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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。 0 ]* ]# ^* m6 H5 P9 ?+ u
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to have a crush on (someone); 4 P' N* |' A% b
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to feel an instant magnetism; ; r: J* w4 z$ K% Z1 C# l
* f5 B9 G0 f' O3 o" r. }$ j9 Q6 wto catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off; ( f. |. y' N; k9 _3 ]
' _+ `9 ?8 k% h- b, I6 F/ U1 U to have the hots for (someone); ; x& ?6 M6 E6 ?& n) x
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to be attracted to each other. 7 R, P, t+ w( [+ a# E
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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。 6 k; u9 [" e$ _2 `2 \5 [: |
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* He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。 " P3 q9 ?3 ?1 B4 _! A J
+ d9 w) D& K/ s+ m * 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。 - X a1 f; [ b1 X2 i3 X4 ?
0 P D& A, s& b * A nice-looking girl caught his eye.(漂亮的妞儿吸住)。 注意:不用 eyes。 : m( O5 |, p5 R
# }6 W$ a9 O% }4 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 & {9 }) ?& v$ j/ U% a% Y
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* They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 0 k: V6 p! D- f0 A
% \3 J* m' e/ O7 j * 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。) " ~2 O. |$ V! E+ r/ }
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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。 9 G8 }& o. Z2 a% g* q/ W! O6 K
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to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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) {( _; c, j! o# o to be a prince on a white horse; 6 I: f7 z3 q$ V% _: t
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to be a casanova;
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) m, `4 p. w# F8 y# p2 b8 t3 A8 t, 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: & x/ V' Q: Q* Q$ e* W
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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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4 P4 B/ z& |% O" _7 U' Z 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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* 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。) 1 c/ j& h: s* K' S3 C& c- X
# u6 }9 y) Z" J3 D s$ ~ *As a casanova, he has many girl friends.(由於他是美男子,他有许多女友。) 6 c( }4 Z* s! G: o, S
% E' ^4 d9 j/ g7 S6 m4 q$ u+ a) I (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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* 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)。 / D4 k; S g$ j. |8 i! i
! l% z' K( g! v. n: g% { 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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6 {7 e6 f% L! F/ }/ k: d7 U * 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。) $ g6 g) h$ R3 m0 i V+ G
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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。 1 a8 \. j% I+ R d
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to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
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to be a cutie; to be a babe; % O/ K' [2 y9 f
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to be a fox.
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& i4 ^- p% L) B$ |* o4 w 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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! I& w6 w1 w5 y' T* W; z. m. l 例如: " R% I2 B$ O2 d
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* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 0 [& l6 M9 a9 J- T+ u5 @- b
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* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人) ! I. h+ P. K+ E9 i9 I, g( G$ B5 V
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* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
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. X3 r+ f5 G/ C( Z * She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive) ' O6 W) k$ ^1 M b7 `% d
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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。 0 C$ x) K0 q1 q, @! i& f
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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: + O$ B: W9 I1 a, d- Y
8 i0 v& j7 V' a0 J _4 Y * 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 ) d' ?+ C& F9 r+ E9 l# c' f( c; K% `
0 K5 F. I* v" k * 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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' ]9 n& S# a4 L* A7 y" L: K 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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to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe. 5 k: L& \( p# _
- }& h- M1 P: P" v( r 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 # V) d+ w4 K4 U$ F
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' A2 R; L) L! S) b * 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. 1 J& X _4 n- v6 T
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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。 - s V' N6 c- L. F) E% Q
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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 % B9 C, s; G7 d0 X6 p* ^
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* He falls madly in love with her. 4 r: y+ u: R5 v' D& P
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至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: & w/ }* K6 r% F% c3 z
( X; d& C! _0 } * 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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. p1 r# R* w7 g# G1 Q2 U; h * 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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