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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。 A7 k. _& J* x% R0 [/ ^
6 c* a. t6 A6 T) E) Ato have a crush on (someone); $ }; d1 c4 e! s
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to feel an instant magnetism; & O6 p2 A {9 [8 S; d5 Y: g- t
6 |- |0 s7 ?% ]# c+ B: yto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; ( q% R" a3 K5 V* a8 C1 S
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to have the hots for (someone); $ y/ t, w. O* l& _3 N- h9 ?: a
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to be attracted to each other. 4 T2 W' f/ ^9 p/ b7 B7 s
" h1 d* q& ]# m6 G3 ^ 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。 8 X+ [- x$ ], z. `0 D
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0 W" L. t1 q9 P$ i5 u" E * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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7 y* B4 C3 i8 R6 @& A) m; J0 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)。
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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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' g% P! q; H, u( ]% T# y$ N2 Y * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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2 v% C8 C: ~: p8 t5 u( o * 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 / Q9 @5 v n5 f2 j! G
" T6 m6 R/ v: i; U3 ? * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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/ _ x# d: G& z5 S, h * 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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' ^% J/ f2 S+ H) h3 a' x8 X * 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)。
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3 d: Q. }* B+ O6 z. Z$ F- ]* }$ i! b% a 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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9 b: {9 a3 Z3 e4 | to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); ; W/ K5 ~& ~# e& z) K% k& u
6 d, r8 F1 ?, q# q0 \ to be a prince on a white horse; $ _( t) q1 y8 u7 n
) |. Z% Q4 S6 z+ v1 i7 f n to be a casanova; ; ?$ G! Q$ S, s* P
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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:
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4 r+ `1 G: B, Q: ]( n8 k * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) $ M' a! G; s1 D$ g
: n- {- z' O! b 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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! y9 {5 u {- u6 P0 @) H! ^ * 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。) 0 }* Y" G9 r2 ^( ~1 Z
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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。
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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: 3 M9 j/ [$ @6 u
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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)。 9 ~) K9 [( U2 ^6 p0 u& N& Q
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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: " x7 R9 l4 g# W0 U- c! f
# x- o @9 b7 {3 T. Z/ n * 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。) 4 V& T% K* W( b( W. _9 V% Z7 m
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% J# ^: p {& D" p4 o 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。 . B3 H+ ^) [3 [ D3 g
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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+ y3 X$ K7 W9 c4 b/ ]# h% F- v/ J to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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* C3 P- r1 i2 i+ i$ W to be a fox. 8 p5 q. J7 j+ R6 W
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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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& R3 a$ u5 Z8 I& h 例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 1 x+ Y8 v' I5 e* e
8 W" J4 e, A! z4 l& o; U O: I% U * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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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)
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% q8 k3 c4 X9 Y2 G7 W * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 " k4 ?1 u3 J" A% N7 z3 d
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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。 3 h4 E0 a& g5 F
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q+ i" [; e$ n9 S 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: ; c% W2 s2 t! @1 a4 T
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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 + t4 b* C- B3 l- c" _& k% E; ^
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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. ! ~5 s# F% ^% ]4 h0 V/ }4 }/ \
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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。 ; f$ ]7 D! I% U& A( w
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to fall in love with (someone);
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6 l' s! r; ]6 J ?. d* K to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. + x1 z$ M2 ?: E6 o! x
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都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 ! Y3 g c8 G( V* V" p8 f( b3 @& h
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1 q/ }9 c8 r4 `+ l* W/ | * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) / y( q# r+ w: l3 d1 h
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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* ~2 S" c7 _1 C! v/ G: u/ A (= 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。 3 k* F+ Z8 g, V: N8 W
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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
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* M% O! g F& d: k, l * 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: ( O1 N0 p1 \$ ?2 \7 c
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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。) 7 D. k( @7 W" w; l4 @, j) I
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* 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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