《英语开心词典》PPT课件

开心词典,孙丽娟,Contents,HowtosayinEnglish,Learnaword,Wordsandtheirstories,GoEnglish,Proverb,Riddles,Riddles,1.Iamsomethingthateverylivingpersonhasseen,butnoonewilleverseemeagain.2.Whatisitthatisnotburntinthefire,andcantbedrownedinthewater?3.Whatgoesthroughadoor,butnevergoesinorcomesout?4.ThoughIdanceataball,Iamnothingatall.5.Onthebridgeacrossthesky,Thereisnocarriagepassingby,Withbrillianceshiningfarandnear,Allatonceitlldisappear.,Yesterday,Ice,Akeyhole,Ashadow,Rainbow,HowtosayinEnglish,宅男宅女看热闹海选，甄选潜规则,牛八卦赘肉人脉,宅男宅女,Jessica:Wuqiong,Areyoutwogettingalong？Jessica:Ithinkyoucancallthemhomebodies.Ahomebodyisapersonwhopreferstostayathomeandseldomgoesout.wq:Mycousinistotallyahomebody!Jessica:Well,youcanalsocallherashut-in.s-h-u-t,shut;i-n,in-shut-in.wq:Dontbeashut-in!Gooutandgetsomefreshair!Jessica:Herbrainwillrotifshestayshomeandstaresatascreenallthetime!wq:啊？r-o-t,rot不是腐烂么？Herbrainwillrot就是“她脑子要发霉”的意思吧？Jessica:Thatsright!Beingacouchpotatoisnthealthy.wq:没错。couchpotato，沙发土豆，就是一天到晚赖在沙发上看电视的人。每天不运动，变得圆滚滚的，跟个potato-大土豆一样！Jessica:Imsureyourcousindoesntwantolooklikeapotato!Now,tellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!,第一，宅男宅女叫homebody,或者shut-in;第二，一天到晚坐在沙发上看电视的人叫couchpotato;第三，说脑子要发霉了，就是Yourbrainwillrot,看热闹,Donny:Wuqiong,Iheardyougotyourdriverslicense!Donny:Sohowdiditgo?Donny:英文叫rubberneck.WQ:rubberneck?我知道rubber是橡胶，neck是脖子。那rubberneck不就是橡胶脖子么？Donny:theystretchtheirneckstowatchwhatshappening,right?Donny:Thetrafficwasbumper-to-bumperbecauseofrubbernecking.WQ:bumper-to-bumper?b-u-m-p-e-r，bumper,不是汽车保险杠么？Donny:Exactly!Sobumper-to-bumpermeanscarsaremovingsoslowlythattheirbumpersarealmosttouching.WQ:Iwasstuckinbumper-to-bumpertraffic，郁闷死了!Donny:Wuqiong,那车祸到底严不严重？WQ:特严重!六辆车撞在一起了!Donny:Ouch.asix-carpileup!Donny:(interruptwuqiong)Wuqiong,你看得这么清楚，真不愧是agoodrubberneck!Okay,newdriver,tellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!,第一，看热闹的人叫rubberneck；第二，堵车可以说bumper-to-bumper；第三，连环车祸是pileup,海选，甄选,YL:Jessica!送你一张我的签名照！快拿着！Jessica:Yourautograph?whydoIwantthat?Jessica:Seaselection?哦，(chuckle)Isee.InEnglish,itscalledanopenaudition.Everyonecanwalkinthedoor,performandcompete,likeAmericanIdol.YL:没错，就是那种！原来这叫openaudition,open开放的，audition,a-u-d-i-t-i-o-n,audition试演选拔，连在一起，openaudition就是“海选”或是“甄选”。这么说，Iamthewinneroftheopenaudition!Jessica:Well,Idontthinkyoucancallyourselfawinner,becausemorethanonepersongetselectedinanopenauditiontoadvancetothenextround.YL:但不管怎样，Iwasselected!Jessica:Yeah,congratulations!Youcanalsosayyoumadethecut.YL:哦，makethecut,就是被选中，过关了。哎，那要是被刷下来，该怎么说呢？