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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。 ! X9 U/ {0 m: T8 {
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to have a crush on (someone); 8 G6 p9 o/ [6 X7 B5 ~3 {$ @# C
, X/ S/ q, B, B4 \to feel an instant magnetism; G% E, [5 M4 R M o
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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. 2 M6 K3 }0 o7 H
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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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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 6 V% e) h; T9 A1 w+ V) r
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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 B2 A2 O6 ^9 k1 R2 {4 v1 W: w# z0 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。 * O7 a# S; g! M5 Q; F0 h3 k
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 2 M% ?+ t/ V" M E _6 |1 I* h' j
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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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! C' }# y6 b: e" o+ Z) E# v * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. * B9 {: u4 [8 [
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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。) * S* k& A; l1 ?, `6 @
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: : C" c H+ p! B+ {
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 % l# O3 }0 g% \1 z9 i
# p: z, F9 x p& ]! J * 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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to be a prince on a white horse;
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' p' a$ v0 `) C3 `, L' i5 ]. R to be a casanova; ' V, U+ ?) W8 W1 ^, N! T
/ _- X2 _* i' K; x to be a womanizer. ' c7 L2 Y7 l/ @6 E3 T! A7 [
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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: 9 h- y8 P5 D2 g
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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。) # h: {. T( E& Y
U* M0 V% {- Y7 K F 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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% [; r- ^5 \* x' ]: d" F * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 3 s+ v1 R( v- K4 X' }" p, u- _1 G
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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。) 7 K$ i, b8 j+ b! u
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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。) - T: q: Y: F" g* p, T; f5 v
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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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' k* k! u# H/ h7 n" q 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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9 q8 J8 L1 R9 n) L * 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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2 ]. J2 l; `9 n6 n$ P% y7 l; {5 q 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: 4 \+ C7 u3 C8 x' G0 B- z8 M
7 M% L' _! w% N. v ~" a* v0 @ * 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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8 n& T/ q6 Z$ N ?; Y6 [ 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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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 8 ^# ]* X" F2 q3 N" E
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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to be a fox.
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4 t# I9 @, t3 j( B7 z# S, Z' q0 K 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。 1 b3 Y: p8 M; U/ e b0 Q) T
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例如:
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/ h2 B/ o7 ?+ B * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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% _' F7 _2 `9 P: Z * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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9 t2 G( T+ b* i$ o# `% v4 W$ y& l * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 1 @( m# h0 E- ^* w, u
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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。 U' P7 V; u' ]9 P2 M) N/ ?, k% _
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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: + t, H, z. b2 O
9 G+ Y. `( ]( H2 {! s5 r% B * 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 0 u h% ]# o+ Z' I' B. u
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. ; o' Q. O- _1 e x
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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。 6 V6 N: b- C6 n4 I' h
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to fall in love with (someone); & F) J3 J7 c) Y* S1 @) J
( r# ], h$ f) `, s* 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。 / h/ ~6 V; |. l# U, V/ e# m
0 y# I M) v. G8 e 例如:
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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)
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. 1 d) F" G- H% _8 R( ]- Q. ]0 O
5 V# f# E" C I1 G (= 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 7 B4 N) b7 z/ i% W: N" c. e, e# m# r
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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% ~' J! c- y# H 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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% u9 ^4 Q1 A& i5 t0 T: |: j * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) $ Z, X0 H3 X" D2 }0 j. r* f* \/ v
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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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