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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。 # u. ^2 _# j$ j8 m
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to have a crush on (someone); 2 F' [& Y2 w, U/ q
% g9 s B p1 M5 Y: q; p, t2 Wto feel an instant magnetism; # R" z5 E) d7 _/ Z5 {9 c8 x4 T
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; . J* @& H# L* j: E9 `
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to have the hots for (someone);
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' e5 u! u: Z7 y# O) H to be attracted to each other. $ a& m& X m' M
/ C. k8 X& c/ k 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。 0 E2 }7 K' @. g% G" ~
! B4 M1 [: i+ S0 x% C& b& p 例如: 4 f& C. p; ^3 Y& E1 V
~4 o( X+ ~) {7 x- F) m * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 - W9 S9 m1 a; w% g( D
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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)。 8 o/ J* T7 z; Y/ v
% B9 B" N5 ]) s4 |* N2 s8 l$ ^# } 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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~1 `2 G$ c2 }1 m4 l; R5 r1 W * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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, s9 o4 `; _; k * 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 " a4 N8 _# v( E# T: Y5 k
" F/ A- d: |, B* R0 z3 z& Q * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 4 g, o, b4 g2 B( ` @ T% K
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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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8 I+ F2 z; K+ D) }3 G* i 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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+ c. l6 c# w$ I' S- X * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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, |' L/ \9 b* y9 d7 K * 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 G/ A. _* W# `3 s 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 & g" x/ V8 M' ~
1 G+ k( D+ |( h; a" x# q to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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0 f1 L- d+ L9 \0 G$ m: |: o to be a prince on a white horse;
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V5 G; q0 B# X( r, z3 x2 O to be a casanova; + a+ A7 b- i- R" k3 D) G; Q
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to be a womanizer. ) L+ S6 ~' P6 A+ X
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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: ( a8 R! I& R% _0 |' Q8 j2 f
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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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9 z: d" I" p. H+ p6 `3 Q9 s1 ? 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 P" v; ^- a9 y! E
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 2 i1 G0 E7 i+ [. ]/ W
3 t. ?6 a/ ?4 w8 A5 e5 Q * 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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/ a( K0 N4 c5 Y *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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6 g# k# W( \, q# } (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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& H0 F' G$ Y" o; r* d 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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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: ( ~3 ~- P' t" D8 \/ c
6 @, u% a; m5 f. t! G' V$ k ` * 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。) ( |4 Q. u1 I8 C* d% j# ~4 o# L- M
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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。
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7 ]# Z. v: n9 b; t7 x8 v/ N- M to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 6 E% h- L8 i( p
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; 5 G( G; r- ~/ Z0 z' C6 j" Q8 c
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to be a fox. 9 u% `, f" Q+ T8 d
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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。 8 u$ ^3 q+ m' U
5 H( I' k" T1 [( |0 r 例如: ; L# U) i+ t' J F4 d
, c6 @" G, P4 Q, w* c * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 6 E! T: l6 f. |
$ y, `7 j( n) q9 r * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) $ m/ m/ Z, n' I4 h
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 1 ^. P% B' t4 x$ ^
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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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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! X1 W8 P) n8 A) l& w# y c3 m v2 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: ( U, c1 Q# s6 T$ S# p+ X" ~6 F2 q3 X# _% A+ K
! [, Y( N, w N0 x3 U1 T: E * 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. ! k, S" A* c( ?7 H8 j
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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。) 2 {8 L" W% D, U. `9 L& z
0 U% F9 [9 ~6 }& q4 }, n7 _% J- c 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 ^" k- M0 b6 U7 G: u- m( k
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to fall in love with (someone);
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: X* B/ M1 V a& s2 q to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 7 K6 N; k2 r# y
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9 g: m5 w, Q! U/ Y3 s* t * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen)
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( J( K; i P& l: H" T * He fell head over heels in love with her. 7 n1 k- B3 u, N: U: T$ h Q; A
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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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$ ]$ o: u H: [ ~- A6 d * 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 7 S* Q0 k7 p5 Y# g7 j
/ w* B1 m3 I/ ^7 R& I * 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:
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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。)
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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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