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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。 " ?, O* x3 D$ u2 E0 Z$ c
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to have a crush on (someone);
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 5 \, ^0 m) v" F/ f, k I+ N
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to have the hots for (someone);
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8 f7 D+ f0 q( Z% s1 K/ g to be attracted to each other. - O$ N. ?* L) s
6 Z( F9 Z& ?6 W: @2 G# ?' R5 S2 p 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。 % M. L% d1 }# @' W* p1 h/ X
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例如:
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 . C% _0 r' C, @: K0 R- L6 c- O
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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)。
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+ u' P5 G3 ]. b! U4 x* @) U 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 8 S% l. m' Y( y
6 g9 H! i& O0 s% `( g) Q5 t. q$ _ * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 9 h: b/ i ], G
% b; X0 i8 }" _4 L4 n * 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 - m+ _. u. k$ ?9 Z3 R% N' y
, t$ A7 R2 T3 w2 \+ \1 W: o * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.
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9 m3 F6 {: q9 Q * 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: W" {, G6 ]& p0 H5 p0 M
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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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& e( [. O, D) h- ?. d7 P 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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$ a2 {0 q; ^. {, B7 T3 i to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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0 o: ~2 N. x4 f' }1 l7 b7 G to be a prince on a white horse;
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/ Z: L! N5 o; _% L: ?) _- W to be a casanova; 3 c4 j& [6 c @) s! Q! o
' [1 i- [. W! m. G* G. j to be a womanizer. ) c; {" F' C+ I4 T* {' d) e
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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: + }$ u j- k/ J* J) r3 S
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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。)
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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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9 b2 t& |$ @: W. z& O* O2 N * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。)
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* 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。) m, S7 g' n9 f$ d
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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。) " h' S! o$ J+ B% n& Z t7 s% W
7 L1 A2 d' |8 T4 i. b (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。 1 E; l+ X+ e+ a- d# q
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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: 2 F& U, t1 i, ~ u5 X
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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)。 $ Q W+ c; d1 i0 X( h; o0 O# y
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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:
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2 }$ @5 v3 A+ ~2 I0 K5 f8 a3 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。)
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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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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a fox.
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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。 , F6 f. x W, I* d M: _1 _- \
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0 }6 R/ ^4 ] ~; M) s * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
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- a& {* s) K/ r7 `' J * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) ) o% o9 Z) C4 r( @1 }# G: }, c
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) 2 k% F) S2 O7 x6 b: [
Q' Q' k8 h2 v: E6 x1 M3 n * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
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6 z" E% h7 o! S0 n * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
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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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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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* 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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, k1 f5 k, F7 K7 Z * She made him feel up there in the clouds.
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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。)
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$ s; c! H& h: `% {+ u 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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2 x, y' X4 [" v ?0 O3 d to fall in love with (someone);
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y& r( @! ?, ^2 a to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. c! S1 i6 ]) g. h
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: h& O4 R3 C2 R% Y * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 8 F( ?' V* C1 D
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* He fell head over heels in love with her. 2 q7 r! J( d" { a) p
" @1 B9 [2 z9 X- o X6 A+ u7 U/ [ (= 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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M3 W, `" u+ v* y$ l5 M* 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
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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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* 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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