kissing 经典英语美文 简洁易懂 轻松时尚.doc

亲吻的艺术 推荐小引： 被美国图书在线评为最畅销书之最，虽然已经出版了六十二年，不过话题还是新鲜恒久，书中显露的男权主义痕迹虽已过时，不过妙趣横生的分析和描写还是让你一口气把它读完。许多诗人和作家都描写过亲吻的美妙 —— 莎士比亚说：亲吻是爱的封印。古罗马诗人说：亲吻是夏季开满鲜花的草场，是姑娘双手温暖的虎珀，是吸引蜂蝶的花束。 Yes, a kiss is all of these ... and more. THE ART OF KISSING by HUGH MORRIS CONTENTS Different Kinds of Kisses Why People Kiss Why Kissing Is Pleasant Approved Methods of Kissing Kisses Are But Preludes to Love Preparing for the Kiss How to Approach a Girl The Technique of Kissing How to Kiss Girls with Different Sizes of Mouths Enjoy the Thrills of Kissing The French Soul Kiss Put Variety into Your Kisses The Vacuum Kiss The Spiritual Kiss The Eyelash Kiss The Pain Kiss The Nip Kiss Variation Kisses Are the Spice of Love Electric Kissing Parties The Dancing Kiss The Surprise Kiss Kissing Under the Mistletoe Kissing Games ARRANGE IT SO THAT THE GIRL IS SEATED AGAINST THE ARM OF THE SOFA The dictionary says that a kiss is a salute made by touching with the lips pressed closely together and suddenly parting them. From this it is quite obvious that, although a dictionary-may know something about words, it knows nothing. about kissing. If we are to get the real meaning of the word kiss, instead of going to the old fogies who compile dictionaries, we should go to the poets who still have the hot blood of youth coursing in their veins. For, instance, Coleridge called a kiss, nectar breathing. Shakespeare says that a kiss is -a seal of love. Martial, that old Roman poet who hid ample opportunity to do research work on the subject, says that a kiss was the fragrance of balsam extracted- from aromatic trees; the rise odor yielded by the teeming saffron; the perfume of fruits mellowing in their winter buds; the flowery meadows in the summer; amber warmed by the hand of a girl; a bouquet of flowers that attracts the bees. Yes, a kiss is all of these ... and more. Others have said that a kiss was: the balm of love; the first and last of joys; loves language; the seal of bliss; loves tribute; the melting sip;