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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。 - {. Y* F* U1 J' e4 r6 K' F6 v
4 R. a4 S V5 E7 Oto have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism; / i% I. n/ c; C1 E* C& [- g
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other. - S5 E& e; }% m$ Z/ I- h
* b2 ?* |+ A! |+ C3 E: [) m m, s1 g 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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$ L+ J3 o" F1 E( b- R2 M 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 " S, K- ~2 A2 Z' I" I% B" S
% m7 T2 d' q& F4 I4 ^9 q * 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)。 ' A; J9 N6 Q% w/ f- O5 D" Y5 e% F" \
7 d& k1 [8 n6 p8 B; s 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 4 c/ n" c6 l* H* A5 o9 W
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 4 y2 d) c' P- [9 q: X* F
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* 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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* 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。) 2 h! h3 N, ?4 C* w; e8 B' e
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: - C M. v6 W2 Q" K& V" Z' k( D
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 0 x1 ]* u" Z% ?
- q* y: y# J) r * 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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* P6 @- t4 \2 H 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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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;
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' P" ]$ d$ ]) u' J to be a casanova; $ }* N& l) v. @6 L- 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: * J+ M5 `: k$ Q& c+ W7 E" i
& X4 Z6 t$ s5 ^" m * 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。
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, @$ S2 \' n9 P: V( \' A * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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5 V) E% ~9 e' ~% q; \$ p * 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。)
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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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) T2 ]' v2 Z5 L" m, \% m- 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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/ U( ?: S7 c% X; u' I2 T0 W1 J+ m. M * 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)。 3 L \8 l# _) S7 i
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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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8 ~0 ?7 s, ~# l; W: o * 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。) ! h- Z! U' M5 x8 C
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3 F8 V; z! e2 y7 ?% ]; F 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# h: I& x0 ~1 d7 V 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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7 F- C, b3 \, O * 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) ( }1 U0 H' a D7 W
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) 4 O5 K$ x" i X3 \* H# W' c
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 / I, S# B9 n+ i) r# F! a6 B
% r; B# S; ]6 {( N: e @$ j# J; T 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。 / D/ p5 [ D, {, K9 X- H
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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: $ Z* Q/ v0 K( a
& ?3 h3 H5 v! { * 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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+ ?8 l% V* v% s 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。 9 i. w u! n$ d1 Q
e' K( }' B0 n+ m+ l, Q 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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5 \$ h# A7 ] Q& ] 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 ! a+ W7 f7 }3 j4 r* C( ^/ C3 g1 d
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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) 9 ]5 T! p U: i7 b
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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。 ; B& H$ E( k' R" e
: r4 a$ S7 k! d" _( e/ X * 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 % ]" X$ L# I0 _
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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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* 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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