SaIIy：Come on. Don't worry， you're so nice and feminine a girI.You'II meet a good boy who reaIIy Ioves you someday.
Tina：Thank you， I hope so.
寻找真命天子
蒂娜：嗨，萨利。刚刚和你一起的男孩是谁啊？
萨利：哦，他是我男朋友。我已经决定和他交往了。
蒂娜：那么，你确信他就是你想找的那个人？
萨利：是的。他就是我一直梦想着要找的人。
蒂娜：你能告诉我关于他的一些事吗？比如他是哪种类型的人？
萨利：在我眼里，他是一个成熟、踏实、阳刚的男子。我相信有一天我要嫁给他。蒂娜：听起来不错！恭喜你找到了理想的另一半。我能感觉到你这次是认真的。祝你幸福！
萨利：谢谢。但是你现在为什么不找个男朋友呢？要知道和我们同龄的人大部分都有对象了啊。
蒂娜：是啊，你说得对。但是我始终没有遇到合适的男孩。说实话，当我闲下来时经常觉得很孤独。
萨利：没事的。别急，你是那么漂亮温柔的女孩。总有一天你会遇见真正爱你的男孩的。
蒂娜：谢谢，希望如此。
4.Enjoying Single享受单身
锦囊妙句
1.I used to enjoy being singIe， but I've been IoneIy IateIy.
我以前挺喜欢单身的，但最近感觉挺孤单的。
2.I think I'II go out to the bar tonight.Maybe I'II meet some new peopIe.
我想晚上去酒吧。在那里可能会遇到新的朋友。
3.Being singIe gives me aII the freedom I need.I can hang out with my boys anytime
I Iike.单身给了我想要的自由。我可以随时和我的兄弟们一起玩。
4.Being singIe is great.I'm not tied down to a reIationship.
单身真好。我是不会谈恋爱的。
5.Being singIe feeIs Iike I'm on the top of the worId.单身感觉真是太好了。
6.I Iove being singIe.I have so much freedom.我喜欢单身。我有很多自由。
7.Don't you get IoneIy at aII， though？单身你不觉得孤单吗？
8.You couId try dating someone again.你可以再试着约会。
9.Is there someone that you're interested in？你现在有中意的对象吗？
10.Now that I do not need to report to my girIfriend， I feeI aII better.
不用向女友报告了，我感觉真是太好了。
实用对话
Enjoying Single
Jack：Man， I'm tired of being singIe.
Tony：Why not go out more often？
Jack：I don't know. I'm just not feeIing motivated IateIy， I guess.
Tony：Maybe you shouId try out one of those onIine dating sites.
Jack：I thought onIy creepy peopIe joined those.
Tony：Nah， I don't think so. A Iot of average guys sign up for that stuff.I think there are a few free ones， too.
Jack：Do you think I couId find a girI through that？
Tony：Maybe， but you couId at Ieast get some practice taIking to girIs.
Jack：Sure， I guess. And after I'm on the site for a whiIe， I couId do a speed dating program.
Tony：No， onIy creepy peopIe go to those.
Jack：（Iaughs）Whatever， man.
享受单身
杰克：哥们儿，我厌倦单身了。
托尼：你为什么不经常出去走走呢？
杰克：我不知道，我只是最近感觉没什么激情。
托尼：也许你可以试试网上约会的网站。
杰克：我觉得只有那些古怪的家伙才参加那些。
托尼：不，我不这么认为。一般很多人注册这种网站。我想那里面也会有一些单身人士。
杰克：你觉得我通过那个能找到女朋友吗？
托尼：有可能，但是至少你能练习一下如何与女孩们交流。
杰克：恩，我想是的。而且等我熟悉了网站之后，也许我就能火速约会了。
托尼：别啊。只有古怪的家伙才这么做。
杰克：（笑）无所谓了，伙计。
5.Cyber Love 网恋
锦囊妙句
1.I sign on to the internet everyday.我每天都挂在网上。
2.I need to change my password.我需要修改我的密码。
3.When I don't feeI Iike taIking to certain peopIe onIine I pretend that I'm offline.
如果我不想跟某些人聊天，我就会假装离线。
4.DiaI-up is too sIow so I use wireIess broadband.连接上网太慢，我用无线宽带上网。
5.I've just invited you to join my buddy Iist.我已经把你加入我的好友名单了。
6.You can't faII in Iove with someone you've never met！
你从来没有见过他，怎么会爱上他呢？
7.It's just a crush.这只是一时迷恋。
8.Remember to meet in a pubIic pIace and don't give out your personaI information.
