顯然，老家的親戚不會(huì)用英語(yǔ)問(wèn)你這個(gè)問(wèn)題，你也不必用英文答（如果你有特別牛的親戚，請(qǐng)無(wú)視這句）。所以，本篇僅供娛樂(lè)——咱們就是想看看老外在面對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)都是怎么答的。

親友同學(xué)最愛(ài)問(wèn)的這句：

"Are you seeing anyone?"
“你有對(duì)象/男票/女票嗎？”

普通青年這么答：

1. "No."
“沒(méi)有?！?/p>

2. "I'm dating around."
“一直在相親?！?/p>

3. "I'm not tied down yet."
“還沒(méi)遇到合適的?！?/p>

4. "I've been dating someone for a bit, but I can't say for sure she is the one."
“見(jiàn)過(guò)幾個(gè)人，但都覺(jué)得不太合適?！?/p>

逗比青年這么答：

1. "Yes, and he's already got two kids of his own, so you'll get those grandchildren you've been waiting for!"
“有男友啊，他已經(jīng)有兩個(gè)孩子了。你不是一直想要外孫嗎，這下你的愿望可以一步到位了！”

2. "Not exactly...I just joined a cult where we don't believe in any sort of lasting, committed relationships. We just use one another to keep the population populated."
“也不算有吧。。。我最近加入了一個(gè)教派，我們教的人都不相信人能有持久忠貞的感情。所以關(guān)于繁衍的問(wèn)題，我們都跟自己人內(nèi)部解決了，正好也可以擴(kuò)大教眾?！?/p>

3. "I see people all the time. I'm seeing you right now!"
“我一直在跟各種‘對(duì)象’見(jiàn)面啊，你不也是我見(jiàn)面的對(duì)象之一嘛！”

4. "Actually, I've found paper folding and basket weaving to be a better use of my time. Those are two of my new favorite hobbies, you know, since I'm single."
“講真，我覺(jué)得折紙和編花籃是打發(fā)時(shí)間的好途徑。你知道嗎，自單身以來(lái)，我就喜歡上這兩個(gè)愛(ài)好了?！?/p>

5. "Well, I've started training my dog for the circus, so that takes up a considerable amount of time."
“怎么說(shuō)呢，我最近一直在訓(xùn)練我的狗，想讓它進(jìn)馬戲團(tuán)。訓(xùn)狗把我的時(shí)間都占去了?！?/p>

6. "My dog fulfills my need for companionship. So do my cats...and my guinea pig."
“我已經(jīng)有狗狗作伴了，還有喵喵，還有我的荷蘭豬?！?/p>

7. "Have you seen the majority of the male population lately?!"
“你最近沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)嗎，現(xiàn)在男性人口太多了，有一部分只能打光棍了？！”

8. Point to a random guy and say, "Him. We just don't like to interact in public settings."
隨便指著一個(gè)路人甲說(shuō)：“他就是我男友。一有其他人在，我倆就不好意思說(shuō)話了。”

9. "No...but someone proposed to me at a bar last week. Does that count?"
“沒(méi)有。不過(guò)上周在酒吧有人跟我求婚了。那個(gè)算嗎？”

10. "I'm joining a convent. I'm really looking forward to taking that vow of chastity."
“我剛加入了一所尼姑庵，已經(jīng)等不及要宣誓永守貞操了?！?/p>

11. "I'm going to Rome for a year and I don't want to be tied down when I'm surrounded by all those Italian men who are just dying to bring me home to their mothers and feed me homemade pasta."
“我打算去羅馬待一年。一想到將要出現(xiàn)大把的意大利帥哥，急著帶我見(jiàn)他們父母、給我做意大利面吃，我就不著急相親了。”

12. "I'm in love with myself. Isn't that enough?"
“我愛(ài)上我自己了，不也挺好嘛？”

（中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 杜娟）