Love 美式爱情（3）

Tanya: Well, I really don't think I can. I have other plans. Thanks for asking, though.
田雅：我想我真得没办法去，我有另外的计划，不过还是谢谢你的邀请。

Jeff: That's O.K. Maybe some other time.
杰夫：没关系，以后还有机会！

Tanya: Yeah. Well, here comes my bus. See you later!
田雅：啊！我的车来了，再见！

Americans view dating differently from people in other cultures. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don't always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another person the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to "go steady." This means they think of each other as "boyfriend and girlfriend." It also means they don't want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom.
美国人看「约会」的角度与其它文化不同。美国的年轻人只是把约会当做享乐的时刻，并不都是有感情牵涉在内，有的人也许这星期和这个人出去，下星期和另一个人。过一阵子之后，一男一女可能决定他们要「稳定下来」，就是他们将彼此视为男女朋友，也就是说他们不再和其它人约会。爱情将开始绽放。

Romantic love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Americans know that no romance is perfect, but still they try to find the ideal person. Actually, love is a part of every culture, not just American culture. People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship.
爱情是美国文化的一大部份，美国的电影、电视和书都刻画人们坠入情网的事，美国人知道没有一个爱情是完美的，但他们仍旧试图寻找理想伴侣。事实上，爱情是每一种文化的一部份而非仅是美国文化的。我们可以看出全世界的人都想在爱情里寻求快乐。

Maybe love does make the world go around.
也许爱情确实使世界旋转吧！