THE ICE-QUEEN 冰美人

This is a mainly female type whose natural style is cold and defensive.
这类人多数为女性。她们天生冷漠、戒心较强。

She drinks from a wine glass, or a short glass, which is held firmly in a barrier position across the body so as to deter intimate approaches.
她喜欢用玻璃酒杯或者短饮杯，然后把杯子牢牢拿在身前，似乎是防止他人过于亲密地靠近。

It is usually a waste of time approaching this woman; she may be ready with a castrating put-down.
通常来说，要接近这类女子是浪费时间，她或许早就准备好羞辱试图接近自己的人。

【词汇讲解】

1. deter vt.阻止；制止

Don't let failure deter you.
别让失败把你吓倒。

2. intimate adj.亲密的，密切的；有性关系的(尤指婚外的)

He is my intimate friend.
他是我的密友。