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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。 & l2 ]3 _# r6 O0 @1 I6 v+ J J) E
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to have a crush on (someone); $ ~" p! q# N1 J$ F; x2 `8 }
: _1 n0 i; O* v1 o1 f h3 Ito feel an instant magnetism;
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! K+ B! ~& V7 w5 Jto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; 1 l4 Q3 x+ _8 R6 ~9 Z7 ~
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to have the hots for (someone); " T: J' z1 f, H* [0 E1 R: B
7 _: t) d: ?+ q1 ~+ J to be attracted to each other. 9 {7 b. R1 D7 s* @5 K( h
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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。 ; d6 v( h6 B* u! Z- r4 E" Q
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例如:
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0 f1 C! w' V# U" b * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 ; K0 M9 ?/ T* s6 B
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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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意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 7 F6 S3 X+ w" r/ x( y( o
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。
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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. : b3 Z6 B( z$ V6 q9 p( `6 E
* ^3 g: R! Y5 w! V, q- 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: Z7 Z& p$ _, Y0 f( i1 G* J
. O5 z" f& G7 u) ^ * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ) D/ m& {* L9 l& ~* r6 U |7 B
4 z. i1 b j& E: Y8 h6 P# ] * 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)。 1 z U! p9 i G% Q
& e* V" A9 n2 Z3 [# }7 [/ N p 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);
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3 e4 S' A. O( [+ K: O6 V2 [3 i/ u to be a prince on a white horse; 8 b: s( d& Q9 H4 D- c) z
+ O* _% y- z, s o4 w to be a casanova;
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8 f2 `; ~( ^8 ^3 c" d* x$ E) P to be a womanizer.
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! J, X+ m# v/ h8 R o 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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& Q; H' ~3 \1 ~4 g$ | * 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。 * a" }2 a& W" Y9 A9 l; J, y
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* He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) ! e2 n9 L3 o/ @, n$ n9 w
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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。) " E; r0 @+ O0 P
q# y7 e6 T, T7 ^- v3 S2 E9 L *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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0 g, _$ V) }5 c! Y: r, ^ (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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+ k/ X1 A. D( C1 k( w: F/ K3 I1 ^ 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: - X4 l5 I/ L8 V) U6 }
- j* b- {! D! q * 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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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: 7 R2 S: o5 R+ y; I
+ F. O$ D# g2 r7 r5 h * 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。) - k$ T3 ~+ ]/ Q- @
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: n0 `9 y# U) ~ 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。 $ {/ |- @8 `1 v3 @% r4 V' B
/ c$ f" [. k( v5 B; | to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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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。
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% @; _$ p n0 L1 `5 i* T& j 例如: 0 B4 C' E3 q/ Y
2 Z7 L1 O- @5 }0 Q/ g * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 5 n7 L& K' h) ~: Z! w
$ _ Q m+ P" y$ S7 f * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) 3 C% N' w3 x8 @2 J/ N X' a
+ V$ E0 l* ]( g% B1 W& l * She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人) : M' D% w' h3 o% U. x
1 X1 j* A2 u# j( B$ S * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) , C4 `7 i$ O7 a U+ `& b
( G4 N; t8 X$ s8 L# J- {( \1 w * She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 # ^: ^/ t1 ~" r! R6 \$ R
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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。 2 `4 O- e! t! {+ N+ ~
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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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: Z: ^5 F/ X& J0 J. R8 }- J/ q * 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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(= on clouds nine = on the top of the world)(她使他神魂颠倒,飘飘然如仙。) / G7 o5 R p2 R/ F; E
. h8 f! O7 `% H' r# { 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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" O7 y# D: P" ~1 r to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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- }* w- r- J$ n5 c 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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例如:
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5 G$ y" [$ K2 t% e7 X. D: j" J+ o * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 8 q- k3 ~4 F$ @
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% `$ S) _3 u6 {6 ? (= 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。 # {0 e1 v- l2 k! K) A5 J' M8 Z/ Y
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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 . h0 T& d6 M+ v6 w
3 k, q& ?) W$ h: E# C; Q * 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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" Q3 t& X8 g1 }: O. _ * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) * `2 ?' ]/ H3 j/ ^3 B7 Z$ L ]
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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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