外国人最想和你聊的文化话题：网络上的恋爱

     Some say the cyber love is as pretty as the fascinating dream in which we are unwilling to wake up; some say cyber love is so virtual that it is impossible to win the lover's heart...
     有人说:网恋很美，美得如同绚丽多彩的梦让人不忍醒来；也有人说:网恋太虚，虚得让你永远也抓不住网线那端爱人的心......
     No matter young, old, single, married, talented or reckless, everyone may get involved in the cyber love. We can obtain the love which is difficult to find by merely a mouth, without investment of money or bearing too much burden or responsibility, you may also please yourself and others.
     无论是年轻的、年老的、未婚的、已婚的、才华横溢的、鲁莽愚笨的等等，任何人都可以网恋，大家单凭一张嘴，就可以得到那朵世间难寻的爱情小花，一不用金钱投资，二不会有太多的拖累与责任，三还能愉人愉己......
     What I want to say is why not? No matter in reality or on the Internet, they're actually the same. You may receive the true feelings only if you have given out your true heart.
     我想说，为什么不呢？不管是在现实生活中还是在网上，其实都是一样的，只有你付出真心才有可能得到真情。
     Nowadays, we are living in a network age; most of us are busy working all day. But we contact with network almost any time, therefore, if you will come across the one you want to pay your true heart one day, and then why not deduce a romantic cyber love?
     现如今是网络时代，我们大多忙于工作，但几乎无时无刻不与网络打交道。因此，如果缘分来了，上演一场顺水推舟的网恋也不失为一件浪漫的事。
     On the contrary, one of my classmate got true love through chatting on QQ, furthermore they have married to each other and now they are very affectionate. From this example, it is possible to get true love through cyber love.
     我还有一位同学就是经过网恋得到了真爱，而且还结了婚，现在两人感情很好。从这个例子来看，认真对待网恋也有修成正果的可能。
     In a word, true love may be found everywhere as long as Cupid has shot an arrow for you!
     因此，真爱不一定会在什么地方遇到，就看月老给你把线牵到哪儿了。
     The answer is different for separate person.
     我想对不同的人来讲，这个问题的答案是不一样的。
     In my opinion, everyone has the right to get involved in the cyber love, because it can please yourself and others after all. But we must keep an eye on the other side of the network to prevent cheating. Besides, we all shall enhance our moral. If you have married, you had better not fool others.
     从我的观点来看，任何人都可以网恋，因为毕竟它能娱人娱己。但是要加强警惕，防止受骗。另外，要加强自身道德修养，如果是已婚人士，还是不要把对方搞得晕头转向为好。
     Actually, the Internet is a kind of virtual world, we can do most of things through Internet. For instance, shopping, chat, game, work, and so on, many field used by internet. So, fall in love by the Internet is very normal.
     因特网实际是一个虚拟的世界，我们可以通过它做很多事情，比如，购物、聊天、游戏、工作等等，很多领域都要用到它，所以网上恋爱是很平常的。
     I think the cyber love is very good for us, yes, I quite agree with that. First of all, if you are very tired for love in real world, you can try the cyber love. Yes, as we know, the love in real world that we need always consider lots of things, and the love is very complex. So, let people feel so tired. But for the cyber love, we always feel easy to find the feeling or something like that which what we want. So most people prefer to choosing the cyber love when they are tired in the real world.
     我觉得网恋不错，我很赞同。因为，如果我们在现实生活中爱得很累，那我们可以尝试网恋。我们都知道，现实中的恋爱要考虑很多事情，而且很复杂，所以才让人们感到很累。但是，对于网恋，我们总是可以很轻松地找到我们想要的那种感觉或类似感觉的那种东西。
     As a matter of fact, the Internet is virtual, so, that exist some distance between us. So remember don't take serious of that!
     事实上，因特网是虚拟的，所以，因特网和我们之间还是有一定的距离。所以，记住不要把网恋当真。
     Recall my college ages, a classmate of mine ever devoted all his energies to the cyber love. Even to must fly to Shanghai to see his love from Beijing. It turned out that his love was never there. My classmate couldn't connect with his love from then on. He became very lost later. So his taking the cyber love for serious gave him only being deceived.
