1、“谈情说爱 ”专用英语 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。to have a crush on (someone)；to feel an instant magnetism；to catch ones eyes； to hit it off；to have the hots for (someone)；to be attracted to each other.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。例如：* He (she) has a crush on he
2、r (him) (他对她十分爱慕) 。* 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）。意指女的外表吸引; 如果是 she felt 那么就是指男的外表吸引。* A nice-looking girl caught his eye.（漂亮的妞儿吸住）。 注意：不用 eyes。* 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* They wer
3、e attracted to each other the moment their eyes met.* 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。)例如说，女对男的没有兴趣，那么也可以说：* She did not feel any attraction toward him.（她对他毫无兴趣); 或* 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
4、趣）。这里的 catch，可指财富、地位、名望和外表。to be a ladys man (或 ladies man)；to be a prince on a white horse；to be a casanova；to be a womanizer. 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：* Mr. Lin has been considered a prince on a white horse.（林先生被认为是白马王子。）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。* He is a prince in a s
5、hining armour.（动词时态：shine, shone 或 shined。）* Many people think that Mr. Smith is a real ladys man.（或 a real womanizer）(许多人认为史密斯先生喜欢在女人窝里。）*As a casanova, he has many girl friends.（由於他是美男子，他有许多女友。）（Casanova 是意大利人，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。如果形容男
6、人外表魅惑力大，能使女人如饥似渴般崇拜他，也可以说：* 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）。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：* 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。）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。to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boa
7、t;to be a cutie; to be a babe;to be a fox.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。例如：* She is a beauty queen.（= very beautiful）* She is a cutie.（= pretty and attractive）（漂亮迷人）* She is a dream boat.（= ideal type of woman）（理想女人）* She is a babe.（= very beautiful and attractive）* She is a fox.（= She is a fo
8、xy lady = She is sexy.）（她很性感）。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。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：* 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* She made him feel up there in the clouds.（= on clouds nine = on the top of the world）（她使他神魂颠倒，飘飘然
9、如仙。）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。to fall in love with （someone）；to fall head over heels in love; to love （someone） from head to toe.都是指男欢女爱，沉溺情海，或是爱得晕头转向。例如：* They have fallen in love with each other for years.（他们相爱多年）。（动词时态：fall, fell, fallen）* He fell head over
10、heels in love with her.（= 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。* 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* He falls madly in love with her.至於男女热恋时目中无人或形影不离，也可以说:* They are two peas in a pod. （他们像豆荚里的两粒豆子-即形影不离。）* They only have eyes for each other（and forget the entire world.）（世界上似乎只有他们两个人。）
