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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。 1 k% O4 k, o# y Q6 Z
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to have a crush on (someone); " ^5 I2 E( G6 t4 Q6 Y
1 F6 z" C: D- r& r2 Kto feel an instant magnetism;
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& e! e8 K6 ~6 Q0 W9 v+ v# i; vto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 0 k/ h5 ~& q% }, @; O8 [2 `
; M1 b6 z& C& \ to have the hots for (someone); * x8 _6 d! o( i. q* w- e. I* \
& {5 n$ H7 D* t+ M5 p to be attracted to each other. 2 G+ `1 e2 Y) c7 ^' z: u2 ^" V3 G
, }) m! N4 X6 N9 Q# U: @ 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。
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8 ?+ ], L/ Z8 N5 I& i# M8 s 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 7 A5 o$ ]+ W, y9 h( Z. n. M
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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)。
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意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 Y4 u2 Y" e8 C% ^ T$ o
; w& p+ u% F$ } * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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* 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 - Q) W! g1 ^8 f. m
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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\2 |. H; s1 F5 ?9 h; J * 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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& i5 T* \8 x. t! f 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: + X! J% [# q$ [8 F) |. N3 W' e
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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! O4 w, W! r W* P$ G * 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。
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# ~% r+ n; x& J* Y4 z* c to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse;
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( i2 U2 i4 E3 M, | to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer. 5 X4 t% O6 r6 E. c1 v" x I+ E
4 c* T% x- N' S. G/ v 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:
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* Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) ; m( |0 s* ?! I- R
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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。
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2 ]1 S0 ^/ i! T! q9 H * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 8 ^; u2 f* G( S6 a( k
2 _5 M* j4 m: @4 d+ G * 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。)
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*As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) * O& z U2 j' f4 b1 L2 B
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(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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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:
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* 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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% _# c4 v$ X! k6 e 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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* 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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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。 0 G0 N* P8 n$ n$ e( n
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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& Q+ k" O, p3 q. m5 i; W# g 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。
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+ L4 ?2 Z1 ~" ?3 w 例如:
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1 R9 D/ X( n4 X) \ R9 N * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) p& g' ^ T1 W0 c. O
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) % u( M( |; S' y6 q4 q+ z
9 H6 R1 d. d/ M8 A6 I; Q9 U * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 2 S" L; k4 F6 B$ B( i
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) 4 Y6 e0 r% A% M8 _& W0 O9 p9 k
- y9 b0 y( p$ i4 z& d! e; j * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 / f. B! }9 J. c3 @4 }2 Z
/ A! v' Z3 n. K R8 U( c 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。
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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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* 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 1 c* L. @! m, @/ z7 F/ D
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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(= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。) % v X1 x4 ], r y4 ~ \2 X
! K& F! m5 N- t 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。 1 m/ K6 t5 I" I" l9 X$ R" ^, V4 T
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to fall in love with (someone); , { |, T! w& W1 A7 T: q0 \
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 7 e, O& p* N4 j4 q% v
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* They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 1 u. ~( N+ \ D9 Q0 F4 s; U& V9 ^$ Y
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* ?1 g, x f4 `* I4 H2 J* I * He fell head over heels in love with her. ( U+ J4 H- p; B- S1 E+ t; U
% e* a/ X+ R0 x- t; Q, N) _" K* d (= 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。 V4 a: u% r- b7 h( b' g$ N* `7 `) Q
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* 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 2 \; W! d. T; G3 g( E9 w2 d' w
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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* They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)
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/ A5 Q! I, {) z! B* g r * 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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