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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。 l4 e' r* m/ u4 d
# `( Z$ _/ ]! ^& q6 tto have a crush on (someone);
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( y9 r& r+ B* ]! D8 P2 |+ ^to feel an instant magnetism;
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; u1 n1 D) t- n/ b% @ {to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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) v1 r2 {" \9 c! A+ @7 @ to have the hots for (someone); 9 n3 u* }' e0 s0 w) o7 y1 G
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$ U* t! n. b4 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。 , Z6 `. T2 L4 v
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8 V& u1 n+ T/ B+ y5 P * 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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2 O2 \5 {( N" Z3 u 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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: M8 B! w) }: a2 g5 y5 R * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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x3 f5 I2 f* w' ` * 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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: c7 ~; b0 n- G * 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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" Y0 f7 V; ^: k) |6 L 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 8 n8 G k9 x' c
! \+ [+ o' v. h# C- F* N0 M * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 , h/ g, E* [: u, L
$ F5 m/ z* I9 [/ w7 n4 y * 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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8 e0 l6 O# V n) d4 } 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 ( ^) C3 E# w2 C4 H
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); - v# V. D# T6 _% z+ G
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to be a prince on a white horse; 4 z+ {! N7 F; `. a0 i
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to be a casanova; " X3 f4 |; ?, d* o+ w0 h# R L
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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:
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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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7 F$ j4 X8 {( 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。
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; b" g* m" K. g7 T% G) A * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) / a/ r+ n0 p& ~+ N7 ]6 |5 V
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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。) / Q' l4 {; B- T0 k
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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。) 3 i$ [; W) s$ I
: T$ ?5 x" w' H9 t8 I (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。 % c. }1 m: e4 c0 S: L# j9 H7 u8 |
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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: ( R$ t7 E4 S0 z/ Z9 C
, o( J* p" x& `9 Y * 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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" y4 ^- q; ]- G) @$ }, d/ U 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: 9 A, q# b* h7 y/ e# E5 N
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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。) , ?7 g& ^. ]$ s) A! j0 W1 @
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6 g: k. f/ C. Q5 K% w 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 beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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: O3 w0 H* \# F2 a 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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" {& |/ R1 K' O( [- g% b7 Z * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) : W8 ]: H/ H) I. x
/ H* h3 _/ y+ j/ Y. l * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) % g7 w3 Y8 l I
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 9 v% {4 ? u- {# F) F
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- `# A& j+ L, f5 `: \9 ` * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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) ~0 Y/ A! Z) B* R5 }8 H! s 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。 $ q# x- b: C4 h* I( o
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) O7 U/ ~% w) M. H 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: & f( U* A4 t: I% y* l5 X
, ^) m# G2 ?' ]. C2 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 " G/ L) M1 k- E& J( M5 g1 i
; j. l; q/ w y; j * 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。)
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8 F- K7 v4 S+ G9 S1 C: m 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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to fall in love with (someone);
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 2 F) @% W. l7 k+ h7 N% B$ ~, \1 L% U
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! }) h- t+ E- P" l2 S4 F6 _) Y- t. f * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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! t ^3 s) @$ O8 p/ B (= 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 1 Z$ d' k+ g3 U! r! d* Z, @
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* 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: & ~: H+ l6 ^# J
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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。) " K( L* C `* C3 O5 ]. \7 O2 y
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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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