与"心"有关的表达

与"心"有关的表达

Now, the VOA Special English program Word and Their Stories.

这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故。

Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions.

本周的节目里我们来解释英语表达的多种意思。

Today's expressions include a very important word -- heart.

今天的表达里含有一个很重要的词：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.

我们会努力触及the heart of the matter(问题的实质)，理解词汇及其故事的最重要的信息。所以take heart(振作，鼓起勇气)来，不要害怕学习新表达。另外，流行的英语词汇很有趣，没有必要heavy heart(心情沉重)，这种悲伤的情绪只会让我break my heart(心碎)，让我感到不愉快和没有希望。

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，假设你和我正轻松地谈些私事，我们会进行heart-to-heart(坦诚的)交谈。我会from the bottom of my heart(真诚地)讲话，我或者甚至会向你open up my heart(打开心扉)。我会with all my heart(全心全意地)讲话。

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

当一个人这样畅所欲言地分享自己的感受时，你会说她wears her heart on her sleeve(非常坦诚)，没有掩饰。

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-hearted⁴ 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.

如果我们坦诚交谈，我们两都知道对方的心是in the right place(不坏的)。比如说，我会知道你是个善良的人，如果你是个好人，我甚至会说你有a heart of gold(金子般的心)。然而，你或许会因为我说的话而a change of heart(改变心意)，我们的谈话可能会改变你对某些事物的看法。

But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no sympathy⁵ 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."

不过，假设你因为我说的话生了气。或者更糟的是，你根本不同情和理解我的处境。这样的话，我会觉得你是a heart of stone(铁石心肠)。如果你说些让我害怕或担心的事，我的心会停止跳动或skip a beat(心跳加速)。

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 loss⁶.

不过，就算你生了气，我也知道在心底，你是个好人。事实上，你是在乎的。我们之间的任何争论都不会让我lose heart(失落)。

"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.

我同情任何因为争论而失去朋友的人，这确实很糟糕，我为当事人感到同情。

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

我保证我今天说的都是真的，我cross my heart(发誓)。

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.

我很想在节目最后播放点音乐，事实上，我已heart set on it(有了决定)，那就是埃尔顿·约翰演唱的“别让我心碎”。

 

This VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories was written by Jill Moss⁷. I'm Faith Lapidus.

这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故，作者吉尔·莫斯，我是费斯·拉皮德斯。

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 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。