Jessica:Thenyoucouldsayyougoteliminated.e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e-d,eliminated.YL:明白了，eliminate是淘汰，被淘汰就是geteliminated.Jessica:Thatsright.Isurehopeyoucanmakeittothefinalroundandnotgeteliminated!Butfirst,tellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!,第一“甄选，海选”在美语里叫openaudition；第二，过关，被选上了，是makethecut；第三，被刷下去了，就是geteliminated.,潜规则,YL:Jessica!上次我给你的签名照呢？快还给我!Jessica:Why?你不是参加“阳光女生”的比赛，要当superstar了么？YL:别提了!Igoteliminated!Jessica:被刷下来了？!Jessica:Well,ifyoususpectthecompetitionhassomesecret,back-doordeals,youcansaytherearesomeunspokenrules.YL:哦，unspoken,u-n-s-p-o-k-e-n,unspoken就是“没有明说的”，rules规则；unspokenrules就是“潜规则”喽!Jessica:Thatsright!So,youthinkyouwerecutbecausetheselectionprocesswasntfairandopen,likethecompetitionisfollowingsomeunspokenrules.Right?YL:没错!我看，获胜者可能是内定的！Jessica:Ifthatstrue,thenthewholecompetitionisrigged!YL:rigged?Jessica:Yes!r-i-g-g-e-d,rigged就是内定.Itmeanstheoutcomehasbeenpredeterminedbytheproducers.YL:哦，比赛结果被“内定”就是rigged!那还比个什么劲儿啊!Jessica:Iagree.Riggedcompetitionsarentworthattending,becausesomeoneispullingthestringsfrombehindthescenes.YL:等会儿，你说someoneispullingthestringsfrombehindthescenes，“从后面拉线”，就是有人幕后操纵的意思，对不对？Jessica:Exactly!Sotellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!第一“潜规则”在美语里叫unspokenrules;第二，说比赛结果内定，可以说rigged；第三，幕后操纵，叫pullthestringsfrombehindthescenes.,牛,Donny:FF,Iheardyouwenttoaballroomdancecompetitionyesterday.Howdiditgo?FF:我进决赛啦!怎么样，牛吧？Donny:牛？acow?FF:不是，“牛”就是特别厉害，verygood!Donny:Igotit.InEnglish,weusethewordawesome,a-w-e-s-o-m-e,awesome.Donny:Youcanalsousethewordballin.b-a-l-l-i-n,ballin.Italsomeanscoolorverygood.FF:哦，Ballin也是“很牛”的意思。Donny,那天的跳舞比赛上还真有不少高手。在这种情况下，我可以跟他们说，Youreawesome!或者Youreballin!对么？Donny:Thatsright.Youcanalsosayyouruleoryourock!FF:rule,r-u-l-e,rule;rock,r-o-c-k,rock,这两个词也可以形容某人或某事很牛，不过它们都是动词，对不对？Donny:Exactly!Forexample,如果你看了一场特别牛的演唱会，youcansayitrocks!oritrules!FF:明白了。不过那天也有一些人在比赛前一副不可一世的样子，可真跳起来，也不怎么样，真不知道他们有什么好牛的！对了，形容这些人，也用awesome或是ballin么？Donny:No!Youcanusecockyc-o-c-k-y,cocky，todescribethesekindofpeople.FF:哦，说一个人牛气哄哄的，就是cocky.Donny:Ifyoucantellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday,IdsayyourEnglish很牛!第一，说人或事很牛，用形容词awesome或ballin；第二，说人或事很牛，还可以用动词rule或者rock；第三，形容某人傲慢，牛气哄哄，可以用cocky!,八卦,JESSICA:杨林，WhatareyouplanningondoingFridaynight?JESSICA:Wow.Agirlsnightout!Thatsawesome!YL:Girlsnightout?没错!就是只有女孩参加的姐妹淘聚会!我们打算在朋友家里吃饭、看片、唱歌，当然，最重要的就是-八卦!对了，八卦怎么说？JESSICA:八卦就是gossip.Itmeansatrivialchatamongfriends.YL:哦，聚会时的闲聊八卦就是gossip.Ienjoygossipingwithmyfriends.我喜欢和朋友们瞎聊。But,Jessica,八卦这个词也有不好的意思，就是传流言蜚语，gossip也有这种意思么？