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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。 ( }& a7 s2 h& q5 M7 c
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to have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism; ) e. `; b* {! t+ {
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; ( H! {4 _6 G2 _: m4 h9 ^3 Z
6 A9 t5 U( z4 n) w to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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; I. M( p& {/ Y U# j* ^( f) X 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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" C' @ t3 }' \. \$ Q+ q! H 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 ( m0 q4 d4 @0 b/ I- m1 s% B# r
3 I7 ] h3 t# w0 M * 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 A$ }( e F+ A2 o. m( F
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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。 8 J+ O+ I" P3 A
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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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 ! b% [* N$ W3 x6 W8 b; {9 V9 D
t8 R3 A, ^/ a$ c * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. " s( u0 h& R* O+ ^# N. P
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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。) 3 |1 l/ a9 |) h
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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
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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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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); " B9 d0 P& r. s, q" d: R( G' }* k/ f
9 y3 m8 n8 W- U to be a prince on a white horse; 4 r9 b( F2 k* O: m
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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: " B' S8 n. D8 Z- P
7 C- `4 ?' K3 M; ~ * 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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+ l$ ]9 M6 _; L/ `# q( D 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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9 L' i' I4 {' L# `. ]; M& @: l * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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* 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。) ! q0 M" g4 {) I
( W$ x1 ?; \1 b# ` *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) 3 I1 s- o+ N- `! z$ p2 S& }
2 g# C* A' l; z: F: O* {9 g (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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+ S: v4 R2 V0 K! k! O5 \ 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)。
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& j; X% Q6 a, L9 p 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。) 5 D2 Z7 M! R1 Y( ?2 C
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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 cutie; to be a babe;
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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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8 s7 R% K5 a3 w: j+ K" q/ I6 N! K 例如:
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5 y. d# E! w- l6 r8 Z' o * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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& R5 H6 K0 X6 H8 v5 N5 ^' U * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) 5 O* I" I4 c. b" r; [: s7 h# K
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 8 u; p. e: q* A# d, n* y. \
0 U: `4 u" _/ H 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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! f. b" |& {/ o+ y- M) Z7 C * 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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I( x. _3 J0 R4 M7 Q% k- A 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。 0 K: ~2 s; `# l6 t, H: O
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to fall in love with (someone);
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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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) " f& F1 }: j* F" O; T; c; A
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. : F" q+ k- x, f3 w2 g3 q
" f5 _9 V. P9 ]" x o (= 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。 ( L7 ]% d; g8 f
: q) K4 c) V" E5 X: S * 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 " ?; O J" ]' \% y8 N" g0 P
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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. F8 U4 n& j/ w4 K% X5 s/ D& 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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* 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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