Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是庄明要问的：放鸽子

Jessica：哟，庄明，你干嘛气冲冲的？

ZM: 今天真倒霉! 我刚让人放鸽子了!

Jessica: 鸽子？Pigeon? I don't get it.

ZM: 放鸽子，就是你和别人约好，结果对方却没来! 诶？美语里这个该怎么说？

Jessica: Oh! You mean you arranged to meet someone, but the person was a no-show!

ZM: No-show? 把 no 和 s-h-o-w “show” 放在一起，no-show，就是“没来，爽约”。

Jessica: Yes! But Zhuang Ming, who was this no-show? Your boyfriend?

ZM: 嗯……怎么说呢。我约好去见一个从来没见过面的男生，是别人介绍的，就算是相亲吧!

Jessica: 噢，我明白了! You went on a blind date!

ZM: blind 后面加上 date——约会，blind date， 就是相亲吗?

Jessica: Yes! if your friend set you up with someone you've never met before, that's called a blind date. Blind dates usually end up bad.

ZM: 可不是么! 就说我今天这个相亲对象吧，直接放我鸽子，害我白等。

Jessica: In this case, Zhuang Ming, you say "I got stood up"! 我被人放了鸽子。

ZM: stood up 不是“站起来”的意思么？我可没一直站着傻等啊!

Jessica: No. If you "stand someone up", you fail to show up at a date.

ZM: 哦! 不去约会，放别人鸽子，就可以说 stand someone up。而我是被放鸽子，所以你说我——got stood up!

Jessica: That's right! 我也常被放鸽子! Last month, I had a date with a really cute guy, but he stood me up! 唉，也别生气了，还是说说你今天都学了什么吧!

ZM: 第一，“爽约，没来”，可以说 no-show;

第二，放别人鸽子，可以说 stand someone up;

第三，“相亲”可以说 blind date!

这次的 “美语怎么说” 就到这里了。如果你也有不会说的词，请写信给Jessica, 电邮请寄meiyu@voanews.com

A: 原来相亲是Blind date! What're your thoughts on blind dates, Kat?

B: 我不介意认识新朋友，you can start with friendship and see where things go!

A: Kat, 其实我朋友Matthew一直想认识你! Let me set you guys up!

B: Haha, again, I don't mind another friend!

A: It's a date! 好的同学们，这次的节目时间就到这里。如果你对我们的节目有什么建议，或者你有任何问题和评价，请发电子邮件到meiyu@voanews.com

B: Don't forget to tune in next time for American English Mosaic! Bye bye!

A: See you later!