《愛(ài)情筆記》是一部細(xì)膩生動(dòng)的戀愛(ài)過(guò)程全記錄。 其間,才子德波頓細(xì)述一段情緣中的邂逅、迷戀、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情別戀、挽回?zé)o望、自殺、醒悟,以至一段情完全成為過(guò)去。他認(rèn)真思辯自己的感覺(jué),忠實(shí)記下與女友交往中的各個(gè)細(xì)節(jié),特別是心理和哲學(xué)層面的思考,文字生動(dòng)、處處機(jī)鋒,不僅有極大的閱讀樂(lè)趣,閱畢更令人回味無(wú)窮。

作者簡(jiǎn)介:阿蘭·德波頓(Alain de Botton),英倫才子型作家,生于1969年,畢業(yè)于劍橋大學(xué),現(xiàn)住倫敦。著有小說(shuō)《愛(ài)情筆記》(1993)、《愛(ài)上浪漫》(1994)、《親吻與訴說(shuō)》(1995)及散文作品《擁抱逝水年華》(1997)、《哲學(xué)的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術(shù)》(2002)。他的作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。(以上介紹轉(zhuǎn)自一舟博客)

?1,?When I returned to the bedroom some fifteen minutes later, she was gone, the bed was made, the room tidied and the curtains opened.
十五分鐘后當(dāng)我回到臥室時(shí),她已經(jīng)去準(zhǔn)備早餐了,房間收拾得整整齊齊,窗簾也拉開了。

小Car筆記:
some:大約 【例句】That was some twenty years ago. 那大約是20年前。

?2,?Chloe had not just made toast, she'd prepared a feast. There was a basket of?croissants, orange juice, a pot of fresh coffee, some eggs and toast, and a huge bowl of yellow and red flowers in the centre of the table.
克洛艾做的不只是吐司,她簡(jiǎn)直準(zhǔn)備了一頓早宴。藍(lán)羊角面包、橙汁、一罐新煮的咖啡、雞蛋、吐司,桌子中央還擺放了一大盆紅黃相間的鮮花。

小Car筆記:
feast:宴會(huì) 【短語(yǔ)詞組】①feast one's eyes on 盡情欣賞(藝術(shù)品, 景色等), 飽眼福 ?②make a feast 請(qǐng)客

?3,?'It's fantastic,' I said, 'you prepared all this in the time it took me to have a shower and get dressed.'
“真是奇跡,”我說(shuō),“我沖澡穿衣這一會(huì)兒你就把這些都弄好了。”

小Car筆記:
fantastic:難以置信的,奇異的 【常用短語(yǔ)】①the light fantastic toe 跳舞

?4,?'That's because I'm not lazy like you. Come on, let's eat before everything gets cold.'
'You're so sweet to have done this.' 'Rubbish.'
“因?yàn)槲也幌衲隳敲磻小?lái)吃吧,別讓東西都冷了?!?“你真好?!薄皬U話。”

小Car筆記:
rubbish:垃圾,廢話 【例句】I thought he talked a lot of rubbish. 我覺(jué)得他談的都是些廢話。

?5,?'No seriously, you are. It's not every day I get breakfast cooked for me,' I said, and put my arms around her waist.
“你別真像那么回事似的。我可不是每天早上都飯來(lái)張口。”我說(shuō)著,用手?jǐn)堖^(guò)她的腰。

小Car筆記:
cooked:煮好的,烹調(diào)好的 【例句】Toss the cooked vegetables in butter. 將煮好的蔬菜拌上奶油。

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