婚姻爱情中常见问题的英文表达(2)

 　　1.勾引别人的女朋友 beat somebody’s time with someone据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

　　It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

　　2.搂搂抱抱 play kossy-poo

　　公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

　　It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

　　3.正经人家 a respectable family

　　他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

　　She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

　　4.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

　　从她向老板作媚眼的那个德行你就知道她是个什么样的人了。

　　From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is.

　　5.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

　　他和她一见钟情。

　　She took shine to him on their blind date.

　　6.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

　　许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

　　Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

　　7.婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

　　据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

　　It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

　　8.旧情人 an old flame

　　昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人The one you were dinning¹ with last night must be your old flame.

 

1 dinning   

vt.喧闹（din的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• The cries of his tormentors were still dinning in his ears. 使他痛苦的人们的叫嚣仍然在他的耳际震响。 来自辞典例句
• The meals in the artistic little dinning-room were pleasant. 在雅致的小餐厅里吃饭是一种享受。 来自辞典例句