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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。 1 k0 B% _* }; f( A
; {% ~) q( u9 z0 x# ~( a2 x7 Lto have a crush on (someone); 4 e1 a8 d) K/ _/ T
; j" h" r" E- m: b. kto feel an instant magnetism; # ]+ i6 k/ _9 T8 \+ k# ^/ k$ T# t
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 5 Q4 p- I. N2 r" _" {' G
$ }# h" a6 W R/ L: [ to have the hots for (someone); 0 @4 p* D+ {9 c' I! e; c! q
( [( [/ B; \+ k, R/ } to be attracted to each other. ( W: `2 ]7 M& ^$ c; `7 x
; q8 H, d" v' T9 D/ {9 w 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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例如:
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0 _: W1 i+ ]* I, ~* x6 L6 i) m * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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6 C5 v" V/ U" \0 X) |- 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)。 ) ~( |' w! W1 p4 ?: b, V5 G9 r& r
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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。 % i2 o) e, o+ Z5 p8 Y# O
$ Y! }" _8 v! u * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 . l6 I6 f5 Y$ \; Q8 m- u
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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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* 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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% y4 x& T( s E0 S& g0 c, c0 r 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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3 ~: N. y( A9 E6 Q0 Q( y8 \3 G4 a) T * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 $ U" H+ H- e7 B9 F+ T, }- L
2 x. S4 s; L& u3 G( g; i! V5 r * 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)。 , O. r) I6 z- C- U7 c
1 a. [6 G4 y. B; j8 ?2 C% D: U 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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|5 W1 L1 W9 }+ | to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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' c& g1 }. ^) B! c/ Y: E) y, x to be a prince on a white horse; H' O- R& F/ I
/ I! j8 P2 W- c2 T! ^- x$ @6 L T0 o to be a casanova; ) r% t0 I$ H- i) h2 z
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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: 5 Q8 X0 N# {( G* j: b! z7 B& i
* s: ? x, n% f6 v& F * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) - e6 j1 m) M% Q
9 c) S2 p9 |7 N2 P6 o' N 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。 G1 W3 T2 ]7 L9 \ g/ C3 g
6 Z" S9 |8 \ [" y# C* @2 |2 O% t * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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1 N) q- p1 q- p * 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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*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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(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。 , [# |' W3 @% M* z% ~
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$ q6 A/ E0 @. T, x 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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* 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)。 5 b* E) ?- k' r% C
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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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3 X( z# v8 b8 x; g) |; _! M * 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。)
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. [2 {! I5 g L- `# ]$ M, e 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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2 Z, N9 Y) Q+ z* j* p( U% S to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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& v, L4 P/ `& z& H _$ \ to be a fox. : H7 o5 F1 H6 Y# x
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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。
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T8 |1 f' s& ]: i8 I 例如: & e6 W" F7 }1 {! A, g0 h
: U* s& A9 n; ^( b) p; _4 h * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) + f. q# X2 o; }3 [( r% e
4 M* E7 p! J. }) [! e * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 8 D% `" o: g* A# a- s
# h5 P4 B* S+ J/ w& v * 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)。 ! f$ o' G k8 T' u% ~) R, K! \1 l
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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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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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t7 v- Y4 S+ {5 ~& [ * 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 4 {" X: ^) }4 ]% R+ H
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. ! ?% x' s7 U, x: N! H% \
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6 O- z3 C8 }9 m8 {1 H1 z& o. \ 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。 ) ~, v$ j5 u( @3 o M
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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" G. K) }- H4 ~: U# S& F 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 8 {# V) m# a4 @5 u0 k
2 q+ O) F; m s2 [5 G 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)
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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/ p! f* o. j7 o5 I0 m- L (= 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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# X$ j) V% s* D* t+ P! D. T * 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 ' Y9 R" V: q8 Y: \+ u
3 E$ ^( c: x4 ]/ \3 ]* B; R * He falls madly in love with her. ( ?6 y" {& G, B; X: W4 A% z" [* J
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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' Y1 W4 w* _0 U6 n" F * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) ) D- q+ M6 B2 J2 }2 e3 N
! R) n- o, @; @ H5 _# ]4 Q' q" Y * 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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