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婚姻向来就不是两个人的问题，看看Adele的担心又有没有道理呢？
Michelle: What happened? You sounded so sad on the phone. Are you OK?
Adele: Something terrible has happened.
Michelle: What? What are you talking about? Tell me everything.
Adele: It’s Flynn.
Michelle: Oh no! What happened? Is he alright?
Adele: Yes, he is fine.
Michelle: Did you guys break up?
Adele: No, quite the opposite, actually.
Michelle: What? What do you mean?
Adele: He asked me to marry him!
Michelle: He proposed?! Oh congratulations! That’s great news! I’m so happy for you guys. I don’t understand…Why does that make you upset?
Adele: ①Are you kidding me? ②I’m not the marrying kind. I can barely take care of myself, ③how am I supposed to make decisions for two people?
Michelle: Wait. Slow down. How did this happen?
Adele: He took me out for dinner and had booked the whole restaurant. Then before I knew it,④he popped the question. It all happened so fast.
Michelle: Oh that’s so romantic. I’m so jealous of you. So did you give him an answer?
Adele: I told him I need to think about it.
Michelle: Are you crazy?! ⑤Flynn is a great catch! What’s there to think about?
Adele: Well, there is his family. His parents are unbearable. His mother does nothing but criticize me and ⑥his father cannot put two words together.
Michelle: Yes, but you are marrying Flynn, not his parents. You will hardly ever see them.
Adele: I guess you’re right, but what about my job? I just got the promotion. I can’t afford to take time off to plan a wedding.
Michelle: There is no rush. You don’t have to get married straight away. Your friends and family will be there to help you. Besides, millions of people get married while they have a job. You won’t be the first to do it.
Adele: You are right. I’m not sure what I am afraid of. It just seems like such a big step.
Michelle: ⑦It sounds like you are just getting cold feet because you are afraid of serious commitment. You couldn’t even join the gym because you were afraid of being locked into something for more than six months.
Adele: Ha! That’s true. I guess I need to face my fear and realize my love for Flynn is the most important thing in my life.
Michelle: Yeah, you should be grateful for finding true love, so many people search all their life for what you have, and never find it.
Adele: Oh, I’m such a fool! I love Flynn. I should have said “yes”!
Michelle: Yes!
Adele: YES, YES, YES!
米歇尔：怎么了？你在电话里听起来很伤心。你还好吧？
阿黛尔：发生了件可怕的事情。
米歇尔：什么？你在讲什么？快把全部告诉我。
阿黛尔：关于弗林的。
米歇尔：哦，不！发生什么了？他还好吗？
阿黛尔：是的，他没事。
米歇尔：你们两个分手了？
阿黛尔：不，实际上刚好相反。
米歇尔：什么？你是什么意思呢？
阿黛尔：他要我嫁给他！
米歇尔：他求婚了？！恭喜啊！这是个大喜讯！我真为你们俩高兴。但我不明白……为什么你不高兴呢？
阿黛尔：你在开玩笑吧？我还不适合结婚。我连自己都照顾不好，又叫我如何决定两个人的事情呢？
米歇尔：等等，慢点。这一切是怎么发生的？
阿黛尔：他包下了整个餐厅，然后把我带到那儿吃晚餐。在我还没反应过来的时候，他就向我求婚了。这一切来得太快了。
米歇尔：哇，真是太浪漫了。我都嫉妒你了。然后你怎么回答他的？
阿黛尔：我跟他说我要想一下。
米歇尔：你疯啦？！弗林是一个多好的人选啊！还有什么要想的？
阿黛尔：嗯，是因为他的家庭。他的父母我无法忍受。他的妈妈就会指责我，他的爸爸呢，连话都说不清楚。
米歇尔：是的，但你嫁的是弗林，不是他的父母啊。你都难得和他们见上一面。
阿黛尔：我想你说得对，但是我的工作怎么办？我才升职。我不能请假去筹备婚礼。
米歇尔：不急。你也不需要马上就结婚。你的家人和朋友都会帮你的。另外，那么多有工作的人都结婚了，你又不是第一个。
阿黛尔：对。我不知道我是在担心什么。好像感觉要向前迈一大步。
米歇尔：看来，你是因为担心要承担的责任而害怕。你不能因为担心被困六个月以上就不去健身房吧。
阿黛尔：哈。没错。我想我要面对我的恐惧，认识到我对弗林的爱才是我生命中最重要的东西。
米歇尔：是啊，找到真爱你应该心怀感激，你拥有的东西很多人追求了一辈子都没有得到。
阿黛尔：天啊，我真傻！我爱弗林，我应该对他说“我愿意”！
米歇尔：是的！
阿黛尔：我愿意，我愿意，我愿意！
Smart Sentences
① Are you kidding me? 你在开玩笑吧？
An expression used when you think the other has said something ridiculous or unreasonable（在你认为对方的话可笑或不合理时常用的表达方式）。例如：
—Hurry up with your homework. Then let’s go to the bar with Peter.
