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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。 & q @# l- O6 u9 g6 c) j/ [1 c- b
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to have a crush on (someone); , S* J5 H* p6 L# R
3 H* ~3 Z3 I$ d. ^# Gto feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 5 F$ q$ i8 m% Q( |! P$ P3 z) c2 u- j
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to have the hots for (someone); 8 ^% Q- Q" @9 b0 r
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to be attracted to each other. 6 L# _) ~- G' a4 I5 L5 M
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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。
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4 J. Y* }7 _6 e5 z* D* f) ]4 U4 m 例如: % f6 x. E/ j9 F; k2 c, \( t
+ @5 ~4 F" c6 A% u1 @ * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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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。
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. W* e- E- p- J; Q6 p; f+ _ * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 6 y1 z( ` R2 H# G, Q% L
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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
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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* 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。) ) z ^$ B: H m0 j
' N8 B. K4 S% \# A& u# W 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: " v. x) E S F" o* ~7 D
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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4 t' B+ q7 a# G4 B% s * 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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to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova; 8 }! Q$ h2 u& A* a+ v$ `. R9 |
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to be a womanizer.
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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。) % i7 h: t; y5 F. m) }0 m
: O5 t j$ O7 ~; r% Q 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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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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/ \# x" R( C6 m; y# j2 N5 k * 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。) . S$ U1 h$ z: b! x8 t9 H* _
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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。)
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& w1 j7 s& K( W8 y (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。 ; {/ A- A7 n% w: P+ ~8 A
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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: 7 d# p* e! T: c5 K0 o d
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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)。 # S4 s% n3 E" _+ B' w5 ?
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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: 8 n9 d/ Z+ H: W/ x4 z: n
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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。) & F5 c! E5 E+ p# k2 t
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% @ T& u7 H* N3 W# b 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。 5 I( z* R/ Z( G# C% A
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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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7 e( [# E2 ?, y4 @3 k * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 1 }# u- F* d. M& [ w4 M
% o2 _( F. G: |* b& o% H * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) ! P" _. F2 g' w% U" K7 p; A
' l5 J" p! ^, M! Q- S * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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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。
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" \% |( s; c5 ^" I$ ~3 _2 m 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: `) g# q# e' k5 a. K& A5 _
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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
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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。) * ?0 L" `4 Q3 e2 X/ I9 @+ g3 [
/ s" h* W% w" G8 |4 p& m- @ 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。 6 d' z% B" ^9 q }% t
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to fall in love with (someone);
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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. S5 C" I6 m: `4 [. ]! k * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) " Y+ ?, J; B9 a9 E6 d* K/ z$ W
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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( n0 |) Z7 N% ?/ X2 n6 t, x l( L * 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 ; L2 E4 d/ y5 j E
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: . p# c9 y' q3 [/ c) b5 M' ^) K# ^
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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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* 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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