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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。 $ k8 E& o7 S1 J: N0 @
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to have a crush on (someone); 7 }6 g% ~) I4 f _5 J1 U' B* K
2 P, s4 v$ P/ k+ S/ X' w* J, xto feel an instant magnetism; $ X1 c/ L, U3 s4 v. G
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 7 N0 `! Y" C, @6 f# Q( i
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to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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( k& i: o, E& q 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。 & w# N5 q1 S2 R, u/ O
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( l6 r( t" [; P, b8 Q; [: T * 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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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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. b9 {, A6 f: o* a# Q5 G * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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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 8 |# t5 M8 R, T q9 |& W K9 H( W
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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。)
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+ o: c. V2 C9 B# ~4 E! x 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 & u" ^& W4 p9 u; k+ B' w
$ |6 S) U: {* f1 n2 P * 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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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); 2 o# F* Z! `- F7 _( e. h' z
" `1 | o& H- D9 m0 a to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova; 1 c. P8 _$ ~& V# G. ]) _
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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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3 v. k4 K7 t) y7 F% g% o. H1 x7 t * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) ' [4 M1 }) H* O6 Z! x B
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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。)
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( ~4 l6 `0 N9 Z& k: 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。)
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) k4 v: Q1 d1 L; w *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。 # s5 P- b! H* v* x, j% o8 X
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+ R6 t7 D# ?9 z0 g# ~+ X6 ^; { 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: 2 b/ i+ G! K$ A$ o$ k
. g& c3 |3 w1 K * 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)。 7 \; L) }! J4 g. |$ m8 Z% h
& Y# o/ S& `/ K# p$ q8 y 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。) 8 v# r# _* ]/ i, T6 R3 [. x
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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;
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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。 7 j& h: J' ]/ T) i1 D
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例如:
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1 _+ j7 _- v+ N0 B" g" @ * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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' \# C# ?! | F- T5 C5 ^/ A% M5 x * 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) 2 T6 h- l# o P6 l
+ X6 a1 L* }8 K8 o3 Q& I * 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)。 R7 X* [; w8 ~9 a3 B3 ^
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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。 ' Y" ]( ^( i4 N* _! 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: , d5 s. f+ J) K5 t
7 h5 _, O* m# X/ \' h * 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 8 u8 E/ E( B& t9 V: ^$ u3 m
. c7 d# E: K) w& P * She made him feel up there in the clouds. 1 s; L! \+ J! D N# r
% ~+ z3 f9 S3 F+ ~) P8 z3 V* p2 A" r (= 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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6 Z- `' h9 N; c' T: q, V to fall in love with (someone);
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z3 r: K: D3 y4 ~; o to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 6 x6 c& m% ?# z E% f" Y
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 & ~1 I3 j$ p9 }3 U; s9 E9 o
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, B/ \( E4 G$ Z! E) I1 Y& o * 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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* 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 ( F1 {9 s5 Z0 w* @& F6 V3 b3 A
' @* X, H: O( F& ^6 F2 A * He falls madly in love with her. ( S* T! l* x5 A6 g
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5 `' B1 i) U+ y/ j 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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, I" P# c% l% T * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) / G0 J! u; w# Z: l' L4 Z
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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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