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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。 6 \/ J8 f7 ^* v$ c/ x V
" H, q6 d: s# m% z+ T5 xto have a crush on (someone);
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* z7 {3 F. H2 h4 l5 Q7 K, W+ W" Tto feel an instant magnetism; $ U: \% A6 u4 q& C. W7 V! y$ w& k
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 7 m0 V) M3 Z! H/ l
2 l7 }0 [$ O3 y) i0 t7 I8 `2 G4 U to have the hots for (someone); " K) Q- f/ M# s) O* p
. j8 k$ O7 l9 R to be attracted to each other.
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9 ~/ Z) }8 ]$ \4 M( U 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。 4 F( h; ^. P- T4 a
! {3 H( p6 n* O# R4 }5 |5 `- ~ 例如: : B+ G, Q, C1 b/ t/ E5 B% c
+ f0 \1 V I& h7 C * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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0 y0 `% ]; G( ~ U+ U * 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)。 7 d( x0 g S# t
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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。
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' q8 V( m- x+ N7 E& i) H * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 ' b( n8 ~3 t. |5 o9 r
+ z2 O. I! q7 u, W6 J8 w * 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 5 E A/ G8 h) T. {. G0 ^& S1 t
# d0 x1 ?) O4 j' L4 D& j: D6 M * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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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。) + l: t- B& U! q0 A2 t
7 r2 b' \* b0 v, ~" T* |: Z) Z 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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/ c$ l$ y+ O# K( @ * 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)。 : o0 S4 s1 T) {; k0 T( Y2 [
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 ' u2 y3 m1 b& w3 G
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova;
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+ l' B+ O9 p) w$ v( J8 y3 D to be a womanizer. & T+ J; G( m( t2 C0 u+ ^" `& M7 D6 B
$ o. b6 I" ]* e" P 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: 8 K2 P$ I' w+ B& }
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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。) $ s. @, k' T) y* L3 @2 Y5 j+ d
+ ?7 L$ |& R V) _" [* G4 H. l/ Q; A; ? 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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! N8 c# N7 O& o * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 6 l# v- W0 g% s+ u+ M
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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。)
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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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. t5 L6 K0 r7 {$ U1 c (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。 + q |# Y' V* _% \
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5 o" ]) c/ @" n9 q0 _" l 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: , F. p8 H) t+ h' x ^
% ]. W' @: d$ m# b6 k* y * 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)。 " `4 R2 S- ^4 `+ l
4 u% A F; s/ p' R 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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" H& [/ r7 J# @- U7 |7 I' 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。)
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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 beauty queen; to be a dream boat; ) o" R$ F9 o% h6 r
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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* `9 [( p9 m8 J, O6 k! L; B 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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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) : \3 K7 S9 {0 S( ?
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) ! k& B2 f* {3 B! M6 R
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) - w$ w8 W3 R7 S; y" }$ d6 a% x
* q% X* o6 d* C7 P" @( h * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) ) G& D4 K; h! N3 ~
6 A' l, V$ W' c" I& G! A4 X& s * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 * p7 P' Q' D* u9 a* B
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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。 : i m: [8 g! ~( _/ _
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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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* 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 B6 ^+ Y; E+ {4 U7 d * She made him feel up there in the clouds. ( ^ t4 n+ x0 |# g6 J
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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。) * k+ L; x9 v) N+ f/ V% l: x
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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 head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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' r# r- w3 w: Y# N7 b 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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; S! H% V) G) ]- l * 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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' Q9 O+ ^/ d& ]: V! h, S, c; 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。
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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 $ m% G+ O4 e! `
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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。) 6 h0 [3 b) \4 l: B5 t) ]. _- c
/ Z2 b$ p2 N! f; l' G * 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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