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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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( Z9 q& Y% R% T& z cto have a crush on (someone); 7 B! @" Y( a& V1 }# b2 d" g
9 o: @: o0 N& \: N' N- [9 Zto feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; + [# q: }: B; m% G% G
$ M' ]- z8 {8 S+ i$ G to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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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。
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" P) `8 S r' K8 Q, h0 m | 例如: . P% |& M. f3 f! G
$ B) l3 P8 K0 C9 h * 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)。 / G7 Y: X( y0 Q7 l* z4 P" g
9 W' |( I0 ^2 N: W2 [" @) F 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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* 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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* 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。) ( I. E% s) p7 `1 K* o9 ?/ Y- |
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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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5 D- N# |) V/ N( `& u * 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)。 ! B( C# q8 R) P; Q
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 0 h9 \) k6 n- w- ? R6 {, o, ]
5 G9 ?6 R4 v @* y. J# C to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); + N( ?& g5 ^+ ]: \
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to be a prince on a white horse;
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to be a casanova; 6 Q4 I3 i$ l& A9 P
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to be a womanizer. - H j9 [4 w9 s( ]
7 n( H" v' Q1 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。) - \ F. i6 a1 ?6 E; W) Y
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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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1 o) X! y q- N- v * 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。) 3 L B* Y: v' [# C# }
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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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6 Y/ ~* H6 K2 }3 n( E. n5 T (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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M; K$ B4 j! v+ y( f. G7 A* j+ o# j 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: / Y& v5 f5 q% `% Y' L& V
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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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% ?7 ]2 C2 b' o" h1 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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! m+ Z" p G, Q, k% N" C( k. 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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- }# {* @' D0 @ T" m to be a cutie; to be a babe; 0 Q6 M7 ?' d7 p( c6 O! l, i
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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。 $ `# n7 Y0 Q% G7 @8 M& D) H8 W
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) . c+ |* }. h( H7 j; q `2 _
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) ( x: a% u- ]+ i; w2 N, `; _& ?
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 8 A) A( @- G1 G0 \
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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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7 l% V9 o" e3 j3 C, u/ M 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: 8 }* X2 n8 W: R! ?3 ^) P5 O
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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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7 w9 u/ o3 `( _2 i4 _% Q2 W0 y * She made him feel up there in the clouds. 8 X8 ^; g9 D# P/ V( Q# G: K
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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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: y3 K1 U m* b7 k9 z to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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+ Y8 ^7 U; O$ U3 u# x+ M3 F* Y 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) 0 ]( G' s9 r: X8 p7 N" V
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, v( p$ f2 l+ f6 H2 ? (= 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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0 g9 l( C/ |; u$ S0 ?( d8 B * 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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: V1 \( w5 U. }% f5 e * He falls madly in love with her.
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E, {, I- E. u$ T 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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( W& c; B4 m% _! V9 n9 H * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) # S- V8 Z! P2 i0 \8 f6 P
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