurr! But, yeah, I don't know, you know, how to ask her out. I don't even know if she knows my name, but yeah.

 

Crystal: Ah, come on!

 

George: You got any advice?

 

Crystal: I would personally just be natural and just go straight-forward?

 

George: Go straight-forward and ...

 

Crystal: And ask her out?

 

George: How I do that?

 

Crystal: I don't know. For my personal advice I think you should just go straight forward and say "Hi, my name is George" and give her an appearance.

 

George: Hold on. I'm gonna write this down.

 

Crystal: OK. And next step is "If you are free" oh, you always have to check if she's either married, or if she's a lesbian, or if she is single.

 

George: OK.

 

Crystal: So, number three is what you're looking for.

 

George: OK, number three.

 

Crystal: So, if she is single, just say, hey, how about we go out for a cup of coffee or something.

 

George: OK, coffee.

 

Crystal: And, yeah, that's how you get her.

 

George: So, yeah, what if she doesn't like coffee though? I mean, what else could we do we on a date? Assuming³ she will say yes. What's fun to do on a date anyway?

 

Crystal: Fun to do on a date! It's just the fact that you're being with her and just try to get to know her more.

 

George: Wait, wait, wait one second. Do I need to pay for this?

 

Crystal: I don't think you should pay on the first date. I think sometimes that can be offensive⁴ to women.

 

George: Oh, that's great because I'm totally broke.

 

Crystal: I think you should just ask her casually⁵, not like a date-date, just say, "Hey, I would like to know you a little bit more, and just go out for a small little drink, like go to that new cafe that's open, like a lot of girls think that place is so cute. I think you should take her there.

 

George: But I think cafe's are boring.

 

Crystal: Cafe's are boring. Men! Women don't think so. This is the point. Write it down.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

have a crush

 

I've kind of got a crush on her.

 

A crush is a very strong temporary feeling of liking⁶ someone. We often use this phrase to talk about someone we know, but not very well. Notice the following:

 

She has a crush on one of her professors at school.

I kind of have a crush on this girl in my English class.

come on

 

Ah, come on!

 

When someone says something that's difficult to believe we respond with 'come on'. It's very informal. Here are two samples:

 

You run two hours, twice a day? Come on, really?

He wants to quit school? Ah, come on! I can't believe it.

straight-forward

 

Just be straight-forward with me.

 

We usually use the phrase 'straight forward' to talk about moving forward in a straight line. It also means to be honest and direct. Notice the samples:

 

Just be straight forward: do you have a crush on my new boyfriend?

In some cultures, being straight forward with your opinions is impolite.

assuming

 

Assuming she will say yes.

 

When we assume⁷ someone will say yes, we think about the situation that follows. Here are two samples:

 

Assuming your parents will say yes, we'll leave for the party about 8:00.

I will ask my dad for some money. Assuming he will say yes, I'm gonna' buy a new iPad.

offensive to women

 

That can be offensive to women.

 

Something that is offensive causes negative feelings. Notice the following:

 

His sexist comments were offensive to the women in the office.

The short, skimpy cheerleader uniforms were offensive to some of the girls on the team.

a date-date

 

It's not like a date-date.

 

Here, not like a 'date-date' means not like a serious date. Here are two samples:

 

She sometimes translates documents for extra money. It's not like a job-job.

I'm going to the Chagall exhibit⁸ with Mei. It's not like a date-date, we both just love art.

 

 

1 crystal   

n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿

参考例句：

• It used to be a crystal stream.那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
• Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal.那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。

2 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

3 assuming   

如果

参考例句：

• You were mistaken in assuming it. 你这样臆断是错了。
• The country's industry is assuming a new aspect. 该国的工业正在呈现新的面貌。

4 offensive   

adj.令人不快的，侮辱的，攻击用的；n.进攻

参考例句：

• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。
• If all else fails,I will take the offensive.如果其他方法不行，我将采取攻势。

5 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

6 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

7 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

8 exhibit   

vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品

参考例句：

• Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
• The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。