 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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。 % @; z8 B3 y. x
* |9 T# p5 v4 q+ a% Mto have a crush on (someone);
9 ]4 d5 h. j6 N. u7 v5 p1 f! @: R1 }8 C: B7 @( o2 A5 r, ^, J
to feel an instant magnetism;
5 L6 h4 Z4 P% Q6 I; W3 S, m: c0 U9 O3 p6 a0 {
to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
, q; `0 d; X" `/ y$ b* l( B( W! w7 w4 o( J: u' Y* t- g& P
to have the hots for (someone);
5 n9 e( ~: r `8 c: Y: M5 [
" [2 E3 m% C+ x7 i7 q* l to be attracted to each other. 7 u( U# D5 B* { w0 `
& _4 y! N/ w( g- R2 |3 j! h# a1 f# P& W- d 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。 6 k1 T7 V. }$ U7 C8 s* M& H
" D0 P& B7 ^; `+ K. R. }" j
例如:
4 S9 }; n- p, [" u+ D2 A
+ U& v$ C4 \! [$ U0 l. V# L * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
' j( r% E$ I9 @5 U- t& J
5 K, q4 @2 U. `8 m1 l * 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)。 . V; w1 a( q3 h" {1 K% F5 H2 ^
. T- A4 v) H% j7 q, g 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 % l8 a" H" S# T/ m# K
: G) k7 v$ ]. n* O- ^( h * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
: } F( [4 z8 L+ p/ _/ s+ k4 B! `( S4 @1 t2 Q0 T0 K
* 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
' D# |$ R& P: X: j0 W# x, f3 r1 e- d5 R! J) _* U5 v+ `+ n
* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 4 A r8 o7 }; ?( i4 V
/ v4 l4 o8 K* q) P; ^( M7 F! ]$ r
* 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。) 2 g4 r0 u( o, O
- {) g; {' Q- ] 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
) k6 S) a' N1 o6 \6 Y3 S$ l" g, ~5 M
3 V8 W/ p! p1 k6 c * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
% l' E. ~! y* F& c6 E9 N- v/ H* b
* 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)。 2 s# [& r P& M) `" _' x) I
4 o7 ^: i( d7 ]% }9 H X
这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
2 B6 O) g9 _' k/ q
) h) u+ }+ n% ^" l+ B* Y( w" x to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); . d! J' b9 T) v: G- b5 E! j8 S
5 l6 |0 N' E, N' W4 n1 Z" P" N
to be a prince on a white horse;
8 M3 g7 H0 @* r, x6 P
0 ]) N0 X* v% S6 c" y% z. l to be a casanova; # f& ^# U3 N1 w1 l' Y0 n
) A' c6 O a, I: Q ?$ P/ ?
to be a womanizer. 8 ~! c- [/ w2 {( d
6 w7 ?6 t# y' m: d 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: 2 W% C/ n* [1 Q9 H( f
8 k# Y+ h" P6 F0 Z8 g+ F( } * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) 6 T6 o: [$ u: _$ ^$ R
) m3 ]8 A L2 d" x0 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。 a2 x" l* P3 c) ?. W( f
2 M. l' p3 ?, i' { * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 5 H1 ^4 l6 r* z; p# z
: p( G3 G# \9 k$ T6 K; \0 R
* 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。)
0 v1 g" Z5 \: g, W' S9 F! z3 I
6 X1 ?$ F! f; { *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) - a) t- X0 n2 m' D2 @. _0 u
) L% L- y% S2 w/ b
(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。 5 _ b* o. D/ C. ^& b
7 k4 R0 b/ u, G8 W) g7 v% y/ _3 _+ @& B9 f" ]
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:
2 B* L5 Q1 {0 W8 f9 s! ~* a+ G
1 x0 @8 X `. }+ Y& M * 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)。 9 l5 [( V6 W4 N7 ]8 k
) `, d0 Z% A$ 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:
- R0 G) L( t$ b5 i* ~! b
7 ^, A" E% F' G# i8 d, U/ c) w * 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。) ' b# R8 v, @0 Z. Q" d T7 _- C: W
o, H' E9 r+ @% n& s, J
) P5 m& p* I/ D 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。 7 o, d7 H6 p& L# M3 b
( M$ y, [9 w0 i; N3 K- X to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; ! ?& @! s3 Z8 F O
: n8 h/ e+ k! P$ t2 ]: y
to be a cutie; to be a babe; ' V1 c+ y! J( [, P% G. z( ~
* o& a* H- g2 y! Z+ V) b
to be a fox. 3 W7 H! e' [; z, r$ Y
) x1 _% |' ^8 z' d: 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。
% u8 l5 {! A5 ~9 Y# V1 t3 z
- {8 z. e, t% {8 S 例如:
9 R) l9 s1 L+ a8 y6 ~2 }
+ J1 L1 P% {: q4 v- O( n * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
; P$ r3 |* T/ K9 P
9 \! x6 Q. F8 I) G# W' X W. r5 l * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
. ~! A5 Y; E: t# }" F9 S! y, \/ Z4 g5 g7 G# X. U" d6 \( [. \
* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
/ z3 ^- _, T0 [" R' ?1 d
* m6 `/ `% R! B * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) ' d6 b3 p" L) x" r
' U% E7 B$ i2 e% O3 S# f% V * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 / F! [9 q B5 o2 [) z
( r! }& A. t$ F3 ]$ m
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。 ; u: k, ^; h c O+ D' `
) Q5 }9 \+ [% `- i! [" I/ }' m
1 h& q- m* L9 p 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: . U7 j% A: _5 X7 M) @) z$ D" D
0 ?9 n* O1 @: q& z
* 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
" ?) e9 t2 \ }6 E) {# \" Q/ K ^( d2 X
* She made him feel up there in the clouds. . v: s" ~% T0 p9 b
! F9 s' y+ H0 a) L# N (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)
( {2 E! f- R( y% g
. I* G1 ^$ K N1 k2 {. [) D 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。 & Z1 O' r. f5 d* y# \( B- t/ A6 a
/ A, u5 r1 a. K) @7 C
to fall in love with (someone); 6 Y# u: n& s9 p/ h, @
" u* p# @& ?& m( Y. ?
to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 8 Q6 N6 L, o+ r; U E
. A, N( ~% K/ Q0 f 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 - I) J0 {6 D7 ~2 |( N9 m7 Y3 X% ^
$ H' I: }, o7 [& M O 例如: % K% x8 b4 z9 ]. O
6 _. I- }! v3 `( _0 f% Y7 F * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen)
( h8 X1 V) u9 J+ ?3 `- o# Y
$ L( z) @/ d* ^# r3 ?; J' F0 r! a; ^, b* h7 N% D/ h9 ]6 x" f
* He fell head over heels in love with her. + [9 E4 e8 {( a: h( [# x6 A5 V7 \4 I
8 L4 x- d2 t$ S" }* w" _
(= 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。
/ b; j' G1 w1 f3 Z v/ Y
7 {0 g+ s. g7 h. V1 a * 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 {1 y6 a+ d: x e& i, f
# r$ z$ R. |! a6 K: ~' j * He falls madly in love with her. ' |& a2 `0 s% `+ f6 j
3 U4 l, q; Y6 s* H6 K, d) N9 i) x4 Z; j9 n4 C
至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
) i w. ^8 g9 N c$ x
) K; f' p0 K% E( C5 B1 y, ^ * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) " j4 f) L8 s0 W4 @' e6 m
8 V% n! D1 m' g ?$ S' _$ w0 S1 f. P
* They only have eyes for each other(and forget the entire world.)(世界上似乎只有他们两个人。) |
|