1、英语翻议讲解：现在是VOA特别英语词语典故节目。一个人的鼻子对于呼吸和嗅觉来说非常重要。鼻子还被用在许多流行的表达方式中。有些人能够牵着别人的鼻子走(lead other people by the nose)。例如，如果一个妻子牵着丈夫的鼻子走，她能够让他做任何她希望他做的事情。一些人被称为顽固的(hard-nosed)。他们不会改变自己对任何事情的观点或立场。如果某人很顽固，他从来不会付出比真正价值更高的钱(pay through the nose)，也就是说不会为某件东西或服务付出太多钱。避免插手他人的事情(keep their nose out of)总是有好处的。他们不会干涉别人。相
2、反的，有些人总是喜欢打听别人的事(noses around)。这种人对别人的私事非常感兴趣。他被认为爱追问(nosey)。那些鼻子对着磨刀石的人(keeps his nose to the grindstone)工作非常勤奋。这可以帮助一个工人循规蹈矩(keep his nose clean)，避免麻烦。一个不太寻常的表达方式是no skin off my nose，意思是某件事情不影响我，或者与我无关。我们还说，有时一个人损人不利己(cuts off his nose to spite his face)。也就是说，因为他很生气，做了一些愚蠢的事情，使情况更加糟糕。如果一个人对某人或某事不屑
3、一顾(looks down his nose at)，会产生很多问题。这种人的表现就好像是其他事情都不重要或没有价值。这种人还会对他认为不够好的东西非常不屑(turn up his nose at)。这种人认为他比其他任何人都好，他非常自大(his nose in the air)。在学校，有些学生不尊重老师(thumb their nose at their teacher)。他们拒绝服从任何命令或者做任何工作。或许这些学生不知道正确的答案。我的母亲经常告诉我，如果你努力学习，答案非常明显(under your nose)。我想，我们已经讲了很多关于鼻子的短语。那么耳朵呢？我希望你们全神贯注
4、地倾听(all ears)更多的短语。我们可能甚至针对某事为你提出建议(put a bug in your ear)。我们还建议你注意各方面的动向(keep your ear to the ground)。意思是说要对发生在你周围的事情和人们的所思所想感兴趣。如果你是一个好人，你会倾听朋友的话(lend an ear to your friends)。如果他们遇到需要找人谈一下的问题时，你应该倾听他的诉说。我们的最后一个短语是play it by ear。这个短语有两个意思。一个是用乐器演奏音乐时通过记忆，而不是通过读谱。play it by ear还有一个意思是，随机应变，而不是做出详细的计
5、划。1. lead by the nose 牵着鼻子走eg: Dont let anyone lead you by the nose, use your own judgment and do the right thing. 不要让人牵着鼻子走,自己有点主见,做该做的事情。2. hard-nosed adj.顽强的,不屈不挠的,不讲情面的3. pay through the nose 按字面解释,pay through the nose就是通过鼻子来付钱,这听起来似乎很痛苦,而实际上,pay through the nose的确切意思是付出比真正的价值高得多的钱,也可以说是付出的钱实在太多
6、而让人感到心痛。eg: My brother Bob borrowed the money to open his restaurant five years ago when the interest rate was very high, so hes been paying through the nose ever since.我哥哥鲍伯五年前借钱开饭馆的时候正好利率非常高,所以,他从那时起就一直在大笔大笔地还债。4. keep ones nose out of sth 避免插手(他人的事),尽量不卷入eg: When Billy asked his sister where she
7、was going, she told him to keep his nose out of her business. 当比利问他姐姐要去哪里时,她让他别管她的事。5. nose around / about 找寻,打听(别人的事)eg: We found a man nosing around in our backyard.我们发现有个人在我们后院里找什么东西。6. nosy adj.好管闲事的,爱打听的eg: Dont be so nosy its none of your business.别管那么多闲事这与你无关。7. keep ones nose to the grindsto
8、ne连续辛勤地工作grindstone是磨刀石的意思。这个表达很形象,按字面意思来看,是说鼻子对着磨刀石。想象一下一个人低着头磨刀的样子,的确给人一种埋头苦干的直观印象啊。而且这个短语用动词keep表达一种持续的状态,把埋头的意思更生动地表达了出来。eg: These years those whore keeping their nose to the grindstone cant make bundles. 这年头,只会埋头苦干的人是挣不了什么大钱的。8. keep ones nose clean 循规蹈矩,不做违法的事eg: Since leaving prison, hes man-
9、aged to keep his nose clean. 自从出狱以来,他尽量做到规规矩矩。9. no skin of my nose不关我的事 字面意思是:没有我鼻子上的皮。乍听起来让人有些摸不着头脑,这一俗语的实际意思是:与我无关,我不在乎。eg: Hey, its no skin of my nose if Susies going out now with that guy! I dont care what she does I broke up with her a month ago, when I met Helen. 嗨,苏茜现在是否跟那个家伙好,一起出去玩,这不关我的事！她
10、干什么我都无所谓。我在遇到海伦以后就和她断了关系。10. cut off ones nose to spite ones face (恼怒之下)伤人害己,损人不利己eg: If you resign to inconvenience your boss, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face. 如果你辞职就是为了给你的老板找麻烦的话,那就是吃砒霜药老虎,伤人害己了。据说,明代才子解缙幼年家住曹尚书府第竹园对面,在家门上贴了一副对联:门对千竿竹,家藏万卷书。曹尚书不忿自己的园景给他借用,于是叫人把竹砍短,最后索性全部砍去。解缙见了,随即
11、把对联改为门对千竿竹短无,家藏万卷书长有。曹尚书不但没有难倒解缙,而且空自毁了自家的竹林,用英文来形容就是cut off ones ，nose to spite ones face。11. look down ones nose at 对不屑一顾,蔑视eg: Harry has never had to work, and he looks down his nose at people in business. 哈里从不需要上班,他也看不起上班的人。12. turn up ones nose at看不上,觉得不屑于(要、吃、做等)eg: When I gave her the present
12、, she turned up her nose at it.当我把礼物给她时,她很不屑。13. have ones nose in the air 非常傲慢,自高自大英语听力原文：Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.(MUSIC)A persons nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions.Some people are able to lead other
13、 people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything. If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or p
14、ay too much money, for an object or service.It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other peoples business. They do not interfere. The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other peoples private matters. He is considered nosey
15、.Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation does not affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to
16、spite his face. That is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts like something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also turn up his nose at som
17、ething that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe these students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told
