中式英语之鉴:早恋

323. 他俩上中学时堕入爱河，那时被别人称作早恋，但十年后他们竟真的结为夫妻了。

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[误] They fell in love with each other when they were middle school students, and that was called "early love"
by others. But ten years later, they actually get married.

[正] They fell in love with each other when they were middle school students, and that was called "puppy love" by others. But ten years later, they actually get married.

注：“早恋”指未成年男女过早地涉足爱情，它一般被认为是不成熟和不宜提倡的。在英语中，“早恋”的地道说法是 puppy love 或 calf love。如：He is mad about his biology teacher, but it's only puppy love.