小故事

A Man's Guide to What a Woman Is Really Saying
女人话语隐含意义指南
I JUST NEED SOME SPACE.
我需要一些空间。
... without you in it.
……没有你在里面。
DO I LOOK FAT IN THIS DRESS?
我穿这身衣服是不是显胖？
We haven't had a fight in a while.
我们有段时间没吵架了。
NO, PIZZA'S FINE.
不，不，吃比萨饼就很好。
... you cheap slob!
……你这个抠门的家伙！
I JUST DON'T WANT A BOYFRIEND NOW.
我现在还不想交男朋友。
I just don't want you as a boyfriend now.
我就是不想你做我男朋友。
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
我不知道。你想做什么？
I can't believe you have nothing planned.
我简直不敢相信你竟然毫无计划。
COME HERE.
过来。
My puppy does this, too.
我的小狗也是这样的。
I LIKE YOU, BUT...
我喜欢你，但是……
I don't like you.
我不喜欢你。
YOU NEVER LISTEN.
你从不听我的话。
You never listen.
你从不听我的话。
I'LL BE READY IN A MINUTE.
我马上就好。
I'm ready, but I'm going to make you wait because I know you will.
我已经准备好了，可我就是想让你等，因为我知道你会等的。
OH, NO, I'LL FAY FOR MYSELF.
哦，不用了，我自己付。
I'm just being nice; there's no way I'm going Dutch.
我只是想表现一下，想跟我AA制，没门。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. a while
一段时间；一会儿；
eg. I faltered for a while and was still unable to make a decision.
我踌躇了一阵，还是无法做决定。
eg. After a while, I began to get bored with my job.
过了一段时间，我开始厌烦这份工作。
2. I can't believe
（表示惊奇）难以置信；
eg. I can't believe he got that money honestly.
我不相信他是靠正当手段弄到那笔钱的。
eg. I can't believe I fell flat on my face at the recital.
我简直不敢相信,我的演奏会完全失败了。
3. there's no way
没有可能；没门；
eg. There was absolutely no way that we were going to be able to retrieve it.
我们绝对不可能把它找回来。
eg. There's no way I'm agreeing to that!
这件事我决不同意！
4. go Dutch
各付各的账；平摊费用；AA 制；
eg. They decided to go Dutch.
他们决定各自付帐。
eg. We went Dutch on a meal in the new restaurant in Shaftesbury Avenue.
我们在沙夫茨伯里大道一家新开的饭馆里AA制吃的饭。