这是一年中最酸爽的时节,亲戚们攒了一整年的问题都准备在这个时候向你开炮。这些听着让你耳朵生茧的问题, 看看老外的遭遇吧。你被盘问了吗?
1. “Are you dating anyone?”
“有对象了没?”
We’re Facebook friends, grandma. You already know the answer to this.
我们只是脸书好友(朋友圈点赞关系)而已啦奶奶。这我已经回答过你啦。
2. “Whatever happened to [insert your ex’s name here]?”
“(你前任的名字)最近怎么样了?”
3. “How has the weight loss been going?”
“减肥减得怎样了?”
Sorry, can’t hear you over the sound of pie.
不好意思,派挡住了,听不见你在说什么。
4. “Can you figure out how to get our iPhones to do [something that’s either basic, or actually impossible]?”
“帮忙看看怎么让这个iPhone(要么是很简单的操作,要么是不可能的)行么?”
Please stop trying to put the USB plug into the wall socket, ma.
妈,别再把USB插口往墙头插座插啦。
5. “If I got you a gym membership, would you use it?”
“要是我给你一张健身房会员卡,你会用吗?”
6. “Do you need money?”
“你需要钱么?”
I do, and I completely hate myself for it.
要啊!真是好讨厌自己这一点。
7.“Are you and [your SO] ever planning on getting married?”
“你和你男/女朋友啥时候结婚?”
This question is twice as fun when your SO is in the room.
要是你的TA也在场,那画面就更美好了。
8.“I hear your Twitter is hilarious. Can I follow you?”
“听说你的微博很有趣,可以粉你吗?”
Sure, let me just delete everything on it.
当然可以,让我删掉所有东西先~
9. “How is your job going/how have your grades been?”
“最近工作/学习怎样啊?”
BRB(Be right back.)
我先拜了,马上回来~~
10. “When do you plan on giving us grandchildren?”
“打算什么时候给我们生孙子孙女啊?”
If you ask for that one more time, we are turning around this car and going straight home, mom.
妈你要是再问一次,我们马上开车掉头回家。