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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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; l- f, m" [* ?7 J- V; z$ gto have a crush on (someone); ; P2 k2 H* q5 t9 I% m% ?
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to feel an instant magnetism; + ~6 e) C7 ?2 k
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; & R& C" f" \7 x
. J2 f4 z1 S7 m, B to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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* \. }, ]7 k7 M0 C* R 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 f" `2 b' V, n! C8 N+ X
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1 J4 e! h% P) C6 @- z * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 4 t" c8 {" t2 n6 P9 K
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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)。
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0 q2 I: y9 I9 v8 v5 \9 o 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。
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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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# a+ ~8 o# C/ b( A! k/ c4 ] * 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 8 Y1 [7 O- z) W& w K
$ z) I- c# K( x * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 6 @: b6 r M5 X2 r( R. W
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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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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说:
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* She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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6 J/ _( F$ S" O. V) Y I * 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 q G- ?6 C, K6 X
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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* Z* F W4 }. @; |6 ~1 N4 @ to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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% N0 Z% p1 w% l! @! \ to be a prince on a white horse;
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+ x$ i* K7 J- B i to be a casanova; % ]1 [: g% m$ D9 Q( N7 b7 V
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to be a womanizer.
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% ]1 [- {1 }7 z! b2 ^" u 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。) ) C% b# \1 w$ e3 R' N" x
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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。 5 k8 B# D4 K9 Y( y/ h2 g5 j j' e
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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- x: f+ [) }4 \ Y1 }* a5 _ * 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。) " v/ d p4 i1 F
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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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(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。 8 m7 j. Z* z! z2 p
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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:
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3 g+ j$ O- R1 m5 l3 V4 W, r * 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)。 + I$ i0 j6 c% g7 a
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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:
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: Z0 u7 \4 R8 m# F& R1 ^ * 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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! A" A3 J, j0 [0 w0 J3 [ 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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* D, e) a9 x5 v! p to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; # z* C+ M6 v& V: e: F8 B3 g
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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# t. {0 M! E( i# \ to be a fox. 2 V( u) f3 i$ M" k1 |
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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) 0 f! y5 n" ?$ _; g
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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5 a& Q7 g+ ], O5 Q9 Q * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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0 s2 U' d) g# ~8 p% v6 w; O: r 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: 4 s6 S: A1 k' A. B/ c, @" m' Z
G% B& N# j6 A, F+ E( J * 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 $ B1 ~3 c9 i. k; G6 Y
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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。 5 f( W: c& \3 |
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to fall in love with (someone);
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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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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) 4 l: |, k4 \) y: {+ i2 Y/ y
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K! l H: @9 A * 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。 & q- Z1 V1 N: R4 D" Z" A: N
: N& m h& }! H: g& n9 x0 ~) _2 r * 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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* He falls madly in love with her.
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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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* They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) # I* u# D3 }6 I. d' `8 l1 @
2 ^9 X, L* `0 r3 a& w5 l. n * 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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