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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。 / D. @* f6 W4 V! p1 Y- M
) j! \ {: c1 n- t( Kto have a crush on (someone);
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% z# B R7 w9 k/ U" bto feel an instant magnetism; _1 M4 W6 A) J5 k* v3 Z% `
- r5 o6 R6 E' B3 [to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 5 y0 E/ }% I6 O/ `6 _# C& B
5 B4 o, e& _5 r: a/ N' b. f4 g, H to have the hots for (someone);
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& a! Z1 _" S; q0 @ Y. @ to be attracted to each other. 7 P; f! G& h( P! N X
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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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例如:
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" j# R* U* E9 X" w * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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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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, e8 P/ ~7 n: c. R: M 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 8 ~ }) ^' a# G) Y5 w; e u
8 c `! J D, W4 L# d * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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& i% p3 Y" X+ r7 C3 e O * 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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+ F9 }: y z" u$ ^" y0 c% A8 p( D * 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。)
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 3 k7 h8 _. v( q9 ]
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 4 t0 W# I) B& e8 Q. i/ c: @3 K
* H" {6 s) v9 o * 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 P# b8 I }( l5 g& G' {1 m
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 1 p( X, Y" ^) n6 G/ h' e
9 y Y# P- }; P( | to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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8 X: _7 b3 k6 v to be a prince on a white horse;
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! B0 g4 Z/ D8 Y; s6 X# | ?% t to be a casanova; ) V* K0 e: i! j
9 ?4 ]7 w6 A2 F0 `% l" M to be a womanizer.
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! G: V5 a( q% J# M 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: + S: u5 U d7 H5 }; z
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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。) ; ^$ Y+ x& W3 e% O4 H8 o
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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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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 2 @. B h4 c$ u* ]' B8 L1 t" l' X
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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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2 U4 o5 E$ a, @9 s/ G1 t *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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+ ^% C' p! Q! D 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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, C7 h1 u- ~! @; i0 q/ Y) {% }0 F * 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)。 & c" O2 g j" t% }$ V
h- Q$ \) A( c' D+ n: k2 t9 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: 1 N8 P; t8 R. `! r6 G
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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。)
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8 P: [$ q. @( @5 A 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 cutie; to be a babe; 5 J# @, c- _8 h8 r5 a: t U
9 l( a# G, I9 ?9 e2 M5 ~7 ^ to be a fox. ! G' u6 e A& w% V* _
* B0 C% C- d* J7 A( Q$ u+ Q$ m" J 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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) \0 Y2 O9 S! I% ? * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 7 y, y9 l/ G: i
3 L4 M2 M3 C( T' X# N- J7 g. c * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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' h6 P+ R3 f0 o' |# v" O) o N * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) . } t9 c: [! C7 R2 p
9 B8 U5 ~7 }: P* W7 F * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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+ Y! z. `) G s$ U* @ 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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7 Y* ?( }' U" U7 o5 j 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: 8 ^2 x5 D& n2 ^6 F9 f6 y6 W2 Q
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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 & C4 v# L; O; ~3 u
X* H' _6 L# V* E * She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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2 g/ V( W" @* E; e3 |2 K+ S8 l (= 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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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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1 D+ T% o+ b( p7 b0 m to fall in love with (someone);
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3 C+ ^/ y1 w2 L5 g( I to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. : R' p1 P- Y0 C; i
+ X( G4 A' r! W& F) O( t 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 : F: c$ N" Y9 t9 B& O
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4 Q/ N% i5 J! b * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) ' P% `9 a. n2 T. b$ z
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2 a" N) T6 ]# {( j& b( V * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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r6 U2 J0 _7 P2 F- T# p; I (= 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
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# }' f' T5 u# P' K8 c. U 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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6 n$ C3 ?7 z& o- l: K * 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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, b$ `. Z2 s7 P* q9 X7 i3 U3 P * 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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