墜入愛(ài)河

David：你覺(jué)得人們什么時(shí)候會(huì)墜入愛(ài)河呢?別人怎么知道他們相愛(ài)了呢?When do you think people normally fall in love? How can people know when they fall in love?

You：I don’t know. I have never had a boyfriend. 我不知道。我沒(méi)交過(guò)男朋友。

David：想想看。Just imagine.

You：I imagine that they will think about their lover every second of every minute of every day. And they will want to live together, I think that’s a part of being in love. The feeling of being in love, or having a crush is different from other types of love. 我猜他們會(huì)每時(shí)每刻想著他們的愛(ài)人。他們會(huì)想一起生活，我覺(jué)得這是相愛(ài)的一部分。相愛(ài)或熱戀是與其他的愛(ài)不同的。

David：你認(rèn)為人們通常多大開(kāi)始戀愛(ài)或者說(shuō)有第一個(gè)男朋友、女朋友?At what age do people usually fall in love? Or how old do you think they have their first boyfriend or girlfriend?

You：20歲。20

David：20歲?他們才有第一個(gè)男朋友或女朋友?20?People have the first boyfriend or girlfriend?

You：Yes, although some people are more precocious. They might meet in middle school. I also know some people who wait until they are 25 or 30. Then they find a partner. Normally in the past city kids start going steady at a slightly younger age than those from the countryside. 是的。雖然有些人要早熟一些——可能在中學(xué)就約會(huì)了，但我也認(rèn)識(shí)一些一直等到25歲或30歲才開(kāi)始找對(duì)象的人。但是一般來(lái)講，過(guò)去城市里的年輕人找男朋友或是女朋友要早于農(nóng)村的年輕人。

David：聽(tīng)我一個(gè)學(xué)生講，現(xiàn)在城市的孩子和農(nóng)村孩子開(kāi)始戀愛(ài)的時(shí)間都大概在20歲左右。But one of my students told me that nowadays rural kids date at the age of 20, just as old as city kids do.

You：可能吧。城市和農(nóng)村在這方面的差異并不太明顯。