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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。
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to have a crush on (someone); 8 v7 N# t% M s+ w9 s, s5 H
3 h$ P( P b% D3 G' t3 j' ^to feel an instant magnetism; ) C, ^+ M5 [; n- R' E) E
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to have the hots for (someone); 3 h3 h; a/ O3 i7 o
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to be attracted to each other. 8 s& {1 k+ k3 k# D4 e
0 }' w3 v! F0 u& E 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。 + q' @ ~: ~% i
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例如:
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0 w( t! E6 J0 i$ K2 Z$ l * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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) `* O. O; L2 E- D+ j/ 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)。 * e$ i) O! M; I L0 U. ^
* Y- D, e5 y ] _% V 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 0 i$ a$ M- m4 L
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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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" r& \* F6 c; Y" f+ e2 q' z/ O6 V * 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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; d* |8 h; c3 J9 w * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 0 R. q0 n; k# D* `1 @/ S
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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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3 n2 D2 \7 O/ ?+ @4 j 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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( X+ g7 M8 r: I; A * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 2 z' g1 @9 h6 m) S9 K" J) s
! M3 g; a1 n% S7 J * 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)。 ' S; s' t$ W$ e5 E4 J
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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8 ~2 ]8 S2 H. J5 l% [+ k- e to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); 6 y4 T" J& l. ?8 d u- w# D5 s
5 G8 S( C; K4 t# L$ | to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer. 0 k! c1 O4 K2 F' o
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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 e3 L( `7 m5 _: h
0 }5 x& {( A! D! N" e- t7 a * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) , R7 O$ Q5 R, y; M) l
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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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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 8 s; [5 v& A4 m% r c# C) n
. Y0 w( ^% O! {+ u5 | * 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。) 1 o4 J% |1 L$ i: K4 B) n% _1 x
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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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, }9 ^/ r. u( ?0 M/ |% `) k (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。 . ~$ p& M7 s+ m% S. e
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- P) d! H( m, G3 B 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: 3 |" T( i8 n c5 T, _' M# m
6 ^( Q1 b' L" U4 l' c * 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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9 J* c" ?4 g* {' Z) H 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: ' z1 y/ p. ]7 j; B
9 U ^8 X& P' y* n/ r * 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。) I1 v2 E2 x/ S
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) s* {" q W" o7 U3 f5 W 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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1 _+ D3 B8 s: f6 @5 i to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 1 ? S) ?; w: _. c
+ R7 D' c5 @/ n& q to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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: C) s3 y8 M" `# k7 t to be a fox. + r7 N$ ?9 W, u& a) _6 f
5 f# B4 V7 w& [( ?6 I 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。 8 H) Y, E: Q6 W) m/ ^) G
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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9 h# @2 F2 v. }% |, ~ * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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+ R t6 ~7 u; g5 r; y( p * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) & Z2 S7 R# f4 [# ^- P) K5 T
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, C- x! g, o0 k, `8 @ * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 0 v: S9 | ]9 a5 [7 J+ C/ c
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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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" ~# A1 ^+ \$ y: D( n * 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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; R% ]5 b- e" k1 `9 b" i! I$ P * She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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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。) - A( [: [; D: K6 L
* _$ i, j/ R8 p! \" i: C 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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) E3 G3 \6 @/ \& p0 { to fall in love with (someone); . W2 @* H: h, w& ]
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4 Z( ?+ I2 _+ l3 q @# r0 ]% h 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 7 R* p5 B3 K: M+ i) n" {
7 I }; N S3 v, D4 U& F 例如: / o4 t4 L( L2 V# @' s. d& |
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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) 0 q' `- {$ Y( R1 [' ^. k& d
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! B2 l! e0 w/ ]* r * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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(= 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。 - o, J# }7 f' n3 ^6 Y5 j6 w
7 A) ^- j3 J3 T/ Q- G0 c, b4 v * 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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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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: ~' w6 T& {/ v0 A& o5 ]% H2 c * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) , O4 c) e# T+ p$ }/ e) L2 c' c
( m( ~" _0 u& A; }( n1 s0 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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