《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、熟悉後的倦怠、女友移情別戀、挽回無望、自殺、醒悟，以至一段情完全成爲過去。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，特別是心理和哲學層面的思考，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，生於1969年，畢業於劍橋大學，現住倫敦。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)、《哲學的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的藝術》(2002)。他的.作品已被譯成二十幾種文字。
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.
然而當我們到達利物浦街23A號門前時，因爲害怕錯誤地解讀了她的意圖，我認爲提議去喝一杯富有寓意的咖啡的時機還沒有到來。
awe：敬畏 【短語詞組】①stand in awe of：敬畏 ②be in awe of：對……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.
但是在吃完這樣一頓緊張而富含巧克力的晚餐後，我的肚子突然有了一種截然相反的需求，我不得不請求進房間裏去。
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.
我跟着克洛艾上樓，進入起居室，直奔衛生間。
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.
幾分鐘後， 我出來了，想法沒有改變。一個男人經過深思熟慮，找到所有理由，決定最好還是剋制自己，讓幾個星期以來的狂熱幻想埋在心底。我拿起外套，對心愛的人說，今晚我過得非常愉快，希望很快見到她，聖誕假期後就給她打電話。
restrain：剋制，抑制，束縛 【短語詞組】①without restrain：無拘無束 ②dietetic restrain：忌口
