男女关不住,情窦飞出来!

张蓝平 (Peter)

<p class="ql-block">男女关不住,情窦飞出来!</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">张蓝平 (Peter)</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">世上有两样东西藏不住:咳嗽和爱情,Cough and Love can’t be hidden.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">有一种在男女很小的时候就产生的情愫关系,叫作“青梅竹马”,英语对“青梅竹马”是这样注释的:a man and a woman who had an innocent affection for each other in childhood.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">当男女长到十三、四岁少年的时候,他们互相有了感情,产生了初恋(Puppy Love),他们之间眉来眼去,暗送秋波,They cast sheep’s eyes at each other.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">而当男女都长大成人,他们便有了真正的爱情。爱情的产生有多种形式,比如“一见钟情”,很多人看好这种爱情形式,They believe it true to fall in love at very first sight.</p><p class="ql-block">当然也有男女在一起“日久生情”的,Love grows over time.</p><p class="ql-block">还有许多男女的结合是通过媒婆的介绍,Many people get to know each other and then married arranged by Match-Maker, or Go Between.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">男女之间初次见面约会(Blind Date),第一印象非常重要,The first impressions are half the battle.,因为“第一印象就是战斗胜利的一半”。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">在外表上,男人英俊、女人漂亮固然是重要的因素,但人不可貌相,Don’t judge a person by his or her appearance. ,因为美丽只是“皮肤之浅”,Beauty is only Skin Deep.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">一般来说,漂亮的女人都不愁嫁,但长相平庸的女人也会有人爱,因为“情人眼里出西施”,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.,最终她们也都会找到如意郎君,Every pot has its lid.(锅都会有它的盖子)</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">男女在恋爱、约会期间最快乐并感到幸福,一个原因是,那时的爱情“是瞎子”,Love is Blind., 恋爱的人都拒绝看到对方的弱点,In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">在恋爱过程中,有一些女孩的爱总在变化,她们的爱就像吸烟人嘴里喷出的烟雾,随风漂移,英语是这样说的“The girl’s love is like a puff of smoke, it changes with every wind.”。</p><p class="ql-block">而有一些男孩也经常变心,英语说“Nothing is as changeable as a young man’s heart.”。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">无论如何,男女之间经过或长或短的恋爱阶段,他们便男大当婚女大当嫁,有情人终成眷属,皆大欢喜,All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.,Jack 指男人,Jill 指女人。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">不过,现在有些人选择不结婚,他们认为“婚姻毁掉一切”,Marriage ruins everything. ,并坚信“婚姻表面光鲜、内涵却复杂”,Marriage is harder then it looks. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">还有一些人虽然结了婚,他们却决定不生孩子,过一个DINK的生活,Double Income, No Kids.,就是双工资、没有孩子。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">2025年2月13日</p>