开心学口语:昔日的恋人,还好吗?
She is my old flame.
她是我的昔日的恋人。
Scene
Fiona: I saw my old flame for the first time in five years!
Lucie: You mean Eric?
Fiona: Yeah!
Lucie: How's he recently?
Fiona: He's as charming as before.
Notes
看到“old flame” , 你首先联想到的是不是“老火焰”? 如果是的话,你可大错特错了。其实,该old flame是指过去的lover, 即old lovers. 想不到吧?用flame来比喻情人,也足以证明情感的强烈了。恰好中国也有“旧情复燃”一说,颇有异曲同工之妙。^_^
Exercises
我们一起来看看含有flame的几个谚语, 你能猜到它们的意思吗?:)
to fan the flames
to pour oil on the flames