Falling in Love
墜入愛(ài)河
David:你覺(jué)得人們什么時(shí)候會(huì)墜入愛(ài)河呢?別人怎么知道他們相愛(ài)了呢?When do you think people normally fall in love? How can people know when they fall in love?
You:I don’t know. I have never had a boyfriend. 我不知道。我沒(méi)交過(guò)男朋友。
David:想想看。Just imagine.
You:I imagine that they will think about their lover every second of every minute of every day. And they will want to live together, I think that’s a part of being in love. The feeling of being in love, or having a crush is different from other types of love. 我猜他們會(huì)每時(shí)每刻想著他們的愛(ài)人。他們會(huì)想一起生活,我覺(jué)得這是相愛(ài)的一部分。相愛(ài)或熱戀是與其他的愛(ài)不同的。
David:你認(rèn)為人們通常多大開(kāi)始戀愛(ài)或者說(shuō)有第一個(gè)男朋友、女朋友?At what age do people usually fall in love? Or how old do you think they have their first boyfriend or girlfriend?
You:20歲。20
David:20歲?他們才有第一個(gè)男朋友或女朋友?20?People have the first boyfriend or girlfriend?
You:Yes, although some people are more precocious. They might meet in middle school. I also know some people who wait until they are 25 or 30. Then they find a partner. Normally in the past city kids start going steady at a slightly younger age than those from the countryside. 是的。雖然有些人要早熟一些——可能在中學(xué)就約會(huì)了,但我也認(rèn)識(shí)一些一直等到25歲或30歲才開(kāi)始找對(duì)象的人。但是一般來(lái)講,過(guò)去城市里的年輕人找男朋友或是女朋友要早于農(nóng)村的年輕人。
David:聽(tīng)我一個(gè)學(xué)生講,現(xiàn)在城市的孩子和農(nóng)村孩子開(kāi)始戀愛(ài)的時(shí)間都大概在20歲左右。But one of my students told me that nowadays rural kids date at the age of 20, just as old as city kids do.
You:可能吧。城市和農(nóng)村在這方面的差異并不太明顯。