10個英文關係用語 - 英文迷你課程：英語精讀講義

In today's mini English lesson, 表達脈絡

在今天的迷你英文課上，

we're going to teach you some great expressions 文法

我們要教你一些很棒的表達方式，

for talking about relationships and friendships. 文法

用來談論人際關係和友誼。

And to help me with today's lesson, 片語搭配

為了協助我完成今天的課程，

I've got my very good friend David Tennant. 用詞

我請來了我的好朋友 David Tennant。

I'm going to tell you the story of our friendship, 片語搭配

我要給你們講講我們之間建立友誼的故事，

which of course is completely true. 語氣意圖

這當然是完全真實的。

And while I tell you it,

在我講故事的時候，

I'd like you to look out for some useful relationship expressions 講解

希望大家留意一些有用的人際關係表達，

that we'll talk about at the end. 表達脈絡

我們最後會討論這些表達。

So David and I met through mutual friends 片語搭配

David 和我是透過共同的朋友認識的，

several years ago.

那是在幾年前。

We met at a party

我們在一個派對上相遇，

and we hit it off immediately. 慣用語

並且一見如故。

We got along really well

我們相處得非常融洽，

and we started hanging out all the time 片語動詞

我們開始整天待在一起，

and we spent lots of time together. 片語搭配

一起度過了很多時光。

We became really good friends. 片語搭配

我們成了非常好的朋友。

Unfortunately, things became a bit difficult for David 片語搭配

不幸的是，這對 David 來說變得有點艱難，

when he began to develop feelings for me.

因為他開始對我有好感了。

I didn't want us to become more than friends. 用詞

我不想我們成為超越朋友的關係。

At the same time, 表達脈絡

與此同時，

David began to be very jealous 片語搭配

David 開始變得非常嫉妒

of my successful teaching career.

我成功的教學事業。

In the end, 表達脈絡

最終，

we fell out 片語動詞

我們鬧翻了，

and we stopped talking completely.

並且完全斷絕了來往。

We lost touch for a long time, 片語搭配

我們失去聯絡很長一段時間，

but after a while, 表達脈絡

但過了一陣子，

David began to see the error of his ways. 慣用語

David 開始認識到自己的錯誤。

And he contacted me

於是他聯絡了我，

to see if we could be friends again. 文法

問我們是否還能再做朋友。

I agreed that we could make up 片語動詞

我同意我們可以和好，

and get back in touch. 片語搭配

重新建立聯絡。

And since then, 表達脈絡

從那以後，

we've been the best of friends. 慣用語

我們一直是最好的朋友。

I can't imagine my life without him. 片語搭配

我無法想像沒有他的生活。

Thank you, David, 語氣意圖

謝謝你，David，

for being part of today's mini English lesson.

參與今天的迷你英文課。

So, let's look at some of the expressions 表達脈絡

那麼，我們來看看一些表達方式，

that we heard in my story

在剛才我和 David 之間

of my friendship with David.

友誼的故事裡聽到過的。

First of all, 表達脈絡

首先，

when we met,

當我們相識時，

we hit it off.

我們一見如故（hit it off）。

This means we immediately liked each other. 表達脈絡

這意味著我們立刻就喜歡上了對方。

We hit it off.

我們一見如故（hit it off）。

And then I said

然後我說

that we got along really well.

我們相處得非常好（got along really well）。

If you get along with someone, 片語動詞

如果你與某人相處得好（get along with），

you have a good friendly relationship.

說明你們有很好的友好關係。

You could use it about your colleagues,

你可以用它來形容同事，

your family.

你的家人。

You can also use it in the negative, 表達脈絡

你也可以用它的否定形式，

like, uh, I don't really get along with them.

比如，呃，我和他們真的合不來（don't really get along with）。

When I talked about David's romantic feelings for me,

當我提到 David 對我產生了愛慕之情時，

I used the expression

我用了這個表達：

he developed feelings for me. 片語搭配

他對我有好感了（developed feelings for me）。

We don't need to say romantic. 語氣意圖

我們不需要說「浪漫的」。

Everybody understands that that's what we mean.

大家都明白這就是我們的意思。

But I didn't return his feelings. 片語搭配

但我沒有回應他的感情（return his feelings）。

So you can develop feelings for someone

所以你可以對某人產生感情（develop feelings），

and you can return them

並且可以回應（return）它們，

or not return them.

也可以不回應（not return）它們。

I didn't return them,

我沒有回應他的感情，

which means I didn't want us to be more than friends.

這意味著我不想讓我們成為超越朋友的關係（more than friends）。

Again, this means a romantic relationship.

同樣，這指的是戀愛關係。

So more than friends is a useful expression

所以「超越朋友（more than friends）」是一個有用的表達，

we can use.

我們可以使用它。

When we had an argument, 片語搭配

當我們發生爭執時，

I said we fell out.

我說我們鬧翻了（fell out）。

If you fall out with someone,

如果你和某人鬧翻（fall out with），

you stop being friends.

你們就不再是朋友了。

But after some time,

但過了一段時間，

we made up.

我們和好了（made up）。

If you make up with someone,

如果你和某人和好（make up with），

you become friends again.

你們就又成了朋友。

Similarly, when we stopped being friends,

同樣地，當我們不再是朋友時，

we lost touch.

我們失去了聯絡（lost touch）。

We stopped talking.

我們不再說話了。

And then afterwards,

然後在那之後，

we got back in touch.

我們重新取得了聯絡（got back in touch）。

We started talking again.

我們又開始說話了。

Finally, I said that

最後，我說

I can't imagine my life without him.

我無法想像沒有他的生活（can't imagine my life without him）。

This is a lovely expression

這是一個很可愛的表達，

to show how important somebody

用來表達某人對你

is for you.

有多麼重要。

And that one is completely true.

而那一句是完全真實的。

So there you go. 語氣意圖

好了，就是這樣。

Loads of great expressions 用詞

有很多很棒的表達方式，

that you can use

你可以使用它們

to talk about all different kinds of relationships. 片語搭配

來談論各種不同的人際關係。

Now you just need to go out there, 慣用語

現在你只需要走出去，

make some more English friends,

交更多說英文的朋友，

so you can make use of them. 片語搭配

這樣你就能派上用場了。

Bye.

拜拜。