对人友善、讨人喜欢与不合时宜令人尴尬之间的差别其实是很微妙的,你总不希望自己是后一种情况吧。
There's a fine line between being friendly and personable and being awkward. You do not want to be the latter.
在分析了来自一家速配公司的数据后,两位经济学家发现了一些并不令人吃惊的结果:女性喜欢个高、富有、受过良好教育的男性,男性喜欢苗条、受过教育、不吸烟的女性。
They examined data from a speed-dating company, and discovered, unsurprisingly, that women like tall, rich, well-educated men. Men like slim, educated women who do not smoke.
听别人说喜欢你什么真的是令人震惊的。我不知道为什么我们不总是体贴地互相称赞。
It's astounding, really, to hear what someone admires in you. I don't know why we don't thoughtfully compliment one another all the time.
一个说自己绝对不会换尿布、结过三次婚、第三任妻子以前是模特的男人,可能会对少数心怀不满的男性有吸引力,但是对这个国家的大多数人来说可能不太常见,也不令人喜欢。
A man who says he's never changed a diaper and is on his third marriage to a former model may appeal to a resentful male minority, but will look unfamiliar and unappealing in much of the country.
一个说自己绝对不会换尿布、结过三次婚、第三任妻子以前是模特的男人,可能会对少数心怀不满的男性有吸引力,但是对这个国家的大多数人来说可能不太常见,也不令人喜欢。
A man who says he's never changed a diaper and is on his third marriage to a former model may appeal to a resentful male minority, but will look unfamiliar and unappealing in much of the country.
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