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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。 3 Q& n& N1 w5 x* `' |# I6 ]; I. [
5 n8 o3 }( E/ a' P+ a$ a: E' Mto have a crush on (someone); 2 s0 y5 E6 R N, L# p/ q$ l- Y5 B
+ \2 N/ @, Z S/ Gto feel an instant magnetism; " R2 B0 g) B* A" ]" g
( ]# x/ ^4 `$ | r+ @to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); * U2 c; c4 E! F4 s4 X
/ W2 t% }, M7 q& p$ D) \ to be attracted to each other.
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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。 , U$ D* N- J4 a( I7 t9 |, t
! p; f3 F. M6 d# U2 c/ z3 F! ? 例如:
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0 Q0 |+ t' {. G! g; c * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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1 |3 F4 t$ i1 F/ q- C4 X5 F * 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)。
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$ S9 n0 @- ~3 j$ 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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) L, [* {: f, X) q * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 7 c) e" K/ }, X! @% `8 g3 D* A$ v
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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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6 z( S! J0 i" k- A/ n* }( P, N * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. . a. ?$ j4 ?/ j# @3 ?- u1 U
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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。) $ j8 O, ~5 ~( `5 r8 _
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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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2 z: [ i- \: ^& X5 N p7 Q * 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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5 J B3 p6 X. U$ D y" K/ s to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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! W% _6 ?7 X0 p to be a prince on a white horse; 3 I- [8 R& p- E
' P' _! P% m9 g# i. c3 l: ^ to be a casanova; + E5 V/ }7 |1 m$ I7 W- \' Z
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to be a womanizer.
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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:
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* |2 l- }5 L% S1 J4 M3 E \5 h+ i * 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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: z; v. w4 M* B * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) ) h8 l' o) j- @* l! L1 Y
0 t& f) ~# g$ M0 z3 @4 r. a& y * 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。) 9 h1 i9 Z$ }* ~' ]
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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。) 4 E+ P6 G5 p1 R! w4 u
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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: % ^1 }) d3 w" `' D
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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)。 ; f. p& k- T! d' F9 h+ g
$ l2 H4 o7 a6 N0 p) g 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。) 2 s4 M1 Q. L z
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1 E) ^5 {# |* o 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;
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: X6 i: p9 R( C3 K" k to be a cutie; to be a babe; ( D5 e5 A3 B( L/ t
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& A U0 k7 \+ 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。 * t5 s/ ^6 O" Q+ a( Y
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 5 S. N, N E: f7 C
6 M3 `4 O' G0 P( _; K * 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)
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) ) Q: L6 B: V% O3 f2 z4 _
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 ' e1 h) ~1 b, h
* P _: O& ]; L/ m 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 p8 K. R$ x" H% M" ?
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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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* F& M- h$ V p+ S% G * 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 - }. O( f( r/ k0 |4 ]3 B
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. 7 h0 X* C1 B7 q" z
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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。) 4 g" C" h5 s2 ]' L! f' v# j
8 H i4 r5 ~$ K3 M' K 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。 . R( Z7 P B/ U- j4 J! p
. a& q& a5 p# ]4 m$ ^ to fall in love with (someone); 6 z3 R% _0 m. | y! o0 W
, {: @8 M: h4 W: \; K& y' Q to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 9 w c; A$ h& K; R w9 o
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 # O2 }8 d9 A1 R
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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) 1 z; a! F/ P& [- N4 o+ |( s- f
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. A i" d9 N2 _ * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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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
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) |2 g( }' l* M4 s9 F) O * He falls madly in love with her.
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6 T; ]6 G8 x. I1 `9 R3 a ?7 u 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: ) j! c: i# Z+ c/ G6 y% n
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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。) / a( O7 @% D5 x9 \% B0 ~
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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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