只會把愛人叫作honey？這裏有20種甜蜜暱稱 拿走不謝！（下）
愛情可以是永恆的，但是愛人間的暱稱卻隨着時間流逝不斷演變和更替。你還是隻會將愛人喚作honey或sweetheart嗎？這裏有20種甜蜜暱稱，雖然古老，但是卻能給即將到來的情人節增加一點新鮮感。
Besides the fruit, what did "tomato" refer to?
暱稱十一：番茄
In the 1930s, the term referred to an attractive woman.
20世紀30年代，這個詞被用於指代有魅力的女人。
You may have heard of diamond in the rough, but have you heard of "oyster" in the sea?
暱稱十二：牡蠣
In the 1880s, "oyster" referred to someone who stood out from others and displayed head-turning qualities.
在19世紀80年代，牡蠣指的是那些與衆不同、展現出引人注目特質的人。
If you were an Oliver Twist, it meant you were good at what?
暱稱十三：奧利弗·特威斯特
The slang was popular in the 1920s to describe a skilled dancer.
這個在20世紀20年代很流行的俚語用來形容水平高超的舞者。
If you said someone was "all that and a bag of chips," you meant they were what?
暱稱十四：所有這些外加一包薯片
If you grew up in the 1990s, you mean they were the best and then some.
如果你成長於20世紀90年代，all that and a bag of chips的意思是某人是最好的，而且還遠不止此。
What did the term "buck" refer to?
暱稱十五：雄鹿
In Edwardian England, a "buck" was a well-dressed man with a sense of fashion.
在愛德華七世時代的英格蘭，“雄鹿”指有時尚品位的穿着考究的男人。
If you said someone was "cute as a bug's ear," you meant they were what?
暱稱十六：像小蟲子的耳朵一樣可愛
In the 1930s, it referred to someone who had cute or attractive features.
在20世紀30年代，這個短語指某人有可愛或迷人的五官。
What did calling someone a "turtle dove" mean?
暱稱十七：斑鳩
A "turtle dove" refers to a sweetheart or beloved partner.
“斑鳩”用來稱呼情人或愛侶。
What was a "butter and egg fly"?
暱稱十八：蝴蝶
In the 1930s, it referred to an attractive woman who had many followers and admirers.
在20世紀30年代，butter and egg fly這個短語用來指代有很多追隨者和傾慕者的女人。
Unlike modern day, "bully" used to refer to what?
暱稱十九：妙人（英語單詞bully在現代指欺凌弱小者）
In the 1500s, it was a gender neutral term for sweetheart or darling.
在16世紀，這個詞是一箇中性詞，意思是甜心或親愛的。
What did "my little cabbage" mean?
暱稱二十：我的小卷心菜
In 16th-century France, it was another word for sweetheart or darling. In French, the saying was "mon petit chou."
在16世紀的法國，這個短語相當於甜心或親愛的。法語是mon petit chou。
