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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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# N$ I+ ~1 F; N0 \. Z* T) I! Hto have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to be attracted to each other.
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& ?' L& w$ k3 Y& n9 d- _4 `: x 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。 9 j8 G- ~4 c6 u4 q; m
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* 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)。 " ~# E$ ~2 ~8 S$ a( K+ i
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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。 . V; r* p$ a% T7 \* G0 L. N3 b8 O7 f0 [
+ X$ t( [. t) ^; p9 O- p * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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8 J0 o7 K4 A3 L8 X * 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 " D2 s# q5 { X" W
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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。)
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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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% ]( Z! F2 F ~5 b/ p% D( J * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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R$ j% {3 M$ c * 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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* I1 F5 l3 \0 ?9 A* t to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); % V7 S! k3 W$ F4 F, Y0 o
6 ?0 o6 ]7 j+ n7 m# _% U to be a prince on a white horse; * X; W5 A9 Q: J: u+ E3 h
( _* a( n+ `" G to be a casanova; 5 g' T/ J6 Z5 p$ { r
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to be a womanizer. + Z5 f' p7 ^0 |3 i5 L; a* [' i
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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。)
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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。 1 e: O" H( s) j% w
# g4 Z# i$ ?: X% J+ ~! p+ O- k * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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/ ?4 p' \8 F$ g F# q* { * 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。) + K2 R X+ ]: J0 t" @2 v
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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。) ' R8 e1 D1 L C1 e+ n6 A; C1 ?- S5 i
% B# d1 j/ d" C8 }1 M5 r% K (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。 : \+ b/ p0 C$ R6 |
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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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# m9 u2 C: f4 U. o% S3 T* |. O& H * 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: . F* t/ x/ d5 q2 H7 }
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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。) 6 s( y. J9 W+ C7 }6 Z
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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。
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+ h) t& r6 a D2 I to be a fox.
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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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" q) {4 x3 E0 @ * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 3 V& H7 E4 g* S+ H. [: j
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 8 j9 N$ d, S% V6 C
: G, Z$ ~3 N% |# @* }/ M' | * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 5 Q4 n" i, `- }' I0 _4 _0 d7 B6 ?
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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) Q Y' t* b6 T3 H; m * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 w, |, E' h8 s
1 k6 |+ R2 b9 E' E8 a+ M5 P 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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; m. U) |" Y* ^+ D4 f; b8 ~; ? * 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. 5 u2 ?; e' u' N( q" U
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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。)
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9 ]) F. J7 @+ N& b7 o g* J6 p 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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to fall in love with (someone);
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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。 8 I0 }( k' ?" z
3 _1 u9 |2 F/ T$ Z$ h- _$ S6 W 例如:
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5 ^; ^6 n" c9 }/ p# I+ v- o/ J * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) - D4 _# h2 w: K# D7 o$ F
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2 k9 l3 B& i+ a# k C6 u * 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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2 ]+ `0 k) J( n' f# 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 & V; J! a" x- p0 m
* m4 }5 H; h: ]) z# s8 L, |/ B! R * He falls madly in love with her. $ |2 K P' d5 V3 y, H
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% H2 U/ v; N4 `$ y$ V5 o: S& q7 R 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。) 0 {% f" G% _4 ^
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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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