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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。 / c: u5 M% Y( Q; {. h: |
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to have a crush on (someone); ! X2 y4 g/ y: N3 w: Q8 G
9 H4 s0 a5 f; g1 ^0 j' p7 g: Uto feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; / @* @+ `8 c1 g7 y& H
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to have the hots for (someone);
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# T5 }5 J# q( n: \( K2 J/ r to be attracted to each other. 4 }# T8 A, B% x C& i
5 w5 p8 y9 p! q* X1 R 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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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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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)。 * h5 s( D& y0 R3 m) }2 T
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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。 % g3 b) } X7 I1 s" D
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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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2 S# N) u/ H/ v" O/ A2 f2 S& J * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 0 [& E; q+ k' g; |
+ G) P6 t5 ]$ t( F * 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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& z( n+ S4 H2 I9 z0 i; G4 D8 ?# E 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 8 H6 g% G: t; Z! i3 P
% Q, V. D- `7 Q4 q) \ * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 / n$ X8 i+ W4 l
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* 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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% K. i1 P2 `1 d, J* g- [% K to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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( A) X& m n$ p: d; C- m 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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+ [. G3 Z3 m7 @- R8 B. _ 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。 ) h$ ]8 [$ Q5 B* i
6 s/ q4 B6 m2 F6 x5 F; E# I5 t * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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. R( `3 J( j! H9 U9 I% M, L * 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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% X; P8 L; V p! v$ U8 T* k *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) ) i& x6 s. J7 \
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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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1 i8 O6 {7 p* E0 x9 h Q7 C( }' 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: # H4 \; L2 R; O( d% M. s
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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:
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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。) : F9 k5 F/ q/ u' [2 f
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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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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a fox. / d( z5 i0 M* e: F7 H N
2 l# _- B0 n( L# m 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。 2 v7 N3 c y1 m& R* m# z
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) * c: J- E- |; W& R
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 1 {) x7 a$ [, {( O9 V( U5 y- Q/ P
1 w$ o) N. Y' P" T * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) + ]( L7 Q7 h$ \. i0 A
# X. z* @7 x+ x0 ]9 z, L * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 * x" I/ n# G# v/ S& Y6 S R
* U1 a2 f& s h) q# O 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。 6 }9 O& d, c+ p+ p1 f0 j
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9 b4 B0 m" t6 ] 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: * x- b* H2 u: d6 s/ ?; _. ]
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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 ; t; f1 V1 Y) Y3 X. B. ?5 S/ j
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. 5 y: X# s3 {- P8 ^. L/ u8 L
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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。) # p/ P9 m. H. [. B' v
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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); 0 L& f7 k# \9 Q j
' T2 W3 e6 J# A$ W4 B8 c! w to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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! g+ Q2 W+ m: L! @ 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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3 n) I$ \& P4 Z" u * 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 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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: q0 U h+ R8 {3 J8 r5 L' U * He falls madly in love with her. 9 J* g1 r! v" S& y5 Q
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( E8 y5 d1 C% a4 R 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: + J+ ^/ h' `3 j5 w9 n2 V
}5 i2 }1 ]. e* r: K5 I# o * 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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/ @- }7 T" B" X q * 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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