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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。
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" q1 C7 ] ~8 wto have a crush on (someone);
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+ p' j3 a: p; x: jto feel an instant magnetism; ' E/ p. p- Z6 B8 w/ u9 t
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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9 B+ w- z; b; q2 V to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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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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例如:
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- a3 |2 |4 ]0 a/ q- Y% x$ X1 L * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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1 S/ T' ^+ m9 l+ g * 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。 9 p5 j% J5 I! R8 m+ ]' n6 L, ]
8 i* U1 n# k! q1 A * 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
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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# ]. _7 }& I2 F1 U) O) I * 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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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 $ }* y# K9 B: Y$ _
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 % {/ E- p7 O+ a
( _! Z6 S5 J. p4 h) h to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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" q* ? {; ^0 p+ ?3 U to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer.
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% W4 y3 O% }- q. B7 T 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: 1 |) r# \) |4 z. B3 |" T$ X
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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。) & v, { m0 ]6 P3 n4 I+ @
; S5 I/ X) r# @# ^0 G0 \ ^ 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。 ; P8 ^& l" O V& C# X
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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. I/ y5 Y" t2 H" y4 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。) , C7 d7 Q' Y2 Z
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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。) : N- u" w$ o5 d3 V+ J) H
6 J: Z) \& j- L (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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$ e3 ^( t( V8 {! Q. S4 R' v 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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, `+ D- K# h! n( z# l * 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)。 0 [1 l) N7 I; @6 n9 q5 I. _
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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: + }% y, \3 L- }9 f( y0 h' o6 `
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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。) ( r/ H6 _, l- j4 P
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' B5 w+ z( K( Y# `# G- U 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 cutie; to be a babe;
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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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* 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)
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0 Y5 ~4 B1 `8 X% K# F" j( Q! V * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 ' W/ k d+ s3 p) w9 j u" ^, ]
# p6 J3 V5 N2 _% }# d0 k, s 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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* 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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: B* v9 o5 Z6 o/ f2 b& S * She made him feel up there in the clouds. % j' @0 ?1 `5 N9 G+ {
5 _6 {: e# R3 W (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。) # {; p1 t8 D" d* i6 V
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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。
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7 m# Q# j; u4 s8 [ to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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8 [7 O& L& g$ {( y2 A 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 % s# j# Z5 L$ c3 d& _
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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) % r3 \4 F. a! P! }% S O2 |
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& l6 c5 G( t6 E4 I: o S1 [ * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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: x4 J3 F* }1 n% ~- s+ t9 |$ u (= 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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* 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 ' t, c4 l! g' `$ i0 g/ x T
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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。) , J4 L% l5 L" [& l3 e: ?3 W8 S9 y2 r- e
' b0 j9 l( ]- _9 Y4 ] * 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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