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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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# t9 w4 P* {6 t! K+ Dto have a crush on (someone); 9 j8 h \" u7 b8 j4 q7 z* a
9 z1 f) [8 d1 p n0 o" D0 vto feel an instant magnetism;
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/ c. v: l& H U) j. g& pto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 6 l' Y8 Z) D% X: W# d1 O9 n
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to have the hots for (someone); 9 N5 Q4 G' x3 E( T7 r# ^4 G+ k
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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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3 T4 w* N8 B1 L; ] ? 例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 ) T9 ]6 ]: w% C; k
/ j! N1 X* B* O1 q# w# z6 s1 D * 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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# F. x# |8 [* L2 h8 K6 _+ M 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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: W/ j- R. P2 x2 l: g/ ~ * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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4 ~$ _, y) ~; q0 B: t * 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 u" G9 y- }- x( v' Q
* }* Q7 w; I2 [7 A& k * 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。) ) Y' C+ R# P- Q
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例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 5 r- f$ T' U" B1 x# t4 R- [7 X' R9 Q
- A3 e- w- ]" {# Y# T6 m * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ) H1 @ q/ j3 J1 A) Y, `( w
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* 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)。 ) Z2 W& j2 _ ^8 E$ K6 v! W
3 j5 o/ x' x( S: g" L9 ? 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man); ; Y1 D. [0 T6 X$ D) q8 O
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to be a prince on a white horse;
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6 m& F# A& P% Q( [: { g to be a casanova;
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to be a womanizer.
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" m- F5 f8 ^- T" l- e 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: 6 s8 o6 r% h+ q: s. W) f
& G( m) p2 U5 C. ^% n7 F * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。) 3 v B8 i2 y! X' V# {# G
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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。 8 X* L& m3 R/ I9 }$ y5 a
: U c9 t8 F$ ^ * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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8 E6 ? W1 D) G+ \. R: Z' ] * 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。) $ {$ M2 j1 `5 y% l* e# m _6 ~
0 |/ ^: j) I6 _7 ` *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) . H" f {3 @0 @3 A# \
; s, A: O( a0 ?/ _, ? (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。 5 V1 X( x) ]! o
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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: , B% k/ P! C& U, l5 Y
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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)。 4 M5 Z) J) n2 e" m
1 h, P9 e; T$ v5 R6 P: B 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: 5 F6 G6 Q6 Q9 Q: O% n: B
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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。)
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' q. N6 z2 `' Y% n; ?. G4 k 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。 ; Y0 }1 k0 U( h
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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1 r$ h" K$ t) _6 u0 o$ \ to be a cutie; to be a babe; + Y( M) q4 u" y" P5 T
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9 ]. Q5 p2 z2 Z9 `0 D2 L I8 A 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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6 t. _9 X- O) ]5 V; R5 _ * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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0 v0 v z" j) k/ E* D * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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6 l9 c% s! D& j$ b, c * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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$ Y4 V; u) a* ` * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 3 O9 u2 w, l2 L: ?8 @* m g
3 t- B% R& d: m4 ?1 {- U9 i1 m- f 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。 ) g) R* \, U m
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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: " n/ _$ n- h d
$ M" e. `( c9 a1 j, C. k9 Z% s8 u * 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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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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' f; Q V# t; p" y2 y6 f& c% H. `, } (= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。) - L |" d8 _, a0 K( w
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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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* f; ?2 [; v h6 m; {) l! f) X to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 1 z* v" b5 j5 a9 U- z" b/ x" i
# N+ H% L6 ~5 S* d& {, _ 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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2 h0 l5 g. y& x6 @5 P9 H * 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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* 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。 + { W% d7 `# t3 T+ g
w- ~2 @, v8 n* x; D4 b4 S0 Z3 } * 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 4 l0 {2 s' W, E0 P
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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# W2 N3 z' h. b1 H( C 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。)
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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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