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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。 $ \; T' w+ _; L3 M) m- J6 G. a# I2 H
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to have a crush on (someone);
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( M! e. q/ d; N& A2 ]to feel an instant magnetism;
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; I+ o# u2 o; h# b' Pto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 0 `* U$ s3 o1 `6 G
1 b$ N1 I6 s v; x- ]$ X to have the hots for (someone); 4 |$ a# Y" g$ h6 _
* x7 Y/ }6 g! r: }7 u8 `& f5 d to be attracted to each other. 3 e) h4 I. H1 K9 H8 y/ J9 J& ^. W
) s9 S2 x' F2 h5 v1 I, A 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。 & p, A/ u7 f/ n
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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4 p; f2 C6 K" y9 w) ^5 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)。 . K+ Z2 N. I+ E; M! r9 l
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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。 % e4 e+ i) C: ^, ?7 A) D. Z
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 3 t% Q6 e$ W; C3 Z' L7 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
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& k' C* a( t0 P! `: W1 c8 e N5 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。) ( l$ k6 u6 `4 s
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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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, b7 y8 K. ^1 [1 t' {. b9 t * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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H' a% H3 A5 ]+ n2 T9 s * 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)。 K3 m; s% ]( b- G& o/ O) [
: @2 Q: P6 ~! S4 g* ` 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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- |% o5 e; N0 [ to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); 2 ^8 L3 W9 I4 n/ k
5 h; l8 G+ x# g, f3 ]4 _ to be a prince on a white horse; 2 S$ ~) w( G5 ^' m% `
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to be a casanova;
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% G- g7 I( _$ ]5 |; P7 _" T 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: 0 n0 e8 S. t2 G
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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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# h S6 s5 W2 y% h9 ~ 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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# b& l/ D) @* H8 Q% B- z# ~ * 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。) ! W9 V8 n* F Z" y
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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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1 w, n/ d ^9 P: B( ~. r (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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4 L2 P4 X( s0 H5 P3 U 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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- ~# i! ^) p3 ^ 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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! Q9 M, G7 |+ U- D D T * 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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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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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。 9 o8 n" _ a2 ^2 q- e
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" e# {; Z( J, o" x+ w9 o$ { * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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4 r" A4 Y/ }: s1 P E0 O( [( b * 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。 8 M$ [! O& k& t1 x2 y# [6 d
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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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! y D& X, T1 {7 v! h% R4 M * 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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6 y; z, n- g9 E: b" _8 _! I$ t+ m * She made him feel up there in the clouds. ! g& C) k7 a" T* A
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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。)
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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。 + O1 h5 S! \: Z7 S. |% }
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to fall in love with (someone);
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O& k7 u/ c: d* _/ d& Y to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. " E9 h9 i$ h5 B" h. [
8 R8 x6 n& y7 V2 r; \2 ]7 J6 ?) j5 S 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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4 z) g. O c u) w; t: X& z * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 8 c3 E' r" B0 Z4 k' y8 E; i- W
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- {, i w' J& f* D * He fell head over heels in love with her. * s8 e9 l7 m- L4 m" E% k
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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。
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; D* A- j4 ~# t% b: e& [: n * 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 , w/ I' C, { b' a! p1 s* A
3 @& n* X$ a+ ]/ L9 l" x * He falls madly in love with her. : ?* W, j, w* M1 W0 L5 U 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: ' J- _7 P+ Q# H, z' r
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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。) 3 O' Y& J7 i4 M: w9 h& x. _- u8 R# I
$ \, x/ C! }/ {* f+ s% { * 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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