美国文化脱口秀 第303期:中国男朋友和美国男朋友的区别

 　　和中国男生交往、和美国男生交往是完全不同的体验。具体不同在哪儿？听我们细细道来。

　　关键词：

　　美国男人不会给你拎包：

　　Handbag, purse: 女士包

　　American women won't ask their boyfriends or husbands to carry their handbags:美国女生不会让男朋友、老公拎包American guys will help you with your luggage or heavy bags, but not your purse:美国男人会帮你拎行李或重的东西，但不会帮你拎包American men find it shocking¹ that Chinese men carry their girlfriend's handbags: 中国男人如此体贴拎包，美国男人表示很震惊！

　　“You're cute enough. I'll hold your purse”: 好吧，谁叫你那么可爱。我帮你拎包吧Act cutesy: 发嗲、撒娇Chinese women use carrying handbag as a test to see if their boyfriends care about them: 中国女生把拎包看成男友是否爱自己的测试美国男人打死都不说“我爱你"：

　　You date someone in order to find out whether you love them or not: 谈了恋爱，才知道你爱不爱那个人You don't date someone because you love them: 不是因为你爱一个人，才谈恋爱American men have different definition of love and dating: 美国男人对爱、对恋爱的诠释跟我们不同Going on dates doesn't have to be exclusive: 谈恋爱不一定是一对一、专属的It's only exclusive after the two of you have made the decision to do so: 双方都同意、才开始专属的关系"I love you" comes much later: 所以美国人说“我爱你”通常比较晚中国男朋友和美国男朋友的区别美国男人不会管你，但你也别想管他：

　　Personal space: 个人空间

　　Privacy: 隐私

　　Check on each other's privacy: 互查隐私、互相管Check your cellphone: 看你的手机Dating doesn't mean I have the right to know the details of your life: 虽然我们在谈恋爱，但不代表我们有权利了解彼此生活的细节美国男人不会哄你：

　　Coddle: 哄、溺爱

　　Whether emotionally or financially: 不论精神上或金钱上Foot the bill: 买单Maybe it's because American women don't like to be coddled：可能因为美国女生不爱撒娇So American men don't have the skills to coddle women: 所以美国男人没有哄女人的意识

1 shocking   

adj.令人气愤的；令人震惊的

参考例句：

• His attitude was shocking to her.他的态度令她感到震惊。
• Such behaviour is really shocking.这种行为真不像话。