時差N小時:論天賦

With the exception of those who are unfortunatelyhandicapped or disabled, most people in the worldhave the same five senses of hearing, sight, smell,taste and touch. Some people, however, develop oneor more of their senses up to a higher level. Forexample, a wine connoisseur may be able to tellexactly where and when a certain vintage wine wasmade just by the smell and taste. Someone who "hasa good eye for" art, may be able to discriminate between valuable and worthless paintings.

這個世界上的有些人生有缺陷或不幸傷殘，但大多數(shù)人都有五種相同的感官：聽覺、視覺、嗅覺、味覺和觸覺。然而，有些人的某一感官卻可達到更高的水平。例如，葡萄酒鑒賞家只通過嗅覺和味覺就可說出某一佳釀的確切產(chǎn)地和年份。而一個對藝術(shù)敏感的人可以區(qū)分出哪些是無價之寶，哪些是平凡贗品。

Likewise, someone who "has a good ear for" music may be able to tell everything about a pieceof classical music after hearing only the first three notes. Others may "have a good ear for"languages, and learn how to speak in several tongues.

同樣，對音樂敏感的人僅僅在聽過三個音符之后就可把一首古典音樂講得頭頭是道。還有一些人對語言有天賦，可以學會數(shù)種語言。

關(guān)于ear的一些習語：

1. have a good ear for 對……鑒賞能力

例句：Do you have a good ear for music?

你對音樂有鑒賞能力嗎?

2. lend me your ear(s) 請聽我說

例句：If you will lend me your ear for a minute, I willexplain how the burglar alarm works.

如果你愿意聽一會兒,我就講講防盜警報器是怎樣工作的。

3. play it by ear 見機行事

例句：You can't really prepare for the questions he's going to ask you-you'll just have to play itby ear.

你實在無法為他將要對你提出的問題作準備-你只有隨機應變了。