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【文化点滴】从约会礼仪看男女交友,“约会礼仪”英语怎么说?
2014-10-18作者:Bing出处:FLTD
第一次约会,男女双方举手投足都会给对方留下深刻印象,约会礼仪得体,是恋爱关系成功的开始。
我们来看一段相关的英文报道
The research reveals that people have varying opinions when it comes to dating etiquette, but what is clear is that good manners are still a valued commodity when it comes to dining at a restaurant.
Everyone clearly has different standards and beliefs on the topic of paying the bill and finding their opposite attractive — finding a common ground on these types of issues is often the key to a compatible relationship.
It's also discovered that the majority of females — seven out of ten — believe that the fastest way for a man to win someone's heart is to act like a gentleman.
研究表明,人们对于约会礼仪的看法各不相同。但是有一点很清楚,用餐时得体的举止依然受到人们的重视。
账单谁来买,约会对象是否合心意,在这些问题上,每个人很明显都有自己的标准和观点。建立和谐关系的关键在于找到这些认识的共同点。
此外,研究还发现,大多数女性(70%)都认为绅士风度是男性赢得女性芳心的最快捷径。
【讲解】
文中的dating etiquette就是“约会礼仪”的意思,其中etiquette作名词,意为“礼仪;礼节”,如:The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.(如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。)
需要注意的是,date和appointment均含有“约会”的意思,但是date表示异性间“社交约会”,如:make a date (with sb.) 与(某人)约会,而appointment通常指工作方面的约见,如:make an appointment to see the manager(约见经理)
第二段中的compatible是形容词,意为“一致的,协调的”,如:Their interests are not compatible with ours.(他们的利益和我们的利益不一致。)
转自:海词英语。