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谈情说爱专用英语& Q' z" \0 V ~0 S7 ]$ [; y q% ^ p9 E$ z, G
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以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);
8 A+ F" `+ `& Z2 x to feel an instant magnetism;
/ q6 u& C o! s* I8 H9 ^ to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;/ C( [* T( ~5 X9 A, b
to have the hots for (someone);
/ ~3 W" ?5 D/ V/ A to be attracted to each other.
; i) k. G( v# m8 E" R0 } 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。
3 q5 T& p1 m% o7 M+ H' x 例如:0 Y" q2 k6 ~0 k( a9 A
* he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
2 c( Y" U" q: S2 t * 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)。! [. p' m) i. L( e
意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。
- D% [% R' r" V/ `" E) ^- t * a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 {+ @9 }% ?8 i
* 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0 Y; z% L. I3 F
* they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.% V8 C6 E- U8 Q/ F- h. O
* 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。)% g3 h9 a, j0 W/ T. ?* f4 |2 V
例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
* m, g# ~$ I, [) h: y9 K * she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
; D( _6 W2 x0 F9 k! p/ P2 Z& d * 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)。3 I3 _. m' K: U& Z* A
这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
8 y c0 o+ _& S _ to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);5 @1 A) y. a) U$ i6 d
to be a prince on a white horse;
! A: T$ z) ~. C8 ~7 q$ ] to be a casanova;+ P _# k) T, _% c
to be a womanizer.
: A3 r) \/ ^8 {8 i& c: L 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:
6 y; w$ r0 [) P: v) z# y * mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)2 ?. Y. ]( ~ `8 b
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。: V0 G/ `. I" k8 Q$ D3 T3 b- U
* he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
" Y) t' ]( ]! n * many people think that mr. smith is a real lady‘s man.(或 a real womanizer)(许多人认为史密斯先生喜欢在女人窝里。)0 Z4 o5 [% y+ M7 e: _
*as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) " o+ O7 b6 }' R. A6 c
(casanova 是意大利人,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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" M. c2 i6 @: y% l5 h0 [) 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:
6 ]- p, i; m0 P; \* o2 c. w; u O * 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)。& p( P* q( \) o) k9 [
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:
7 T8 q# v- P; m" K; Q) p * 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。)$ v) }+ E3 Y# e% i9 K2 D
" l E$ O2 ?" a, v 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。% `# X) U% G# b# {
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
$ P/ U2 S; e! C0 l$ k9 N to be a cutie; to be a babe;
6 A' c4 ?; n) J9 \( h9 z' Z to be a fox.
$ D2 a* C4 n) D; j% M# X4 l' N 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。4 |! }$ ]3 M( U2 G
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* she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
6 @& A% w& ~% u3 k" E * she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) G7 Z7 V8 K0 ~* `8 o
* she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
/ l' p7 q& N" @ * she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
' A5 r0 @7 g6 m4 Q * she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。! H! Z/ |* V9 B
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。3 f) E J: K" l: I* g: l7 ~
r& \- b- a% j$ A$ ~: N- V 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:
* J. v2 l% o4 b! L3 d# { * 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
! t0 V5 l; L3 T * she made him feel up there in the clouds.3 l) @9 C( t* n
(= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)
; @& @; h" W1 m; B( u5 h 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。
( K2 O }; ~' j( D/ }5 A8 _ to fall in love with (someone);+ W+ u$ n1 ?. l
to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
7 }# i' R! H0 u! l+ y 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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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)0 z% X6 Q1 E! Z6 W* X% z" E
; l3 B; K d2 d# g * he fell head over heels in love with her.
2 f3 q4 S# N6 @. V% C% w (= 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。
& V* @) e& |1 l6 n1 \0 X1 m * 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" E1 [" s3 o$ X, Z; A
* he falls madly in love with her.# Z4 o0 `: Q: S4 R% A2 L! t
, @0 y; I1 h+ S* @2 l1 \ 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
- ]! C" X1 k3 M! M: ^9 W2 E, P0 L * they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)' I; r. e% V6 s% G. _$ s
* 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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