从恋爱到婚姻：13种变化你懂的！

What it usually means:
一般意义

Your friend. A friend you made during your lifetime.
你的朋友。你一生中结交的某个朋友。

What it means now:
现在的意义

You or your partner’s friend. A friend one of you made during one of your lifetimes, although it’s difficult to remember whose because you collectively own the friend now.
你或者他（她）的朋友。你或者他（她）在生活中结交的某个朋友，但是，由于你们现在共有这段友谊，所以很难想起对方究竟是谁结交的朋友了。

8.Best friend
最好的朋友

What it usually means:
一般意义

Your closest friend. A friend you made during your lifetime that you consider to be better than all your other friends.
你最亲密的朋友，你在生活中所结交的，比你其他朋友更亲密的朋友。

What it means now:
现在的意义

Your partner
你的他（她）

9.Date
约会

What it usually means:
一般意义

Going out on the town as a couple.
成双成对去城里寻欢作乐。

What it means now:
现在的意义

Fiiinally going to Home Depot to buy new smoke detectors like you’ve been talking about for weeks.
在计划了数周之后，终~~~于来到“家得宝”，买了新的烟雾探测器。

小编注：家得宝公司是一家美国十分常见的家居连锁店。

10. “I’m breaking up with you”
“我要跟你分手”

What it usually means:
一般意义

A straightforward way to end a relationship.
一种结束恋爱关系的直接方式。

What it means now:
现在的意义

An empty threat you shout to your partner.
你冲着他（她）发飙时会说的空头威胁。

11.Alone time
独处的时间

What it usually means:
一般意义

Treating yourself to a day of solitary activities.
享受一天单独活动的自由时光。

What it means now:
现在的意义

Taking longer in the bathroom than necessary.
故意拖延呆在浴室里的时间。

12.“I love you”
“我爱你”

What it usually means:
一般意义

An expression of deep admiration.
一种表达深切爱意的方式。

What it means now:
现在的意义

Something you add after saying, “I know you were technically in bed first but can you turn the lights off because I’m soOoOoOo tired.”
当你说完“我知道的确是你先爬上床的，但是能拜托你去关灯吗，因为我实在太~~~~累了。”，你可能会附加上那句话。

13. Forever
永远

What it usually means:
一般意义

Until the end of time.
时间终结之日

What it means now:
现在的意义

The amount of time you and your partner have been together.
你和他（她）在一起的时间。