快点做作业，然后我们和彼得一起去酒吧。
—Are you kidding me? I hate that guy.
开什么玩笑，我讨厌那家伙。
② I’m not the marrying kind. 我还不适合结婚。
not the…kind: not a suitable person to do sth.（不是做某事的合适人选）。例如：
You can take all the books. I’m not the reading kind.
你可以拿走全部的书，我不是喜欢读书的人。
③ How am I supposed to make decisions for two people? 叫我如何决定两个人的事情呢？
how am I supposed to: expressing annoyance at an idea or suggestion（对某种想法、提议表达不快）。例如：
How am I supposed to finish all the work in one day?
我一天内怎么可能完成这些工作？
④ He popped the question. 他向我求婚了。
pop the question: ask someone to marry you（向他人求婚），an informal expression（非正式用法）。例如：
It was love at first sight for Joe and Nancy and Joe popped the question three months after they met.
乔和南希一见钟情，在认识三个月后，乔就向南希求婚了。
⑤ Flynn is a great catch! 弗林是一个多好的人选啊！
great catch: someone with lots of good qualities and you’re very lucky to be able to find them （某人有许多优点，找到此人是幸运的事），也可作good catch。例如：
We hired him on the spot. He is such a great catch.
我们当场就聘用他了，他很难得。
⑥ His father cannot put two words together. 他的爸爸连话都说不清楚。
put two words together: express oneself clearly（清楚地表达自己的意思）。例如：
You want to ask Susan to join the debate club? She can’t even put two words together.
你想让苏珊参加辩论俱乐部吗？她连话都说不清楚。
⑦ It sounds like you are just getting cold feet because you are afraid of serious commitment. 看来，你是因为担心要承担的责任而害怕。
get cold feet: become nervous or frightened about sth. because you think it will fail （由于害怕某事会失败而紧张或害怕）。例如：
Betty is getting cold feet about her new job.
贝蒂对她的新工作感到紧张。
Michelle: What happened? You sounded so sad on the phone. Are you OK?
Adele: Something terrible has happened.
Michelle: What? What are you talking about? Tell me everything.
Adele: It’s Flynn.
Michelle: Oh no! What happened? Is he alright?
Adele: Yes, he is fine.
Michelle: Did you guys break up?
Adele: No, quite the opposite, actually.
Michelle: What? What do you mean?
Adele: He asked me to marry him!
Michelle: He proposed?! Oh congratulations! That’s great news! I’m so happy for you guys. I don’t understand…Why does that make you upset?
Adele: ①Are you kidding me? ②I’m not the marrying kind. I can barely take care of myself, ③how am I supposed to make decisions for two people?
Michelle: Wait. Slow down. How did this happen?
Adele: He took me out for dinner and had booked the whole restaurant. Then before I knew it,④he popped the question. It all happened so fast.
Michelle: Oh that’s so romantic. I’m so jealous of you. So did you give him an answer?
Adele: I told him I need to think about it.
Michelle: Are you crazy?! ⑤Flynn is a great catch! What’s there to think about?
Adele: Well, there is his family. His parents are unbearable. His mother does nothing but criticize me and ⑥his father cannot put two words together.
Michelle: Yes, but you are marrying Flynn, not his parents. You will hardly ever see them.
Adele: I guess you’re right, but what about my job? I just got the promotion. I can’t afford to take time off to plan a wedding.
Michelle: There is no rush. You don’t have to get married straight away. Your friends and family will be there to help you. Besides, millions of people get married while they have a job. You won’t be the first to do it.
Adele: You are right. I’m not sure what I am afraid of. It just seems like such a big step.
Michelle: ⑦It sounds like you are just getting cold feet because you are afraid of serious commitment. You couldn’t even join the gym because you were afraid of being locked into something for more than six months.
Adele: Ha! That’s true. I guess I need to face my fear and realize my love for Flynn is the most important thing in my life.
Michelle: Yeah, you should be grateful for finding true love, so many people search all their life for what you have, and never find it.
Adele: Oh, I’m such a fool! I love Flynn. I should have said “yes”!
Michelle: Yes!
Adele: YES, YES, YES!