JESSICA:Yes!Gossipcanalsomeanspreadingrumors.YL:哎!这倒让我想到另外一个和八卦有关的词-八卦杂志，小报儿，怎么说？JESSICA:Thosearecalledtabloids.tabloidisspelledt-a-b-l-o-i-d,tabloid.InAmerica,tabloidsusuallyrefertomediathatfollowcelebrityscandals.YL:哦，tabloid就是专门报道名人丑闻的八卦媒体。所以我可以说tabloidmagazines,八卦杂志，也可以说tabloidwebsite，八卦网站。Jessica:对。YL:Isee.So,whataboutthereporterswhogatherinformationforthetabloids-狗仔队!怎么说？doggies?Jessica:(Chuckle)No!狗仔队是paparazzi,p-a-p-a-r-a-z-z-i,paparazzi.Itsinpluralform.YL:那我可以说.Thelocalpaparazziarefollowingthismoviestareverywhere.当地的狗仔队四处跟踪这个电影明星。对么？Jessica:没错!Nowletsseewhatyouvelearnedtoday!第一，闲聊八卦，或者传流言蜚语，都可以用gossip第二，八卦媒体是tabloid第三，狗仔队，是复数名词paparazzi!,赘肉,Jessica:于苗!Youlooksocuteinthisreddress!YM:难道你不觉得这件连衣裙有点瘦么？Jessica:Ah.its.alittletight.Justalittle!YM:唉，我去年买这条裙子的时候，穿着还有点肥呢，今年居然紧成这样，看来我这赘肉真是没少长啊!Jessica:Dontbeupset,Yumiao.Youmayhavealittleextrameatonyourbones,buttrustme,youstilllookgood!YM:extrameatonmybones？骨头上有多余的肉？这在中文里就叫赘肉。唉，Ireallywantthisextrameatgone!尤其是这腰上的赘肉，真是讨厌的“救生圈”啊!Jessica:Iknow!Noonewantsthatsparetire.Itsourworstenemy!YM:spare,s-p-a-r-e,spare;tire,t-i-r-e,tire,sparetire不是指“备用轮胎”么？原来，中国人把腰上的一圈赘肉比喻成“救生圈”，美国人则把它比成“sparetire”备用胎。Jessica:Thatsright!Wealsocalltheextrafataroundyourwaistlinelovehandles.YM:腰上的赘肉还可以叫lovehandles？love爱情；handle,h-a-n-d-l-e,handle把手。这肥肉也能跟爱情挂上钩吗？Jessica:Well,thinkaboutit.Whenyourboyfriendwrapshisarmsaroundyou,hecanholdontotheselikehandles?!YM:啊？太可怕了。我可不想要lovehandles.Imgoingtothegym,startingTODAY!Jessica:Well,beforeyougo,tellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!第一“赘肉”在美语里叫extrameatonthebones;第二，形容腰上的赘肉，可以说sparetire;第三，腰间肥肉的另外一种说法是lovehandles.,人脉,Donny:方方，听说你找到一个特好的实习？FF:还不错啦!现在竞争激烈，多亏我人脉广!对了，美语里“人脉”怎么说啊？Donny:Ithinkyoucanusethewordconnection.c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n,connection.FF:原来connection就是“人脉”。那我说自己路子野，人脉广，就是Ihavealotofconnections.对么？Donny:Thatsright.你还可以说：Imwell-connected.c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d,connected。FF:connected?这词儿我知道，意思是“连在一起”，所以well-connected就是和很多人连在一起，也就是人脉广喽!Donny:Right!Connectionsareimportant.有人说，找工作时，Whatreallycountsisnotwhatyouknow,butwhoyouknow.FF:Notwhatyouknowbutwhoyouknow?不是看你知道什么，而是看你认识谁？我觉得，也不能这么绝对!关系固然重要，但自己还是要有真本事!Donny:Certainly!Soitshouldbewhatyouknowpluswhoyouknow!FF:对，肚子里有学问，人脉又广，二者结合在一起，你就无敌了。不过，像我这种刚出校门的，社交能力还不行，需要磨炼!Donny:Dontworry.Youllhaveplentyoftimetoworkonyournetworkingskills.FF:哦，networkingskills就是社交技巧。Donny:Right.Withstrongnetworkingskills,youlldevelopmoreconnections.到时候，我找工作可得靠你帮忙了!FF:哈哈，我期待这一天!Donny:先别美!Tellmewhatyouvelearnedtoday!