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谈情说爱专用英语
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以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);
0 `( A9 A5 i1 A2 ~8 f! L, A to feel an instant magnetism;
& s; _8 G+ {2 t7 ]# T to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
7 Y* {! E% D' w" m l' |- E0 s to have the hots for (someone);- B' g4 g2 n8 ~! o3 q+ R* Q8 R# ?* b
to be attracted to each other.
- S" i: n( H3 }, F1 \- r; y 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。. f2 M; T2 R) o5 c
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/ e6 a8 [ R0 d- \) L * he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。8 w+ s1 T- p3 c( x' {" ^
* 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)。
! K. F9 e2 n8 W 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。; B2 S6 _/ O9 y5 B: Y9 U, w
* a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
) ^+ T! e6 B% ?8 u. y; a L$ N * 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
6 k2 g- g! U& |2 U * they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
z8 l+ v0 @" s; E! { * 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。)
) q; h7 M, ^6 b1 P( |% m 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
3 v3 ~8 k' A" @# u! J+ P5 o( R * she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
l U# S1 e# @6 S9 x * 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)。
' t% S' V9 L/ W, K( }/ b 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。- O; m. {8 q; A j
to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);! P4 Z: T% c4 U( u& K \* v; Y
to be a prince on a white horse;% C& z) I3 `/ D" i4 t3 W9 i
to be a casanova;
4 l2 w: L2 j% {% _+ |# q to be a womanizer. ! l# y( p7 b6 E7 I
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:
! m% @0 m3 B, y {/ F$ Y3 a+ b * mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)' y) c z9 m0 U0 z% n+ C3 L
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。/ X+ s6 Q/ S; L6 |
* he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
6 M3 Z0 [( {8 g# I1 X [ * many people think that mr. smith is a real lady‘s man.(或 a real womanizer)(许多人认为史密斯先生喜欢在女人窝里。)
! _ N% x: Q: J/ R5 f) d6 _ *as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。)
, _5 s. w2 J8 x7 t! ? (casanova 是意大利人,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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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: C! E, C: Y2 Z3 ]0 _' j5 X" S1 T
* 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)。+ k# D7 U' t6 E) v
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:# f$ N, C1 r" l5 j/ y8 |3 f( K( 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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0 q8 z1 m) l; ~ r 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。/ A u& S6 _5 Z5 }
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;: F1 C: g6 w2 `- J+ ^ V
to be a fox.! l2 y8 F9 {# d: Z) G; g# ]
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 |: w& n8 j6 K- P8 h 例如:
0 [. n' `) Q+ u- g; m- g. a7 W * she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)" Y! X; W ]- E0 o: R
* she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)( g `+ c1 K- a ~* e* I! W
* she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
2 h0 d: c) P3 T4 d0 i% @) I * she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
7 ?9 Z. R, J: R7 ] * she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。
# Z, L) C8 e Q, o$ q. O" d/ `& c p" p 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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1 M) N- n6 y* G6 d 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:+ R( z, S. a1 H7 t7 ?9 {# t
* 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
3 Z. S; _: E' _! @ * she made him feel up there in the clouds.: a- P, S' t) u7 ^' C7 E' S3 I6 ?/ z
(= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)
' `8 H/ K2 Z6 p8 Z* ` n6 m0 j 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 h! n9 x O( e, g5 L1 a) k to fall in love with (someone);
1 M$ {8 ]& z% e0 v% M' j% H to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.0 K( _/ b5 V$ w- D) D- D
都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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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)5 c2 ?" E5 ]/ k/ d9 e4 x
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* he fell head over heels in love with her.& Q, P3 U- D* E: q
(= 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。 # V% ~6 `$ x* y% l
* 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# M3 u4 f2 C' C& ?" o& s
* he falls madly in love with her.: ?- g3 f4 y* ~) p0 E1 S: z
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
$ V o- @. O! s+ }, C, Y1 u * they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)
4 c; N' x, D5 ?" e' X$ j * 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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