身体语言：解锁7个常见英语习语

Play it by earMeaning: To deal with a situation as it develops.意思 ：见机行事；临场应变；走一步看一步。Example:“The weather forecast says there may be a storm tomorrow so we might not be able to go out on the boat.”“Let’s wait and see what happens. We’ll just play it by ear.”例句：“天气预报说明天可能有暴风雨，我们也许没法出海划船了。”“那就等等看情况吧，我们见机行事。”To be all earsMeaning: This means, ‘don’t worry, I’m paying attention to what you are saying.’意思 ：洗耳恭听；全神贯注听你说。Examples:Boy to Mother: “You are not listening to me, are you?”Mother to boy: “Yes, of course I am. I’m all ears.”Girl to friend: “I’ve got some really exciting news to tell you.”Friend to girl: “Great, tell me all about it. I’m all ears.”例句：男孩对妈妈：“你根本没在听我说话，对吧？”妈妈对男孩：“我当然在听啊，我洗耳恭听。”女孩对朋友：“我有个超激动的消息要告诉你。”朋友对女孩：“太棒了，快跟我说说，我认真听着呢。”Two heads are better than oneMeaning: This means that if two people are working on a problem, they stand a better chance of finding a solution than if only one person was to work on it.意思 ：两人智慧胜一人；三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。Example:Two of the company’s top executives discussed why their contrasting strengths have created the perfect business relationship. Each of them has a different perception to any problem which may arise so they complement each other. They firmly believe that two heads are better than one.例句：公司两位高管谈到，为何他们互补的优势形成了绝佳的合作关系。面对任何可能出现的问题，他们都有不同的看法，因此彼此相辅相成。他们坚信两人智慧胜一人。Keep your eyes peeledMeaning: To closely watch out for someone or something.意思 ：密切留意；睁大眼睛盯着；仔细寻找。Example:Man to neighbour: “My cat has disappeared. You don’t happen to have seen it?”Neighbour to man: “No I haven’t seen it but I will keep my eyes peeled while I’m out with my dog this afternoon. I’m sure it’ll turn up sooner or later.”例句：男人对邻居：“我的猫不见了，你有没有碰巧看到它？”邻居对男人：“我没看到，但我下午遛狗时会帮你留意。我相信它迟早会出现的。”To break your backMeaning: To work extremely hard.意思 ：拼命工作；累死累活；竭尽全力。Example:I’m up every morning at the crack of dawn just as the night becomes day and home again late at night. I’m really breaking my back to pay all these bills.例句：我每天天刚亮就起床，深夜才回家。为了付清这些账单，我真的在拼命干活。Out of the goodness of (one’s) heartMeaning: If you do something out of the goodness of your heart, you do it as a kind act towards someone else. You have no wish to benefit from it, and you do not do it out of duty.意思 ：出于好心；真心实意地；不求回报地。Example:Person A: “I’ll pay your mother for cleaning my house while I was ill in bed.”Person B: “There’s no need to pay her. She did it out of the goodness of her heart. She’s very happy to help people.”例句：A：“你妈妈在我卧病在床时帮我打扫了房子，我要给她付钱。”B：“不用给她钱。她是出于好心才帮忙的，她很乐意帮助别人。”To be back on your feetMeaning: If you are back on your feet, after being ill, you are healthy again. We can also use this for a business if it is going badly and then things get better.意思 ：（病后）康复；恢复健康；（生意）东山再起，重回正轨。Examples:“Have you got over that bad flu you had?”“Yes, I’ve been back on my feet now for a few days.”The company almost had to close down after going through a bad period. Thanks to that big order that came in we are slowly getting back on our feet again.例句：“你那场重感冒好了吗？”“好了，我已经恢复几天了。”这家公司经历一段低谷期后差点倒闭。多亏了那笔大订单，我们才慢慢重回正轨。附带注释（中英对照）To watch out for (someone) or (something) = be attentive in order not to miss someone or something.意思 ：留意、提防（某人 / 某物），集中注意力以免错过。To turn up = appear意思 ：出现；露面To close down = not be in business anymore / close a business for good (forever)意思 ：停业；倒闭；永久关门To go through = experience something (usually unpleasant)意思 ：经历；遭受（通常指不好的事）