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谈情说爱专用英语, I/ Y# }: E3 o' i( _1 [* W) D: E: t
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* ~3 H7 }5 w! P以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);
]5 \* N& U# W$ h$ a; q0 H8 w to feel an instant magnetism;
- m7 l# b- ~- b9 c% a: W to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
# w- E- J6 r0 T2 w9 q to have the hots for (someone);& q9 x, }. s" F# @' `4 ?4 t$ Q
to be attracted to each other.
/ O- k% c( i9 x) z3 a 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。
) I! I6 i& y; d* A' c 例如:5 _$ Y7 O- ~% l& N( ?6 S
* he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。) |" F) T4 _+ o8 I% ^8 U8 P. p' A# h
* 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)。
( U, x! I; X# Z/ f3 c2 A 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。/ Y M( C# B; ^3 i) R, A: `" X3 i
* a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。& e6 P# Y3 a; C6 m3 q, I' Z( l* z
* 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 C8 S9 N+ A9 d! s+ ?0 g" G
* they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
( X4 I, [& I- H# e$ ?; | * 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。): O1 f8 K5 s2 x3 N0 `
例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:( j' t/ d2 W! d+ Q
* she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
* ~1 O) \3 c& m0 l) r * 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)。
. y! H; L: F: Q: J3 u, V6 ?8 A 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
' A3 [5 M5 S4 P5 g to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);& c% ]& e1 i# p6 P1 D
to be a prince on a white horse;
+ L- O! o! M0 c6 B6 l to be a casanova;! `! u7 w$ _) w( }! W0 l) L
to be a womanizer. ' M0 ? X) v( b- a; F
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:
8 g% N+ ^0 `" A$ S$ E9 |* D * mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)
! h5 T! H3 L* i# {! p7 p v 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。7 b- y! M* g" ]6 w/ s* b. ~( T
* he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
0 }/ N# H2 _+ k' C * many people think that mr. smith is a real lady‘s man.(或 a real womanizer)(许多人认为史密斯先生喜欢在女人窝里。)! Q$ o5 |7 ?4 e
*as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) / O2 i6 D. F7 G5 l
(casanova 是意大利人,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。: V! J# s* ~& G/ [9 p
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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:
8 K' G6 Z7 I/ l2 ~- A1 l * 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)。
1 E- C! u+ L7 C 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 \9 J3 O# a% p6 Z' } * 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。)' U( J- G1 Q( X0 _5 n
0 _4 B5 W6 z, _ 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。2 D) j" M' q! s+ j) F5 @+ ~
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;% h X, f- s( p I
to be a cutie; to be a babe;' \8 Z& `. J& Y& x+ D
to be a fox.* }/ _0 T: r- }( U/ ?
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。9 {, ^7 o5 S9 ~6 K$ c
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* she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)5 s m4 M6 t. \4 Q1 _
* she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
! @1 B' M7 A. _! ]& S * she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
# B! h Z: U, _; b% H * she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)8 E; \& Z/ E- y& Q
* she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。
8 q1 ?5 k6 ]. {2 d) L7 Z 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。 I, U! o0 a* j7 e: A; |
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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:- `* ^+ z( {1 z: B
* 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 [$ [- r. L3 V/ d3 _+ A1 t
* she made him feel up there in the clouds.
' o8 u8 D1 X. b (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)) N8 _) |) A* _( c3 I
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。
4 F0 x& n. |1 B0 E' } to fall in love with (someone);, d5 V. h0 d% @ D- C6 N
to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
3 v% S: M+ ^! @ u' F ~ 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
9 B p4 o. t4 d, u- R 例如:
% p5 P# X+ H! y$ r* L5 X5 A * 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 j* ?, f: o& [4 U * he fell head over heels in love with her.; g. J9 @; H: f# V: l J
(= 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。
% m( J3 W% _5 G- F * 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
: S2 n Q/ O+ Y& k: m * he falls madly in love with her.
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:7 D3 p; X4 q$ t8 R) A( @0 L, ~
* they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)* }: L* K( @+ D" J3 f
* 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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