第一，人脉在美语里就是connection；第二，形容人脉广用well-connected；第三，社交技巧，是networkingskills!,Learnaword,carry-onitemsbreakNeckunderdogextrapoundsdoublestandardpopup,随身携带物品,飞速的,处于弱势的人,多出的几磅肉,双重标准,不断地；突然出现,carry-onitems我们听听华盛顿邮报报导里的这句话：Uptofourouncesofnonprescriptionliquidmedicationsarepermittedascarry-onitems，意思是乘客可以随身携带四盎司液体的非处方药上飞机。Carry-onitems就是随身携带物品。和carry-onitems相对的是checkedbaggage。现在机场保安严密，很多东西都不能随身带。所以到了机场你最好问一问服务人员：Howmanycarry-onitemsmayItakeontheairplane?我能带几件随身物品上飞机？或者你要问：IsthisnewLVbagIjustboughtinParisacarry-onitemordoIhavetocheckit?我刚从巴黎采购的这个LV手提包可以带着上飞机，还是需要托运？好，我们今天学习carry-onitems。祝您下次旅行愉快！BreakNeck这个词一般是用来形容飞快的速度。华盛顿邮报在形容中国即将完成三狭工程的文章中说：After13yearsofbreakneckconstruction.意思是：经过13年飞速的建设，这个项目即将完工。Breakneck这个词经常用来形容速度。例如：Helikestodrivewithbreakneckspeed。可是，飞快地开车就容易出事故。所以，开车时千万不要超速-Dontdrivewithbreakneckspeed!不过，要是你以飞快的速度完成工作，那你老板肯定会高兴。今天的每天一词是breakneck,意思是飞快的速度。,underdog你以为underdog是指狗，是吗？No！Underdog是指处于弱势的人。美国影视界颁发埃美奖，处境不佳的全国广播公司居然荣获五项艾美奖，居第二位。报导说：Underdogshadtheirdayatthe.58thEmmyAwards,居后者在第58届艾美奖颁发典礼上也有了出头之日。不少人总是同情时运不好，处于劣势的人。Somepeopletendtosympathizewiththeunderdog。在世界足球队中，美国队总是处于劣势，theAmericanteamhasalwaysbeentheunderdoginthesoccerworld。希望他们发奋图强，sothattheywontstayunderdogforever。今天学的一个词是underdog.extrapoundsExtrapounds说白了就是你身上多了几磅肉，别以为是多买几磅肉。最近的调查显示，不用说肥胖，就是体重超重几磅也会缩短一个人的寿命几年-Justafewextrapoundscouldmeanfeweryears.许多美国人都为自己体重超重而担忧-Americansareconstantlyworryingaboutextrapounds.他们想尽办法来减肥-Theytryallmeanstoshedtheirextrapounds。很多人通过跑步，锻炼来减肥-trytogetridoftheirextrapoundsbyrunningandexercising.可是饱餐一顿往往会全功尽弃，甚至再加上一，两磅-abigmealmightaddacoupleofextrapounds!今天学的一个词组是extrapounds.,doublestandardDoublestandard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会，却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说：Criticsclaimdoublestandard-批评人士指责该公司采用双重标准。双重标准并不少见。一个女孩因她父母要她每天整理房间，不要求她哥哥这么做而抱怨说：Myparentshasadoublestandard.-我父母采用双重标准。一个公司老板对雇员说，不管是男雇员，还是女雇员，Idonthaveadoublestandardinpromotions.-我在提升雇员时没有双重标准。今天学的词组是：doublestandard.popupPop听起来就像开枪或放鞭炮那样劈啪劈啪响。古巴总统卡斯特罗的弟弟Raul在接任权力后一直没有露面。媒体报导说:.thequestionkeepspoppingup:WhereisRaul?也就是：人们不断在问：Raul在哪里？Poppingup可以用在不同场合。一个合唱团在排练过程中出现了一系列问题-Problemskeptpoppingupduringrehearsal。Popup还有突然出现的意思。你全神贯注地在做功课，突然你弟弟闯进屋来大叫一声，你肯定会说：Whenyoupoppeduplikethat,youscaredmetodeath!你这么突然闯进来，快把我吓死了！今天学的词组是：popup.,Wordsandtheirstories,词汇掌故：嘴巴相关词汇Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingthewordmouth.Butsomeofthemarenotsonice.Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotestandsayDonotbadmouthme.如果你说某人不好的方面，这个人可能会抗议，说“不要说我坏话”Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatpersonsfeelings.