“单身”的好玩称呼_时尚英语

“单身”的好玩称呼

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大家看过电影《布里奇特·琼斯的单身日记》(Bridget Jones's Diary)吗？Bridget Jones是个30多岁的女人，抽烟很凶，喝酒很猛，而且，她是个单身。她常常称呼自己为：singleton。

　　Singleton是现在老外在日常生活中经常使用的一个词。A singleton is a person¹ who doesn't have a boyfriend² or girlfriend³, husband⁴ or wife⁵. A singleton 就是一个既没有伴侣也没有配偶的单身。

　　对话范例：

　　A: Didn't you go on a date last night? How was⁷ it? Did⁶ you like him?

　　B: Well, I liked him but he didn't ask to see me again so I guess he's not interested⁸. I suppose⁹ I'll just stay a singleton all my life¹⁰!

　　A: Oh don't be silly¹¹, you'll meet someone¹² soon.

　　就算现在单身，你也别想着终身独身啊。总有一天，你会遇到那个良人呢。月老可是早就牵好线了呢。听听过来人怎么跟我们说的：Well actually¹³ I'm married¹⁴, but before I met my wife I was a singleton for a few¹⁵ years. 是吧，哪个人没有经历过单身的日子！

　　Singleton 应该算是个挺实用的单词。它通常都应用于非正式场合。它是一个非常有趣的俚语用法，并且，这个词不含有贬义和嘲弄的意思。

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1 person
n.人
参考例句：
I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。 She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

2 boyfriend
n.男朋友
参考例句：
The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。 My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。

3 girlfriend
n.女朋友；女伴侣
参考例句：
My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。 I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

4 husband
n.丈夫
参考例句：
My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。 I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

5 wife
n.妻子，太太，老婆
参考例句：
She is my wife.她是我妻子。 He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

6 did
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？ Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 interested
adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)
参考例句：
to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣 I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

9 suppose
v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设
参考例句：
I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。 Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

10 life
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。 At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

11 silly
adj.傻的，愚蠢的
参考例句：
It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。 How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！

12 someone
pron.某人，有人
参考例句：
I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。 Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 actually
adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今
参考例句：
he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。 Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

14 married
adj.已婚的；与…结婚的
参考例句：
I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。 They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

15 few
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。 I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

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