听说学英语日报No.117

I'm really freaking out for I'm going on a blind date in half an hour, but I'm still not sure how to dress up.

◆blind date
blind本义是瞎的，看不见的，这里引申为盲目的，盲从的，别人代为安排的。date是指男女间的约会。
blind date就是一对从未谋面的男女经第三者安排而进行的约会，目的是通过交谈相互了解，看有无进一步发展关系的必要和可能性。

◆句子翻译
我真的很紧张，因为半个小时后就要经人介绍去见一个对象，但我直到现在还不知道穿什么好。

1、James was too excited to have dinner. He was having a blind date with Sue in the evening.
詹姆斯激动得晚饭都吃不下了。晚上他要与苏第一次见面。
2、They set up a blind date with Sally, and the couple married a year later.
他们给Sally安排了一次相亲，一年之后他们就结婚了。
3、I meet my wife on a blind date.
我是通过介绍认识我妻子的。
4、Sandy and Michelle are going to formal dance with their blind date.
桑迪和麦考准备参加男女双方的初次会面的一个正规舞会。

5、My wife and I first met on a blind date arranged by her sister.
我和我妻子初次会晤是由她姐姐安排的。
6、Henry had the laugh on all of us when his blind date turned out to be the prettiest girl at the party.
当亨利初次约会的对象结果是晚会上最美的姑娘时，轮到亨利来取笑我们大家了。
7、You know, I gotta admit, I was kinda surprised that you agreed to go on a blind date with me.
你看，我不得不承认，我真的挺惊喜的，你会愿意跟我约会。
8、A newspaper pal got him a blind date, choosing Alice because she was the only girl reporter shorter than he.
一报社朋友给他介绍对象，选中的阿莉斯，因为她是惟一个子比他矮的女记者。