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谈情说爱专用英语- Q9 a) C: {$ `$ }
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以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);
6 U7 F( M+ ^" M5 Y to feel an instant magnetism;
+ h$ R. M0 Z7 ^ l to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;& X$ e+ Z* k0 Y5 j6 H4 n4 S
to have the hots for (someone);
5 `- C- x7 `( q+ Q6 c to be attracted to each other.
+ y ~9 q" q- a% R 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。
% Q5 Q8 x+ v, h6 t* m, k 例如:
8 f' V7 l' l' a4 i * he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
\9 w, S3 a/ F# F! W * 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)。7 h% S: J" H% a9 C8 n
意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。
* {7 e& Q" N6 j1 U1 S * a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。- X8 K+ o7 h2 g4 g5 {" C; 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" k- D% Z+ p9 _& j3 ]+ {( F: P5 [2 Y
* they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
/ g% f; n" w7 [' X) Y * 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。)
+ M$ k( F( ]5 E" D$ j- }* d! J) G 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
' O/ B3 h4 d' | Z' r# V b7 ] * she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 N, {% y. h0 s) q
* 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)。8 ?! R' C; B* o b
这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。5 ^! B2 x' o; h |+ c) B
to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
# O% \$ u/ k. _ to be a prince on a white horse;' v- r% D/ Y( ^, b) e' J
to be a casanova;
9 n5 u" K+ m8 g! ? to be a womanizer. 3 F- |- F. A& j% B! \
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:
. V% Z8 d5 r+ l2 m2 J* S2 [ * mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。); k- e$ a$ ~* \' T B$ }9 _% ~
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 p5 L4 ]/ ^3 t7 W4 a2 D2 m * he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)/ r0 B* r# Q# g9 x+ T6 G
* 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。)( ?# ]- T* [& m4 H( |, f
*as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。)
5 s, L# ]7 O3 G' q1 a (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。/ R8 u7 \6 D S* C' ~0 f
+ u/ h q T, D1 t) j& r 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: k5 z9 W8 K- p7 |$ Q3 V* b
* 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)。
( ?, Q7 _* \7 k4 ] 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:
* `5 d% r( l" X+ r0 s l$ T * 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。* ?$ ^$ c7 [% g, w3 H: u" w/ y
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
+ L |$ B: Y( @. B. A! Z8 q to be a cutie; to be a babe;
# C" @2 v. ^% L, l to be a fox.. f% Y! }2 ?* O
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。 o, g0 o) _& U3 X. {' `
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, X7 \/ G) _7 q9 o * she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)& ^& v. U' z4 {9 `, N4 o1 x
* she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人), T' T0 ~1 _2 W6 T
* she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)2 | A j3 B0 ~9 e8 d, \& z7 r
* she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)* h; B, C2 m M& ^& Y; D
* she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。( @* p9 M# B* v) m; o# q
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。& |( k! J. Q6 k5 m
( ?: N2 H% }7 @ 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: G7 P) Y( k* p1 J
* 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
3 d2 l: E0 V- M5 X+ W * she made him feel up there in the clouds.; @. {2 k+ S0 T
(= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)( A1 A. c0 k4 t2 J
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。
$ |6 W' f6 E* |% a& h to fall in love with (someone);1 i z& i1 I0 G9 ], R) O
to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
" Q& V# r5 C9 g3 P0 ~ 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。) T* b2 B; f3 r
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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)- i. a+ d+ K+ ]4 L/ {
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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。
* V1 j/ C, n2 k' j$ L' C * 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 Z/ [) f8 N& o2 W: R$ E
* he falls madly in love with her.& i3 ]9 a$ y% k. b6 ~
, ]1 d3 j- U2 X' D 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
6 f; S4 X( Y/ K, F# U6 x- A * they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)( d2 Y$ M7 Q( C1 l. O
* 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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