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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);
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, w( ]: {2 Y. o3 R/ ]to feel an instant magnetism; $ ?. E7 ~6 i# W: }
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); ) [3 V% }7 ~+ V
" ^$ R5 @" f% k to be attracted to each other. 5 ]! v7 p# T+ `7 T) ?' F7 a' e
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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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4 \3 ? Z9 R. s4 | 例如:
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8 ^2 e) P1 _5 K3 f. F5 Y * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 }4 G Y1 H: G6 P! a
4 T3 n0 I4 y8 w8 n$ [ * 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)。 % B: U2 R/ e5 h
O4 y2 o: Z. A7 I 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 3 M# S+ q7 M M+ z6 |+ F8 \* Z$ `
+ o5 q' Z2 K8 u4 M& ^ * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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3 I' h& U, T) N, g5 J- g * 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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6 j& z3 N0 r g- T3 B Z# ] * 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。) + |3 N9 D9 `" V0 K$ d7 Z7 C7 C N7 ?( Z
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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
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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。 m3 C( o4 u$ r: l
% E, h8 R& U+ p7 E) E to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); * u4 G8 N' C% r. ]
/ V6 p8 h) [" \; J- D. }, S( J to be a prince on a white horse; ( f4 H% U, A+ s6 w
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to be a casanova; - Y! A; n4 v& v( z7 S( Q5 L
5 D) ^, ^6 N5 G! p6 ?4 m' G; O to be a womanizer.
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5 u* {: g0 z# { 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: 5 }# ^/ {: E2 t& @. ~. B
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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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* Q! U! O; g; y 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。 ! e6 \1 d G9 q) R) w$ Q
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) % A6 |, J0 E& i5 b
9 @8 ^0 h1 F$ d: g9 X' u * 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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*As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) + f5 `% k: [ C* y' e2 Z
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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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6 w% l6 E7 y" l* T 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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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。) : R, m; {2 K0 l$ b" z
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' T' I# X- @( L 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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( J: i v" o( F- P; l to be a cutie; to be a babe; + c' y- ~" O6 f% F
6 S! H& c2 j, T9 R1 T; Z( [ to be a fox. ( Z9 T. q/ c5 M9 q: l" K
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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) ; }9 T7 p5 T4 Q
. {8 |8 h& ^$ A5 P, I/ q * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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( x' f% [2 P6 j * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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; H* B# s* q1 s. H3 M * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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2 x& o& q5 A0 i8 g5 g' X# ~ * 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。
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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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* 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 3 y3 X/ d: c8 F4 z+ O- S
" k1 S- ^9 ?* C% `) {9 ~' E, E * She made him feel up there in the clouds. " b S0 J* {( k
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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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to fall in love with (someone); f5 i3 O1 l. c2 w% E
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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。 4 Z! d$ y7 b# s- u6 T% l4 X
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* o8 ]3 N( z2 F; A7 \4 R: } * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) % u) m. O0 U2 o0 s( \
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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 , L- r5 p- E, m& y9 d
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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/ p5 V) q: o% Y6 Y5 G4 c" K 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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, t) y7 Q# ^' D7 d7 }/ g* ? * 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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* 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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