romantic comedy 浪漫喜劇

romcom 愛情喜劇

It is a lovely romantic comedy, well worth seeing.

這是一部好看的愛情喜劇，很值得一看。

I love romcoms, Neil! Romcom is a word which takes the first two halves of the words romantic and comedy.

尼爾，我喜歡愛情喜劇！Romcom這個詞是由浪漫和喜劇的前面幾個字母組合而成。

misbehaving 行為不端的

The other tactic is to punish athletes for misbehaving.

另一個措施就是嚴懲有不端行為的運動員。

Any child caught misbehaving was made to stand at the front of the class.

調皮搗蛋的孩子被當場抓住，都要在課堂前面罰站。

persona 人設

persona non grata 不受歡迎的人

His public persona is quite different from the family man described in the movie.

他的公眾人設和電影里描寫的居家男人相去甚遠。

Let's say a friend sells you a car that does not run. She may become persona non grata to you.

假如朋友賣給你一輛壞車。那么對你來說，她就是persona non grata，不受歡迎的人。

have an affair 有婚外戀

extramarital affair 婚外情

She is having an affair with her boss.

她跟老板有曖昧關系。

The director has resigned, reportedly over an extramarital affair.

據說主管是因為婚外戀辭職。

unfaithful 不忠

Have you ever been unfaithful to him?

你對他是否有過不忠行為？

She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.

她發覺他不忠時感到非常震驚。

cheat 出軌

He cheated on his wife.

他出軌了。

Why do men cheat on their wives?

男人們為什么要出軌呢？

break-up fee 分手費

compensation 補償金

Break-up fees are more commonly paid by men - out of guilt or in order to offset their partner's upset.

更常見的是男人付分手費，出于愧疚或者是為了彌補伴侶的難過。

Break-up fees have emerged in recent years as a sort of compensation at the end of a long-term relationship.

分手費在最近幾年興起，被當作是結束一段長期感情的某種補償。

blackmail 敲詐勒索

He was a victim of blackmail.

他是敲詐勒索的受害者。

She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair.

她以公開他們的戀情要挾了他很多年。