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美国人尽管喊了多少年的「性开放」,但很多美国人在谈情说爱方面,仍然喜欢采用一些含蓄保守的词句或语句,表现文明和礼貌。以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 ) C+ L. S- z" v! j K' z9 `
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to have a crush on (someone); / P5 D' ]# P P
7 [1 ]; {7 j- d8 o$ e lto feel an instant magnetism; / d }6 W7 X9 [( C
% G v( @) g5 Eto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone);
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+ g, b3 {3 ~3 i+ K8 y! p to be attracted to each other. + X9 y) x* t+ m, ]8 M A: ~
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这些片语,都是描写男女间互相倾慕,两情相悦,有吸引力或一见锺情。 ' i. P& h U/ f9 p- P
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 5 m4 t0 X0 P6 Q9 V4 O* r y
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* He felt an instant magnetism when their eyes met. (他们见面时,他立即感到磁性般的吸住)。 8 ~6 w/ T% y2 I# Q% z
" [0 r+ N. O6 |1 V, `6 f 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 * o k- o4 ^$ X6 q0 a
3 [' n% \* B, @ D- A! H * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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8 _# B* {( Q, U! @ * He was introduced to a pretty woman and they seem to hit it off immediately.(他被介绍给一位漂亮女子後,他们似乎就一见锺情)。 或 ; q6 U8 n0 ~, K" e M5 r
6 }$ j6 K' X6 i/ n; j * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. " ]' n% |1 Q( \( a! N$ p* z( S. C
% p, U; x/ Y0 J' A) ^ * When he met her, he had the hots for her.(当他见到她,他就对她爱慕不已。)(多半指 sexual attraction。)
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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8 ~; h/ @, T9 f1 I! s1 L * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ; z% o! ?$ w- B* d, `5 Q- J2 x1 Q
7 e/ G* v8 M4 |% u * He is the man for whom she feels no attraction, catch or no catch.(不管他的条件好或坏,她对他就是没有兴趣)。
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 6 u- m9 t- ]( w T4 \, n) V; _
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse; 2 C, K9 \: x! J. H
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to be a casanova; ! T# ]0 n. T, v, g
$ D" [' V6 r( x( b& l1 x6 P! A5 H+ e to be a womanizer. $ P) V- U( `+ G
5 v- ?3 u. d4 f' B. m9 F U' Z 这些都是指男人英俊潇洒,作风奔放,野性旺盛,喜欢在「女人窝」里。例如: / E2 ~. h% ^; {- g+ i" i
' z5 c/ t8 D% Z4 U, @" S) V * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)
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. J b$ z# Q. v) ?# W# l 这是中古时代女子对男人的梦中理想,然而现在也有老外认为美男子应该是:全身盔甲灿烂光辉的王子。 ' L5 S! n- j: R
& ^( n) C2 t2 m * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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* Many people think that Mr. Clinton is a real lady‘s man.(或 a real womanizer)(许多人认为柯林顿先生喜欢在女人窝里。) 7 b$ ~! b0 O) @' l+ u. _
) E3 a @3 P- u2 j$ U9 e *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) 5 Y- q$ j9 i1 w# _' r
9 w; o2 X# @8 ^+ k/ \ A. d (Casanova 是义大利人,据说是顶尖的美男子,他的全名是:Casanova de seingalt Giovanni Giacomo 在此 casanova 被当做普通名词,故 c 不必大写。
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9 s8 }: m- [. L! f% | 如果形容男人外表魅惑力大,能使女人「如饥似渴」般崇拜他,也可以说: ' b$ e8 m( T9 k$ l8 p0 W9 @ n+ k
0 \4 X; d$ v$ O# g9 _1 K2 U* t * He has melted her down and made her knees buckle.(他把她溶化了,使她拜倒他的西装裤下)。
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这句话老外通常不用在男人身上,也许因为男子应该比较坚强些吧!或且说:
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7 U5 c% h+ t6 G. H _1 {# m2 F# V * So many women swarmed him like bees to the honey.(许多女人看到他,就像一群蜜蜂见到蜜那样蜂拥而至。)
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- H9 R' p' I/ W5 W. z 倘若说:…… like flies to the garbage 指像一群苍蝇喜欢垃圾那样,当然就不是恭维了。
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; / }% @+ d0 b1 Z! y
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; 1 M& a) a9 \- G# G/ B' Y, G/ x
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to be a fox.
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- w6 q) I r4 }: ? 这些都是形容女人漂亮,曲线玲珑,身材曼妙,挥身性感或散发一种性感的野性。 " k. ?/ u( ^" n8 b2 E' m4 Q! X$ u- c: ~
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, p+ N, F, b6 x4 [: g) K5 B * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) $ N7 ~% Z3 J t. Y5 j9 n
! Q4 k* z$ Y# k% \ * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 6 q/ c4 d" y# m
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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注意:如果说: She is as sneaky(或 cunning)as a fox. 又是指她像狐狸一样的狡猾。 , A! A( C! D' [; Q2 f b
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假如女人能使男人拜倒她的石榴裙下或神魂颠倒那么就能说:
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0 v9 ^2 Y, ]+ i# ` * Her beauty (attraction) has caused his knees to shake. (或 to quiver)(她的漂亮迷人使他膝部发抖)。或
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+ \" m& e$ h( E' a+ k * She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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' m2 x1 D, w7 }( m3 | (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。) / h. V$ a$ k% d0 w
& W8 X( N% C! g2 v1 y4 ` 其实,所谓「情人眼里出西施」(Beauty is in the eyes of beholder),世上的美或丑,只是主观的看法而已。 ! O* ^& N: x( K }; N* m
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to fall in love with (someone); ! W$ b, {9 U6 {# G' ?" D+ N; E8 K
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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/ W6 B0 c( f# S, ? 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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; m! i( u+ ^ L& ` 例如:
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/ a: Q3 [0 ^) ^ * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) $ h( F" @0 V, ~: ]; w2 m
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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' t, z5 S# f8 X8 b- J. i (= He fell for her head over heels = He is head over-heels in love with her.)(他与她沉溺情海,爱得晕头转向。)多半指很快落入情海。
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; _9 ~/ w% m% k& e# z, y * He loves her from head to toe.(他从头到脚地爱她)。多指经过较长时间後才热恋, 或 $ \: m- c$ @! B3 s4 t P8 a9 j1 ~
) ^. l* c- G6 r B * He falls madly in love with her.
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% p: J/ J3 Y; K$ ^1 f 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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; h, a+ ^2 x) V# o u# x& n * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) # k/ U& h0 j8 {! e
! Q( t6 u; F. \9 G * They only have eyes for each other(and forget the entire world.)(世界上似乎只有他们两个人。) |
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