英文寫作翻譯頻道為大家整理的德波頓《愛情筆記》名著英文翻譯節(jié)選，供大家參考:)
《愛情筆記》是一部細膩生動的戀愛過程全記錄。 其間，才子德波頓細述一段情緣中的邂逅、迷戀、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情別戀、挽回?zé)o望、自殺、醒悟，以至一段情完全成為過去。他認真思辯自己的感覺，忠實記下與女友交往中的各個細節(jié)，特別是心理和哲學(xué)層面的思考，文字生動、處處機鋒，不僅有極大的閱讀樂趣，閱畢更令人回味無窮。
作者簡介：阿蘭·德波頓(Alain de Botton)，英倫才子型作家，生于1969年，畢業(yè)于劍橋大學(xué)，現(xiàn)住倫敦。著有小說《愛情筆記》(1993)、《愛上浪漫》(1994)、《親吻與訴說》(1995)及散文作品《擁抱逝水年華》(1997)、《哲學(xué)的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術(shù)》(2002)。他的作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。（以上介紹轉(zhuǎn)自一舟博客）
1, When I returned to the bedroom some fifteen minutes later, she was gone, the bed was made, the room tidied and the curtains opened. 十五分鐘后當我回到臥室時，她已經(jīng)去準備早餐了，房間收拾得整整齊齊，窗簾也拉開了。
小Car筆記： some：大約 【例句】That was some twenty years ago. 那大約是20年前。
2, Chloe had not just made toast, she'd prepared a feast. There was a basket of croissants, orange juice, a pot of fresh coffee, some eggs and toast, and a huge bowl of yellow and red flowers in the centre of the table. 克洛艾做的不只是吐司，她簡直準備了一頓早宴。藍羊角面包、橙汁、一罐新煮的咖啡、雞蛋、吐司，桌子中央還擺放了一大盆紅黃相間的鮮花。
小Car筆記： feast：宴會 【短語詞組】①feast one's eyes on 盡情欣賞(藝術(shù)品, 景色等), 飽眼福 ②make a feast 請客
3, 'It's fantastic,' I said, 'you prepared all this in the time it took me to have a shower and get dressed.' “真是奇跡，”我說，“我沖澡穿衣這一會兒你就把這些都弄好了?！?BR> 小Car筆記： fantastic：難以置信的，奇異的 【常用短語】①the light fantastic toe 跳舞
4, 'That's because I'm not lazy like you. Come on, let's eat before everything gets cold.' 'You're so sweet to have done this.' 'Rubbish.' “因為我不像你那么懶。來吃吧，別讓東西都冷了?！?“你真好?！薄皬U話?！?BR> 小Car筆記： rubbish：垃圾，廢話 【例句】I thought he talked a lot of rubbish. 我覺得他談的都是些廢話。
5, 'No seriously, you are. It's not every day I get breakfast cooked for me,' I said, and put my arms around her waist. “你別真像那么回事似的。我可不是每天早上都飯來張口?！蔽艺f著，用手攬過她的腰。
小Car筆記： cooked：煮好的，烹調(diào)好的 【例句】Toss the cooked vegetables in butter. 將煮好的蔬菜拌上奶油。
作者簡介：阿蘭·德波頓(Alain de Botton)，英倫才子型作家，生于1969年，畢業(yè)于劍橋大學(xué)，現(xiàn)住倫敦。著有小說《愛情筆記》(1993)、《愛上浪漫》(1994)、《親吻與訴說》(1995)及散文作品《擁抱逝水年華》(1997)、《哲學(xué)的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術(shù)》(2002)。他的作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。（以上介紹轉(zhuǎn)自一舟博客）
1, When I returned to the bedroom some fifteen minutes later, she was gone, the bed was made, the room tidied and the curtains opened. 十五分鐘后當我回到臥室時，她已經(jīng)去準備早餐了，房間收拾得整整齊齊，窗簾也拉開了。
小Car筆記： some：大約 【例句】That was some twenty years ago. 那大約是20年前。
2, Chloe had not just made toast, she'd prepared a feast. There was a basket of croissants, orange juice, a pot of fresh coffee, some eggs and toast, and a huge bowl of yellow and red flowers in the centre of the table. 克洛艾做的不只是吐司，她簡直準備了一頓早宴。藍羊角面包、橙汁、一罐新煮的咖啡、雞蛋、吐司，桌子中央還擺放了一大盆紅黃相間的鮮花。
小Car筆記： feast：宴會 【短語詞組】①feast one's eyes on 盡情欣賞(藝術(shù)品, 景色等), 飽眼福 ②make a feast 請客
3, 'It's fantastic,' I said, 'you prepared all this in the time it took me to have a shower and get dressed.' “真是奇跡，”我說，“我沖澡穿衣這一會兒你就把這些都弄好了?！?BR> 小Car筆記： fantastic：難以置信的，奇異的 【常用短語】①the light fantastic toe 跳舞
4, 'That's because I'm not lazy like you. Come on, let's eat before everything gets cold.' 'You're so sweet to have done this.' 'Rubbish.' “因為我不像你那么懶。來吃吧，別讓東西都冷了?！?“你真好?！薄皬U話?！?BR> 小Car筆記： rubbish：垃圾，廢話 【例句】I thought he talked a lot of rubbish. 我覺得他談的都是些廢話。
5, 'No seriously, you are. It's not every day I get breakfast cooked for me,' I said, and put my arms around her waist. “你別真像那么回事似的。我可不是每天早上都飯來張口?！蔽艺f著，用手攬過她的腰。
小Car筆記： cooked：煮好的，烹調(diào)好的 【例句】Toss the cooked vegetables in butter. 將煮好的蔬菜拌上奶油。