Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys

与帅气坏男孩约会

Jack: I’ve had it. I’m going to start treating women like dirt. I’d get more dates.

杰克：我受够了!我要把女人当成衣服。我要去多多的约会。

Alison: What brought this on?

艾莉森：发生什么啦?

Jack: I got dumped again by a woman who thinks I’m too nice – too nice! She says she wants to be with someone who’s more assertive and unpredictable. She didn’t say it in so many words, but that means she thinks I’m a wimp and I’m boring.

杰克：我又被一个女的给甩了，她认为我太优秀了，太优秀了!她说她想和更加坚定并不可捉摸的男孩在一起。她没有说这么多。但是她的意思是，她觉得我是一个懦夫，太无聊了。

Alison: My guess is she wants a bad boy. A lot of women go through that phase. We want excitement and drama, the thrill of the chase.

艾莉森：我想她想要的是一个坏男孩。很多的女性都要经历那个阶段，我们想要追求的是刺激、和激情。

Jack: You mean they choose to be with selfish, irresponsible jerks because it’s exciting?

杰克：你意思是，他们选择和自私、不负责任的混蛋在一起，那样很刺激?

Alison: I hate to say it, but it’s true. But I’m telling you, this phase doesn’t last in most women. When we want to settle down, that’s when we look for the nice guys.

艾莉森：我也不想这么说，但是事实就是这样。但是我跟你说，对于大多数的女性，这个阶段不会持续太长的时间。当我们想要安定下来的时候，那时候我们就会去寻找你们这种优秀的男人。

Jack: You mean I have to wait until then to get a nice girlfriend?

杰克：你的意思是说，我需要等待，然后就能有一个好女友?

Alison: No, I simply mean that until then, nice guys finish last.

艾莉森：当然不是啊，我只是想说，好男人永远排最后!

Jack: Well, I’m not willing to wait.

杰克：好吧，可是我还是不想死等。

Alison: Where are you going?

艾莉森：你要去哪儿?

Jack: I’m going to work on my swagger and my sneer.

杰克：我要去增加一点自大以及嘲讽的技能。

注释：

dump.vt. 丢下，卸下; 摆脱，扔弃;

例句：I thought he was going to dump me for another girl.

我以为他要为了另一个女孩而和我分手。

assertive.adj.观点明确的; 坚决主张的

例句：Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel.

要自信点儿，把自己的感受讲清楚。

swagger.vi. 夸耀，炫耀

例句：John Steed was an arrogant, swaggering young man.

约翰·斯蒂德是一个傲慢狂妄的年轻人。

sneer.vt.vi.讥笑，冷笑

例句：'Hypocrite,' he sneered.

“伪君子，”他不屑地说。

Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys

Jack: I’ve had it. I’m going to start treating women like dirt. I’d get more dates.

Alison: What brought this on?

Jack: I got dumped again by a woman who thinks I’m too nice – too nice! She says she wants to be with someone who’s more assertive and unpredictable. She didn’t say it in so many words, but that means she thinks I’m a wimp and I’m boring.

Alison: My guess is she wants a bad boy. A lot of women go through that phase. We want excitement and drama, the thrill of the chase.

Jack: You mean they choose to be with selfish, irresponsible jerks because it’s exciting?

Alison: I hate to say it, but it’s true. But I’m telling you, this phase doesn’t last in most women. When we want to settle down, that’s when we look for the nice guys.

Jack: You mean I have to wait until then to get a nice girlfriend?

Alison: No, I simply mean that until then, nice guys finish last.

Jack: Well, I’m not willing to wait.

Alison: Where are you going?

Jack: I’m going to work on my swagger and my sneer.