還記得當(dāng)初楊振寧教授與翁帆的忘年戀引起的軒然大波嗎？有那么多不解和質(zhì)疑，還有那么多等著看笑話的。幾年過(guò)去了，他們二人的消息還是會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)出現(xiàn)在媒體報(bào)端，不過(guò)已不再是焦點(diǎn)了。今天要說(shuō)的這個(gè)詞用在他們身上挺合適的，May-December romance，相信是因?yàn)閲?guó)外這樣的情況也比較多見(jiàn)吧。

May-December romance refers to a romantic pairing where one person is significantly older than the other. The age difference is at least a decade, but often more. The phrase comes from the younger person being in the "spring" of his or her life (i.e., May), while the older partner is in his or her "winter" (i.e., December).

“忘年戀”指年齡相差很大的兩個(gè)人之間的戀愛(ài)關(guān)系。這里的年齡差距至少要有十歲，通常都多于十歲。用May-December romance這個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)表示“忘年戀”大概是表示這段浪漫關(guān)系中年輕的一方處于生命的“春天”（即“五月”），而年長(zhǎng)的那一方則可能處于生命的“冬季”（即“十二月”）。

May-December relationships are pretty common throughout history. British royalty often paired up differently aged partners based on family trees and political needs. Even modern arranged marriages can have a large age difference within the couple.

從歷史上來(lái)說(shuō)，“忘年戀”的現(xiàn)象并不少見(jiàn)。英國(guó)王室經(jīng)常會(huì)根據(jù)家族發(fā)展或政治需求而使年齡相差很大的兩個(gè)人聯(lián)姻。現(xiàn)代的包辦婚姻中也有很多年齡差距很大的夫婦。

These days, the politically correct term seems to be "age-gap relationships," and they're not just for movie stars.

如今，用政治上比較正確的詞語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)“忘年戀”的話應(yīng)該叫做age-gap relationships，而且這樣的事情并不只發(fā)生在電影明星身上。

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