地道英语：老外也会“抛媚眼”

 　　Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu要问的：抛媚眼。

　　JESSICA: Lulu，What's up?

　　LL: 我要去赴约，有人请我吃饭！

　　JESSICA: 这么好？

　　LL: 那当然！ 请客的是一对情侣，俩人是在我家的Party上认识的，所以我算他们的媒人，他们当然要请客啦！ 当时，那女生一眼就看上那男生了，马上向他狂抛媚眼！ 就是……呃……threw pretty looks at him.。。

　　JESSICA: Haha! 我明白了，She made eyes at him. To make eyes at someone means to flirt¹ with someone。

　　LL: 哦，to make eyes at someone就是向某人抛媚眼。你知道么，有些人喜欢乱放电。比如我认识一男生，He makes eyes at every young woman he knows! 他对认识的女生都乱抛媚眼！

　　JESSICA: Oh yeah? I bet he also uses lame² pickup³ lines to those women。

　　LL: Pickup line我听说过，就是跟女孩儿搭讪时说的话，对不对？

　　JESSICA: Exactly! For example, the typical pickup line at the bar is "can I buy you a drink?"

　　LL: 还有那句老掉牙的：小姐，我们在哪儿见过吧？

　　JESSICA: Haha! Seems like you've been asked this question many times!

　　LL: 呵呵。别说我了，还是说我那两个朋友吧，真是有缘人，在我家见了一次面，就好上了！

　　JESSICA: They really hit it off!

　　LL: Hit if off? 打什么了？

　　Jessica: No. To hit it off means to like each other very quickly。

　　LL: 哦！ Hit it off就是一见如故，才聊两句就觉得特对路！我这两个朋友——They hit if off instantly! I won't be surprised if the girl shows off her engagement ring to me tonight!

　　Jessica: Wow, good for her! Now tell me what you've learned today!

　　LL: 第一，make eyes at someone是冲某人抛媚眼；

　　第二，pickup line是和女孩儿搭讪时所说的话；

　　第三，hit it off是一见如故。

1 flirt   

v.调情，挑逗，调戏；n.调情者，卖俏者

参考例句：

• He used to flirt with every girl he met.过去他总是看到一个姑娘便跟她调情。
• He watched the stranger flirt with his girlfriend and got fighting mad.看着那个陌生人和他女朋友调情，他都要抓狂了。

2 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

3 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。