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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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: }0 H8 k6 Z6 p4 d/ o8 uto have a crush on (someone); T$ U( d0 S5 b8 F
: e$ J, k2 X, Z. Hto feel an instant magnetism;
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' i! B. V( \( X v: Bto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; ; M) u9 t7 u0 G' E+ R+ h% Q f3 ?
+ u* ?* |/ \& M% o0 O7 y9 K to have the hots for (someone); $ D/ B8 a& k( y; s' e
0 B/ T8 X4 v1 q& g to be attracted to each other. - L4 Z8 D0 L' j* h& y8 j" z3 c" L
" a: g% j8 \* @ 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。 ) j3 X4 }9 {# ]) t. {% Z. R! Q
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# r& f$ E3 ~ V& o* L/ E+ Y* A, U, w C * 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)。 6 n1 N! B* |: J& i' e
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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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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 # N4 v+ C5 a4 f+ W* p/ c# R
: E' O. n& U3 {5 H * 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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* 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。) ; k/ ^7 U9 D( _1 K
3 z2 Y7 v6 w K7 m7 H p; _ 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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0 T' i V) `& K8 L; g * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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! R7 {/ [/ r7 ]; [ c$ F- ]5 ^0 T * 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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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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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; / L1 _* Y# ?3 J/ J4 z6 p$ b
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to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer. 8 C3 h, s O# y$ l
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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: . C% ^: [7 |$ `4 s/ o
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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。) 5 e6 s7 @7 h" k. K' J
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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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。) ! ]/ R% O9 O) |3 I% q# u
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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。)
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+ C( ]& K6 c% Z0 G (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。 ( l" B* ]2 e' T3 H! u2 z, {
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3 S; Z! n5 X) r' ] v: o$ | 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: 5 }3 }3 ?- b1 Q
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* 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)。 4 \- A3 H0 a" u# U' k
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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: $ a. y' m! w9 p4 L
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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。) 2 T$ z8 ?) G, w% t
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( z9 ~2 D, u6 K& ~1 } 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。 5 R x! G% g% u8 ? p( j( L# W
0 l4 S( b2 [$ b1 d0 y8 E to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 2 g9 K: W- n: y) w
/ ?4 W& G$ O, S, ^0 b8 W6 [* b; C K5 b to be a cutie; to be a babe; . i% M, Q5 q \" Z- z2 k
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to be a fox.
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# c" R% [* I% C2 q- P \ 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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例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 1 f) `5 L4 U( i7 b6 I" H/ b9 C
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 7 j+ ~& b( e" o+ N+ G. d
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) # k8 K- ^ z+ m
$ A* \- v$ Q2 \9 l * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 + Z' j3 j, l G! l+ T# z8 E0 t3 y
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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。 , M5 v" Z2 v. B: {0 `6 v
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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: : y: k6 i: q; y/ D" ~4 D
. n) g; T- [7 g( P * 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
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. " O- F U& ^1 m6 {6 e9 {
2 g* x" Z5 N& q/ H: a5 S (= 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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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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1 i' A8 t& x+ S' U to fall in love with (someone);
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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) H( o- i4 C/ V" ]% w 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 : q9 J; P& B1 |, M2 ~) [
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% p9 r0 r4 E- z * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 6 r4 A; i$ A( E" b: ]
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. 2 d& E( Y0 N: C7 F; t, s/ _! O
1 q. ~( H- v! S (= 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。 5 M* L; w! P8 x* @* b Z* b. B4 s! y
" v3 m* S7 i" d) S5 c/ w/ A0 O * 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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# y' W- F( {7 W# l! i+ f 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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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。) , d J( i& _5 _$ B F3 N
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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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