VOA慢速英語:坦誠交流：一些交心的詞匯表達(dá)式

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

現(xiàn)在是美國之音慢速英語詞匯掌故節(jié)目。

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

每周我們都會(huì)在這個(gè)節(jié)目里介紹一些英語詞匯的多重含義。今天要介紹的詞匯中包含了一個(gè)非常重要的單詞--heart。

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 learning 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.

我們將觸及本質(zhì)來更好地理解詞匯典故中這個(gè)最重要的部分。因此請(qǐng)拿出勇氣來，不要害怕學(xué)習(xí)新詞匯。此外這些常用英語詞匯會(huì)很有趣，沒必要心情沉重。那種詛喪的心情只會(huì)讓我傷心。

Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely about something private. We would be having a heart to heart discussion. 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.

現(xiàn)在讓我們假設(shè)你我在自由交談一些私事。我們將進(jìn)行一次坦誠交流。我可能會(huì)說出心底的話，甚至?xí)ㄩ_心扉說出一個(gè)秘密。我會(huì)全身心地與你交流。

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.

當(dāng)一個(gè)人如此直率、公開地和你分享她的感受，你可以說她非常坦率，她的情感毫不設(shè)防。

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-hearted 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.

如果我們坦誠交流，我們就會(huì)知道對(duì)方心地不壞。例如我就會(huì)知道你是個(gè)心善、好心的人。如果你是一個(gè)非常好的人，我甚至?xí)f，你有一顆金子般的心。然而，你可能會(huì)因?yàn)槁犃宋业脑挾淖冃囊?。我們的談話可能?huì)改變你對(duì)某些事物的看法。

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

但是，讓我們假設(shè)，你對(duì)我所說的非常生氣，或者更糟，你根本不同情或不了解我的處境。如果這樣，我會(huì)認(rèn)為你鐵石心腸。如果你說了一些讓我害怕或擔(dān)心的事，我的心跳可能會(huì)停止，或心跳加速。

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 loss.

然而，即便你可能會(huì)生氣，我也知道在內(nèi)心里，你是一個(gè)好人。事實(shí)上，你會(huì)在乎。我們之間的任何爭論都不會(huì)讓我失落。

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.

我同情因?yàn)橐淮螤幷撌ヅ笥训娜魏稳?。那的確是一種糟糕的情況。我對(duì)所有當(dāng)事人表示同情。

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

我保證我今天對(duì)你所說的都是事實(shí)，我發(fā)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.

在節(jié)目最后，我很想放點(diǎn)音樂。實(shí)際上，我已有所決定。下面就是，埃爾頓·約翰演唱的“Don’t Go Breaking my Heart”。

get to the heart of the matter ：觸及問題關(guān)鍵，抓住問題的核心。

take heart：鼓起勇氣, 鼓足信心, 振作起來。

a heavy heart： 沉重的心情。

break my heart： 使我心碎。

a heart to heart discussion： 心與心的交流，坦誠交流。

the bottom of my heart：心底，內(nèi)心深處。

open up my heart ：打開心扉。

with all my heart： 真心實(shí)意，全心全意。

wears her heart on her sleeve： 坦率，情緒掛在臉上。

heart is in the right place： 心地善良，心腸好。

kind-hearted ：厚道的，仁慈的，富于同情心的。

a heart of gold ：一顆金子般的心，心地善良。

a change of heart ：改變心意，改變看法。

a heart of stone ：鐵石心腸。

stand still ：靜止。

skip a beat ：心跳加快。

at heart ：在感情深處，內(nèi)心里。

lose heart ：詛喪，灰心。

heart goes out ：同情。

cross my heart： 在胸口畫十字，即發(fā)誓。

have one’s heart set on 有所決定。