美國文化脫口秀 第291期:扎克伯格的老婆丑嗎?

億萬富豪扎克伯格的華裔老婆在中國被稱為“丑女”。而很多美國人對此的第一反應(yīng)是，“她丑嗎?” 今天，我們就說說美國人的審美觀、夫妻觀、金錢外表觀。

關(guān)鍵詞：

Facebook founder: FB創(chuàng)始人

Someone faked Zuckerberg's identity and wrote an article: 有人冒名，以扎克伯格名義寫了一篇文章Why did I marry an ugly woman? 我為什么娶丑女?

Ideals of marriage, beauty: 婚姻觀、審美觀When I heard this, my reaction was "Is she ugly?": 我看到這篇文章后的第一反應(yīng)是“她丑嗎?”

Zuckerberg isn't the most stunning man in the world: 扎克伯格長的也不帥啊They're both normal-looking people:他們倆就是長相很平常的人啊英語怎么說“丑”?

Ugly: 丑、難看的。是最常用的詞，不過程度也滿強的Normal-looking: 長相平凡

Bad-looking: 難看

注意,不要說someone looks bad.

Looks bad的意思是看起來不舒服、好像病了

She's not hot: 不那么熱辣

Very plain-looking: 長相平常的

"A Plain Jane": 長相平凡的女生

為何國人覺得扎克博格老婆丑?

No one came out to defend Priscilla Chan: 沒人為Priscilla Chan辯護，說她不丑Many people think although she's ugly, she's very intelligent: 很多人覺得雖然她丑，但她很聰明，很有智慧She's got substance: 她很有內(nèi)涵

老外的審美為何如此“非主流”?

Ideals of beauty:審美觀

Oriental-looking: 很傳統(tǒng)的東方美 (如呂燕)You know a foreigner has just came to China if he's got an 'ugly' girlfriend: 找丑女的老外是初來乍到Y(jié)ou know a foreigner has been in China for a while if his girlfriend is what Chinese consider beautiful: 找美女的老外來中國有段時間了扎克伯格的老婆丑嗎?

國人審美太單一?

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder": 美是仁者見仁，智者見智Beauty is up to you and your taste: 每個人有自己對美的定義和品味The ideal woman: 完美的女性

Americans like more natural, healthy, athletic beauty:美國人比較喜歡自然、健康、運動型的美The Chinese ideal of beauty seems quite skewed: 中國人的審美比較不實際Expect a woman to be skinny overall, but still have breasts: 覺得女生要瘦才美，但同時也要前凸后翹Unrealistic standards of beauty: 不現(xiàn)實、不實際的審美標(biāo)準(zhǔn)Cosmetic surgery:整形

They all follow the same template: 現(xiàn)在整形模版都一樣，整出來都一個樣子美國富豪娶美女被視作很土豪，很out的行為

Spouse: 配偶

The relationship is much more than just beauty and looks: 夫妻關(guān)系遠(yuǎn)不止外表的美麗"Beauty is only skin deep": 美只淺及皮毛

Beauty vs. substance: 外在美 vs. 內(nèi)在美

Money can't buy you happiness or true love: 金錢買不來快樂或真愛Maybe it can for a short period of time. But after a while, it's not gonna get you anywhere: 也許短暫可以，但是長遠(yuǎn)而言，你不會得到真愛"Wife bragger": 炫妻狂魔

To brag about something: 炫耀

Zuckerberg is very proud of his wife and her achievements: 扎克伯格對妻子的為人和成就深感自豪His wife inspired him to donate their money: 他太太鼓勵他做出捐款的決定"Behind every great man stands a great woman": 每個成功男人背后都有一個偉大的女人A man needs his wife to be his confidante: 男人需要太太是知己美國富豪也曾只“看臉”

"Trophy wife": “獎杯老婆”。指很漂亮的太太，老公帶出去就好像拿著一座獎杯，可以炫耀"Gold digger": 釣金龜婿的女生

Marry a beautiful woman to show her off: 娶漂亮老婆，可以帶出去炫耀"Arm candy": 漂亮女生，男人挽著出去很有面子現(xiàn)在他們更追求

Power couple: 權(quán)力夫妻，兩個人一樣有能力，一樣強大Soulmate: 靈魂伴侶