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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。 0 V8 R- x8 h% G
5 d/ n1 |+ D. |to have a crush on (someone); ( v- O1 l, |$ M8 }
2 a% X* m! _3 ]7 p5 Y+ c# tto 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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; b$ h1 r. ?- i' t to be attracted to each other.
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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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9 E) T6 s, j6 _/ w, ^ 例如: # y u6 `( D6 h% N w: O3 E
1 H. ^5 ?5 |) H6 n+ O4 v: t @/ \ * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 8 b1 h- x5 v9 }1 j6 {; d9 [
& {8 z' G. \/ c' C3 t0 w- ?; O * 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)。 ' m- G) g g) n
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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。 + f# y! a" I! t# _* Y
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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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* 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 : Q$ \% \# z/ m- H3 t% N
3 w% j2 I4 N% R* z" ]/ u, h2 @ * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. & i; f4 V& t: S9 I3 j
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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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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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# T3 D2 t# D# Y+ _ _7 l * 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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/ H1 g3 g. S0 ? j+ I. {! g 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 , [9 d/ }( v' I8 H3 E5 O% d4 h# D
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse; 9 I3 u7 m. e% x9 ~! q
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to be a casanova; $ ?" c7 M! @; w2 t6 R2 g$ y
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to be a womanizer.
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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: & U: V* _- \. n
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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。) ! o5 h7 e& _3 w$ ~- M" E
/ D( F2 d+ d2 J7 \' x5 e0 P0 ~ 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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1 E" }( n1 x6 o' D; W4 Q+ K) s * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) A; C; E, ~, A. S4 T ?/ M/ J! H
~& A) a( _, a+ l- K* J( Q+ c * 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。) + R2 Q% M/ d6 R$ a7 |
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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。) ( E. |: k! n) ^+ k- }5 H N b
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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: . V( _6 C- T( i9 Q
# W: p% e4 u/ i * 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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% ~. l9 b4 ^. m7 a 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: $ g% @$ U% J& l& b3 b- L) h
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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。) ( S; a' o5 S1 R+ \ A
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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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to be a fox.
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u& x% A/ `" |/ I% F/ q5 v 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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- x; K- F) i4 S 例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 4 h0 I. O2 k: @* N+ o `
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 2 \ Z+ [9 Q F* C' S4 I8 m' x
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) + a/ h* p" y6 `& G4 z }9 W
$ @! t$ n8 K4 o8 p% t * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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, o* A- \- ?2 N7 p0 W; ]( D6 T; | * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 : ?' M1 d' k g1 o, J6 D# [
2 H/ ~2 u6 l! h: n. V 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。 $ {9 I) r. m, J6 ?+ q( f+ f, C* n+ s
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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:
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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 # C5 B& B0 _6 p" s: c# ?/ R Y
3 V, l9 K, a. o% Y: ~ * 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 N3 G" ^) V8 K
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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。 % u h8 X- v+ z
: F" d' m) \6 K! h to fall in love with (someone);
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; h8 f [8 i4 g' g. t- b" v to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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, q2 c' N5 @" h( D: j5 I6 E0 l 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 . N) }- f5 B/ M% U/ v; M
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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)
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. 8 B3 n" A3 ^. N
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(= 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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* He falls madly in love with her.
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" y5 s, j1 f3 h$ `* ^5 b; 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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* 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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