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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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/ p7 s+ p2 C) T1 W+ o6 h1 ato have a crush on (someone); 5 F; w9 d7 j [9 h
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to feel an instant magnetism; ( {" a' X& ]9 a9 u0 G2 o
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to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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& ~4 W: ?2 t" C' Q+ K6 q0 F' {* 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。 4 i4 F+ \( U. b0 u/ R/ Y6 B
5 _6 j8 o" E) _ 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 , X- q+ c0 u/ _ b" n
$ |& v( t0 }' H# H/ e$ k% Q * 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)。 6 o0 K) [: \3 c! q1 V( {( h0 z2 H
3 d! |8 G5 _8 {) l$ o: ? 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。 2 b% v8 X. H6 A
* w. T6 B/ e( S/ e * 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 . V! I5 G- O+ P* f9 E5 v7 |
9 \. e/ W" E/ h/ I# b7 I * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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% [0 R% d9 f# R! F2 e [6 ^ * 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。) * @( m$ v& O! c. F# L3 {2 v
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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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& n2 X6 O( o3 o+ E+ H7 j * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 4 X) F% v4 j, L
' n8 j3 f7 t4 T1 c * 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)。 - j2 \( j' t! z) ]5 y& q
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 * p4 a' c0 E: Q7 O% k% b
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- ]1 D3 L0 E% p. A+ o% K. o to be a prince on a white horse; 2 ~7 F4 ~% L1 f* H: o9 R; G
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to be a casanova;
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* { u5 x J6 a; j# G 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。) 4 d1 n! F( ~, ^5 n& i9 w
* _/ w; I* `" d( v. y 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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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 6 y+ K2 q. D0 U* M
8 G% o& I g2 Z/ O4 L; a7 T * 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。) ' p8 { k8 C1 b+ O6 D
- Z$ Q9 l2 U: d *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) " Z- ~2 @/ \' w% C( r
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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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+ e6 ^! s! c+ W6 m) v 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: 7 z4 x0 g& E* q5 D/ Z$ ~2 a8 {
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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)。 7 \& h) o3 `. f; P* i/ V, C
7 J7 S# {8 A2 S 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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* 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。) % r: m8 C3 J; t. p$ y/ @7 ^
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8 |- S& F( W5 R2 Y 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;
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& A* j6 V' S( \& ^ to be a cutie; to be a babe; $ Z5 O6 u% C: @, D! ]/ G2 _
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F4 g/ p5 X1 \& [! t' [ 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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2 w- s; @1 |, Y- P5 c9 ?4 y: O * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) ! F* S$ Q `" A
8 l5 v# v& @& E t * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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( K8 e- A- h N * 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) $ a G/ {) U; c
* S% ]" R! P' B6 l1 u3 u0 _2 l t * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 " H( @8 E; d( P3 u( \% T7 _' Y
; i8 G* o7 A3 v; ^& S 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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& O9 x. ?9 q! i" R 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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- g2 Z9 @% D3 O3 k C# Y * 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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5 J% z" Y6 q5 | * She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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" Z$ y; u+ {: u9 X8 @$ F (= 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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+ t/ w% S) \. p. Y& I# d. l4 E& C# H to fall in love with (someone); , a j8 w$ K/ i( W" q5 B! i; q9 o
7 _( e+ U$ D/ o% }8 p9 m. h to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. : Z; f5 Z* y9 c0 Y6 |
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 : U; I( j: ]7 ~' r9 n6 M2 X% ~
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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) ' F9 i9 V+ t. s- k
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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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。 9 ~; x7 i" ~ F. P# M1 J8 u5 z$ M$ Z# S
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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 2 _/ F6 E5 b# w7 v
. Q6 T7 \/ \. B5 h: D* U) w * He falls madly in love with her. # V7 n2 Y0 y. E( [' [1 M
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( F. F2 H6 l# W% p- ? 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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0 y5 r8 d$ y3 S) m$ q# |/ f! M- f * 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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