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2 v( a: m! P* e. m3 u以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);: U$ G/ L% w+ `
to feel an instant magnetism;/ P: t/ F2 C4 K4 f/ x- d3 o+ e
to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;3 k) b( }6 X0 m/ L
to have the hots for (someone);+ d& u$ t4 L0 b/ ?9 M
to be attracted to each other.
' \; u6 n% R d 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。
y, q$ n. g9 A( |3 i' h 例如:
2 ]. h( Q( i3 H * he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。: ? V. c5 }, x( x# j
* 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)。) k0 I' L& M2 K) n9 M
意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。1 ]: c8 ^/ s- D
* a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
' g4 @9 {' z/ Y * 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
- A- F$ o: l5 g* B7 x * they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.) S/ q4 k' q1 I: u1 ]+ w% n7 v* R
* 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。)
! w/ r& n: s" h' W7 P h5 G8 @ 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
( P' A. M1 r* _: _1 x+ ] * she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
/ c7 \! D6 C5 H% z. i. }' e * 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! U: @" z# O
这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。8 E8 H( V% _& H
to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
( m- L5 k% J9 h/ w: l( | to be a prince on a white horse;+ ?- s0 b& V$ S
to be a casanova;1 H. O7 Q! d* w" V" L
to be a womanizer. / D) {9 Z3 K+ ^7 M
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:
: A& q/ y( T, b0 s: Q* U9 ] * mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)7 s/ j9 G! I9 J# n* {% V1 H
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。8 x0 \' p' _. t3 \2 x2 u* [
* he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
! h/ u5 C" ^8 i7 v * 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。)
9 F1 x& t: T; k: t *as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。)
' V2 O3 k* `# x( r2 s @5 t (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。
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5 z0 \0 }* v& o9 h' s 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 q8 K# U- d& A# X; 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)。
" n" C' N* {) P# N; F/ i7 V l; V 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:8 W' m, h% M9 f' e w( p
* 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。: J2 y2 u6 ?5 w: w7 o
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;3 G' _, t# c% f" M
to be a cutie; to be a babe;
* Q7 e9 }" T+ n( c- ^- c to be a fox.
' z9 \4 f2 M2 O( S5 [1 @ m9 g 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 k# a* k& S3 B/ L7 l
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* she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)8 K) y7 V& U) h, p1 ]! R2 A; U
* she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)" F; k- F6 _' h9 v
* she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)6 z ^1 T0 `2 ~9 M6 d
* she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)! Z' t! E; }3 i+ }3 n T
* she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。
' f$ H- I/ I+ O/ d- {1 j 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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: V, T! c3 Y+ B5 M$ O s 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:# h& W& Z g0 n1 n k- q
* 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 C) Y1 n4 r' H3 u) C- \) y4 l * she made him feel up there in the clouds.
' S9 _3 I' [7 v; S" i (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)7 P0 o0 o7 D- H. B. ^3 ^
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。& a1 [$ Z/ e3 e& ]8 M
to fall in love with (someone);
! y \- N6 U$ Y$ H3 O+ `3 p8 Z to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
! v j" o# E! ] P' Z0 y$ s 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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" t f; X7 T) B8 \# \9 q * they have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen)+ J! W) N3 K* y
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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。
7 ?, E1 Z" N$ {/ ]2 @5 n# i * 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9 N) M8 L( C x3 h2 r3 P
* 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:: P- G7 S6 a9 u$ w. V* h6 t, G8 E- W
* they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)
_; o, ~& R. k; q# W * 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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