“心”意知多少？

　　很多國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言都有大批圍繞“心”而形成的俗語(yǔ)。漢語(yǔ)中有關(guān)“心”的成語(yǔ)和習(xí)語(yǔ)數(shù)不勝數(shù)，英語(yǔ)也不例外。下面是一些常用的短語(yǔ)：

　　1. She was going to sell the house but had a change of heart at the last minute.

　　她本來(lái)是要賣(mài)房子的，但在最后一刻，她改了主意。

　　2. The anti-hunting campaigners are just a bunch of bleeding hearts who don't understand the countryside.

　　那些反狩獵者只不過(guò)是一些不懂鄉(xiāng)村生活的濫好人。

　　3. Everyone in the office is especially cheerful on payday, since a heavy purse makes a light heart.

　　發(fā)工資那天辦公室里的每個(gè)人都很高興，因?yàn)橛绣X(qián)心情才輕松!

　　4. The sad condition of these refugees would move a heart of stone to sympathy.

　　這些難民的悲慘處境能使一個(gè)鐵石心腸動(dòng)容。

　　5. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.

　　對(duì)，我是很膽小，我從來(lái)不做什么太冒險(xiǎn)的事情。

　　6. Don't be so shy about talking to Edith. Faint heart never won fair lady.

　　別不敢和伊迪絲說(shuō)話(huà)，懦夫難得美人心。

　　7. My wallet was emptier than a banker's heart.

　　我的錢(qián)包空空如也。

　　8. I had my heart in my mouth when I heard the national anthem.

　　聽(tīng)到國(guó)歌我很激動(dòng)。

　　9. His heart was in his boots as he waited for news of the accident.

　　在等待那場(chǎng)事故的消息的時(shí)候，他很緊張。

　　10. Don't let your heart rule your head. If you lend him that money you'll never see it again.

　　別感情用事，你借給他錢(qián)就有去無(wú)回了。

　　11. I hope to win her heart and make her my bride.

　　我希望能贏得她的芳心，娶她做新娘。

　　12. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

　　眼不見(jiàn)心不煩。

　　13. John always has his heart on his sleeve so that everyone knows how he feels.

　　約翰總把心情寫(xiě)在臉上，每個(gè)人都知道他是怎么想的。

　　14. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

　　要想拴住男人的心，就要先拴住他的胃。

　　15. John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content.

　　約翰想請(qǐng)一周的假，這樣他就可以去湖邊盡情地釣魚(yú)了。

　　16. I'd only met him once, and here he was, pouring out his heart to me.

　　我只跟他見(jiàn)過(guò)一次面，但他已經(jīng)在向我傾吐心事了。

　　17. When I first saw you, my heart stood still.

　　我第一次見(jiàn)你時(shí)，我的心都停止跳動(dòng)了。

　　“心”意知多少

　　18. I just don't have the heart to tell him the bad news.

　　我實(shí)在不忍心告訴他那個(gè)壞消息。

　　19. He returned with a heavy heart.

　　他心情沉重地回來(lái)了。

　　20. Tom looks very rough, but his heart is in the right place.

　　湯姆看起來(lái)很野蠻，但卻心地善良。