１、女孩子的心
曾经有一位女孩子对我说，她梦想中的白马王子是要“高大威猛”的。她问我，英文有没有相等的名词呢？
我想了一会，“高大”的意思很明显，不过“威猛”是什么，则是见仁见智了！于是我请她澄清一下。
我说：“威猛，是可以代表权威，如拿破仑或系特勒得势时的威风八面，是这个意思吗？”她遥遥头：“这种威猛对我没有作用”
我说：“也许是才智过人的意思吧！像诸葛亮或爱因斯坦，都是惊天动地的大家！”女孩子又摇头：“只怕和我格格不入。”
“那么是否有财有势呢？像希腊船王偶那西撕或传媒大亨摸多可类型的可以吗？他们都是红极一时的风云人物！”女孩子沉吟一会：“可是缺乏青春气息！”（真他吗难伺候，要是我就。。。Ｈiking says）
结果还是她自己说出来：她心目中的“威猛”，是指有形有款、神气十足的意思，就像某些大酒店门前穿着笔挺制服的侍卫那样子。
“找到了！”我跳起来：“英文有一个形容词，在本世纪初期已经风行，它就是描写一些女孩子心中的偶像－－－"Tall , dark and handsome "（高大、黝黑和英俊），就是这句话了！＂
女孩子仍是摇头：＂高大和英俊我都喜欢，只是不要黑！＂
<FONT size=4> Ｍan of a girl 's dream </FONT>
<FONT size=4>some chinese consider that a fair complexion contributes to a (Chinese ) person 's good look . they say ,for instance, (a fair 白色的complexion(肤色,外观，容配）can cover three ugly features ) (着句话的意思就是一白遮3丑咯,呵~~~) ．We all know that looks are not everything ,but what else should one look for in a partner ? My young friend Lucy has a lot of ideas :</FONT>
<FONT size=4>Lucy asked me ,"how do i describe the man of my dreams in English ?""what is it you want in a man ?" i asked .Lucy told me he has to be tall and outstanding .</FONT>
<FONT size=4>that was a reasonable requirement , i thought, but what is "outstanding "i asked for clarification (澄清） （<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699>klærifi'keiʃən ）：</FONT></FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>"An outstanding person can be one with authority ,like Napoleon or Hilter ,are they the type of men you want?" she shook her head ,"i hate authority ." </FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>"what about a great thinker , like Einstein or Aristotle ?" Lucy continued shoaking her head ,"they would be incompatible (不相容的）with me ．"</FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>"Then would it be someone with wealth and power ,like Shipown Onassis or media Murdoch ?""no !no !They lack the vigour of youth !"</FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>At the end she told me what she really wanted "An outstanding person is to possess(持有；为。．．着迷） class（种类）. He has to look distinct (独特的）,like ....like the uniformed guard in front of a big hole .</FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>" i know exatly what you mean !~"i jumped up ,"the english saying you may use is (Tall ,dark and handsome).that is just the description you need !~"</FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4>Lucy shook her head again ,"Tall and handsome , yes !~But not dark !" </FONT>
<FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#666699 size=4> (1 完）</FONT>
[此贴子已经被作者于2005-12-5 18:13:59编辑过]
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