在每一年的”情人节“（the Valentine's Day），”爱“（love）是一个永恒的话题，也是一个人一生要经历的情感。
每一种语言都会用自己独特的方式来表达“爱”，也产生了各式各样的词语。在“恋爱”的路上，对于爱的理解与感悟也会不同。
Falling in love 坠入爱河
catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone
与某人目光相遇（吸引某人）
The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye.
坐在教室后排的那个害羞的男生吸引了我的目光。
to fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive
喜欢某人（英式英语，发现某人很有魅力）：
My friend fancies you!
我的朋友很喜欢你！
to have a crush on someone = to only be able to think about one person:
迷恋某人（脑子里只能想着一个人）
When I was at school, I had a crush on a film star.
我上学的时候对一个影星极其迷恋。
to have a soft spot for someone = to have a weakness for someone
对某人有好感
She has a soft spot for Richard - he can do anything!
她对理查德有特殊的好感---他什么都会做！
to have the hots for someone = to find someone very attractive
爱慕某人（发现某人很有吸引力）
She's got the hots for the new office manager.
她对这位新来的业务经理爱慕不已。
to go out with someone (British English) = to date someone
和某人出去约会
'They've been going out together for years!
他们约会好几年了！
to go steady = to go out with someone
确定恋爱关系（与固定的情侣相处）
They've been going steady since their first year at university.
他们从大学一年级就确定恋爱关系了。
to fall for someone = to fall in love
与某人坠入爱河
He always falls for the wrong types!
他总是爱错了人！
to fall head over heels for someone = to completely fall in love
坠入情海（完全坠入爱河）
He fell head over heels for her.
他与她深深坠入情海之中。
to be lovey-dovey = for a couple to show everyone how much they are in love:
卿卿我我（总想向别人展示他们有多么相爱）
They're so lovey-dovey, always whispering to each other and looking into each other's eyes.
他们那么卿卿我我，总是低头互相耳语或者注视着对方的眼睛。
to have eyes only for = to be attracted to one person only
“我的眼里只有你”（只被一个人吸引）
He's dropped all his old friends, now that he has eyes only for Susie.
他现在眼里只有苏茜一个人，老朋友一个都不理了。
to be the apple of someone's eye = to be loved by someone, normally an older relative
奉若掌上明珠（被某人深爱，通常是一位年长的亲人）
She's the apple of her father's eye.
她是父亲的掌上明珠。
to be smitten by someone = to be in love with someone
被某人深深迷住（爱上某人）
I first met him at a party and from that evening on, I was smitten.
我第一次在派对上遇见他就深深地被他迷住了。
a love-nest = the place where two lovers live
爱巢（情侣生活的地方）
They made a love-nest in the old basement flat.'
他们在一处很老的地下室公寓里筑起爱巢。”
to be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love
热恋（英式英语，处于热烈的爱情中）
'They are one loved-up
他们正在热恋。
to be the love of someone's life = to be loved by a person
一生挚爱（一生只爱一个人）
He has always been the love of her life.
她一生中只爱他一个人。
Types of love 不同类型的爱
puppy love = love between teenagers
早恋（青少年期的爱恋）
It's just puppy love - you'll grow out of it!
这只是早恋，你长大后就不会这样想了。
cupboard love = love for someone because they give you food
别有所图的爱（因为某些企图而爱某人）
I think my cat loves me, but it's only cupboard love!
我的小猫很爱我，但那是因为我给它们吃的。
Getting married 结婚
to get hitched:
结婚
They're getting hitched next Saturday.
他们下周六结婚。
to tie the knot
喜结连理
So when are you two tying the knot?
那你们什么时候结婚呢？
If it goes wrong…
如果出了问题……
to go through a bit of a rough patch = when things are not going well
遇到一点儿困难（关系进展不顺利）
Since the argument, they've been going through a bit of a rough patch.
他们吵架之后关系进展不太顺利。
to have blazing rows = to have big arguments
吵得一塌糊涂（大吵一架）
We had a blazing row last night.
我们昨晚吵得一塌糊涂。
can't stand the sight of someone = to not like someone
不想见到某人（不喜欢某人了）
She can't stand the sight of him any more!
她再也不想见到他了。
to call it a day = to agree that the relationship has ended
分手（同意关系结束）
We decided to call it a day.
我们决定分手了。
to be on the rocks = a relationship that is in difficulty
“触礁”（关系发展遇到困难）
Once she moved out, it was clear their marriage was on the rocks.
她搬走了，显然是他们的婚姻亮起了红灯。
to have a stormy relationship = a relationship with many arguments
暴风雨般的关系（争吵不断）
I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship.
我很高兴我们没有总是争吵。
a love-rat = a man who betrays his girlfriend / wife
爱情骗子（背叛女友或妻子的男人）
He's had affairs with three different women - he's a complete love-rat.
他至少已经和三个女人发生关系了，是个彻头彻尾的爱情骗子。
Sayings of love
爱之谚语
Marry in haste, repent at leisure = if you marry too quickly, you have the rest of your life to regret it!
草率结婚后悔多（如果你结婚时很草率，你会后悔一辈子！）
Love is blind = when you love someone, you can't see their faults
爱是盲目的（当你爱上一个人的时候，看不到他的缺点）。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder = beauty is subjective
情人眼里出西施（美是主观感受）。
Let your heart rule your head = allow your emotions to control your rational side
跟着感情走（依据情感而不是理性做决定）。
Wear your heart on your sleeve = show other people how you are feeling
袒露感情（告诉别人你的感受）。
情人节里的情书“杀手锏”：名人的爱情名言
Life is a flower of which love is the honey.(Victor Hugo)
生活是花，爱情如蜜。（维克多·雨果）
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.(Oliver Wendell Holmes)
爱情是打开幸福之门的万能钥匙。（奥利佛·文德尔·荷默斯）
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. (Voltaire)
爱情是一副以天性为画布、用想象创作的油画。（伏尔泰）
True love is like a fine wine, the older the better. (Fred Jacob)
真爱似美酒，愈久愈醇。（弗莱德·雅各布）
Love is a perfume you cannot pour onto others without getting a few drops on yourself. (Emerson)
爱情像香水，你不可能洒在别人身上自己却得不到一丝一毫。（爱默生）
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen. (Francois de la Rochefoucauld)
真爱就像鬼魂，谈论的人多，见过的人少。 （拉罗什福科）
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. (Diane Ackerman)
人人都承认爱情是美好的、必须的，然而到底什么是爱从没有定论。（戴安·艾克曼）
What would it be like to swing on a star, or walk on a cloud? Would it be anything like what I feel whenever you are near? (Anonymous)
在星星上荡秋千、云中漫步都是什么感觉呢？会不会就跟你在我身边时的感觉一样呢？（佚名）
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. (Josh Billings)
为了爱情结婚也许有点冒险，但这真情实意让上帝除了微笑也无能为力。（乔西·比林斯）
I love you without knowing how, why, or even from where... (Patch Adam）
我爱你，不知怎么爱上的你，没原因的爱，没来由的爱…… （帕奇·亚当斯）
I don't want to live; I want to love first, and live incidentally. (Zelda Fitzgerald)
我不渴求生命；我首先要爱情，然后顺便活着。（泽尔达·菲茨杰拉德）
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