躺着学万能英语会话(45)： 异国恋Dating Foreigners

Is it your ? rst time...?
这是你第一次……？

Have any advice?
有什么建议吗？

That is simply a baseless rumor!
那只是毫无根据的谣言罢了！

Generally speaking...
一般而言，……

Catherine: Hey, I'm curious about something.

Jay: What's that?

Catherine: Well, I met a guy the other day and he's a

foreigner.

Jay: Oh,is it your ? rst time dating a non-Taiwanese guy?

Jay: Well, you should know that foreign guys tend to

Catherine: Yeah, you have any advice?

be more forward than Taiwanese guys.

Jay: Well, you should know that foreign guys tend to

Catherine: Oh, does that mean they'll also want to move

be more forward than Taiwanese guys.

quickly?

Catherine: Oh, does that mean they'll also want to move

Jay: Yeah, it's possible. The other thing is that

quickly?

foreigners may seem more open-minded. But

Jay: that's just because they grew up in a different Yeah, it's possible. The other thing is that

foreigners may seem more open-minded. But culture.

that's just because they grew up in a different

Catherine: I've heard that foreign guys are all really romantic

culture.

and treat women with great respect.

Catherine: I've heard that foreign guys are all really romantic

Jay: That is simply a baseless rumor! Just kidding

and treat women with great respect.

though, it actually does tend to hold true...

Jay: That is simply a baseless rumor!generally speaking anyway. Just kidding

though, it actually does tend to hold true...

generally speaking anyway.

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凯瑟琳： 嘿，有件事我很好奇。

杰： 什么事？

凯瑟琳： 是这样的，几天前我认识一个男生，他是个老外。

杰： 喔，这是你第一次跟外国男生约会吗？

凯瑟琳： 是啊，你有什么建议吗？

杰： 嗯，你必须了解他们比台湾男孩主动多了。

凯瑟琳： 喔，你是说他们想要进展快一点吗？

杰： 是啊，有可能。还有，老外似乎也比较开放。不过那是因

为他们成长于不同的文化当中。

凯瑟琳： 我听说他们都相当浪漫，而且很尊敬女性。

杰： 那只是毫无根据的谣言罢了！开玩笑的，不过一般而言

大致是这样的。

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foreigner 外国人 curious 好奇的

treat 对待 advice 建议、忠告

baseless 毫无根据的 respect 尊重

tend to... 倾向于…… forward 提早的、早熟的、冒失的

rumor 谣言 generally speaking... 大致说来……