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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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2 W7 e' N& s4 ]to have a crush on (someone); 0 K% s/ `& ^& m
% V0 {3 N" m5 @8 M9 T& I, bto feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; * `2 K: K, u0 I8 y/ n
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to have the hots for (someone); " I: {& r1 {! ~2 _, |8 X. o: r' c
5 I' F7 _, g0 M2 b/ u% [: ` t H to be attracted to each other. # b7 O' L+ e8 s2 N: l
& u' x2 z; u0 Q3 p$ M6 C 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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$ ?0 N5 \* R) ]0 \0 b 例如:
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7 z* r- Z) r) p D * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 8 i9 n# ~: i# M( Q
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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)。 $ i, w) I1 ^9 q
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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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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 9 C" E; _8 F% V& O) ^: I6 S
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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. 8 P8 k- T( \3 ~" s* q
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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。) ( K7 q8 @7 S1 o0 F! k! V0 V
3 @6 a9 K2 d9 ~; n: n 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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* 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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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。 / G6 a" S/ a. f9 ~, ?5 y2 [4 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; & x: v, T$ N& m j' J% x4 B, c. U! T
( e9 p3 b0 _& o5 T& G to be a casanova;
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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: " F4 w, f0 R* ?
' {" F% ?& B% J% G5 h2 A/ X8 N5 t * Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.(林先生被认为是白马王子。)
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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。 ' }- ^9 v. {6 ]/ m& A
& g! K/ l( ^" K7 X * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 7 h! L5 `# @" f' p
, f9 l1 D4 u/ B& W1 g( T' I * 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。) , F3 e3 {; x, ~, i' a$ Q
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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。) - M( s: P5 o# U% _) `. n
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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: 0 X; F! E% J- @% ?- Q
! }0 l# m. i' W1 W7 v' u0 V * 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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; t& M& F! ~) m% a: G: [# o 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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) {5 J7 |8 w/ D& E: O 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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# s- O% M4 p4 ^ to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; 1 p& w& i3 S: l9 j9 z) z
' ?( C" y( T. {& o4 u9 v* P/ a to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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$ l, Z- }8 G( u1 X to be a fox.
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" _8 _. w. u; U7 ` 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。 & t5 U) g* U l
" C6 B) y d' e( U# W 例如:
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 4 ]% t2 [8 w% F7 n% J: C! W6 y
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) ( \2 Z- a( Z7 J0 P! u
( q/ |) f; z# T) O5 u * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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4 r! U6 s, E4 N/ m * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 ; u6 G' z1 U& Q- o; J1 ^" V1 U6 [
. `, }# }& A1 }: b 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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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: ) p/ o' m8 D( h: k
1 C2 g* _/ J4 `0 C+ L * 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 , n* V/ w$ P" R0 M, E
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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。) 5 h5 _* a& L3 I1 `: `
( z# z& d9 V" E$ ~/ p- B' s 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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4 `/ K- s O7 Z+ J to fall in love with (someone);
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7 b) V- f9 J9 Q3 I! }$ v* _, D to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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+ q5 K. y& `8 ^# j+ F7 ~* b 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 2 u1 a) C- s3 I7 h' ~
6 r% X6 x' j) H9 G4 b- [ 例如:
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% `0 P( q0 e2 J6 ?( l) i * 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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& ~1 b$ h" i3 w0 @* [* Z6 z7 L, Y * He fell head over heels in love with her. ! z) S0 A% \; p* m) z, T
* ~. w0 B. O. N (= 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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1 H# x/ m( Q9 F8 H+ t/ o* M1 W; F * 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 6 w3 p$ q' p: O, E
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* He falls madly in love with her.
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O6 d, J) h8 i+ P" u 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: 4 ~. d/ Q+ a4 t% R4 D
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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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& @" z# C" v& w. n* p( _: l * 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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