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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。 6 }* b; _2 \" T# @7 l6 q0 s8 \
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to have a crush on (someone);
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' m. Z' @- k3 e4 Q2 G0 nto feel an instant magnetism; # c* j3 r+ b+ B- t7 T6 W7 Z6 P* q
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); # P, Z( m1 |: F+ v3 D/ m. R, b: Z
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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。 # C+ t ?, n8 I1 o2 @
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5 S7 _, F( t3 i* M0 G * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 3 ?2 x% \5 u( o6 H8 l+ E
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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)。
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, Q& @- O+ B: v& D) R: F3 \ 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。
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; L, d0 S0 f- I: L" S" Q * 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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9 e( S" Y9 t% E3 P * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 8 `5 q/ W# l# q3 h9 H+ @
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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。) 8 s; Q5 `, V6 I$ O
' L' C! Z, U/ b0 g" g 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: " m) d5 r& c b8 j' J- f! @+ w, h
# E7 v$ d7 D- J * 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)。 0 x1 a% A( _. V) |0 K
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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- J; k+ v3 ~/ q6 P to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse; ' G3 {+ z* A$ |, m4 C- k$ S" s0 S+ C
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to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer. 8 z |8 q9 V0 K- k5 P/ u: E
$ u5 J5 u# ^: z; Y; `1 `( T. q 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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* 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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4 z( ], s4 W' t. ~# O! U 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。 ; D; O' o' F# c4 U) h% z8 @ h3 e4 X
+ H4 Y2 r& u% h) ` * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) % a, _. v: U# T6 D) S
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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。)
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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 ~& v& D$ W/ T" e
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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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$ F' G9 n% b6 V5 M+ N* b 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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' z6 f$ R" ~/ v0 c 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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0 w, G) i% V* b * 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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6 Q+ w5 i) I6 ~9 H8 T- Z 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。 " x: ?: u( Q6 I7 Z6 b' g1 e9 o
! D; ^# ?8 i4 N# D9 }# v to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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- P! d; _8 x, f to be a fox. / _, s6 C; S* S. P
$ Z3 \8 c; q9 S* ] 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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4 e3 ^( y2 w- L1 v0 J * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 2 R3 l, u) U/ \% U, ~$ _- @
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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)
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* 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。 ; _1 ]/ i( Q1 O- ^7 I" D
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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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8 {! v: A5 G0 h0 n2 O5 ]2 S * 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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" j/ [9 {6 I/ |& H& j; ~ * She made him feel up there in the clouds. & K% \$ ^" ?6 T+ |2 G
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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。) ' I3 [ @: F" ~1 u9 i/ v
) o& o% C, S* W+ v3 } 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);
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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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. g8 B6 ^: D0 J6 l * 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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4 G- Y# Z* Y3 J9 H; M* `' ^4 n * He fell head over heels in love with her. 4 l9 A; F9 T2 P
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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。 * H2 t, k5 ?6 G8 x2 q. G, q
4 Q+ f5 Z6 v- ? * 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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! P: q, ]" y; b, P/ |; f 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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$ L; V+ r. I. I$ X, l * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) 7 c+ I2 i2 s$ R" g
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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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