VOA流行美語 Unit 132: to tie the knot/drop-dead gorgeous

Larry和李華今天去給他們的朋友Jim買結婚禮物。Jim下個周末就要結婚。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous.

LL: I can't believe Jim is going to tie the knot! He seems too young to get married.

LH: Jim已經25歲啦。25歲結婚還算早啊！你說Jim要tie the knot. Tie是綁的意思，knot是結，“打個結”和結婚有什么關系？

LL: "To tie the knot" is slang for "to get married."

LH: 噢！to tie the knot就是結婚的意思啊！好奇怪噢！為什么要用打結來形容結婚呢？

LL: As far as I know, a very old type of wedding ceremony involved tying a knot to symbolize the joining of the couple's lives and now "tying the knot" has become a synonym for marriage.

LH: 噢，以前的結婚典禮上要打結，表示新郎新娘的生活從此結合在一起。所以才會用tie the knot 來表示結婚。這真有意思。對了，Larry, 你想你大概什么時候會結婚哪？

LL: Whoa, slow down. I need to find a girlfriend first. At this point, I honestly have no idea when I'll get married. What about you?

LH: 我和你也差不多啦！你得找個女朋友，我呢，得先找到一個男朋友哪！

LL: Well, hopefully, someday we'll both find someone really nice to tie the knot with.

LH: 嗯！我也希望我們兩個都能找到滿意的對象！對了！ Larry，你認識Jim的未婚妻嗎？

LL: No, I've actually never met her. I'm really curious to see what she's like. According to Jim, she's the most beautiful woman in the world.

LH: 嗯，我明白Jim為什么這樣說，每個人都認為自己的另一半是世界上最美最帥的人！

LL: Love does have that effect on people. I certainly hope I tie the knot with someone beautiful.

LH: 其實，只要你是真心愛她，你就會認為她是世界上絕無僅有的大美人！

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LL: Li Hua, Jim just showed me a picture of his fianc業. She's drop-dead gorgeous!

LH: 你看到Jim未婚妻的照片啦？你說她drop-dead gorgeous? 那是什么意思？是不是說她很丑？

LL: No, she's beautiful. "Drop-dead gorgeous" is a way to describe someone who is incredibly attractive.

LH: 原來drop-dead gorgeous的意思是非常漂亮，美極了。所以你認為Jim的未婚妻是個超級大美女嘍？那她到底長什么樣？

LL: She looks like a super model.

LH: 哇！像個超級模特啊！那真是美得不得了了！Larry, 我有個問題。我能不能用drop-dead gorgeous來形容很帥的男人呢？

LL: Well, I probably wouldn't call another man drop-dead gorgeous, but you can. Why? Who do you think is drop-dead gorgeous?

LH: 嗯，我也不知道誰可以稱得上是drop-dead gorgeous的大帥哥。哎，不過經過你這一問，我想電影明星Brad Pitt應該可以算是drop-dead gorgeous的帥哥吧！

LL: Yeah, I'm sure there are a million other women who agree with you.

LH: 好啦！現在該你了！你覺得誰算得上是drop-dead gorgeous的大美人啊？

LL: Besides Jim's fianc業? I think that Lisa from our history class is pretty close to being drop-dead gorgeous.

LH: 你是說歷史課的那個Lisa？我從來沒注意過。哎！既然你覺得她很漂亮，為什么不約她出去呢？

LL: She has a boyfriend. Unfortunately, most drop-dead gorgeous girls I meet already have a boyfriend.

LH：她已經有男朋友了！Larry，你動作太慢了！

今天李華學到兩個常用語是to tie the knot。就是指結婚。另一個常用語是drop-dead gorgeous，是形容一個人非常美麗，非常好看的意思。