文化差异 老外不受MM撒娇

短语讲解：

1. For twenty-five-year-old Sara Li from Guangdong Province, it's a softer way to communicate with her boyfriend of four years.

communicate with与…联系, 与…交往
例句：I communicate with him regularly by letter.
我与他定期通信。

2. Twenty-four-year old Li Nian from Hubei Province has been with his girlfriend for about three years and says most men in China respond positively when asked for things in this way.

ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：Might I ask for a photograph of your little daughter?
我能要一张你小女儿的照片吗?

3. This is where Western guys tend to get turned off.

tend to趋向
例句：My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。
turn off (使某人)感到厌烦
例句：Half the crowd turned off when the speaker began talking about pop music.
讲话人开始谈起流行音乐时, 一半听众兴味索然。

4. She tried to call her but her friend didn't pick up.

pick up拾起; 安排接取; 使搭乘; 搭救
例句：The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。

5. However, Li Nian says it actually adds to the roles that men and women have in a relationship.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.
舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好, 使演出更具魅力。

6. He points out that in China, men have a sense of achievement in being able to take a dominant role and take care of the woman in their lives.

point out指出
例句：Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。
take care of照顾
例句：Please take care of the baby for me for a while, will you?
请替我照顾一下这孩子,好吗?

7. But it really depends on what kind of sajiao it is.

depend on取决于
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

8. I do truly like the kind of sajiao that goes in an instinctive manner, one that's more natural and simple-hearted.

go in进去, 进入
例句：He went in by the back door and found himself in the kitchen.
他从后门走进去, 发现自己到了厨房。

9. And that comes after the 10 calls explaining where to go, where to get off where to buy the ticket.

get off下(车、马等)
例句：This is where I get off the bus.
这就是我下车的地方。

10. After all, women anywhere can usually only get away with what a man expects and also what he will put up with.

after all毕竟; 究竟
例句：Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work after all.
别因挫折而灰心, 这工作对我们来说毕竟还是陌生的
get away逃掉
例句：Don't think you can get away with telling lies.
不要以为你撒了谎就可以这样算了。
put up with忍受, 容忍
例句：I can't put up with her another day—she never stops complaining.
她整天抱怨, 我一天也不能忍受了。