米歇尔：怎么了？你在电话里听起来很伤心。你还好吧？
阿黛尔：发生了件可怕的事情。
米歇尔：什么？你在讲什么？快把全部告诉我。
阿黛尔：关于弗林的。
米歇尔：哦，不！发生什么了？他还好吗？
阿黛尔：是的，他没事。
米歇尔：你们两个分手了？
阿黛尔：不，实际上刚好相反。
米歇尔：什么？你是什么意思呢？
阿黛尔：他要我嫁给他！
米歇尔：他求婚了？！恭喜啊！这是个大喜讯！我真为你们俩高兴。但我不明白……为什么你不高兴呢？
阿黛尔：你在开玩笑吧？我还不适合结婚。我连自己都照顾不好，又叫我如何决定两个人的事情呢？
米歇尔：等等，慢点。这一切是怎么发生的？
阿黛尔：他包下了整个餐厅，然后把我带到那儿吃晚餐。在我还没反应过来的时候，他就向我求婚了。这一切来得太快了。
米歇尔：哇，真是太浪漫了。我都嫉妒你了。然后你怎么回答他的？
阿黛尔：我跟他说我要想一下。
米歇尔：你疯啦？！弗林是一个多好的人选啊！还有什么要想的？
阿黛尔：嗯，是因为他的家庭。他的父母我无法忍受。他的妈妈就会指责我，他的爸爸呢，连话都说不清楚。
米歇尔：是的，但你嫁的是弗林，不是他的父母啊。你都难得和他们见上一面。
阿黛尔：我想你说得对，但是我的工作怎么办？我才升职。我不能请假去筹备婚礼。
米歇尔：不急。你也不需要马上就结婚。你的家人和朋友都会帮你的。另外，那么多有工作的人都结婚了，你又不是第一个。
阿黛尔：对。我不知道我是在担心什么。好像感觉要向前迈一大步。
米歇尔：看来，你是因为担心要承担的责任而害怕。你不能因为担心被困六个月以上就不去健身房吧。
阿黛尔：哈。没错。我想我要面对我的恐惧，认识到我对弗林的爱才是我生命中最重要的东西。
米歇尔：是啊，找到真爱你应该心怀感激，你拥有的东西很多人追求了一辈子都没有得到。
阿黛尔：天啊，我真傻！我爱弗林，我应该对他说“我愿意”！
米歇尔：是的！
阿黛尔：我愿意，我愿意，我愿意！
Smart Sentences
① Are you kidding me? 你在开玩笑吧？
An expression used when you think the other has said something ridiculous or unreasonable（在你认为对方的话可笑或不合理时常用的表达方式）。例如：
—Hurry up with your homework. Then let’s go to the bar with Peter.
快点做作业，然后我们和彼得一起去酒吧。
—Are you kidding me? I hate that guy.
开什么玩笑，我讨厌那家伙。
② I’m not the marrying kind. 我还不适合结婚。
not the…kind: not a suitable person to do sth.（不是做某事的合适人选）。例如：
You can take all the books. I’m not the reading kind.
你可以拿走全部的书，我不是喜欢读书的人。
③ How am I supposed to make decisions for two people? 叫我如何决定两个人的事情呢？
how am I supposed to: expressing annoyance at an idea or suggestion（对某种想法、提议表达不快）。例如：
How am I supposed to finish all the work in one day?
我一天内怎么可能完成这些工作？
④ He popped the question. 他向我求婚了。
pop the question: ask someone to marry you（向他人求婚），an informal expression（非正式用法）。例如：
It was love at first sight for Joe and Nancy and Joe popped the question three months after they met.
乔和南希一见钟情，在认识三个月后，乔就向南希求婚了。
⑤ Flynn is a great catch! 弗林是一个多好的人选啊！
great catch: someone with lots of good qualities and you’re very lucky to be able to find them （某人有许多优点，找到此人是幸运的事），也可作good catch。例如：
We hired him on the spot. He is such a great catch.
我们当场就聘用他了，他很难得。
⑥ His father cannot put two words together. 他的爸爸连话都说不清楚。
put two words together: express oneself clearly（清楚地表达自己的意思）。例如：
You want to ask Susan to join the debate club? She can’t even put two words together.
你想让苏珊参加辩论俱乐部吗？她连话都说不清楚。
⑦ It sounds like you are just getting cold feet because you are afraid of serious commitment. 看来，你是因为担心要承担的责任而害怕。
get cold feet: become nervous or frightened about sth. because you think it will fail （由于害怕某事会失败而紧张或害怕）。例如：
Betty is getting cold feet about her new job.
贝蒂对她的新工作感到紧张。