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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。 7 I9 C2 p! F5 Q) A3 Y
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to have a crush on (someone); ; W0 t5 c- e# E `7 I* E* \3 R
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 0 A( @7 C8 E$ I
, r v0 L) z& p' a to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other. & i8 t: a4 r! I1 Z( Y
! n8 T" } p- l" j& \% h, e 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。 - G5 g# x3 f& F, \1 l6 n
" e' m1 m' W3 a/ b: E 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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0 H+ L. i5 m5 @ * 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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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。 & W' Z4 b, J' G+ y$ D/ R( G2 }2 R
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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 8 [! k( s# G: m5 G: i5 m* Y, t, v! i
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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- d5 d/ \8 L7 u2 Q6 u. J0 M/ n * 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。) ; e# L. p. ?$ C& N% ?
! l& g7 \6 v+ `+ h0 i' `) {7 \3 L6 Z& c" H 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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& t" R$ {; F6 A) q * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ( f5 \/ H1 P* q/ [5 w/ H
4 e$ c. N7 ^+ 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); 3 A. l+ w4 l4 Q q3 F
) W( @) i8 p, S" P f to be a prince on a white horse; * ~) U. C* O1 L3 o
: c; p& H# { u; O; L, v' l5 ~ to be a casanova;
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' Y0 V$ ]3 }1 M! S, O5 W8 u to be a womanizer. 1 i* y+ U" R( D- u6 [, `' C
8 O, s/ _' a: h$ Q. T" F2 Y2 ^/ W 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:
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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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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。
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/ }/ z* f6 V9 O' h2 e * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 5 _0 D0 a) H) L& y/ I C. z! R0 I
/ }, U5 S. s# a ]0 w * 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。) , a1 A* d& z$ |& r
, H- u' u3 N5 W/ R *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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# u2 q' [/ s! g" s& Y6 r (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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- Y h5 g1 j" `, I 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: 1 p( y0 b$ `5 e9 ~& K5 p
! E- Z5 H" a7 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)。 6 A* ?' n' f2 }9 J
6 s e8 ?" v, r& F1 C 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: ) K2 c' N0 f2 J, F! G* S% G0 X
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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。) - U' {* n& x: ~) O1 W
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2 ]1 f8 R9 J4 `) b% l 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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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 9 |3 U+ `# D4 u* }6 b5 n/ `9 {
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; ]9 o! p. n c- X/ O/ N9 V% a
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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。 : ]' k+ _ S) K# W7 \( w# ^
9 d0 i- S5 L- P2 k3 v5 S, n 例如:
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4 l9 p7 f8 h- S5 q * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) ( t0 M* g- V5 k1 a+ S! V" E; m) w
" |" [2 F, D" @& J- P8 D c * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 0 Y7 N G' V P" c* l' u
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 0 V+ D" M4 D) {+ {
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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# ]& \. y/ B5 k1 Z4 R/ s * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 ) A8 A* Q1 g7 c- J$ F) m4 c% _
, [8 E0 i, @; R6 R7 r$ U" J: ] 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。 ( I) [7 }) w$ c, R
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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: ; C8 }' s" P3 m. ?/ _
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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 6 i. g" z4 o. |, W- f; D
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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% s) h0 a/ O0 ] (= 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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to fall in love with (someone);
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6 I5 b& u7 a3 [3 D: r- [# g to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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. @. l2 v6 j% K* @ 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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例如:
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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) 5 t& N, Z" V+ r3 Y% n: r0 s# A* H
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& E- }" E/ O3 ^8 D * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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8 |% ?6 D9 D) w: L. j" c (= 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
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* 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: 4 Z U( |5 C, W5 B i
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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。) 7 U5 o5 Q- @) D, V7 P
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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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