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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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" r# A6 E# D3 j! Y; S) A8 y! Cto have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other. + O4 U6 B! M' Y# \7 m) ?7 X
! L0 ~9 P) I! k- X 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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$ D; r/ y8 f( R" C% @ * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 9 b4 g( W6 |& `/ r( g
8 @" g; f4 C8 w! ~ p8 D0 p* B+ C3 x * 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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- S1 G: p; n7 C. F6 v2 X * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 4 w1 }' p+ c0 ^2 \2 {5 T) |
# O* B5 s1 R$ @/ \ * 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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, p6 ~* a4 l$ ~9 [/ ~: A/ C * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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1 |6 s8 a" O# | * 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:
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* 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)。
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0 G7 b. A" W" D 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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$ M/ ?$ I* k! a% j to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); % s: T7 o) j0 p* v+ M& {
' P2 p+ f- D/ d* k+ r to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova;
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1 z0 [# r2 W! }9 | to be a womanizer.
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0 W' Y& Y# O6 k, c, z 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: " F' L( m9 ~9 ]# s$ U
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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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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。 [0 W/ A/ `. v- I8 r
+ |* C6 r* O0 G: o; l( O& k8 X * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 5 E5 w$ J# v3 z% y# ^( h5 @
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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。) 1 q8 b* Z1 C! f2 N9 c
4 E" |. O0 j2 ^, ]9 B% \ *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) , W+ F1 v. h4 o d/ A& ]
9 |' w1 z4 D. f: b (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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, y0 i- E; `4 }- m * 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: ; W. J8 h0 \& y5 A7 d; q) z
/ |+ R! |0 F$ ]8 N4 j% ] * 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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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。 # [: J$ L! U# S; g
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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+ b8 [# n8 ]1 t to be a cutie; to be a babe; 9 u% c# {9 G; `
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to be a fox.
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6 E( f- ~' y. D4 P- z9 b4 L k 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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. L0 w! x; Q- j+ k, B 例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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8 K$ h* W) H/ a2 k2 h. y * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 0 p, ~5 }2 ]$ I. R* d
9 f) X, m" t% u& G* _8 v * 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。
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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: ; w) U* _+ P6 D# {/ u
, W) }% N% Z1 J4 i+ T l( V8 w * 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 6 N) J2 G4 @" R5 L
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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。) 3 o- K/ R1 s! e# r' z
- p7 s) q0 ]; K 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。 . I5 ], s( t1 |9 f: t% T% y
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5 D3 M4 x8 n6 O, Z) e to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 6 a- n- {# O% }9 } B
" g- c* Z0 v: Z5 u' O+ V 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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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) , A/ K W% [% A4 _3 q* J8 ?" v. ?& l
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( k# G9 `$ r: g( @# O * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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0 e, o8 z- w2 } (= 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。 . s l# p+ L0 e
1 v0 h9 |7 {4 ~9 B& P * 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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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: 2 A+ J$ Y7 X. V% j7 p0 {0 \
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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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9 H- P+ T8 _! z. D5 p1 o) i * 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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