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JESSICA 在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是吳瓊要問的：異地戀。
JESSICA:吳瓊，what's your plan for the weekend?
WQ:I'll be out of town! 我得坐4個小時飛機去看我男朋友!
JESSICA:Boy! That's a long flight! 你真是個好女朋友。
WQ:沒辦法啦。異地戀就是這么辛苦。Jessica, 異地戀用美語要怎么說呢？
JESSICA:That's long-distance relationship. So, how long have you guys been long-distance?
WQ:We've been dating for a couple of years now. 不過，他最近因為工作被調去外地兩年，我們剛剛開始異地戀。I miss him so much, and I don't know if we can survive the long-distance!
JESSICA:Don't be sad, 吳瓊! I know dating over long-distance can be hard, but you got to have faith in the relationship! Hmm, tell me, what do you like about your boyfriend?
WQ:他啊，最大的優點就是真誠，不做作。
JESSICA:So he's a blue-collar kind of guy!
WQ:blue collar? 那不是藍領工人么？
JESSICA:Yes. But if you say a man is a "blue collar kind of guy", it doesn't necessarily refer to his job. Rather, it's about his down-to-earth, unpretending character.
WQ:I see. My boyfriend is a blue-collar kind of guy. 我就喜歡他這純樸勁兒。
JESSICA:So what does he like about you?
WQ:哈哈，他也喜歡我清純，親切，不做作。那我就是blue-collar kind of girl了？怎么聽著這么別扭。
Jessica:Hmm, you can use the phrase "the girl next door".
WQ:The girl next door？ 哦，就是鄰家女孩! 沒錯，My boyfriend says I'm nice and attractive, just like a girl next door! 不過，這次去找他，I don't want to be the girl next door anymore! 我要打扮得艷麗一些，給他個驚喜!
Jessica:I hope he likes it! Now tell me what you've learned today!
WQ:第一: 異地戀是long-distance relationship；.
第二:形容男人質樸老實，可以用blue-collar kind of guy；
第三:親切可愛的鄰家女孩是the girl next door.
B:Keeping up a long-distance relationship is hard!
A:可不是么，異地戀成功率可不高！除非倆人真的特合適。
B:Yeah, and also, the couple needs to have an agreed-upon goal or a reason for having a long-distance relationship. They should know that they're not going to stay like that forever. For example, the goal could be career advancement or a better life in the long run.
A:Yeah! They need to have something to look forward to! 而且倆人目標得一致，不是有句話么，Love is not just about looking at each other; it's looking in the same direction.
B:說得好！Now let's switch gears and talk about food.
A:沒錯，咱們去吃點快餐！
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