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.,Thespeakermightsay:Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.这个发言者可能会说：“这次我真的说错话了”。如果发生这种情况，这个发言者可能会感到沮丧。换句话说，他可能为说错话觉得悲伤。Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest:Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.另一种情况是，当有人谎称别人说了什么时。别人可能会抗议：“我没有这样说。不要把这个话强加于我。”,Sometimeswhenonepersonisspeaking,hesaysthesamethingthathisfriendwasgoingtosay.Whenthishappens,thefriendmightsay:Youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth!Sometimesapersonhasabadorunpleasantexperiencewithanotherperson.Hemightsaythatexperienceleftabadtasteinmymouth.Orthepersonmighthavehadaveryfrighteningexperience,likebeingchasedbyanangrydog.Hemightsay:Ihadmyheartinmymouth.有时某人说出了他朋友正要说的话。发生这种情况时，他的朋友可能会说：“我也正想这么说。”有时某人跟另一人之间有不愉快的经历，他可能说那种经历“给我留下了一个坏印象”。或者某人有一段非常可怕的经历，例如被一只疯狗追赶，他可能会说，“我的心都快跳到嗓子眼了。”Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson,wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.有些人出生在一个非常富有的家庭而有很多钱。有句短语正好形容这种情况。你可能会说这个人“含着金汤匙出生。”,Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.与富人相反的则是仅能糊口的人，这类人非常贫穷，他的钱刚够购买生活最需要东西，例如食物。Parentsmightsometimeswithholdsweetfoodfromachildasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample,ifachildsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff.家长有时会扣押孩子的甜食作为孩子说坏话的一种惩罚。例如，如果一个孩子对他的父母说了不该说的东西，他可能会被视为多嘴的孩子。孩子的家长甚至可能会告诉孩子“不要再胡说了”,1Donotbadmouthme.别说我坏话。Mouth在这里做动词，表示“说某人坏话”。例如：IwontbadmouthJayevenifitkillsme.打死我也不说杰伊的坏话。2Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.Putonesfootinonesmouth这个短语的意思是saysomethingembarrassing,makeafaux-pas（失言，说错话了）。当你说了不该说的话时，突然发觉你说错话了，就会这么说。例如：“IcertainlyputmyfootinmymouthatthepartylastnightwhenIaskedMisterBrowntosayhellotohiswifeforme.SomehowIdforgottenthathiswifediedsixmonthsago.”他说：“我昨晚在聚会上无意中说错了话。我让布朗先生替我向他的太太问好。不知怎么回事，我忘了他太太已经在半年前去世了。”3downinthemouthDowninthemouth是口语，意思是“沮丧、垂头丧气”。例如：Whydoyoulooksodowninthemouth?（你为什么显得这样消沉?）Shegetsdowninthemouthovertheleastlittlething.（她动不动就情绪低落。）类似的短语还有downinthedumps，也是形容情绪低落。4Donotputwordsinmymouth这个短语的意思是“替某人说出你觉得他该说的话，把话强加于某人”。Inevermentionedgoingawayforaholiday:dontputwordsintomymouth.（我从来没有提到过去度假：不要把这个话强加于我！）Nowyoureputtingwordsintomymouth.WhendidIsayanythingaboutmoving？(你这是强加于人，我什么时候说过我搬家的事？),5wordofmouth/bywordofmouthWordofmouth就是我们常说的“口碑”。Bywordofmouth是指人们经由一传十，十传百的口传方式得知某件事，也就是藉着口耳相传，大家告诉大家的意思。例如：A：Thisrestaurantissosmall,butitsalwayscrowded.Howdidyoufindoutaboutit?B：Iheardbywordofmouththattheyhadgreatfood.（A：这家餐厅很小，但却始终客满。你是怎么知道这家餐厅的？B：我是藉着人家口耳相传，知道他们卖的东西很好吃的。）