2. Yourbetterhalf.Thisreferstoyourgirlfriendorboyfriend. Youcanalsocallyourpartner 'myotherhalf' - butyourbetterhalfisbetterthanyourotherhalf!3. Thelightofmylife.Thelightofyourlifeisthepersonwhomakesyousmile, andfeelgreat! Youcouldalsosaytoyourlovedone, "Darling, youlightupmylife".4. Shedrivesmecrazy!No, itdoesn'tmeanshemakesyouinsane! Ifsomebodydrivesyoucrazy, theymakeyourheartbeatfaster. Forexample, "You'recrazyaboutAmy, whydon'tyouaskherout?"5. Fallinginlove.Tofallinlovemeansawholelotmorethantolove. Tolovesomeoneisgreat,buttofallinlovemeansyoujustcan'tlivewithoutsomeone! Remember - don'ttellyourgirlfriend/boyfriend "I'mfallinginlovewithyou" toosoon. It'sbettertowaituntilyoureallyknow.6. Perfectmatch.Haveyoufoundyourperfectmatch? Yourperfectmatchisexactlythat ?thepersonthatmatchesyouperfectlyineveryway. Wealsousetheexpression 'soulmate'.
7. Seeing, Dating, Goingsteady.Whenyoufirststartgoingoutwithsomeone, youdon'twanttoseemtooserious. Youmightsay 'I'mseeingsomeone'. Afterawhile, youbegindatingthem. Finally, yougosteadywiththem. Thismeansthatyouareofficiallyboyfriendandgirlfriend.8. Youaretoogoodtobetrue!Yousaythistosomeoneifyouthinktheyaresoamazingtheycan'tbereal. Youcouldalsosayyouarelikeadreamcometrue.9. Significantother.Thisisamodernwaytorefertoyourpartnerorloverinthethirdperson. SoyoucouldsayCanIbringmysignificantothertotheparty?, butnotHoney, youaremysignificantother.10. Loveatfirstsight.Thisiswhentwopeoplefallinloveimmediately, thefirsttimetheyseeeachother. Ifyoubelievethis, thenyou'reatrueromantic!
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1. Lovemakestheworldgoround.
有些人认为钱是万能的,但是对于一些追求真正的罗曼蒂克的人,爱是生命中最重要的。
2. Yourbetterhalf.
这是指你的女朋友或男朋友。你也可以称呼你的伴侣为 'myotherhalf' 但是称呼你的女朋友或男朋友为yourbetterhalf比ourotherhalf更为恰当!
3. Thelightofmylife.
Thelightofyourlife 是指某人让你很开心,而且让你感觉很好!你也可以对你的爱人说, "Darling, youlightupmylife".
4. Shedrivesmecrazy!
这不是指她让你变得神经质!如果某人drivesyoucrazy,即是指他们会使你的心跳加速。例如:"You'recrazyaboutAmy, whydon'tyouaskherout?"
5. Fallinginlove.
爱上某人比谈恋爱还要更深一层。谈恋爱会令人很愉快的,但是爱上某人就表示,假如没有对方的话,你就无法活下去!请记住不要太快告诉你的女朋友/男朋友"I'mfallinginlovewithyou"。最好是等到你真的发觉了再说。
6. Perfectmatch.
你是否已经找到了你的完美配对?你的perfectmatch 是指这个人跟你在各方面都很相配。但是,另一句俚语'soulmate'也有相同的意思。
7. Seeing, Dating, Goingsteady.
当你开始和某人出去,你可能不是很认真的。你可以说'I'mseeingsomeone' 。但过了一阵子后,你开始和他们dating。 最后,你和他们gosteady。意思是正式成为男女朋友。
8. Youaretoogoodtobetrue!
当你觉得某人简直是惊为天人,简直不敢相信的时候,你就可以引用这个句子。你同时也可以说youarelikeadreamcometrue.
9. SignificantOther.
这是现今的说法,以第三者的身分来泛指你的伴侣或爱人。你也可以说CanIbringmySignificantOthertotheparty?, 但不是 Honey, youaremySignificantOther。
10. Loveatfirstsight.
是指两个人在等一次见面的时候,就闪电地爱上对方。假如你相信一见钟情的话,那你就是一个真正浪漫的人!