Donny在北京學(xué)漢語(yǔ)，他的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞，就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教他。今天是瓊燕要問(wèn)的：電燈泡。

QY:Happy Friday， Donny! 你今天晚上有什么計(jì)劃嗎？

Donny:Hmm, not yet. What do you have in mind?

QY:Let's go salsa!! 我今晚要跟兩個(gè)朋友去跳salsa, 可他們倆是一對(duì)，我可真不想夾在中間，當(dāng)大電燈泡--very bright light bulb!

Donny:I see. You don't want to be the third wheel.

QY:The third wheel?

Donny:Yep! Wheel is spelled w-h-e-e-l. The third wheel, 第三個(gè)輪子, it's a very colloquial way of saying a third person joining a couple in a social context.

QY:沒(méi)錯(cuò)！我就是不想當(dāng) the third wheel!

Donny:Exactly, you wouldn't want to bother any love birds, right?

QY:Wait! Love birds? 愛(ài)的鳥兒？

Donny:Yep! In English, we often use the word love birds to refer to a couple who are openly affectionate, especially in public. 就是大庭廣眾之下卿卿我我。你不想打擾這對(duì)love birds吧?

QY:可不是嗎！不過(guò)這兩個(gè)人很配！They are a great match!

Donny:Oh that's nice! You can also say, they are a match made in heaven.

QY:A match made in heaven？ 那不就是中文里說(shuō)的天生一對(duì)嘛！

Donny:There you go! Since you don't want to be the third wheel, I will go with you! But first, let's see what you learned today!

QY:第一：電燈泡叫做：the third wheel;

第二，如膠似漆的情侶 ，可以說(shuō) love birds;

第三，"天生一對(duì)"是，a match made in heaven.