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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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to have a crush on (someone);
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$ L8 U, j! a' b0 G: D, a* I3 u7 nto feel an instant magnetism;
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* S3 s4 F* E1 J" tto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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to have the hots for (someone); ; E: |* ?" ?4 M& y
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to be attracted to each other. $ b+ q/ d$ K/ Z' I
* y% S. u; `$ i8 x9 c 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。 # K5 x4 k4 p- C
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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- t$ e) w) G' I0 Z/ N3 D * 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。 6 s. b& J' m' g, G W6 T
. O2 P0 P& M6 Z1 ]7 V2 g1 D7 n * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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3 I5 W, _2 X& w4 x9 x2 ]/ ` * 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 1 c. p/ x( ^5 r) N! y% k' A
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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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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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 7 T, \# \8 c" m0 W% w
) y' h- b/ t. S% ]0 t9 }- z * 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)。 * V: l2 |9 y+ W& {4 r2 V& L
" s" [: r) R, r, y) k 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 8 V- \0 w% `7 \2 v
1 W3 @3 |: K4 i7 p" `4 y to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova;
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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:
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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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0 m& \ G$ ^7 J/ U 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。 0 b6 Z5 T9 P# X8 \# i- a
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) / o! A5 O# T8 Y* Y
% k3 d* S6 ^: X5 h* C5 l. D * 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。) # e; b+ z+ r* |6 c
, ]( p1 q- b. L* j9 `" `$ R *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) 1 G" ^ R9 ^- K% [5 ]: J I
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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。 9 L |% _% n; b, k
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- G" Q* [# |3 i# ] y 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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: r9 P. c: c4 H; X3 { * 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)。 ) K1 F2 N' j. j. L
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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: " ` b5 u1 U% a" e/ G2 F
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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。) / [- S) U/ k5 K" I# o, A. G
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% G7 P. F* |, K' S, S1 j 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。 % f7 p+ d6 u7 @. P% q
. [/ d$ k1 B8 X' ?& T) ] to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 9 Q7 ]$ X+ V: a: c1 L
) d& d& k9 {+ q4 U to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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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。 . K5 n0 W$ e+ b$ ^; x( K
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 + ?1 G- _ z" ?6 r
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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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- r& q$ i% _) n. e4 g 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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q# u) w+ d+ c0 P# p * 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. % Q) U: A3 j G4 b' A; Z
& [8 ^! K& U4 ]) N8 \3 G9 v- Y (= 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。 ' L# G1 W: ? T1 V4 O
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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。
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' y$ `4 N) T0 t& ^1 n * 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 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。 % T" R0 x" B9 @/ n# d
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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 ( \) W& o; n7 y- r
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$ n y4 E$ h) T) z) n2 X8 O 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: 9 D# P% E0 S" Y0 g9 `
( ]# ]" O2 o, z0 Z. B3 M8 u * 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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