快要到七夕了(Chinese Valentine's Day)。来看看美国网友票选的情人节创意吧!这些创意不需要花多少钱,而都是真诚、温暖的爱情记忆。希望大家喜欢!
Creative Valentine's Day ideas to romance your better half:
充满创意的情人节庆祝方式,帮你打动爱人
"Romance" can be both a noun and a verb: romance既是名词
也是动词
Woo your lover: 追你喜欢的人
Better half: 另一半
A handwritten love letter: 手写情书
Send them some special love letters: 写情书
A handwritten love letter: 手写的情书
Isn't it common sense? 这不是常识吗?
But many people don't do it now: 但是现在很多人都不会这么做了
I wrote a love letter 2 weeks ago: 我两周前还写了一封情书呢
I'm old-school: 我是比较传统的
puppy love, first love: 初恋
Do you write "xoxo" when you sign-off? 落款要写xoxo吗?
Girls can do it. It feels a bit corny if a guy does it: 女生可以写,男生写就太肉麻了
"Xoxo" represents love, hugs and kisses, not cognac: "xoxo" 代表爱,不是人头马
A love letter is heartfelt: 情书是充满心意的
sincere love: 真诚的爱
A shower of teddy bears: 很多很多泰迪
A shower of teddy bears: 一大堆泰迪熊
Shower在这里不是洗澡的意思,而是数量多的意思:
• A shower of gifts: 很多很多礼物
• To shower someone with gifts: 送ta一大堆礼物
• In America, expecting mothers usually throw a baby shower, where her friends will give gifts to the baby: 在美国,准妈妈会开一个派对,叫"baby shower"。派对上,朋友会送一大堆礼物给即将出生的宝宝
A cactus: 一盆仙人掌
Why a cactus? Because a cactus lasts longer than flowers: 啊?仙人掌?因为仙人掌比鲜花更持久
Thorny: 带刺的
It represents my long lasting love for you: 代表我对你的爱会永久
Some cacti sprout flowers on them: 有些仙人掌也开花
说到仙人掌,联想到了多肉
Succulents (noun): 多肉植物
Succulent (adjective): 多汁的、饱满的,跑题了……
An at-home spa treatment: 在家给Ta做spa
Pampering: 宠爱的
at-home: 在家里
treatment: 护理
It's exhausting to give someone a spa: 给人做spa还满累的
I know, but it's the thought that counts: 但是这个心意很重要啊
A big fat piece of steak: 一大块牛排
Steak: 牛排
Ribeye: 肉眼牛排
A big fat ribeye: 一大块肉眼
To grill/to barbecue steak for your loved one: 给你的爱人烤块牛排
All that matters is that it makes them happy: 最重要的是,合对方的心意
A night of vegging out: 宅在家,吃零食、看电视
A night of vegging out: 一晚宅在家
To veg out means to be like a vegetable, not eat vegetables: veg out的意思是像个植物一样懒着什么也不做,不是吃素
Like a couch potato: 像个沙发土豆
A night of vegging out, gorging on our favorite junk food and snacks and watching our favourite documentary: 一晚宅在家,狂吃我俩最爱的垃圾食品、零食、看我们最喜欢的纪录片
a low maintenance girlfriend: 不需要很多照顾的女朋友
high maintenance: 很需要照顾的、很作的
It means you're comfortable with each other: 这代表了你们两个在一起很舒服
You can be yourself: 可以做自己
The simple pleasures of life are the most precious: 人生中最简单的享受是最珍贵的
A dorm room surprise from your BFF: 闺蜜最甜蜜
Dorm room: 宿舍
college roommate: 大学室友
My dorm room BFF surprised me with cute little presents and candy on Valentine's Day:我大学宿舍闺蜜情人节给了我一个惊喜,送了我很多小礼物和糖果
BFF (best friend forever): 闺蜜
You can celebrate friendship on Valentine's Day too: 情人节也能庆祝友谊
A lot of single girls will have a girl's night out on Valentine's Day: 很多单身女孩儿会结伴一起庆祝情人节
A marriage proposal: 求婚
ultimate romantic gesture:
It doesn't get more romantic than this:
propose to someone:
pop the question: 求婚
get down on one knee: 单膝下跪
engagement ring: 订婚钻戒
spouse: 老伴儿
other half, better half, partner: 伴侣
soulmate: 灵魂伴侣