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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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, i+ J/ \ G a! H' p; yto have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism; ' ?# q% P- D% {/ \/ J8 g0 ~
! D9 R: B9 A# ]$ g* v' gto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; , t7 L q( j0 A5 [3 @
* h6 f& d4 {9 l1 l, ?/ a, L1 a& p to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other. % _. }/ v" O; M
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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。 1 `3 a2 m% T6 f; P& u- M
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# m, r! d& ]/ |7 x2 M8 o * 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)。 & o' x1 T! y8 D, ^, Y. j
w" \) L& D V" R% M& {4 F% i& ~ 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 ( `, V8 o+ R- Z9 B
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 3 m" O) j! Y7 t1 v
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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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0 W0 G7 @8 W' Q * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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# v+ }( t0 w% N" l7 ~ * 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: 4 X$ [9 i) J/ ~
. H8 g; a* _" Q& w7 t$ @! P * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或
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% o* l0 V- n. W. j$ n7 Q: t9 k 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 ( l! e# @3 u! ~8 T) m: ]
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); ! A1 T# i: e& w Q* a2 ~
* N/ E- J0 l+ t$ S to be a prince on a white horse; ) ]* I4 u( R* \" W1 B |/ n0 a
( L$ j" c: \! U( N, e" w) ? x+ M to be a casanova;
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0 k8 |8 m6 ?0 w7 h' b) Q5 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: / W2 K4 e. j3 L
& w2 P' F1 a. N+ Z * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) * s) ~. f, T; Z# f# H
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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。 . y! u8 r( C; u8 R. `
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) * c: v. P% n# A8 C2 \$ o! L
0 O& }4 j0 j$ q6 Y' S9 j4 W * 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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, W( O3 |* ?" a+ k7 X& {# p (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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# b; s+ W7 f1 s0 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:
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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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$ o* r6 D( b( E9 z( i0 Q+ 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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* 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。) 7 K+ K9 h7 |7 u& P! X
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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。 . U& e Q) O. o' J1 w3 I4 s: T$ k
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; , t- b0 I7 Q/ i Y5 E* ~
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; 2 ] T( N' E N3 [0 u# ~
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to be a fox. 7 q8 P {1 D# ^9 g
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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。 & `/ t4 K4 Y4 S* D6 B$ O8 M
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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# e o# a' l' U5 u# O& p( H, s * 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) ) T5 d, p! d0 W+ H7 }7 f. j3 Z1 K
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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$ }4 E7 w" \7 w 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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9 ~- K* i" q2 r5 I2 i; J2 e 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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* She made him feel up there in the clouds. * c" C, Y+ p( n1 Y+ x
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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。) ( v- I4 q5 h8 ]& X% U& X
& h$ |6 `" c b5 j5 {" Q- ^. k 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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- `: o _+ W* n5 ]- h" X8 I" O1 L 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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& g# l7 Z5 e6 P+ h 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 e0 J3 v+ o* v% l. d, U
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* He fell head over heels in love with her.
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! P, U( `1 W- E (= 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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O8 U3 L! i; H: d% b( 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
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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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; m1 v! d+ I2 n * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。)
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( f0 n* C G; N7 q% 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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