blind date 相親
A blind date refers to an arranged meeting for two people who have never each other before, in order to try to start a romantic relationship. blind date就是通常所說(shuō)的相親見(jiàn)面會(huì )。date除了有日期的意思之外,還表示約會(huì )。相親前雙方都沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)面,頗有點(diǎn)“夜里摸黑”的感覺(jué),用blind描述就不難理解了。現在,除了blind date,speed date也很流行,它表示速配約會(huì )。
Examples:
I agree to go on a blind date as the matchmaker is my best friend. 我準備去參加相親了,因為做媒的是我最好的朋友。 A large-scale “blind date” fair will be held at People’s Square on this Labor Day. 勞動(dòng)節一場(chǎng)大型相親會(huì )將在人民廣場(chǎng)舉行。