《愛情筆記》是一部細(xì)膩生動的戀愛過程全記錄。 其間，才子德波頓細(xì)述一段情緣中的邂逅、迷戀、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情別戀、挽回?zé)o望、自殺、醒悟，以至一段情完全成為過去。他認(rèn)真思辯自己的感覺，忠實(shí)記下與女友交往中的各個細(xì)節(jié)，特別是心理和哲學(xué)層面的思考，文字生動、處處機(jī)鋒，不僅有極大的閱讀樂趣，閱畢更令人回味無窮。

作者簡介：阿蘭·德波頓(Alain de Botton)，英倫才子型作家，生于1969年，畢業(yè)于劍橋大學(xué)，現(xiàn)住倫敦。著有小說《愛情筆記》(1993)、《愛上浪漫》(1994)、《親吻與訴說》(1995)及散文作品《擁抱逝水年華》(1997)、《哲學(xué)的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術(shù)》(2002)。他的作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。（以上介紹轉(zhuǎn)自一舟博客）

?1,However, reaching the door of 23a Liverpool Road, awed by the dangers of misreading the signs, I concluded that the moment to propose metaphorical coffee had not yet arisen.
然而當(dāng)我們到達(dá)利物浦街23A號門前時(shí)，因?yàn)楹ε洛e誤地解讀了她的意圖，我認(rèn)為提議去喝一杯富有寓意的咖啡的時(shí)機(jī)還沒有到來。

小Car筆記：
awe：敬畏 【短語詞組】①stand in awe of：敬畏 ②be in awe of：對……望而生畏

?2,But after such a tense and chocolate-rich meal, my stomach suddenly developed different priorities, and I was forced to ask to be allowed up to the flat.
但是在吃完這樣一頓緊張而富含巧克力的晚餐后，我的肚子突然有了一種截然相反的需求，我不得不請求進(jìn)房間里去。

小Car筆記：
be forced to：被迫，不得不

?3,I followed Chloe up the stairs, into the living room and was directed to the bathroom.
我跟著克洛艾上樓，進(jìn)入起居室，直奔衛(wèi)生間。

小Car筆記：
be directed to：直奔

?4,Emerging a few minutes later with my intentions unaltered, I reached for my coat and announced, with all the thoughtful authority of a man who has decided restraint would be best and fantasies entertained in weeks previous should remain just that, that I had spent a lovely evening, hoped to see her again soon and would call her after the Christmas holidays.
幾分鐘后， 我出來了，想法沒有改變。一個男人經(jīng)過深思熟慮，找到所有理由，決定最好還是克制自己，讓幾個星期以來的狂熱幻想埋在心底。我拿起外套，對心愛的人說，今晚我過得非常愉快，希望很快見到她，圣誕假期后就給她打電話。

小Car筆記：
restrain：克制，抑制，束縛 【短語詞組】①without restrain：無拘無束 ②dietetic restrain：忌口

?5,Pleased with such maturity, I kissed her on both cheeks, wished her goodnight and turned to leave the flat.
滿意于如此慎重的告別，我吻了她的兩頰，祝她晚安，隨即轉(zhuǎn)身欲離開她的住所。

小Car筆記：
maturity：成熟，完備 【短語詞組】①maturity date：應(yīng)付款日期

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