七夕告白英文小诗_经典爱情诗句(3)

七夕情人节表白攻略：正确的求婚方式 Around Valentine's Day, I decided to ask my wife what she remembered about my marriage proposal. Now I expected her to blush and then smile; maybe she'd sidle up next to me, give me a little kiss. Well she hesitated, then told me it was distinguished only by how forgettable it was. And, after taking an honest look at my effort, I am forced to agree with her. 在情人节前后，我决定问一下妻子对我当初求婚时的记忆。嗳，我原来 以为她会羞红了脸，然后笑笑，说不定她还会静静地靠过来，轻轻亲我一下 。 嗯，事实是她犹豫了一下，然后告诉我那件事的最大特点是让人过后即忘。 而我在努力回想自己当时的表现之后，也不得不同意她的说法。 It was April, 1993. I picked my wife, then girlfriend, up from her Brooklyn apartment and we walked around the corner to have dinner at a new Italian restaurant. During appetizers I asked her what she was doing the following May. 那是 1993 年 4 月，我把我妻子(当时的女朋友)从她住的纽约布鲁克林公 寓接出来，然后我们拐过街角，在一家新开的意大利餐厅吃晚饭。在用开胃 菜的时候，我问她五月份有什么计划。 “I have no idea.” she said. “Why?” “我什么也没有计划，”她说道。“怎么了?” “Well I thought we could get married,” I responded. “嗯，我想我们可以那个时候结婚，”我说道。 Thinking I was joking, she kicked me under the table. “Don't do that.” 她以为我在开玩笑，就在饭桌下踢了我一下，说：“别乱说。” “I'm serious.” I protested. “I am asking you to marry me.” “我当真的，”我对她的话表示抗议。“我在向你求婚呢。” Well she smiled, said yes, and the rest is history. No drama, no romance, no professions of love and longing, and no ring. There was not one bit of thought put into the entire event. It was an absolute disaster from beginning to end, and my wife is right to be disappointed. 她笑了笑，说好吧，结果就不必赘述了。没有戏剧性，也不浪漫，没有 爱的表白与渴望，没有戒指。我之前对此事不加考虑，从头到尾绝对是一场 灾难，我妻子对此很失望也是对的。 Now it wasn't that I took the moment lightly; on the contrary, I'd been anxious about the prospect of marrying her for weeks. I just blurted out the proposal lest my nerves get the best of me. 不过，这并不代表我对此事掉以轻心，恰好相反，我对跟她结婚这事已 经焦虑了好几个星期了。当时我只不过是脱口而出，生怕自己太紧张而不敢 说出来。 Now I have friends who did things the right way. My best buddy proposed to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve. He took her on a trip to Lake Tahoe, and as the clock struck midnight, he gave her a huge diamond and asked her to be his wife. I have another friend who took his future wife to their favorite Thai food restaurant and arranged for the waiter to present the ring on top of her dinner plate. I should have called one of these guys and asked for advice. Instead, when it was my turn at the line, I threw up a brick. 我有些朋友做事的方式是对头的。我最好的朋友是在 除夕夜向女朋友求 婚的。他把她带到塔霍湖，在午夜钟声敲响时拿出一颗硕大钻石向她求婚。 我的另一位朋友把他未来的妻子带到他们最爱的泰国餐厅，安排侍者把求婚 戒指放在餐厅托盘上捧出。我当时真该向这些家伙征求 意见，但我没有这么 做。结果，轮到我的时候，我搞砸了。 Now it's not that the proper proposal will guarantee a successful marriage: I know too many men who had great proposals and rotten marriages. There are, however, certain elements in a proposal that are important and whose significance is not lost on today's women. 当然，这并不是说正确的求婚方式是成功婚姻的保证，我认识有许多男 人的求婚方式都很棒，但婚姻却很糟。然而，在求婚方式中包含的一些元素 很重要，这些元素的意义在现代女性眼中也是很有分量的。 I have not met a woman yet who did not dream of a man on bended knee placing a band of gold on her finger. I have also never heard tell of a woman who didn't feel just a bit cheated when her intended neglected to offer his knee and this token. And my wife is no exception. As we reminisced, she made sure to let me know that any other woman would have rejected my weak proposal based purely on “GP”—that's “general principle”—and I count myself lucky. 我还不曾认识一位女性不幻想一个男人在她面前单膝跪下，把一杖戒指 套在她的手指上;我也从来没听说过有哪一位女性如果自己的未婚夫忽视了下 跪并呈上求婚的象征这一环节而不感到上当的。我妻子也不例外。我们在回 忆往事的时候，她总会让我记住，换成另外任何一位女性，她都会仅以“常 规”为由拒绝我那个没有诚意的求婚——我应该明白我是很幸运的。 I am serious when I say that this failure on my part, more than any other moment, is my greatest regret. As Cher would sing, “If I could turn back time…,” I would give the moment the respect it deserves and give my wife a proposal to remember. 我说我的这个过失是我一生中最大的遗憾，我是很认真的。就像雪儿在 歌中唱道：“如果我能让时光倒流……”，那我会珍惜这个本该被珍惜的时刻 ， 留给妻子一个能让她铭记的求婚方式。 