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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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to have a crush on (someone); 6 U+ ~& v* i# l* t/ f5 A2 A
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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- x/ D8 R2 z4 i; w% ?" q7 O- ^* Yto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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) k5 x- ?0 ?, N) c to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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$ { L. @ d" S$ I 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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: F. a( r' y% L, ~7 r2 ^* U 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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/ v- ~8 W, T: g. q1 e* w * 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)。 + P& U2 S# ?' m; \/ h
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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。
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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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) g3 }% w; v5 [0 s+ _; 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
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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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。) . u5 e2 `. M2 h2 }& J7 ^
* i( i: x3 c; K) o0 D' K8 u 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: ! X" S$ @$ D& z' Q) Z; h
+ Q2 E+ `* @! _* F/ ~& h& c * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 3 s7 L0 r( l: {+ U' }3 h3 m
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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)。 ' H+ N/ d: Y3 y# y) L/ r
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 ; s0 M% A* a5 u
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); % p, z5 F% K( _5 E
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: I4 s' c2 d2 \/ E, H" C to be a casanova;
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9 s* l/ i1 ?8 [* I$ y$ b! w to be a womanizer.
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, w9 p+ |8 W. }6 U9 S- |6 D 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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1 k+ }. P4 p% q8 p8 W 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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7 d& w6 k* H* g- v# \# {; C4 T1 i * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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' ]" H: m, W! o * 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。)
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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: / Q1 Q* y" \5 b4 `2 _
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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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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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2 y* E, D Q& g$ q7 |" f ~% u* n * 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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9 Z& U) {! H4 ~3 s 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; 3 u- b* i2 }5 Y4 w9 _3 [$ K m
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; - W" w/ F2 y) o2 u
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0 w5 G5 Q8 S( l# f/ V, @4 r; @ 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。 Q3 H; }7 K$ ?' Q. T) }! K' @
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) : w$ V9 u, @/ E7 X- }
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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) X% A$ V* w0 z, G- B8 Z * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) + n' }* i6 R/ p% B& L& A8 `7 f
2 E P* k& a& j3 F * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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$ X( M! [8 B: _' U7 H9 l * 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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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: : i7 ?' @) d1 N, M. I s, K
( |, t* O7 S" V; v6 P) u * 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 V1 A9 L. C* f7 I4 j D
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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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。) 7 N' c) D1 u' ^* k. C
1 J1 S9 P+ @/ G9 E2 y 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。 8 T* i+ }) C' Q' a
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7 w Q) h) a2 J; F) y to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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0 [8 D/ B! f0 B6 I 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 8 E+ S) y X4 y
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8 q) c) a) W u y! P * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) , N, `' T) s' C" [7 r
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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/ x1 D! U$ t9 G1 a; [, U& s- p m (= 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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( n8 l! N' `( f% O * 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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* He falls madly in love with her. ' Z% B% |1 q2 A3 M5 g9 ]
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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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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* 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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