《爱情笔记》是一部细腻生动的恋爱过程全记录。 其间,才子德波顿细述一段情缘中的邂逅、迷恋、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情别恋、挽回无望、自杀、醒悟,以至一段情完全成为过去。他认真思辩自己的感觉,忠实记下与女友交往中的各个细节,特别是心理和哲学层面的思考,文字生动、处处机锋,不仅有极大的阅读乐趣,阅毕更令人回味无穷。

作者简介:阿兰·德波顿(Alain de Botton),英伦才子型作家,生于1969年,毕业于剑桥大学,现住伦敦。著有小说《爱情笔记》(1993)、《爱上浪漫》(1994)、《亲吻与诉说》(1995)及散文作品《拥抱逝水年华》(1997)、《哲学的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的艺术》(2002)。他的作品已被译成二十几种文字。(以上介绍转自一舟博客)

 1, When I returned to the bedroom some fifteen minutes later, she was gone, the bed was made, the room tidied and the curtains opened.
十五分钟后当我回到卧室时,她已经去准备早餐了,房间收拾得整整齐齐,窗帘也拉开了。

小Car笔记:
some:大约 【例句】That was some twenty years ago. 那大约是20年前。

 2, Chloe had not just made toast, she'd prepared a feast. There was a basket of croissants, orange juice, a pot of fresh coffee, some eggs and toast, and a huge bowl of yellow and red flowers in the centre of the table.
克洛艾做的不只是吐司,她简直准备了一顿早宴。蓝羊角面包、橙汁、一罐新煮的咖啡、鸡蛋、吐司,桌子中央还摆放了一大盆红黄相间的鲜花。

小Car笔记:
feast:宴会 【短语词组】①feast one's eyes on 尽情欣赏(艺术品, 景色等), 饱眼福  ②make a feast 请客

 3, 'It's fantastic,' I said, 'you prepared all this in the time it took me to have a shower and get dressed.'
“真是奇迹,”我说,“我冲澡穿衣这一会儿你就把这些都弄好了。”

小Car笔记:
fantastic:难以置信的,奇异的 【常用短语】①the light fantastic toe 跳舞

 4, 'That's because I'm not lazy like you. Come on, let's eat before everything gets cold.'
'You're so sweet to have done this.' 'Rubbish.'
“因为我不像你那么懒。来吃吧,别让东西都冷了。” “你真好。”“废话。”

小Car笔记:
rubbish:垃圾,废话 【例句】I thought he talked a lot of rubbish. 我觉得他谈的都是些废话。

 5, 'No seriously, you are. It's not every day I get breakfast cooked for me,' I said, and put my arms around her waist.
“你别真像那么回事似的。我可不是每天早上都饭来张口。”我说着,用手揽过她的腰。

小Car笔记:
cooked:煮好的,烹调好的 【例句】Toss the cooked vegetables in butter. 将煮好的蔬菜拌上奶油。

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