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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。 4 G; S5 a$ R' i) M/ D
! P+ y! ?/ |' z& r) C* K$ Gto have a crush on (someone); $ T1 f1 P+ ?: u
% j) h3 Z; X: @; nto feel an instant magnetism; f8 ]: t# Z2 L+ H5 p! p% L
3 X V8 p! u |1 [- Sto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; D" L0 F# e2 ]& [% [# Q
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to have the hots for (someone);
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/ L6 E2 o# e& a) r to be attracted to each other. ; `, R' C$ T( Y: R4 d" c
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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。 % r* |" a M) M9 P: b0 i
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$ @1 R+ l. s4 a4 X" b* b * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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7 L: K1 U: ~9 D4 }6 I$ K6 G * 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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1 W" q' c Z. w# ~* y3 m: j" `) l 意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt …… 那么就是指男的外表吸引。 4 `: ~4 @& o1 y+ y4 d; b: [* |
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* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 8 I0 A! Q$ D& @* j! q2 @
- @5 S5 f' @( g) H1 y7 K7 a * 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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3 z; f2 i/ k; L9 P * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. ( a+ B! u, G& d' D
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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。)
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9 q A7 j: Z% l8 D9 P+ I/ a 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: 2 y! ?' G& ], F$ j% O e9 P% n
9 ~3 b6 ]8 x' o6 S& S3 a- j7 B" }% f * She did not feel any attraction toward him.(她对他毫无兴趣); 或 ! X! X1 k) E8 S+ F6 ?1 b
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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)。 0 ?$ E0 {6 @2 }' H/ i
$ i* S& u9 T- J) e3 E 这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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0 _) P5 Z4 c8 M to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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+ s# _# o9 o& L to be a prince on a white horse; - V1 j1 R3 W& L! T" L
3 `2 a" r. C e; O3 \$ \ to be a casanova;
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% l. }- B5 ?2 [/ S2 M" X* ]3 } 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:
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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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( w/ u; V9 k" c( a7 \1 o 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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5 `& D; f6 C& m# m% p * He is a prince in a shining armour.(动词时态:shine, shone 或 shined。) 9 x; m" I3 r1 Q0 c# M8 _- q
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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。) 2 L7 {4 m, H6 L) [" r
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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。) 0 S! F9 ]. v. h
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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:
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3 v# o* Y- b5 T3 k% E3 F6 Z' y * 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)。 1 w7 Q5 r4 q. a% r
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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: ' a* E, V8 |6 Z( T
, F: |# d2 f7 ]% }* o7 X * 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。) " e+ p# Z3 m1 k7 W# ?
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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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/ U# \& d# H9 u9 } to be a cutie; to be a babe;
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8 C( B' g* Q4 a 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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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) , }7 @" C% B6 Z7 ?7 r
' C' O* z( M- X, G * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) - Q& P. f0 u S. t$ n8 F& Z' f
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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)
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* 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。 3 z g `7 z, x) p9 C
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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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& x5 E8 b; `6 W8 \ * 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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(= 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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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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to fall in love with (someone);
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8 Z9 h5 K5 X5 ] to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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, @+ Y( m) Z* X ?5 r# F. u 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。
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4 Z! O# f k/ _6 Q1 |7 J 例如:
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! t/ t5 T, z* @! ~8 u1 @1 ?% r6 a$ y * 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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: b' U5 N* G+ O, V {/ z; C * He fell head over heels in love with her. . n$ _8 P5 o: U% \$ l
- _ v3 ~$ H1 `: P0 J! l9 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。 + K$ `! K0 \- z
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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 - p/ u- ~* I- ^8 Z) b
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2 g( }' ?. n8 d. y; v 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说:
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: S3 H( M9 C2 e6 e * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) 4 g- f% Y# l9 ^
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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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