6mouthpieceMouthpiece原意是指（乐器、烟斗等的）嘴儿，衔在嘴中的部分，接近嘴的部分，引申为喉舌、代言人、机关报。例如：Thenewspaperisthemouthpieceofthegovernment.（这家报纸是政府的机关报。）7YoutookthewordsrightoutofmymouthTakethewordsrightoutofonesmouth意思是“说出了某人想说的话，观点不谋而合”。例如：A:DidyouseethatgirlinourEnglishclass.Sheisreallybeautiful.B:Youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth.（A：你看见英语课上那个女孩儿了吗？她可真漂亮。B：我也正想这么说。）8leftabadtasteinmymouthLeaveabadtasteinonesmouth这个短语的意思是“留下坏印象”。例如：Herrudenesstotheoldmanleftabadtasteinmymouth.（她对那位老人的粗暴态度，给我留下很坏的印象。）此外，leaveanastytasteinonesmouth也可以表达同样的意思。,9IhadmyheartinmymouthHave/bringonesheartinonesmouth是指某事使人非常害怕，就好像心都被提到了嗓子眼。例如：IhadmyheartinmymouthwhentheothercarranthroughtheredlightandIknewwewereabouttocrash(当我看到那辆车闯红灯时，我知道我们要撞车了。当时我的心都快跳到嗓子眼了。)表达类似意思的t短语还有：makeonesheartleapoutofhismouth，onesheartstoodstill等。10aperson,“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Bornwithasilverspooninhismouth意思是某人生在一个很富有的家庭，根本就不用到外面去找工作来谋生。这种说法来源于欧洲的有钱人以前的一种习惯做法。当家长为一个新生婴儿取名字的时候，他们要举行一个宗教仪式。在举行仪式的时候，他们给这个孩子一个银子做的勺。例如：Illtellyouthegoodthingaboutourboss.Hewasbornwithasilverspooninhismouthanddoesnthavetoworkatall.Buthereallyworksharderthananybodyintheoffice.（我来告诉你我们老板的优点。他出生在一个非常有钱的家庭；他根本不需要工作。但是，他工作非常努力，真是比办公室里任何人都更加努力。）,11livefromhandtomouth这个短语的意思是“仅能糊口、糊口度日”，也就是我们说的“家无隔宿粮，现赚现吃”。如：Hegotverylittlepaysohelivedfromhandtomouth.（他因薪水微薄所以仅能糊口。）12amouthychild一个喜欢多话的小孩儿。Mouthy做形容词意思是someonewhotalksalotandsayswhathethinksevenifitisrude用来表示“说大话的”或者“爱说话的，多嘴的”。13stopmouthingoff这个短语的意思是“不要再胡说了”。例如Ifyoudontstopyourmouthoff,Iwonttellyouanythinginthefuture.（如果你还不停止胡说八道，以后我什么也不告诉你了。）14runningmymouthRunonesmouth意思是totalkexcessivelyorfoolishly（说得太多，大嘴巴）。在这里作者的意思是他这次说得已经够多了。,noseandearexpression,Apersonsnoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.Somepeopleareabletoleadotherpeoplebythenose.Forexample,ifawifeleadsherhusbandbythenose,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.Somepeoplearesaidtobehard-nosed.Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneishard-nosed,chancesarehewillneverpaythroughthenose,orpaytoomuchmoney,foranobjectorservice.Itisalwayshelpfulwhenpeoplekeeptheirnoseoutofotherpeoplesbusiness.Theydonotinterfere.Theoppositeofthisissomeonewhonosesaroundallthetime.Thiskindofpersonisinterestedinotherpeoplesprivatematters.Heisconsiderednosey.Someonewhokeepshisnosetothegrindstoneworksveryhard.Thiscanhelpaworkerkeephisnosecleanorstayoutoftrouble.Oneunusualexpressionisthatisnoskinoffmynose.Thismeansthatasituationdoesnotaffectorconcernme.Wealsosaythatsometimesapersoncutsoffhisnosetospitehisface.Thatis