《愛情筆記》是一部細膩生動的戀愛過程全記錄。 其間,才子德波頓細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、挽回無望、自殺、醒悟,以至一段情完全成為過去。他認真思辯自己的感覺,忠實記下與女友交往中的各個細節(jié),特別是心理和哲學層面的思考,文字生動、處處機鋒,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,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)、《哲學的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術》(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)

愛一個人,竟然可以只是因為愛上她的上唇絨毛⊙﹏⊙b汗。。。。

?1,Normally squeamish about this, I had mysteriously been charmed by it in her case, my desire stubbornly deciding to collect there rather than around her warm smile or intelligent conversation. 平常對這一貫很厭惡,但這次我卻奇跡般被迷倒。她親切的微笑、金色的長發(fā)或聰慧的談吐都不及這個特征更能激發(fā)我強烈的情感。

小Car筆記:
charm: 魅力,(使)著迷 【常用詞組】①work like a charm:有神效 ?②charm up:哄誘

?2,When I discussed my attraction with friends, I struggled to suggest that it had to do with an indefinable 'aura' - but I could not disguise to myself that I had fallen in love with a hairy upper lip.
當我與朋友談起自己對她的迷戀時,我努力表明是由于她身上擁有一種不可言傳的“氣質(zhì)”——但是我掩蓋不住事實上我只是愛上她毛茸茸的上唇。

小Car筆記:
aura:氣氛,氛圍,氣味,光環(huán) 【常用詞語】①blue aura:藍輝 ②nest aura:巢味
disguise:掩飾,假扮,假裝 ?【常用詞組】①make no disguise of: 毫無掩藏 ?②in disguise:偽裝,假裝,喬裝

?3,When I saw the woman again, someone must have suggested electrolysis, for the down was gone, and (despite her many qualities) my desire soon followed suit.
當我再次看見她時,肯定是誰建議她用了電燙除毛,她上唇的絨毛不見了,(盡管她有很多好的品質(zhì))我的熱情也很快隨之消退。

小Car筆記:
down:絨毛,羽絨,柔毛

?4,Long before such issues could have become meaningful, we'd arranged that I would drop Chloe home, but nevertheless the dilemmas of seduction remained a weighty presence in the car.
我早就想好要送克洛艾回家,但是一個兩難的問題(吻別還是不吻別)沉重的壓在心頭。

小Car筆記:
drop …… home:送……回家

?5,At some point in the game, the actor must risk losing his audience.
從某方面來說,演員要冒著失去觀眾的危險。

小Car筆記:
at some point:在某一時刻
risk doing sth.:冒險做某事

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