French first lady Carla Bruni has revealed what made her fall forhusband Nicolas Sarkozy: his knowledge of flowers.
法国第一夫人卡拉 布吕尼透露,让她爱上丈夫尼古拉斯 萨科奇的是他对花卉的精通。
In an interview with British radio, the 43-year-old former supermodel turned singer also revealed that she does not speak much about her pregnancy as she is superstitious - plus, she claims, the French are not very interested anyway.
在英国广播的一次访谈中,曾经做过超模后转向歌坛发展的43岁的布吕尼透露说,她不太谈论有关自己怀孕的事情,因为她比较迷信,而且,她说,法国人也不是很感兴趣。
"I'm superstitious, so yes, I've been very careful," she told BBC. "But there isn't much to say. So many women are expecting children and giving birth, and it's so uninteresting for French people."
她告诉BBC说:“我挺迷信的,所以,我在这方面一直很小心。不过也没什么可说的。这么多女人都怀孕生子,对于法国人而言根本不是什么新鲜事。”
She spoke of her husband's gardening skills, revealing: "When I met him, walking around the garden in the (presidential Elysee Palace), he keeps giving me all these flowers' name. He knows all the Latin names, all these details about tulips and roses.
她谈到丈夫的园艺技能时透露道:“当我遇到他时,我们走过(总统官邸爱丽舍宫的)花园,他不停地向我介绍各种花的名字。他知道所有花的拉丁名,还知道关于郁金香和玫瑰的许多细节。”
"I said to myself: 'My God, I must marry this man, he's the president and he knows everything about flowers as well. This is incredible.'"
“我对自己说:‘天啊,我一定要嫁给这个男人,他是总统,还对花卉如此精通。太不可思议了。’”
Excerpts from the interview were posted on the BBC Web site Monday. The full interview is to be aired Tuesday.
这次访谈的节选段于周一上传到BBC的网站上。完整的访谈内容将于周二发布。
Passion and enthusiasm 两个词的区别
Dressed to the nines 衣冠楚楚
Lose one's shirt 输得一干二净
Dirt cheap 非常便宜
日常英语:聚会用语
Under someone's thumb 受人控制
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
Armed to the teeth 全副武装
A nest egg 储备金
To get your wires crossed 产生误解、误会
Butterfly numbers drop a mystery, say experts 英国蝴蝶数量下降现象令专家费解
日常生活:找房和租房时的常用英语
Have egg on your face 狼狈不堪
So far 的用法
To be on the same wavelength 意气相投
To blow a fuse 勃然大怒
Have your feet on the ground 脚踏实地
To pop the question 求婚
To have deep pockets 资金雄厚
Talk nineteen to the dozen 说话很快,喋喋不休
At each other’s throats 唇枪舌战地争吵
Is breast cancer linked to night shifts? 乳腺癌与上夜班有关系吗?
Knock your socks off 叹为观止
Improving your vocabulary 增加词汇量
日常英语:伦敦常识
Been to vs gone to 语法辨析
To wind someone up 捉弄、惹恼某人
Work your socks off 拼命干活
To be firing on all cylinders 状态绝佳
日常英语:表示庆贺或惋惜
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