,hemakesasituationworseforhimselfbydoingsomethingfoolishbecauseheisangry.,Moreproblemscandevelopifapersonlooksdownhisnoseatsomeoneorsomething.Thepersonactslikesomethingisunimportantorworthless.Thispersonmightalsoturnuphisnoseatsomethingthatheconsidersnotgoodenough.Thispersonthinksheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.Hehashisnoseintheair.Inschool,somestudentsthumbtheirnoseattheirteacher.Theyrefusetoobeyordersordoanywork.Maybethesestudentsdonotknowthecorrectanswers.Mymotheralwaystoldme,ifyoustudyhard,theanswersshouldberightunderyournoseoreasilyseen.Ithinkwehaveexplainedthenoseexpressions.Whataboutears?Well,Ihopeyouareallearsorveryinterestedinhearingmoreexpressions.Wemightevenputabuginyourearorgiveyouanideaaboutsomething.Wealsoadviseyoutokeepyoureartotheground.Thismeanstobeinterestedinwhatishappeningaroundyouandwhatpeoplearethinking.Ifyouareagoodperson,youwilllendaneartoyourfriends.Youwilllistentothemwhentheyhaveaproblemtheyneedtotalkabout.Ourlastexpressionistoplayitbyear.Thishastwomeanings.Oneistoplayasongonamusicalinstrumentbyrememberingthetuneandnotbyreadingthemusic.Playitbyearalsomeanstodecidewhattodoatthelastminuteinsteadofmakingdetailedplans.,1.leadbythenose牵着鼻子走eg:Dontletanyoneleadyoubythenose,useyourownjudgmentanddotherightthing.不要让人牵着鼻子走,自己有点主见,做该做的事情。2.hard-nosedadj.顽强的,不屈不挠的,不讲情面的3.paythroughthenose按字面解释,paythroughthenose就是通过鼻子来付钱,这听起来似乎很痛苦,而实际上,paythroughthenose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而让人感到心痛。eg:MybrotherBobborrowedthemoneytoopenhisrestaurantfiveyearsagowhentheinterestratewasveryhigh,sohesbeenpayingthroughthenoseeversince.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.keeponesnoseoutofsth避免插手(他人的事),尽量不卷入eg:WhenBillyaskedhissisterwhereshewasgoing,shetoldhimtokeephisnoseoutofherbusiness.当比利问他姐姐要去哪里时,她让他别管她的事。5.nosearound/about找寻,打听(别人的事)eg:Wefoundamannosingaroundinourbackyard.我们发现有个人在我们后院里找什么东西。,6.nosyadj.好管闲事的,爱打听的eg:Dontbesonosyitsnoneofyourbusiness.别管那么多闲事这与你无关。7.keeponesnosetothegrindstone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:Theseyearsthosewhorekeepingtheirnosetothegrindstonecantmakebundles.这年头,只会埋头苦干的人是挣不了什么大钱的。8.keeponesnoseclean循规蹈矩,不做违法的事eg:Sinceleavingprison,hesman-agedtokeephisnoseclean.自从出狱以来,他尽量做到规规矩矩。9.noskinofmynose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,itsnoskinofmynoseifSusiesgoingoutnowwiththatguy!IdontcarewhatshedoesIbrokeupwithheramonthago,whenImetHelen.嗨,苏茜现在是否跟那个家伙好,一起出去玩,这不关我的事！她干什么我都无所谓。我在遇到海伦以后就和她断了关系。,10.cutoffonesnosetospiteonesface(恼怒之下)伤人害己,损人不利己eg:Ifyouresigntoinconvenienceyo