VOA慢速英语2014 Heart to Heart: Some Heartfelt Expressions 一些真心真意的表达方式

 

Heart to Heart: Some Heartfelt Expressions 一些真心真意的表达方式

Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today's expressions include a very important word – heart.

每周，这个节目都会介绍许多英语表达方式的意思，今天所说的表达方式是一个很重要的词汇：心。

We will try to get to the heart of the matter to better understand the most important things about words and their stories. So take heart. Have no fear about learning¹ new expressions. Besides, popular English words can be fun. There is no need for a heavy heart. Such feelings of sadness would only break my heart, or make me feel unhappy and hopeless.

我们会“了解事情的本质”以便更好的了解有关词语典故当中最重要的东西，因此要“用心”。不用怕学习新的表达方式，另外学习英语常用词汇会是件很有意思的事情。不必“心事太重”，这种悲伤的情绪只能“伤透我的心”，或者让我不高兴、失望。

Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely² about something private. We would be having a heart to heart discussion³. I might speak from the bottom of my heart, or say things honestly and truthfully. I might even open up my heart to you and tell a secret. I would speak with all my heart, or with great feeling.

现在，假设你和我正在随便谈些私事，我们会是“心与心”的交流。我会“发自内心”的和你说话，或是诚肯的、真诚的与你聊天。我甚至“敞开心菲”告诉你一些秘密。我也会“全心全意”的和你讲话，或是充满感情的和你说话。

When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she wears her heart on her sleeve⁴, or on her clothing. Her emotions are not protected.

当一个人象这样自由的、敞开心菲的与你分享她的情感的时候，你可以说她“戴着她的心”或是穿着她的心。她没有掩饰她的情感。

If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person's heart is in the right place. For example, I would know that you are a kind-hearted⁵ and well-meaning person. And, if you are a very good person, I would even say that you have a heart of gold. However, you might have a change of heart based on what I tell you. Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something.

如果我们进行了一场开诚布公的讨论，我们双方都会明白，对方的“心思用在了正确的地方”。例如，我就会知道你是个“好心人”或是一个善人。又或者如果你是一很好的人，我甚至可以说你有一颗“金子般的心”。不管怎样，你会因我所说的而“改变心意”。我们的谈话会让对一些事情的看法有所改变。

But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no sympathy⁶ or understanding for me or my situation. If this happens, I might think that you have a heart of stone. And, if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my heart might stand still or skip a beat.

反过来说，让我们假设你对我所说的话感到生气，或是更糟，你对我及我的状况无法理解或并不感到同情。如果结果是这样，我会认为你“铁石心肠”。又或者，如果你说的话让我觉得害怕或是担心，就会“我的心死了“或是”心如止水“。

Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know that at heart, you are a kind person. In reality, you do care. And any argument between us would not cause me to lose heart or feel a sense of loss⁷.

然而，即使你会生起气来，我也会了解，“在内心深处“，你还是个好人，事实上，你还是很在意的，并且我们之间的任何争吵都不会让我”丧失勇气“或是感到若有所失。

My heart goes out to anyone who loses a friend over an argument. It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people involved.

若因为一场争论而失去朋友，对我对某人“心已不再”，这真是个让人伤感的事情，我会对这些人感到同情。

I promise that what I have told you today is true – cross my heart.

我保证今天我所说的故事是真的-“拿我的心来担保”

I really wanted to play some music at the end of this feature. In fact, I had my heart set on it. So here it is, "Don't Go Breaking my Heart" by Elton John.

我真想在节目的最后放首曲子，事实上，“我的心思已投入其中”，这首爱尔顿-琼演唱的“别伤了我的心”送给你们。

 

This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss⁸. I'm Faith Lapidus.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 freely   

adv.自由地，随便地，无拘无束地

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears,and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.液体能自由流动，无固定形态。

3 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

4 sleeve   

n.袖子，袖套

参考例句：

• Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?请你把我衬衣的袖子补一下好吗？
• He pulled my sleeve, attracted my attention in this way.他扯了扯我的衣袖以引起我的注意。

5 kind-hearted   

adj.好心的

参考例句：

• She is one of the most kind-hearted girls that I saw.她是我看到的姑娘中最善良的一个。
• Mike is a very kind-hearted boy.迈克是一好心肠的小伙子。

6 sympathy   

n.同情，赞同，同感，慰问，吊唁

参考例句：

• He felt great sympathy for these people.他很同情这些人。
• Sympathy is his best quality.同情心是他最好的品质。

7 loss   

n.损失，遗失，失败，输，浪费，错过，[军]伤亡，降低

参考例句：

• His death was a great loss to the country.他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。
• Because of the continued loss,the factory closed down.由于连续亏损，工厂关闭了。

8 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。