【英语美文赏析】How do you know when you've found the one? 你如何知道自己找到了对的人？

时间：2018-03-30 16:47:47  作者：Myron

How do you know when you've found the one? Was it that shy glance, the cute nickname—or an offer to fix a clogged sink? As these stories attest, lightning often strikes when you least expect it.

如何知道自己找到了对的人?是那个害羞的眼神，可爱的昵称，还是修理堵塞水槽的提议？正如这些故事所要说明的，爱情的火花常常在你最意想不到的时候出现。

Part 1

One day in junior high, I went to the movies. I sat with friends behind a row of boys from our class. The boy in front of me turned around and planted a kiss on me.

初中的时候，有一天我去看电影。我和朋友们一起，坐在班上男生们的后面。我前面的男生转过身，亲了我一下。

When I got home, my parents asked me about the movie. I drew a blank. I couldn’t remember anything after the kiss.

回家后，爸妈问我电影怎么样的时候，我脑袋里一片空白，被亲之后的事情我都不记得了。

I’ve been married to that boy for 41 years.

现在，我已经和那个男生结婚41年了。

Part 2

A week after I met my husband, we visited the Illinois State Fair with his family. At one point, someone yelled out, “Does anybody know what time it is?”

认识老公一周后，我们和他的家人一起，参加了伊利诺斯国家博览会。在某个时间点，有人大声问：“有谁知道现在几点了吗？”

At the same exact moment, we shouted back the Chicago lyric, “Does anybody really care?”

我们同时脱口而出，大声回了句芝加哥乐队的歌词，“有人真的在乎吗？”

I knew it was true love.

当时我就知道了，这就是真爱。

Part 3

Previous dates brought me red roses, candy, even jewelry.

之前的约会，对方送的都是红玫瑰、糖果，甚至还有珠宝。

Instead, he brought food—Looney Tunes frozen dinners, to be precise. He said, “I looked in your fridge; it was pretty empty.”

然而，他送给我的是吃的——准确地说，是Looney Tunes 的冷冻简餐。他说：“我看了看你的冰箱，里面什么都没有。”

How could I not fall in love?

这叫我如何不心动？

Part 4

We were driving down the road when a rabbit ran out in front of us. He swerved to avoid it.

我们在路上开车时，一只兔子跑到了我们面前。他转向避开了兔子。

Although I was pleased by his show of compassion, he won my heart when he called it a “bunny.”

虽然我很满意他富有同情心的举动，但是，他叫它“小兔几”的时候，才赢得了我的心。

Part 5

One night, he asked me out for a drink. I said yes. We talked until closing time, and then he drove me home.

有天晚上，他约我出去喝一杯，我答应了。我们一直聊到了打烊，然后他开车送我回家。

At my door, he leaned down and ever so tenderly brushed my lips with his.

在我家门口，他俯下身来，非常温柔地，用嘴唇拂过我的嘴唇。

That was all it took.

这，就是我心动的原因。

I fell in love with him that night and stayed that way until his death.

那晚我就爱上了他，并且一直深爱着他，直到他去世。

Do I still love him? Oh, yes.

我现在还爱着他吗？噢，当然了。