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2026.04.02 10:12
第九部 第十二课: to tie the knot , drop-dead gorgeous
- Larry 和李华今天去给他们的朋友 Jim 买结婚礼物． Jim 下个週末就要结婚．今天李华会学到两个常用语： to tie the knot 和 drop-dead gorgeous.
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- I can't believe Jim is going to tie the knot! He seems too young to get married.
- Jim 已经 25 岁啦．25 岁结婚还算早啊！你说 Jim 要 tie the knot， Tie是「绑」的意思， knot 是结，「打个结」跟结婚有什麼关係啊？
- 「To tie the knot」, that』s slang for 「to get married」.
- 哦～， to tie the knot 就是结婚的意思啊！好奇怪喔！為什麼要用打结来形容结婚呢？
- 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.
- 哦～，以前的结婚典礼上要打结，表示新郎新娘的生活从此就结合在一起．所以才会用 tie the knot 来表示结婚，这真有意思哎．对了，Larry，你想你大概什麼时候会结婚啊？
- 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?
- 我和你也差不多啦！你得找个女朋友，我呢，得先找到个男朋友囉！
- Well, hopefully, someday we'll both find someone really nice to tie the knot with.
- 嗯！我也希望我们两个都能找到满意的对象喔！对了！ Larry，你认识 Jim 的未婚妻吗？
- 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.
- 嗯，我明白 Jim 為什麼要这样说，每个人都认為自己的另一半是世界上最美、最帅的人啦！
- Love does have that effect on people. I certainly hope I tie the knot with someone beautiful.
- 其实啊，只要你是真心的爱她，你就会认為她是世界上绝无仅有的大美人啦！
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- Li Hua, Jim just showed me a picture of his fiancee. She's drop-dead gorgeous!
- 你看到 Jim 未婚妻的照片啦？你说她 drop-dead gorgeous? 那是什麼意思啊？是不是说她很丑啊？
- No, she's beautiful. 「Drop-dead gorgeous」 is a way to describe someone who is incredibly attractive.
- 哦～，原来 drop-dead gorgeous 的意思是非常漂亮、美极啦．所以你认為 Jim 的未婚妻是个超级大美女囉？哎，那她到底长什麼样啊？
- She looks like a super model.
- 哇！像个超级模特啊！那真是美得不得了了！ Larry，我有个问题喔，我能不能用 drop-dead gorgeous 来形容很帅的男人呢？
- Well, I probably wouldn't call another man drop-dead gorgeous, but you can. Why? Who do you think is drop-dead gorgeous?
- 嗯，我也不知道谁可以称得上是 drop-dead gorgeous 的大帅哥啦．疑？不过经过你这一问，我想电影明星 Brad Pitt 应该可以算是 drop-dead gorgeous 的帅哥囉！
- Yeah, I'm sure there are a million other women who agree with you.
- 好啦！现在啊该你了！你觉得谁算得上是 drop-dead gorgeous 的大美人呢？
- Besides Jim's fiancee? I think that Lisa from our history class is pretty close to being drop-dead gorgeous.
- 你是说歷史课的那个 Lisa？我从来没注意过哎．疑？既然你觉得她很漂亮，為什麼不约她出去呢？
- She has a boyfriend. Unfortunately, most drop-dead gorgeous girls I meet already have a boyfriend.
- 她已经有男朋友了啊！Larry，你的动作啊太慢了！
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- 今天李华学到的两个常用语是： to tie the knot．就是「结婚」．另一个常用语是： drop-dead gorgeous，是形容「一个人非常美丽、非常好看」的意思。
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