高三英语语法与惯用法知识点：与人体器官有关的英语成语 4页

高三英语语法与惯用法知识点：与人体器官有关的英语成语　　Theheadisthoughttobethemostimportantpartofthehumanbody.Soaleaderisoftencomparedtoahead(首脑).ThuswehaveHeadofStateortheheadofadelegation.　　Theheadiswherethebrainislocated.Itisnaturallyassociatedwithideasandintelligence.Veryoften,weneedotherpeople’sideasandopinionswhenwewanttodosomethingwell.Thisisbecausetwoheadsarebetterthanone(三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮).　　Theeyesareextremelyprecioustous.Thatiswhywesay“Mindyoureye(当心)!“whenweareremindingsomeonetobecareful.　　Notonlyhumanbeingsandanimalshaveeyes,manythingsalsohave”eyes”---theeyesofaship,theeyeofaneedle,theeyeofatyphoon,andsoon.　　Theearistheorganofhearing.Apieceoflightmusiciseasyontheear.(悦耳动听).Weareusuallyallears(专心聆听)forbitnews.　　Whentheythinksomebodyisoverhearing,Englishpeopleuseeitherofthetwoproverbs:Wallshaveears (隔墙有耳)andPitchershaveears(壶罐有耳).Theyalsothinkthatlittlepitchershavebigears(小孩子耳朵尖).Niceboysandgirlsrespectotherpeople.Theywillnotsecretlylistentoothers’privateconversations.　　TheEnglishphrase“facetoface(面对面)”anditsChinesecounterpart(对应)areexactlythesame.ButEnglishpeople,toexpressthesameidea,cansaynosetonoseinstead.ThereisnosuchsubstituteinChinese.　　Theword“nose”appearsinmanyidioms.HerearetwowhicharequitesimilartotheirChineseequivalents:leadsomebodybythenose(牵着某人的鼻子走)andturnupone’snoseatsomebodyorsomething(对某人或某物嗤之一鼻).　　Englishpeoplecansayasplainasthenoseinone’sface(一清二楚)tomean“veryobvious”.Maybetothem,thenoseisthemostconspicuouspartoftheface.　　Wehavetwolips:theupperlipandthelowerlip.Ifone’stwolipsareclosed,onecannotspeak.Soitgoeswithoutsayingthat“don’topenyourlips(不要开口)”means“don’tspeak”.　　Hislipsaresealed.Arehislipsreallystucktogetherbywaxorglue?No,hislipsaresealedwhenaskedaboutsomethingthathemustkeepsecret.Sometimesatopsecretis betrayedbecauseithasescapedsomeone’slips(脱口而出).Thentheincidentmaybecomeapieceofnewsthatisoneverybody’slips(众口相传).　　Weallknowwecannotspeakwithoutthetongue.Sothetongueiscloselyrelatedtospeech.Toholdone’stongue(保持沉默)means“tokeepsilent”.Apersonwhohastoomuchtongue(太多嘴)isdislikedbyall,forheistootalkative.Mothertongueisnotthetongueofamother:itisaperson’snativelanguage.　　”Don’tyouhaveamouthbelowyournose(你鼻子底下不是有张嘴吗)?”TheChinesesaysotoblameapersonwhodidnotsaywhatheshouldhavesaid.ButthisisnottherightwaytoexpresstheideainEnglish.Englishpeoplewouldsay,“Youhaveatongueinyourhead,haven’tyou?”　　”Face”hastodowiththeideaofrespectanddignitybothinChineseandEnglish.Youloseyourface(丢面子)ifyoufailagainandagain,butadecisivevictorywillsaveyourface(挽回面子)afterallyourfailures.　　Whenyoufeelunhappy,youpullalongface(拉长脸).TheideaisconveyedinChineseinthesameway.But“aboutface(向后转)”doesnotrefertotheface.Itisamilitaryordertoturnroundandfaceintheoppositedirection.Itistheexact equivalentof“aboutturn”.