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谈情说爱专用英语& [; f! b; V$ _' u' s& F
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以下举一些例句,或许能说明一二。 to have a crush on (someone);* D0 d8 i) s( g! a
to feel an instant magnetism; Z' p4 A. S; z2 _( h) p2 U
to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;: h$ T, o: d9 q: S2 k( ^; Q
to have the hots for (someone);& g- V' @9 V- c/ F3 g/ {( w
to be attracted to each other., ?) O% V4 T, 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。
5 a% ^$ C9 t0 ~" j 例如:
# E4 N1 f' P( ^4 H4 u! N; s3 b * he (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
$ W2 V$ G8 E" m3 s4 I1 i * 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)。
b1 M* h, J7 ^/ x( k2 x 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。" k1 |5 f- `* A0 K1 M1 m
* a nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
6 ]( y- Z, H5 o3 B. b * 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; N% z$ q) z4 S4 ?$ Y
* they were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.: `$ O! b8 e( ?) d6 B8 \0 C
* 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。)
# b, u! k; N6 d! ^ I4 I7 p' b 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:0 d' Z4 I0 T. y* L. `! k5 k
* she did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
0 R$ b+ Y+ a, t# ]2 _) h * 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)。8 _: C' O- l( E0 F+ Y
这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。& g% O+ R3 j8 L9 }
to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
' [7 ]. g0 {: |0 k. Q to be a prince on a white horse;* x+ t4 e8 H1 W
to be a casanova;5 I( `7 y- s3 M
to be a womanizer.
/ p6 k- L! w+ w9 o9 z 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 k4 V) Z: p; T
* mr. lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)
& j/ ?; @, e- S$ [, Z. k# K 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。
( f( d, M6 H8 a1 q, b2 ? h * he is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
! e* g7 r% i) f' u' _" v5 g * 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。)
6 q; Q, F- L5 e/ h$ A9 m% b *as a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) 5 a4 ]4 b" ^) q- Y' `
(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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+ s" e1 a4 z ^ 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 g! w" v" w: u" k" Q * 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)。3 d7 I7 X1 J1 c$ ?, _
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:
# d1 K4 W4 I4 T4 K# \+ V * 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。)$ b' P# g2 y' e4 v
( ]4 F, k% A: _* W: n. J 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。/ T9 q* Y/ j7 o6 |
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;6 n5 b3 n: J5 J( W
to be a cutie; to be a babe;& f" Y( v) w3 [1 A, b
to be a fox.
, Z. z+ X5 e3 _' U8 j( w: 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。3 e: A3 @! j' }! Z6 h
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* she is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
4 Y+ F/ g7 o% Z2 o+ \6 b * she is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)9 G. O3 T: I9 A3 f' y/ O! p2 i
* she is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)% z4 U X! K" ~# [, U2 \
* she is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)% Y& \* L& @9 r3 i
* she is a fox.(= she is a foxy lady = she is sexy.)(她很性感)。+ ]9 p9 U/ s1 Q2 w! E8 d
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:
+ x- D p: d Z( ^# \) ? * 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
5 J9 q0 a4 n! ]* j! Y2 |1 c+ F * she made him feel up there in the clouds.
3 [; L5 y$ r% b6 u3 h' J( ] (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。)) v7 W: k, S% u" W3 J; C- F
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。
: m- q& x2 |/ S to fall in love with (someone);9 L2 j; ^( P/ u/ t- O8 t; y
to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
6 s; r8 c9 |0 j& y6 L7 A W 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)- n* [. h! j# n# o! _
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% c$ e, q5 i8 k6 g J- V (= 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。
% y4 N4 p4 j4 y E# c * 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
) v8 A2 S/ b: S+ J0 B2 o6 h( f( L9 C * he falls madly in love with her., n/ q9 y' x6 K
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
0 ?; }! k& [4 b! h* Y * they are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。): S/ E# F, \6 j. r0 R7 _, E
* 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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