MT S T VNG V NHNG NG R C TH TRONG TNH YU
MT S T VNG V NHNG NG R C TH TRONG TNH YU---------------------1.
Chat up v ang tm hiu
- to chat (somebody) up = to talk to somebody in the hope of
starting a romantic or sexual relationship (bt u ch hn v bt chuyn
vi i phng)- to flirt (with somebody) = to behave playfully towards
another person who you are or pretend to be attracted to
romantically or sexually (tn tnh i phng ngi m bn cm gic b thu ht)a
flirt = a person who likes to flirt (ngi thch tn tnh ngi khc phi)-
a blind date = a meeting (arranged by a third party) with a person
you might be interested in romantically but who you have never met
before (mt cuc hn h c sp t trc vi ngi bn c mun pht trin tnh cm song
li cha gp trc )- lonely hearts = small ads (in newspapers,
magazines or on the internet) which give a short description of a
person you would like to date. (Nhng mu qung co nh trn bo, tp ch
hoc internet tm tt ngn gn v ngi bn nh lm quen.)- To save space,
some of these abbreviations are used: ( tit kim c giy, mt vi t vit
tt c s dng)- WLTM would like to meet (mong mun c gp mt)- GSOH good
sense of humour (c c hi hc)- LTR long-term relationship (quan h tnh
cm lu di)- Chat up starting a relationship (bt u lm quen)
2. Loved up yu- to be smitten with somebody = to be deeply
affected by your love for somebody (say m ai )-to fall for somebody
= to fall in love with somebody (dnh tnh yu cho mt ai )- it was
love at first sight = two people fell in love with each other as
soon as they met (hai bn yu nhau t ci nhn u tin)to take the plunge
= to get engaged/married (lm l nh hn/lm m ci)- I can hear wedding
bells = I suspect that they are going to get married soon (Ti ngh
rng h s lm m ci sm trong nay mai thi)- terms of endearment = names
people in love give each other or call each other (nhng bit danh/tn
gi m nhng ngi yu nhau gi
nhau)darlingsweetheartlovepetbabe/babycutey piehoney bunny
3. Break up chia tay- they are having a domestic (informal) =
they are having an argument (h ang ci nhau)- they have blazing rows
= they have very serious, often noisy arguments (h ang ci v ln
ting)- (s)he is playing away from home = (s)he is having an affair
(Anh/c y quan h ln lt vi ngi khc)- to break up with somebody = to
finish a relationship with somebody (chm dt quan h tnh cm vi ngi
yu)- to split up = to break up (chia tay)- to dump somebody = to
finish a relationship with somebody without much thought for the
other person (b ri ngi mnh yu m khng ngh cho ngi )- break-up lines
= (fixed) expressions, often sweet or apologetic, used to tell a
partner, girlfriend or boyfriend that the relationship is finished
or is going to finish (nhng cu ni, thng l ngt ngo hoc hoc xin li ,
dng ni vi ngi yu rng mi quan h ny k thc hoc sp kt thc.)- We need to
talk (Chng ta cn ni chuyn)- I just need some space (Em cn mt mnh)-
It's not you, it's me ( khng cn thit phi li em, c th coi l do anh)-
I hope that we can always be friends (Anh hy vng ca bn s lu di l
bn)- This is hurting me more than it is hurting you (Em b tn thng
nhiu hn l anh)- It's not enough that we love each other (Tnh yu ca
chng ta cha )
