《爱情笔记》是一部细腻生动的恋爱过程全记录。 其间，才子德波顿细述一段情缘中的邂逅、迷恋、平凡中的幸福、熟悉后的倦怠、女友移情别恋、挽回无望、自杀、醒悟，以至一段情完全成为过去。他认真思辩自己的感觉，忠实记下与女友交往中的各个细节，特别是心理和哲学层面的思考，文字生动、处处机锋，不仅有极大的阅读乐趣，阅毕更令人回味无穷。

作者简介：阿兰·德波顿(Alain de Botton)，英伦才子型作家，生于1969年，毕业于剑桥大学，现住伦敦。著有小说《爱情笔记》(1993)、《爱上浪漫》(1994)、《亲吻与诉说》(1995)及散文作品《拥抱逝水年华》(1997)、《哲学的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的.艺术》(2002)。他的作品已被译成二十几种文字。

1,However, reaching the door of 23a Liverpool Road, awed by the dangers of misreading the signs, I concluded that the moment to propose metaphorical coffee had not yet arisen.

然而当我们到达利物浦街23A号门前时，因为害怕错误地解读了她的意图，我认为提议去喝一杯富有寓意的咖啡的时机还没有到来。

awe：敬畏 【短语词组】①stand in awe of：敬畏 ②be in awe of：对……望而生畏

2,But after such a tense and chocolate-rich meal, my stomach suddenly developed different priorities, and I was forced to ask to be allowed up to the flat.

但是在吃完这样一顿紧张而富含巧克力的晚餐后，我的肚子突然有了一种截然相反的需求，我不得不请求进房间里去。

be forced to：被迫，不得不

3,I followed Chloe up the stairs, into the living room and was directed to the bathroom.

我跟着克洛艾上楼，进入起居室，直奔卫生间。

be directed to：直奔

4,Emerging a few minutes later with my intentions unaltered, I reached for my coat and announced, with all the thoughtful authority of a man who has decided restraint would be best and fantasies entertained in weeks previous should remain just that, that I had spent a lovely evening, hoped to see her again soon and would call her after the Christmas holidays.

几分钟后， 我出来了，想法没有改变。一个男人经过深思熟虑，找到所有理由，决定最好还是克制自己，让几个星期以来的狂热幻想埋在心底。我拿起外套，对心爱的人说，今晚我过得非常愉快，希望很快见到她，圣诞假期后就给她打电话。

restrain：克制，抑制，束缚 【短语词组】①without restrain：无拘无束 ②dietetic restrain：忌口