《愛情筆記》是一部細(xì)膩生動(dòng)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(gè)細(xì)節(jié),特別是心理和哲學(xué)層面的思考,文字生動(dòng)、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, This was not an unusual thought, but in falling in love with her, I had somehow entirely overlooked the possibility of reciprocation.
這想法并沒有什么異乎尋常之處,但當(dāng)我傾心于她時(shí),我?guī)缀跬耆鲆暳俗约旱膼蹠?huì)得到回應(yīng)的可能性。

小Car筆記:
somehow:某種方式,不知怎么地 【例句】We must make up for the lost time somehow. 我們必須以某種方式把損失的時(shí)間補(bǔ)上。

?2,?It was this difficulty of receiving that struck me over breakfast, for though the croissants could not have been morebuttery and the coffee more aromatic, something about the attention and affection they symbolized disturbed me.
就是這接受的困難引起我在早餐時(shí)候的情緒波動(dòng)。盡管羊角面包是地道的法國風(fēng)味,咖啡也芳香四溢,然而負(fù)載它們之上的關(guān)心和深情讓我心亂如麻。

小Car筆記:
aromatic:芳香的,芳香植物,芳香類化合物 【常用短語】aromatic odor 芳香氣味 ?【例句】The drink was mixed with aromatic spices. 飲料中帶有香料。

?3,?Chloe had opened her body to me the night before, in the morning she had opened her kitchen, but I could not now prevent a sense of uneasiness, that bordered on irritation, and amounted to the muffled thought: 'What have I done to deserve this?'
昨夜克洛艾已向我敞開了她的胴體,而今晨她又向我打開了她的廚房,但是我卻有揮之不去的心神不寧(這甚至到了那哦女的邊緣),甚至產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)模糊不清的念頭:“我憑什么得到這些?”

小Car筆記:
bordered:有邊的 【例句】Our garden is bordered on one side by a stream. 我們的花園有一邊以小河為界。
irritation:刺激 【常用詞組】skin irritation 皮膚刺激

?4,?If one is not wholly convinced of one's own lovability, receiving affection can appear like being?bestowedan honour for a feat one feels no connection with.
如果完全沒有認(rèn)識(shí)到自己值得愛戀,那么接受他人的愛情時(shí)的感受就如同被授予了巨大的榮譽(yù)卻不知這榮譽(yù)的憑藉。

小Car筆記:
feat:壯舉,功績 ?【常用短語】①work the feat 奏效?②feat of arms 武功

?5,?Lovers unfortunate enough to prepare breakfast for such types must brace themselves for the recriminations due to all false flatterers.
由于自己錯(cuò)誤地像這類人閑了殷勤——準(zhǔn)備早餐,所以不幸的情人們就得承受這殷勤招致的責(zé)難。

小Car筆記:
brace:支柱,支撐 【常用短語】①brace one's energies 奮勇, 振作 ?②wind brace 抗風(fēng)支撐
recrimination:揭丑,反責(zé) 【例句】Let's make friends, instead of wasting our time on recriminations. 我們交個(gè)朋友吧,不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間互相指責(zé)。

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