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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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5 t5 z& g2 E' R7 t" Q r1 M( o, Ito have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism; * v( G0 s; v7 u9 L( s$ D2 J
+ c" t6 |# j; ^2 ^1 Xto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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# R$ `$ F% M6 S/ L to have the hots for (someone); $ d& j* h" A2 `$ D: i$ x
6 K. X8 _# F2 u+ q: Q9 e( \ to be attracted to each other. " d5 N) T) `2 H6 K3 }+ }: d1 n
8 s* Q- C; R0 _* c5 ]. t 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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( t6 l* o* o1 J: `" W 例如:
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+ Q; _/ s( ^( {: _+ H * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 5 T& X1 t! N8 m+ w
4 X% I7 H g% E7 d) |0 M+ A * 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 f+ [# W' P6 ]1 l8 d: K8 ~
) B' u. b p& P; \# Y t2 V 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 0 M5 G9 M5 @% a0 p; `( {
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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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. r3 }+ t. L, {- J' Q( E n1 U1 |& [ * 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. 5 t0 z1 h3 W; g a0 z
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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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7 b$ B" w) A3 Y1 x 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: / M9 h- K2 X3 @1 `
: C4 N$ R! @# N. o4 C8 F * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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* 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)。 & X9 q- T2 L% V3 [1 c0 c
; {. G F5 q; H- f8 ?2 t 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 9 o! s+ e b; @9 z* q
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); + ~6 d7 v$ S% K, I
* g8 V% B- r1 Y5 P. E to be a prince on a white horse; ( W3 X; w D, p% [# H! g
0 T: c# S2 a! ]7 ?5 W+ y. o to be a casanova; ( n% o0 K3 H2 N/ f' o
+ z8 f9 O" d; @+ {: K 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: 3 p7 Y3 Q! k, j3 d/ x
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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。) ' q, H! z4 w- G1 ^, u
0 Y8 Z7 n0 y! |2 } 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。 + B3 J+ r5 m- R7 B0 \
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 9 j5 ^, E% {& k7 @: _& {/ k- I5 s* s k' g
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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。)
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9 l4 |4 B( \& L+ D, e$ q *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) " A) h. C. N6 N" H8 z% S7 m
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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:
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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)。
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- ^% u( `! }$ {! h( r 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: 4 T; ~$ R+ I" H" r- ~/ I
: X0 X% L6 ^4 w0 o( }6 b3 J( w$ | * 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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' ~$ R/ t$ c1 \+ E H 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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4 K/ w' E) S3 { k5 @& h8 @# O to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; - M+ j+ o. M# D
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; 7 H1 B. }! J/ x. V; O
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/ U+ i# ?$ Q1 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。 ; C0 Z! d u- \0 ]) `* q8 q) H( C
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+ K& N; _( W+ K6 _) F9 J8 j0 i: d * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 8 k3 e0 D! f) L8 V" ]3 ^4 V8 t' v+ D
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 ( L+ z; k: A( V: M, g4 A& ]6 J% l: ?0 Z
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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。
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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 ! `( H. y9 i, Y2 H
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. $ K. P5 Q" U; U: D& x) c
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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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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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3 v; ]' ~! i0 `3 H/ j/ L to fall in love with (someone); % F5 `8 `+ [- Z6 {+ }
4 b. {; K6 K. a: ]6 r" u9 y: v to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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* J: q; m9 O1 H! o2 P# E* n" I) \9 ` 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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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) ) ?1 N8 s8 o8 q3 A* }
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. ' n; n8 z9 Z( i9 ~- v: z
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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 - B7 r0 {2 P- X# {
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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# |6 k6 ]$ ~# P" J4 q* A 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: # }7 f$ i' w$ M! I+ u% t7 b
8 `+ l- a7 |6 i' l9 N. i * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) , P4 O$ L! G2 l% o1 i/ I
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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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