Maybe I would take her to the top of a mountain and let my proclamation of love echo across the valleys below. Or, one night, when we strolling down a quiet street, I would take her hand, get down on my knee, tell her how deeply I love her, what a terrific mother she would be, and ask her if she would please allow me the honor of spending the rest of my life with her. 也许我会把她带到山顶，让我爱的宣言在脚下的山谷里回响;也许我会在 某一个晚上，我们在静静的街上漫步的时候，牵过她的手，单膝跪下，对她 说我是多么地爱她，她一定会是一位好母亲，然后求她让我有幸与她共度余 生。 七夕如何为爱人写封甜蜜情书 You’re in love and you want to know how to write a love letter. With modern technology, sometimes it’s hard to sit down and pen a handwritten letter. 你坠入爱河，很想知道怎么写情书。可现代科技发达，有时很难静下来 用笔墨传情。 More men seem to be love letter scribes than women.That’s not to say women don’t write them, but have you ever noticed that a man who might not be able to express himself that well verbally, finds his voice and clarity in writing? 男人似乎比女人更喜欢书信方式。不是说女人很少写信，而是觉得，有 些男人或许言谈上不善表达，但在文字方面却非常得心应手。 It’s not that easy to write a letter expressing your deepest romantic feelings, though. It takes time, practice and patience to get it just right. A few pointers will help you in your quest to shower your romantic love with words that will melt the heart. 当然，写信表达内心的浓情蜜意并不容易，这得付诸时间、练习和耐心。 想用甜言蜜语融化对方的心吗?请看以下建议： The Letter Opening 书信开头 When you start your letter, say why you’re writing it in the first place. Is it a special occasion? Is it her birthday? Has he been feeling under the weather? Use those prompts to get you started. 首先要说明自己为什么要写这封信。是什么特别的时刻吗?抑或是她的 生日?他是不是也有同样的感觉?信的开头可以引用这些做铺垫。 For example: 例如： To My Dearest Love, 我的挚爱： When I saw your hair blowing in the wind, as you walked through the park on that July 4th afternoon, my heart just melted. I needed to express my feelings for you with pomp and circumstance with the fireworks of a hand-written letter. 7 月 4 号那个下午，看你秀发飘飘走过公园，我整颗心都融化了。我一 定要写这封信，向你表达我内心的欢喜与激动。 Talk About How You Met in the Letter 信中重温你俩的邂逅 In the next paragraph, talk about what you have in common that brought you together. Did you meet while skiing? Do you attend church together? Do you have pets that allowed you to meet? This brings back a good memory that will give your significant other a sense of nostalgia and mutual understanding. 接下来就讲讲你俩如何因志趣相投走到了一起。是滑雪邂逅吗?还是做 礼拜时遇见了彼此?抑或是各自宠物让你们结成了欢喜冤家?重温这些往事不 仅能勾起对方的回忆，还会增进彼此的理解。 I will never forget that day when I went to the dog park and my pooch stole your dog treats. I couldn’t believe he tore into the whole bag and you just laughed. My breath caught right there. Your smile lifted my mood. I’ll never forget that look of appreciation you had when I brought some homemade doggie snacks to make up for it. That was when I knew I couldn’t wait to take you on a proper date. 我一直记得那天在公园，我的狗狗偷吃了你家狗狗的零食。真不敢相信， 那家伙竟然扒烂了整个零食袋，而你却只哈哈大笑，那一瞬间，我连呼吸都 停止了。你的微笑顿时点亮了我的心房。我也一直记得，当我送上自制的狗 狗零食表达歉意时，你是多么感激，那一刻我就知道，你就是缘分注定的那 一位。 You may not need to do this in subsequent love letters, but for the first one or two, recounting how you met is sure to bring a smile to his or her face. 以后写信未必都要提起这件事，但前两封信里说起当初的邂逅肯定会令 对方感到开心。 Talk About What You Love About Him or Her 坦白你到底爱他/她什么。 What is it exactly that made you fall in love? Was it her eyes? His confidence? Does she “have it together”? Tell about all the things that made you go wild for your love. 究竟是什么使你爱上他/她呢?是她的眼睛?是因为他散发着自信的魅力? 还是因为她“内外兼备”呢?倾情告白，告诉对方你为什么爱得如此痴迷吧。 After I met you, I found out that you had a great career, a house, and you’re just brilliant! You’re a teacher and you work with children – what a wonderful calling. Your patience, gentleness and beauty just attract people toward you. Your eyes are the deepest blue I’ve ever seen. They’re like the crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea, reminding me that one day, I want to go there with you. 自从认识你后，我发现你不仅工作出色、经济独立，而且还才华横溢!教 书育人的老师，真好!你耐心、温柔又美丽，总是不自觉地感染身边的人。你 有一双最最湛蓝的眼睛，就像加勒比海那澄澈的海水，时时提醒我：总有一 天，我要和你一起去那里!