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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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9 j( H% [" {' z" Fto have a crush on (someone); & ^! S+ U2 s6 S: S( O' ~
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to feel an instant magnetism;
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" D' C- x! f$ S0 X1 ^to catch one‘s eyes; to hit it off;
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, m- r# U$ }, f; B2 o1 Q: } to have the hots for (someone);
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to be attracted to each other.
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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。
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- c; Q& j) w7 J6 r4 s1 I * He (she) has a crush on her (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。
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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)。 : {4 D5 Q1 k- S7 O( b1 f
' [8 t3 G$ Q# T 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。
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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 ' y ]6 t* h: h/ |
9 G' L1 V; @ I, }) c2 g6 X * They were attracted to each other the moment their eyes met. 0 \4 G }9 \/ T% v0 D8 w
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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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- a6 i, P9 A2 \' C 例如说,女对男的没有兴趣,那么也可以说: ) H% X' v* ^/ p
! v$ W+ d3 D6 j+ U * 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)。 , K0 x) f, ~4 x4 Z% O$ M- Z! t+ S6 q
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这里的 catch,可指财富、地位、名望和外表。
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) n: B x+ k5 l1 v% H to be a lady‘s man (或 ladies‘ man);
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2 s1 x8 V3 I% e& o( X to be a prince on a white horse; ! T) ]) l B& I# @
3 s+ p' c7 y$ d- h) Z% h% X to be a casanova; * [3 @* ]# M1 P! g' @1 ?
5 E. w6 N' K* M2 q3 G 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: ! w q3 {( n4 E
3 q, V) T3 O0 J: W4 h * 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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" v' Q, a" _" B" f8 w 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。) 4 X* [# a- y, b" f
: I' K% J& q; ~! Y$ i' _6 Y * 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。)
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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。)
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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。 E2 }% [7 D+ X0 n4 [ v* U5 w$ ]
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3 \1 l: C( P/ u3 }( h0 G; P; p 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" t9 _- N! r5 ?! f# Y
+ S! V2 B/ Q5 m% E3 ? * 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:
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* 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。 * Q; c* b/ | s, @5 F4 D# }6 t
9 X8 v8 Q/ u# \% `& d" @) N' N to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat; - A& F9 ]8 J* m8 N: k( D8 d
( Z9 |2 {& g! U E( H2 f6 [, A& @ to be a cutie; to be a babe; 8 f6 T6 A8 H! ]" v( A9 q
8 q. X( S7 J! X$ J9 K0 I to be a fox. & e- O3 X; V9 g* d$ `
- j4 G, L8 p6 t% Z6 {3 E7 v+ _' E3 J 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。 3 [; q! k5 F# c5 C5 G% Q% B% @
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1 U- s, ?- v& c5 ?7 a * She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful) 9 Q: {# X. o+ y7 N; P1 V E
( K0 k, f! |- O/ P5 Z5 e: F * She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
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3 |! y% `" C7 d# A2 a+ u, t * 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) 1 M% {( D, G7 c" _ V3 `: t
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* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。 1 ]3 q( `1 m8 S" \. Q; ?; Q; p
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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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# B3 \6 ]6 n& i% J; d6 V2 t 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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0 u( m& \ S& U% t1 ^ * 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。) y. M8 Q; q z; }
i. U2 q! z, I/ }0 `. F8 W 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。 ) V1 b8 H6 w) E5 r; b' T6 m4 N
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to fall in love with (someone);
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: I: h- B4 N: Q6 {' \ to fall head over heels in love; to love (someone) from head to toe.
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5 U; J; X, N$ l6 L5 o& Q# L- H 都是指男欢女爱,沉溺情海,或是爱得晕头转向。 5 b1 f8 k7 S+ D/ v9 R
5 h' S' [. H o' R4 Y* m/ F 例如:
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/ T. V9 l8 }8 X( X F6 v2 X8 U; W * They have fallen in love with each other for years.(他们相爱多年)。(动词时态:fall, fell, fallen) 7 |0 A# p3 S6 V8 }: u
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5 B1 D6 d* J3 `9 d/ k9 m! M7 r * He fell head over heels in love with her.
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4 o3 F- J/ g4 N) |6 f* D; f (= 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 X9 V: w; N: {+ H. ^# }
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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
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/ c8 I' N! C/ y) G * He falls madly in love with her. 9 q9 t' |/ |8 W. d6 @
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6 {7 \1 y/ @; M% E2 s 至於男女热恋时「目中无人」或「形影不离」,也可以说: + R2 x9 F' k/ i" a7 k# L
( }( T; j9 L# W1 S# R& c0 u * They are two peas in a pod. (他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子--即形影不离。) - j, z j, F8 l! A. j
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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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