18、me, if you study hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.I think we have explained the nose expressions. What about ears? Well, I hope you are all ears or very interested in hearing more expressions. We might even put a bug in your ear or give you an idea about something. We
19、 also advise you to keep your ear to the ground. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.If you are a good person, you will lend an ear to your friends. You will listen to them when they have a problem they need to talk about. Our last expression is t
20、o play it by ear. This has two meanings. One is to play a song on a musical instrument by remembering the tune and not by reading the music. Play it by ear also means to decide what to do at the last minute instead of making detailed plans.This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, w
21、as written by Jill Moss. Im Faith Lapidus.英语翻议讲解：现在是VOA特别英语词语典故节目。今天我们的节目内容是关于我们的眼睛。在爱情方面，人们的眼睛是心灵的窗户。这就是说，从他们的眼睛可以看出他们心里在想什么。我们会讲述在同一所学校的一对男女教师的故事。这名女子对这名男子感兴趣。她使用了许多方法来吸引他的眼球(catch his eye)，或者让他注意到她。每次他看她的时候(sets eyes on)，她会试图表现的有趣一点以使他对她感兴趣。换句话说，她试图向他抛媚眼(make eyes at)或者暗送秋波(give him the eye)。让我们假
22、设，这名男子感到非常突然(hit between the eyes)。换句话说，这名女子对他感情非常深，他希望花费一些时间在一起，更好的了解她。他邀请她出去约会。女子非常高兴，可能好几天都得意地(with stars in her eyes)走来走去，脸上洋溢着幸福的表情。她非常幸福，因为她对这名男子情有独钟(apple of her eye)，这名男子是非常特别的人。她可能告诉他，他是她唯一喜欢的是，或者“我只在乎你”(I only have eyes for you)。约会时，这对男女可能会在餐馆一起吃饭。如果这名男子非常饥饿，他可能眼睛大胃口小(eyes might be bigger
23、than his stomach)，点了很多自己吃不掉的食物。当服务员把食物送来时，看到如此多的食物，他可能非常吃惊(his eyes might pop out)。实际上，如果他吃掉所有食物，所有的目光(all eyes)都会盯着他，甚至可能会引起人们大跌眼镜(raised eyebrows)，引起人们的白眼。人们可能会不满地看着他，在用餐期间，这对男女可能会讨论很多问题。他们可能会发现很多问题看法一致(see eye to eye)，分享同样的信仰和观点。例如，他们可能同意，每一宗罪行或伤害都应该受到惩罚。他们可能还同意，欺骗别人(pull the wool over a persons
24、eyes)是不对的，也就是说失去欺骗某人，使他相信某件错误的事情。但是他们都不相信恶毒的眼光(evil eye)，也就是说一个人看你一眼就能伤害到你。第二天，在学校，女子要求她不在教室时帮忙照看(keep an eye on)一下自己的学生。老师在前排黑板上书写时可能照看学生就比较困难。为了做到这一点，老师必须“后脑勺上长着眼睛”(eyes in the back of his head)。换句话说，即使他眼睛没有看着，也知道这些孩子在做什么。英语听力原文：Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.(MUSIC)T
25、odays program is all about eyes. When it comes to relationships, peoples eyes can be a window into their hearts. This means that their eyes can tell a lot about how they feel. We will tell a story about a man and woman who are teachers at the same school. The woman is interested in the man. She uses
26、 many methods to catch his eye, or get him to notice her. Once he sets eyes on her, or sees her, she might try to get him interested in her by acting playful. In other words, she might try to make eyes at him or give him the eye.Let us suppose that this man gets hit between the eyes. In other words,
27、 the woman has a strong affect on him. He wants to spend time with her to get to know her better. He asks her out on a date.She is so happy that she may walk around for days with stars in her eyes. She is extremely happy because this man is the apple of her eye, a very special person. She might tell
28、 him that he is the only person she wants, or I only have eyes for you.On their date, the couple might eat a meal together at a restaurant. If the man is really hungry, his eyes might be bigger than his stomach. He might order more food than he can eat. When his food arrives at the table, his eyes m
29、ight pop out. He might be very surprised by the amount of food provided. He might not even believe his own eyes. If fact, all eyes would be watching him if he ate all the food. This might even cause raised eyebrows. People might look at the man with disapproval.During their dinner, the couple might
30、discuss many things. They might discover that they see eye to eye, or agree on many issues. They share the same beliefs and opinions. For example, they might agree that every crime or injury should be punished. That is, they firmly believe in the idea of an eye for an eye. They might also agree that
31、 it is wrong to pull the wool over a persons eyes. This means to try to trick a person by making him believe something that is false. But the man and woman do not believe in the evil eye, that a person can harm you by looking at you.The next day, at their school, the woman asks the man to keep an ey
32、e on, or watch the young students in her class while she is out of the classroom. This might be hard to do when the teacher is writing on a board at the front of the classroom. To do so, a teacher would need to have eyes in the back of his head. In other words, he would know what the children are doing even when he is not watching them.WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. Im Faith Lapidus.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()
