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【今日主題】
This morning I'm going to continue being out with the answers to the translation exercises left in 86th periodical morning class. And you might get an unexpected and surprised harvest. 我們來看第10題：他愛上那位美麗的姑娘是很自然的事兒。翻譯為： It is natural that he fall in love with such a beautiful girl.
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[句子結構剖析] 這是一個含有主語從句的復合句。主句是：It is natural，從句是：that he fall in love with such a beautiful girl. 在這個主語從句中that是連接詞，連接主句和從句，沒有具體意思，但是不能省略。“fall in love with somebody”是墜入情海的意思，而今天Juliet想和大家來詳究這個短語，fall in love with such a beautiful girl可以看做是這個從句中的整個謂語，但是嚴格地說起來，it is not exactly right. Why? 因為“原滋原味”的謂語就是“fall”這個實義動詞，in love 是是做定點狀語，with such a beautiful girl 是介詞短語是這個從句中的狀語成分，表示的是“對象”。
[陷阱提示]在上期，我們說道了虛擬語氣的體現就在于一個句子中的謂語形式（或者說謂語結構）。那么在這個復合句中，主句中的表語是形容詞“natural”, 后面又跟有主語從句that he fall in love with such a beautiful girl，這里大家或許會對fall這個謂語有疑惑。疑惑點就在于主語是第三人稱單數，主句也是一般現在時，為何不用falls呢？因為——一個含有主語從句的復合句中主句中如果表語是有“natural”這個形容詞的話，這個主語從句是要使用虛擬語氣的，即：謂語結構為——should + 動詞原形。那么這個主語從句的謂語完完整整的應該是：should + fall。但是我們說過了should是可以省略的，因此就是fall這個動詞原形了。這么一說，大家的疑惑地道解決了嗎？
[短語詳析] fall in love with somebody 與某人墜入情海。
I remember I've talk about my love stories. And today we happen to " love " , then I would like to go on with my " love stories " from which you might get some useful expressions to express your love to your lover.
When I were at high school, I had a big crush on my political teacher and we were attracted to each other. Maybe someone says,' Juliet, it is rather too early for you to fall in love. ' However, it is the truth. Later, I was sent to university. When I were at university, my beauty and talents caused many many handsome guys' knees to shake. Nevertheless, I was unmoved for I kept keep on touch with my teacher loved in my first love. (我在中學時，就愛慕上我的政治老師了，我們都彼此互相吸引著對方。或許有的人會說：“Juliet，你為免也太早墜入情海了吧！”當我在大學的時候，由于我的美麗和才華，很多很多的男生為之拜倒在我的石榴裙下。但是我卻是無動于衷，因為我一直在和我初戀中的老師保持著聯系。
“拜倒在一個靚女的石榴裙下”是我們中文中很妙的文學用語，也是現在非常時尚的用語，它表達出一個男孩子極其地愛慕一個女生。我們可以用到這個句子：A woman's something causes a guy's knees to shake. 。或者是另外一個句子：A guy is pinned (or tied) to a woman 's apron-strings. 還有一個更為地道的“慣用語”表達：To throw oneself at someone's feet。For example: I'm still looking for the right girl to marry. And when I find her, I'll throw myself at her feet and ask her to spend the rest of her life with me. 我現在還在物色一個我認為合適的女孩作為我的妻子。一旦我找到了，我就要拜倒在她的石榴裙下，懇求她作為我的終身伴侶。I think this guy is very sensitive and very careful about his marriage instead of playing a trick on feelings between he and a woman.
要是一位男生拜倒在一個女生的石榴裙下后，他會為之茶飯不思，整天就是那女生的影子，學業都可以拋棄，愛情的魔力是很大的。我們說他這時候真是神魂顛倒了，愛得暈頭轉向了。那么, 愛情中說“愛某人愛得神魂顛倒”這么美妙的文學語言用英文又怎么說呢？不知大家有沒有喝醉酒的經歷，醉酒后走起路來就像踩在軟綿綿的“云”中一樣，飄飄欲仙，那么用上“cloud”這個詞，可以這樣說：1 She makes him feel up (備注：對婦女動手動腳 ) in the clouds. 或許這還不足以表達“神魂顛倒”的程度，我們用上“nine”這個數詞：She makes him feel up on clouds nine. 這還不夠淋漓精致地表達出初戀時那種愛得死去活來的感覺，那么我們再用上“world”這個詞：She makes him on the top of the world.
Yeah , in truth, my teacher really made me on the top of the world. After my graduation from university, my parents who awfully disapproved of my marriage to her and asked me why I had been loving head over heels in love with him who was not only poor but also powerless,ugly and I had no answer to it. Maybe that's called "Beauty is in the eyes of a beholder. " 大學畢業了，我的父母是極力地反對我和我的老師的結緣。我的父母問我為什么沉溺他的情海如此之深，說他無錢無權，也不帥，我無語。或許這就是所謂的“情人眼里出西施”吧。
“情人眼里出西施”這個中文諺語用英文中可以這樣說：Beauty is in the eyes of a beholder美就在于觀者的眼中。因為世界上的美與丑是主觀的看法。我們還可以這樣說： Beauty lies in the lover' s eyes. Love is blind. Love sees no fault. Love blinds a man to imperfections .
我們要指“男歡女愛”，“沉溺情海”“愛得暈頭轉向”可以用到上面句子中的一個片語：fall head over heels(1.完全地, 全部地) (2.神魂顛倒) in love with someone. 還可以用：fall in love with someone from head to toes （從頭到腳地——引申出“完全地”“全部地”之意）。上面2個短語使用的情景不一樣，這個情景就在于時間。Fall in love with someone "from head to toes"側重點在于指“經過很長時間才熱戀”， 而fall "head over heels" in love with someone則是強調很快就在火熱的愛情之火中燃燒起來了。 Let 's look at the example sentences: 1 It takes John 20 years to fall in love with Jane from head to toes. (John歷經20年來的苦苦追求，才取得Jane的芳心。) 2 They had a blind date（經第三方介紹而進行的約會） and fell head over wheels in love with each other. (經媒人一介紹，不久他們就沉溺情海中了。)
I were at university , the moment I saw my schoolmates were two peas in a pod under the dropping willows in the evening breeze, I ran into a dancing room to press my legs and flipped desperately so that I could drive my loneliness and jealousy to them. I wished he could be a student , studying with me at the same university. 我在大學時，每當我看到學友們在晚風中青翠的垂柳下形影不離時，我就跑進舞蹈室拼命地壓腿，練空翻，以驅趕我的孤獨與妒忌。真希望他和我同齡在同一個學校讀書。And now maybe it is fortune to me that he didn't. Because I spent so much time in practicing my skills in ballet , I can make so many achievements today.
一旦男生和女生沉溺情海時，大都會“形影不離”，那么中文的這個成語“形影不離”用英語怎么說了。我們可以用到上面句子中的俚語：two peas in a pod 直譯為：一個豆莢中的兩粒豆子。非常形象地引申出“形影不離”這個意思。要表達在愛情中“形影不離”，還可以這么說：They have eyes for each other and forget the entire world. "Haver eyes for each other" 譯為： 目中無人。 這個“目中無人”是指他兩愛得就只知道這個世界上只有他們2人，再沒有別人了。
