英语俚语天天说 第161期:想要爱情？开口问出那句话！

 　　【美丽的邂逅】：

　　The Strangers Who Met While Stopped At A Red Light.

　　红绿灯旁的邂逅

　　"AJ pulled up next to me at a red light and waved at me and I smiled back. The light turned green and we met at the next red light where he motioned¹ me to roll down my window. We had just enough time to introduce ourselves before the light turned green again. He looked back and said "I&`&m going to see you again," and drove<sup>2</sup> away. We didn&`&t get a chance to exchange numbers. A week later I was at a local deli with friends, and little did I know, he worked there. We reintroduced ourselves, and as I was about to leave, I wrote my number on a napkin³. When I went to hand it to him, he already had his number ready to give to me too. It&`&s been a green light ever since."

　　在一个红绿灯前，AJ在我旁边停下了车，向我招手，我冲他笑了笑。绿灯后，我们在下一个红灯旁又撞见了，他示意我摇下车窗。这个时候我们才有足够的时间来相互认识。他走时回头看着我说，我们会再见的，于是就开车离去了。当时我们并没有交换电话号码。一周后当我和朋友们在当地的一家熟食店购物的时候，又遇到了他，原来他在那工作。我们又重新相互介绍，当我准备离开时，我把自己的号码写在一张餐巾纸上，当我把餐巾纸递给他的时候，他早已经准备好了自己的电话号码给我。从此以后，我们就一路绿灯。

　　The Running Shoe Salesman And The Personal Trainer.

　　跑鞋推销员和私人教练

　　"A couple of years ago, I needed some new running shoes, so I went to a sports store close to where I live. There was this guy with green eyes who worked there and asked me if I needed help. With butterflies in my stomach, I told him I was a personal trainer and needed new running shoes. We started talking and eventually he sold me a pair and I left the store. A few days later, I started seeing him at the gym where I worked and we ended up working out together (couples who train together stay together.) Today we are married with a beautiful daughter. It&`&s my own Cinderella story, but instead of a glass slipper⁴, my prince gave me a pair of Nikes."

　　一些年之前，我需要一些新跑鞋，所以来到了离我住处比较近的体育用品店。在那我遇到了有着绿色眼睛的他，他问我需要什么。我内心小鹿乱撞，告诉他我是一个私人教练，需要一些跑鞋。于是我们就开始交谈，最终我买了一双鞋离开了那家店。几天之后，我开始在我工作的健身房里看到他，最终我们开始一起健身。（就像情侣一样健身和生活）现在我们已经结婚并且有一个可爱的女儿。这就是我自己的灰姑娘的故事，但我的王子给我的是一双耐克，而不是玻璃鞋。

　　The Ultimate⁵ Frisbee⁶ Player And Her Straightforward⁷ Suitor.

　　飞盘情缘

　　"I was 27 and fed up with the dating scene. I declared to my girlfriends that "if a guy can&`&t just come up to me and ask me out, then he doesn&`&t get to go out with me." Then on a summer evening soon after, I was playing Ultimate frisbee in a recreational league when this confident beautiful man walked up to me and said, "Are you dating anyone?" When i replied no, he said, "well then you should date me." We&`&ve been together for 15 years now and have two kids. Sometimes people just need to ask, because the answer might be yes."

　　我当时27岁，已经受够了约会这一套。我对身边的朋友们讲，如果一个（喜欢我的）男的不能很直接地告诉我，那么他基本没戏。于是乎在不久之后的一个夏夜，当我在一个休闲联赛中玩极限飞盘的时候，有个自信的家伙走到我面前，对我说，你现在有男朋友吗？当我说没有的时候，他说，那么我们应该来约会试试。现在我们在一起已经15年，并且有2个孩子。有时候你要做的就是开口去问出那句话。

1 motioned   

vt.打手势（motion的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• When the doorman motioned them away, they took no notice. 当门卫示意让他们离开时，他们没注意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He motioned me to a seat. 他示意我坐下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

3 napkin   

n.餐巾；餐巾纸

参考例句：

• She handed him a napkin.她递给他一条餐巾。
• Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin.她父亲用纸巾把眼镜擦干净。

4 slipper   

n.拖鞋

参考例句：

• I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
• The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。

5 ultimate   

adj.最远的；最后的；终极的；根源的，基本的

参考例句：

• What was his ultimate goal?他的最终目标是什么？
• The sun is the ultimate store of power.太阳是能量之本。

6 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。

7 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。