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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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1 O4 y( R( R2 R" k v3 R, Nto have a crush on (someone); 4 F" ], q' p3 ?! [5 B' @
p* \7 p* @. j5 o. K7 @to feel an instant magnetism;
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, t) O: |* c1 M" h6 z# Z: o/ Pto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); 5 L1 f4 ]4 M; K9 k+ x- A
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- N; G8 S& {# n" a8 Z1 o2 S5 P 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。 2 T) Q( ?4 V0 N! W# c" [( P- d
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" L2 C9 H! w. u& N" @6 Q# g0 j * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 5 S! G9 n: S2 i8 A
, o9 h9 F: }8 V0 ]" c; E# M * 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。 ' e! M& T* i2 Z" D6 k( u) x0 ~
F8 L! g3 [: j, ? * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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. Q& R3 c& I% e5 R9 Q * 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 # k3 v: z' C& Z. S+ s4 a
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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。) ; f; z% S0 C1 }, x, Y. \2 l: x
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 6 Z# A) {* ~* F3 m
3 p/ Q" L* r% |9 E3 z9 q7 d * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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) D3 U) a7 q# |0 {& F! i8 q. O * 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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4 I5 l7 ]7 ~6 d: c 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 : I$ q% }; T! f" I7 Y& D! o/ |, W
) F% _# ?! r6 E. B& b 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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to be a casanova; 7 l( ]; J8 r& m8 M% m+ t
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to be a womanizer. " R) A( h& B) Q, R: W0 t# {2 D/ R
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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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2 i4 f, r l- D; @4 d2 z$ q * 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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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。 * Z k1 F% ], V+ }8 D
' e8 B: a7 {, \5 e( H6 h$ q/ v' M * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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* a7 A9 v) }+ [& l * 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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' h6 F( x* h* D' |) X5 J, x- [& l8 p *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) . j4 _2 j8 c' g: O2 {
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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。 $ |: D) s |7 n2 f3 ^3 \! c. z- ` ~
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l1 p: a8 \& U" u! m 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: ' @( o" i* K, Y: q
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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)。 # z1 c# ^- r' ?, z
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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: 6 t4 b4 s- L |! v( c8 b
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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。) d3 }; ?, l) z% u& M O
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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。 2 Q! o) o9 g2 h
. ~4 h1 s5 G7 M* S8 t0 _ to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a fox. 5 Q) l& Q, q5 X0 r2 w, q/ |
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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 beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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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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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) / s9 S! t4 j2 H
/ n- [4 [5 s8 s * 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。 : t( ]! Q' x8 }
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: ~9 w3 d, x- y# g 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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' E6 ~ O! E& F5 T0 T * 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。) V [' r, J5 G* h3 S
2 V9 W9 Z$ V' D( } 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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8 ?( ^6 i6 I4 G6 z' e+ s o to fall in love with (someone); ' O2 W' h* q5 P
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 4 Y+ h/ g) Q1 u' E1 ?) i! x
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9 @. w/ W* g8 W7 p% M- r% _+ E# \/ l * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 1 N& F h$ ]* V8 t) s. q3 x
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9 j1 ~/ c7 n( Z4 C+ n * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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(= 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
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# v6 ^1 u* _# S/ e7 P4 s$ y3 o * He falls madly in love with her.
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; H }5 i2 P8 Z: c o* u5 k 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: M5 L1 C* Z' a ?
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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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6 e# z9 B/ c3 |6 _# S" ~; `/ h * 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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