     记得当年我的大学时代，有一个同学曾经深陷于网恋不能自拔，发展到最后一定要从北京到上海去见网友，结果白跑了一趟，没见着。我的这位同学和他的网友也从此失去了联系，人也变得很消沉，经过好长一段时间才恢复正常。可见，认真的结果是被欺骗。
     One of my cousins met her Mr. Right on the Internet at her age of 24, the man is from Nanjing, but she was in Qingdao. They fell in love gradually by communicating online. We have to say they are too far from each other, but confronting their earnest love, the distance between them is nothing. Along with all the relatives' blessings, they held their wedding last year and now living a very happy life.
     我一个堂姐在她24岁的时候，在网上偶遇她现在的丈夫。一开始他们就有很多共同语言，很快坠入爱河。她丈夫是南京人，而她是青岛的，离得的确有点远，但这个距离在他们真挚的爱情面前又算得了什么呢？带着所有亲友的祝福，他们在去年举行了婚礼，现在也生活得很幸福。
     Yes, the cyber love can easy let people to feel without any pressure, let them always feel relaxed. But this is virtual world, we can't take that for serious, because we are in the real world, we should face and admit it. So, you can take the cyber to be a part of your life, but don't take serious.
     是的，网恋容易让人们没有压力，让人们感觉很轻松，但这只是虚拟的世界，我们不能当真的，因为我们生活在现实世界里，我们要面对现实和接受现实。所以你可以把网恋当成你生活的一部分，但不能认真。

     Anne: Where did you meet your girlfriend Susan?
     安妮：你在哪里遇见你的女朋友苏珊的？
     Joe: I met him through a computer bulletin board.
     乔：我是在网站的公告栏上遇见她的。
     Anne: Oh, really, what bulletin board?
     安妮：是吗？什么样的网站公告栏？
     Joe: It was one I used at the local Internet Café called the E-life.
     乔：我在一家叫做E-life的网吧上的网。
     Anne: I've heard about that, but I've never tried it.
     安妮：我听说过网上聊天，但是我从来没有试过。
     Joe: You ought to. One dollar buys you 15 minutes of computer time. A "chat session" links you with other guys on the network.
     乔：你应该试试。一美元十五分钟电脑时间。网站上的聊天室会把你和其他人通过网络联系起来的。
     Anne: I have no desire to talk on a network with a bunch of strangers.
     安妮：我可没有欲望在网上和一群陌生人瞎聊。
     Joe: That's the whole point. All your inhibitions disappear because you can't see the other person. This network allows you to talk to people whom you normally wouldn't talk to. I really hope you can find your the other half just like me.
     乔：要的就是这样。所有的顾虑都消失了，因为看不见其他人。这个网络让你和一些人聊天，他们是你平时不可能遇上的。我只是希望你能像我那样找到你的另一半。
     Anne: But I just want a private conversation with one other person.
     安娜：但我只是想和人有个单独地聊天。
     Joe: You can do that. A private session lets you talk alone. This online-chat program lets you talk about anything with everyone, without prejudice because you can't see them.
     乔：你也能这样的。私人聊天可以让你单独聊天的。这个在线聊天程序能让你与想聊的人聊天，因为你看不到对方，所以也没什么偏见。
     Anne: Well, maybe I'll tag along and watch how you talk.
     安妮：好吧，也许我可以跟你去，然后看你怎样说话的。
     Joe: That's fine with me. But we'll have to get there early. After 8 p.m., there's always a long waiting line.
     乔：我是没问题的。但是我们得早点去那里。八点以后，可是有很多人在排队。
     Anne: Is it that popular?
     安妮：有那么火热吗？
     Joe: Welcome to the 21st century!
     乔：欢迎来到21世纪。
     Anne: Okay, okay. We're there tonight.
     安妮：好吧，好吧，我们今晚就去。