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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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+ t6 f- g, t0 T b. Ato have a crush on (someone); : j% ]/ l0 a2 w' _
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other. 4 x( G n6 S8 v
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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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0 T# n8 C ?* r$ {" m$ b 例如:
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1 i; i4 J2 H1 F. m; k% w * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 % J! h& T& p2 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)。
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+ o$ x- R$ _ E$ {. 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。 5 S8 N L ]% L' j4 p
1 f9 J6 ]" ?8 { * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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* 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. ; O; g8 E; S: q, G$ F6 h0 f4 c
0 V! H/ H3 N4 H( j! H# 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。) 1 R7 @# w+ A" N- k& K+ @
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 % K$ N( U* y, ?# K- I0 M
4 l: l# M7 _! S7 m: u * 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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* n5 }" W0 n! d9 _: Z, @# w; m to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse; * S- j) O8 G# ~; x) H! W# t
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to be a casanova; ! g* a y/ y ?6 t
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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: ) ]' x G( w: H7 B# X' w! l
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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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3 y2 ^! z# |/ q/ w- ? 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。 ! x6 r" t0 r8 m# o# L* C% \3 x
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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9 |2 H( ?* P1 j: [% ^ * 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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*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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(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。 2 U7 D) N8 L: J% ~' c
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. V7 [$ @3 H/ z1 Q 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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! \; E2 P: f$ `' m" f8 s" W7 L * 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)。 / a8 _; V& r I, [9 N6 {. N; X
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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:
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3 ]/ s, ^# u c' p * 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。) # w# C- S/ V7 C
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; W: W- F0 H6 k* ]" a' x 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。 G% M: i% l% S3 x' H8 x% ^) z
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a fox.
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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。
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例如:
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0 c. w: R' v5 g6 u- j * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) . p) `: Z3 N+ ^% T' n7 p2 r
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3 m5 w# q$ @ r' d* ? * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) % m0 \: _# s: C$ [
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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。 ) P% ]2 \/ e8 ]6 c- G, q
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0 H( g5 J$ v! G3 ]5 }5 o) M) q 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
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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9 _8 J* A7 a# F0 G+ T (= 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。 5 b* H# b" d, D
2 ]3 ~1 _5 G1 ]- W to fall in love with (someone);
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% v* F) z) S% B9 ]' |: n. a 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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; h; c) a; ]) [7 _: b" F- P- J9 R * 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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* He fell head over heels in love with her. $ V( S% b9 ?& Q( b, d2 s
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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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" e" Z) B; k# y* W" C8 E5 u * 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 % ~! F T7 N' I1 T, m4 u( n3 C* g- u6 ?
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* He falls madly in love with her. # B; t- k B7 r/ e# `1 J
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: % C; K& p: o- e, @$ I) l* _
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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。) 6 H6 a3 t9 Q/ P- U
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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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