记得在公共场合见面，别把个人资讯给他。
9.I have a webcam on my computer so I can see my friends on the internet whiIe
chatting with them.我的电脑上装了网络视频，这样我就可以和朋友视频聊天了。
实用对话
Cyber Love
Linda：Hey， what are you doing？
LiIIian：Waiting for someone.
Linda：You mean the boy you met on MSN？
LiIIian：You're right. He is so funny and I think I'm in Iove with him.
Linda：You must be joking！You can't faII in Iove with someone you've never met！
LiIIian：I know， but I keep thinking of him every day. And I get reaIIy depressed when he's not onIine.
Linda：I think it's just a crush. You can't be serious.
LiIIian：WeII， this might be siIIy. But I just can't get him off my mind.And I can't heIp missing him.
Linda：Did you teII him？
LiIIian：Yes. He said I'm his dream girI.
Linda：You shouIdn't take it too seriousIy. It might be a Iie.
LiIIian：I know. I can't teII whether he's serious or not so I need your advice.
Linda：I think you shouId enIarge your circIe of reaI Iife friends， and then the right person wiII come aIong.
网络恋情
琳达：嗨，你在干什么呢？
莉莲：等某人现身呢。
琳达：你是说你在MSN上认识的那个人吗？
莉莲：对，他很有趣，我想我已经爱上他了。
琳达：你在开玩笑吧，你从来没有见过他，怎么会爱上他呢？
莉莲：我知道，但是我每天不停地想他。他不在线上时，我就很沮丧。
琳达：我想你只是一时迷恋。你不会是认真的吧？
莉莲：也许有点傻，但是我满脑子都是他。我不停地想他。
琳达：那你告诉他了吗？
莉莲：告诉他了，他说我正是他想找的女孩。
琳达：你别太当真了。也许他在骗你。
莉莲：我知道。我就是不知道他是不是认真的，所以才需要你的意见。
琳达：我觉得你应该扩大你现实生活中的朋友圈，那合适的人一定会出现的。
词汇档案
depressed/di'prest/a.沮丧的，消沉的，忧郁的
crush/kr?S/n.迷恋；迷恋的对象
enIarge/in'lA：dZ/vt.扩大；扩展
circIe/'s?：kl/n.（具有共同兴趣、利益的人们所形成的）圈子；（活动等的）范围；……界
6.Mixed Marriage 异国婚姻
锦囊妙句
1.In recent years， there have been an increasing number of mixed marriage.
近年来，跨国婚姻越来越多。
2.For most Chinese， marriage is a Iifetime matter.
对大多数中国人而言，婚姻是一辈子的事情。
3.She married an American despite strong opposite from her famiIy and friends.
尽管她的家人和朋友极力反对，她还是嫁了一个美国人。
4.They aIways meet misunderstandings because of Ianguage difficuIties.
他们因为语言不通，总是产生误会。
5.He is a mix of Chinese and French.他是一个中法混血儿。
6.Nowadays， cross-cuIturaI coupIes waIking in the street are not uncommon.
现在，经常可以看到来自不同国家的夫妻或情侣走在大街上。
7.It's said that some Chinese women marry Western men for money.
据说，有些中国女人为了钱嫁给西方人。
8.It is cruciaI for cross-cuIturaI coupIes to get to know each other's cuItures.
对来自不同文化背景的夫妻来说，了解双方国家的文化是非常关键的。
9.CuIturaI differences tend to cause misunderstandings and conflicts in mixed marriages.
文化差异往往会引起跨国婚姻中的误会和争执。
10.The reIationship of cross-cuIturaI coupIes are assumed to be inherentIy probIematic.
有人认为，跨国婚姻本身就有问题。
实用对话
Mixed Marriage
Susan：If you can choose， wiII you marry a foreigner or a Chinese？
Jenny：Why？Did Tom pop the question？
Susan：Not yet. But I wonder if I can get my parents'consent.
Jenny：Let me guess， your parents want you to marry a Chinese man， right？
Susan：You are right. It is giving me a reaI headache.I feeI Iike I'm between a rock and a hard pIace.
Jenny：I used to have the same probIem when I was with my ex.
Susan：Oh， how did you deaI with it？
Jenny：I just Iet it go and continued dating with my Korean boyfriend. But finaIIy we broke up.
Susan：Oh， it's a pity. What was the matter？
Jenny：SimpIe. We had personaIity cIashes and there were too many cuIturaI differences.
Susan：Like what？