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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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to have a crush on (someone); 1 p6 l+ J9 h9 J1 D5 J
& B+ [5 |5 j* w; qto feel an instant magnetism; * g7 Y) A! F. x
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); - r9 @( g' d" m1 _. i) H: S
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to be attracted to each other. : x& k8 ~5 S. U2 q- I, @9 J
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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。 : F* I+ ]+ u* t5 l+ f; O
4 T8 w$ c5 ^. A 例如:
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4 r% I3 n" p3 U; g! n4 ~5 Q * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 3 k1 u9 D; F$ x3 n
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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)。 3 o- S/ C: q- F( j5 q. Z+ L
) N9 C1 ~' @# L+ S" v F0 k! _1 m) ?1 Z 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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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 + Q+ ?) i) Z3 m, r2 n
1 Y; L' {/ A1 `% V D, z0 Y * 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. 6 V# g: J+ v3 @. q0 L- d9 \ p$ [
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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: $ f5 M- n- E' q, a, G
5 N! ^* D) P" y" G * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 . b# d+ O$ `/ q% C2 }) w
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* 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。 8 c; R8 j1 Y7 H7 |- v$ t
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse; 9 ~1 z) X0 S# W$ S9 f
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to be a casanova; 8 h# J' n* P8 F5 N
' Y8 e" u5 i5 n* t5 b: I: \ to be a womanizer. / V. z/ ~4 x( n
, n# ] I8 B$ r0 a/ A! M; e 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: ) O, [3 t# ?0 Y) j
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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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) n% ?$ c0 j9 u$ P- s 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。 : C" I) q6 M9 b+ N; }* @8 w7 s
5 |, n I. y; w m( r V A6 u * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) # I9 t8 N2 ?0 ~9 \* k
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* 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。) 1 B' a( M, B: x8 `0 J* F* T
. n$ y& r& b7 m5 u *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) ( ^0 d- M/ ?. o9 y# N' \( h
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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。
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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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* 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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: j% _9 M) D" A; T X& i 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:
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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。)
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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。 - ]: Q) p9 ^% M
; r6 e2 ?5 k7 i3 j. }' V2 O to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; . ?0 r9 G3 ~0 ~, {
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to be a fox.
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( ~" Q0 f1 `" p4 C. _* B' C 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。 % }9 G. {" k9 j' P$ H7 x; e
. F5 O/ Q" n- H& l4 |3 k3 q/ U) `9 x. a 例如: 6 U; d% g w3 J2 W- _% b- R
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) % s/ L5 n5 @4 V/ g! \0 o( z; D- B" m
4 Z/ e, Y# k! o* `8 a * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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7 I" k) v6 n& z9 I1 s * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 7 w) c& |. Y) v, u
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) $ _! o1 q( W3 e
' l- M f) j, F. n3 m' A' }; [ * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 3 A$ t `+ z) z0 @/ S* r
. N; G7 v* P* c1 ] 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。 . q4 T* \ u: A7 J* V6 ]' w
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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: , k/ h5 {1 n3 ]4 c5 C' @: e5 x1 u" x
9 g/ [9 _0 O Z" [. e * 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 5 H1 Z1 L* R- q8 P* X0 v1 L
' u+ Q" [' T8 E! d2 y5 s * 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。)
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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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+ Q* O% V( \- @% a to fall in love with (someone);
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]7 X) k( L: r: b; H) \ 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。
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) m% K& M% J* O$ I+ e4 V d+ m; K 例如:
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; ?5 E r w2 S# J3 w J$ c * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen)
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. c8 n- m* @3 N- x * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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, c; r& {* }0 P v5 U1 f4 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。
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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 # n. n, ^! ?- @3 ]9 g
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: : I. c+ F; d3 g+ [* f2 P
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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。) * f' V _+ Y) z) F) u! L; ^& p; n' ^$ h
; E4 l% w5 H5 i0 N$ o) M' ~$ p * 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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