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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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4 q$ n7 h9 y' ]: A# x* I4 N% j' hto have a crush on (someone);
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) l8 B+ A) v H2 K% Tto feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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3 t1 p" D7 ^4 q# e5 z4 I. I' K to have the hots for (someone); . o$ m2 u/ i' X! K' {
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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。 $ A4 m( P, n7 H# k; J+ I L
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4 C* y5 [1 F, f# k7 G7 V * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 _# v( D+ g2 k5 N* K
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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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. L5 ~( L! ]: t+ U6 ]' I/ E* h 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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) v$ A1 O" z! h5 }- ?) P * 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 4 p4 B. o9 J% y F, p% E
+ E2 n. O, v5 |8 m% s * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 4 \/ s2 w( Z7 \# @, Z7 n3 N3 T; X
: U( O$ |; o- ]& R- w * 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。) $ C+ b2 [6 l* n; z3 \3 A
4 {+ ?( y9 g- i7 i; Y0 L( t0 U 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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w7 F3 K; _( W9 V * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ) Q% J% L; J* t: s# C8 X
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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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; s& l! k! c& P* H/ L 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 6 V6 v" }( Y* p0 W) l
# R% f& D5 S, [$ L* g 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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to be a casanova; ( c* q) Y+ _ x0 N$ v
5 z0 K5 ]; c5 s to be a womanizer.
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' J* r: x0 \( K 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。) 8 @* s. h2 [5 B5 R) D) Q) z! c
& Y( X3 L! I% _, \1 ] 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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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) . f# f1 p+ n- P" T, t
3 W7 @5 U) f; \5 H6 _; I0 V! s- q * 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。) ) i8 w% _$ D" Z
3 `' \& V$ Q2 M2 {% _% \3 V, ] } *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) , v0 Z% ]) E/ {, U P2 t* V! O
9 J+ [0 `3 ]# p4 `& r. u (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:
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4 D* R+ C+ w8 R% g3 g * 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: # [- ?8 p# W. R4 l
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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。) 9 X) W+ T: K$ `$ \4 J
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9 o+ t# S; S/ g 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。 " ]4 v9 V# Y/ n! p" ~+ g
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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to be a fox. $ E/ F+ W# |* w
3 _ Q9 Q' h9 C9 D/ p 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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例如:
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* 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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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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1 k1 k$ I1 I/ S( k * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) + r/ |+ S2 d+ V' I+ S2 E' x5 ]
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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。
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- o8 S, z1 j4 X* E 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
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3 Y' S$ r; u" F& F; r * She made him feel up there in the clouds. $ }. w4 U& K1 a- v$ f* H
$ P4 r: \" ?/ a4 X$ [ (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)
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) [9 @& c; |, C% N 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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) q) ?/ X1 z+ P2 B7 ^0 A& E 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。 ( b4 R7 l2 d* b8 P/ ^" h" k# u7 j
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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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: D) R' V* a ?4 m5 I$ p * He fell head over heels in love with her. + p: D0 X- |; A7 w3 X
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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。 # f- s4 X/ ?: X' w, ~/ ^
8 w* |: V+ J' Z; Q" n9 E * 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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1 }5 P5 v! g4 D+ ]# r+ E * He falls madly in love with her. 4 a q z% X) z; |! W$ ]
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: " j& \1 v4 }* |/ y, o
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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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6 a( i M3 F9 z * 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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