1. Where can British people find their ideal spouses?
spouse 是配偶的意思,指夫或妻,用于比较正式的场合。
2. How do they meet their other halves?
other half,“另一半”,那口子(指自己的配偶),同时也可以指代男女朋友。
3. Quite a lot of people said they meet girlfriends or boyfriends when they are out in a bar or club, or at a party.
boyfriend/girlfriend 男/女朋友,指尚未步入婚姻殿堂的情侣们。
4. After a couple are engaged, they usually refer to each other as fiance/fiancee before others.
fiance/fiancee未婚夫/妇
5. Sometimes people meet the love of their life at a party or in a pub.
the love of your life 一生之爱,通常用于已经结婚的伴侣或是两人关系密切而稳定。
6. I met my partner by the matchmaker.
partner 也可以用来指自己的另一半。
除此之外还有几种比较甜蜜,幸福的称呼:
7. my wifie/hubby
8. my Mr./Miss. Right
9. my lover
10. my beloved
11. my sweetheart
12. my prince/princess
PS:
当a couple直呼对方时,英语如何表达呢? 可任选如下一种:
13. dear
14. honey
15. babe
16. darling
17. sweetheart
当然啦,遇见自己伴侣的方式有很多种,可以通过工作、聚会、朋友介绍、媒人(matchmaker)、网络约会(internet dating)等各种各样。