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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。 ( n8 _: w! w# b* B/ t6 q9 T: B( _
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to have a crush on (someone); , L4 B4 m9 \" |. j
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to feel an instant magnetism; # j/ h, x4 W- @# k
9 x" b: V f( q; b- b9 _- i" qto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; ; g% a7 `1 S6 s& ]/ Q- h8 r1 ?; R
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to have the hots for (someone); 0 [9 Z" M6 T( ^( g3 r
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to be attracted to each other. , N" @1 J) `) H/ Y
1 s3 {. L7 U% q 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。 . ]3 t: ?& i& B$ i! F' S" @6 i
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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* 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)。 0 |, ^% H$ s8 r# J
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8 E2 B/ G E0 l; R * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 2 x. z/ M+ J" {" b+ ~5 n
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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 * }: P1 N K P8 L
) z: N' C, o1 k * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 8 ?2 A8 o* t8 W2 }1 M! \' n# m! I
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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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- h! N9 H' [) V* _% j1 H4 Z0 t 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: . k) Z2 R& d3 A
# ?8 \, {0 _/ D7 N) W * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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; G& m* Y6 ]* y/ m * 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 prince on a white horse; , Q- N: H3 }( X' L* k, B
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to be a casanova; 3 `+ v$ h" J l: r0 c
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to be a womanizer.
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! D1 Y+ ~5 D" m& F7 j, j 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:
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* 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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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。)
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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。) / B- w) o6 b& ` ^ X. G
) [' l, {/ m# z. o7 s *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。
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( i' ^3 B/ P& ], ?" v( J) C 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)。 % \: P/ c# Z$ R8 W* U q0 ]
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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: 7 d3 {: f+ P3 l5 I; l, {& B4 l2 L
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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。) 4 a; i# D% ]9 v
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4 ]5 N- Z1 B/ h& y8 H; H 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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% g, Y! o+ N% _/ T! @/ \* a to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; ) V4 q; f6 e3 c; V4 x
; b! \. c M: k7 Z5 d2 W9 K to be a fox.
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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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例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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" t0 i) ~5 J# r$ X$ w * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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D1 [* @5 X1 H6 n * 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)。
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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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6 I6 U! Z/ k# z2 }5 C i7 T. D% p * 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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4 }/ n# N m& n2 a$ z * She made him feel up there in the clouds. & @! p) [ u- k/ h1 e7 ]
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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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to fall in love with (someone);
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/ u( ]8 @+ e0 P# l/ k 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)
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. {- I! i6 V1 [4 V. i (= 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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* 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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9 F9 n/ v1 q; | * He falls madly in love with her. , D' L! s- e' F9 k2 ^
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' Y7 O D* Q0 a! c9 N6 F0 ^ 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: . E+ M5 b0 s. n6 n
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* 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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