单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Ear and Eye Idioms,UNIT 7,第1页,第1页,1.Go in one ear and out of the other,字面意思：一耳进，另一耳出。,Translation,My daughter always says yes to what I say,but my words go in one ear and out of the other.,Key,Be heard and immediately forgotten.,把听到话马上又忘掉。变体：Go in at one ear and out at the other.,第2页,第2页,2.Have someones ear,字面意思：有某人耳朵。,Translation,She is only a secretary,but she has a lot power because she has the ear of the companys President.,Key,Have influence on someone;have someones attention.,能够影响某人；能使某人听进去话。,第3页,第3页,3.Have ones ear to the ground,字面意思：把耳朵贴到地面。,Translation,Prof Anderson had his ear to the ground,hoping to find out about new ideas in buying a car.,Key,Listen carefully,hoping to get advance warning of something.,细心地听，想早一点得到相关某事最新动态；预警。变体：Keep ones ear to the ground.,第4页,第4页,4.Lend an ear to someone,字面意思：借给某人一只耳朵。,Translation,We should all lend an ear to Mrs.Smith and hear what he has to say about research.,Key,Listen to someone.,听某人说话。,第5页,第5页,5.Play by ear,字面意思：用耳朵演奏。,Translation,She lost the music sheets of the song,so she will have to sing it by ear.,Key,Play(a piece of music)by intuition or from memory.,不看乐谱，凭直觉或记忆演奏乐器。,第6页,第6页,6.Turn a deaf ear,字面意思：给一只聋耳。,Translation,My son always turns a deaf ear to my advice.,Key,Refuse to listen.,不理睬别人话。充耳不闻。阐明：Turn a blind eye意思是视而不见。,第7页,第7页,7.Lift ones ears,字面意思：竖起自己耳朵。,Translation,When he heard his name mentioned,he pricked up his ears.,Key,Listen attentively.,认真仔细地听。变体：Prick up ones ears.,第8页,第8页,8.Set people by the ears,字面大意：使人们耳朵受操劳。,Translation,The accountant was accused of stealing money from the company,which really set the Board members by the ears.,Key,Cause others to quarrel.,使其它人争论不休。,第9页,第9页,9.Up to ones ears in something,字面意思：已经到了耳朵位置。,Translation,How could I have time for a holiday right now?Im up to my ears in work at the moment.,Key,Very busy and hectic.,非常忙，忙不亦乐乎。阐明：指事情多得已经到了耳朵位置了。心里事情装满后又增多上升到了耳朵位置。变体：Up to ones eyes in something（事情多得已经到了眼睛位置了）表示同样意思。,第10页,第10页,10.Wet behind the ears,字面意思：耳朵后边还是湿。,Translation,Mary is too young to take on a responsibility like this.She is still wet behind the ears.,Key,Young and inexperienced.,年轻、没经验；乳臭未干。阐明：听说婴儿出生后最后干是耳朵后面部位。,第11页,第11页,11.An eye for an eye,字面意思：以眼还眼。,Translation,She abused him,and he insulted her;an eye for an eye.,Key,Retaliation;revenge;a punishment similar to the crime.,报复，复仇，处分。阐明：A tooth for a tooth意思是以牙还牙。这两条成语可放在一起用，也可用任何一个，意思同样。,第12页,第12页,12.An eye-opener,字面意思：开眼事物。,Translation,What she said was a real eye-opener;we never thought she felt so strongly about her family.,Key,Something which makes one realize the real nature or meaning of something.,使人结识到真实情况或本来面目事物。,第13页,第13页,13.Catch someones eye,字面意思：抓住某人眼睛。,Translation,She made some extraordinary remarks in order to catch his eye.,Key,Attract someones attention.,吸引别人注意力。,第14页,第14页,14.Have an eye for something,字面意思：对某事物有一只眼。,Translation,We all agree that she has an eye for calligraphy.,Key,Be able to appreciate something;be a good judge of something.,有鉴赏力；有欣赏能力。,第15页,第15页,15.Have ones eye on something,字面意思：用一只眼睛盯着某物。,Translation,She has had her eye on that apartment for a long time.,Key,Want,desire.,渴望得到某物。,第16页,第16页,16.In the public eye,字面意思：在公众眼里。,Translation,These days,pop stars are often in the public eye.,Key,Well-known and often mentioned in newspapers,on TV or radio.,经常在媒体露面。,第17页,第17页,17.In the twinkling of an eye,字面意思：眼睛一眨时间。,Translation,We didnt realize what had happened to the man on the bike.It was all over in the twinkling of an eye.,Key,Very quickly.,一眨眼工夫。,第18页,第18页,18.Keep an eye on someone/something,字面意思：用一只眼盯着。,Translation,Please keep an eye on my daughter while I am out shopping.,Key,Watch carefully;look after.,在干别事时候同时看护、照料。,第19页,第19页,19.See eye to eye with someone,字面意思：跟某人眼对眼看。,Translation,She never sees eye to eye with her husband on anything,so they are constantly quarrelling.,Key,Agree with someone.,同意某人意见；跟某人意见一致。阐明：多用于否认句。,第20页,第20页,20.See something with half an eye,字面意思：半只眼就看清楚了；半目了然。,Translation,Anyone can see with half an eye that he is arrogant and pompous.,Key,See or understand clearly,immediately.,马上就能明白；一眼就看出来了；一目了然。,第21页,第21页,21.There is more to it than meets the eye,字面意思：比眼睛见到更多。,Translation,There is more to this than meets the eye.I suspect he is not telling the truth.,Key,Something or somebody is more complex or more interesting than one might at first think.,某人或某事比最初想象更复杂或更故意思。这句话变体是：There is more in something or somebody than meets the eye.,第22页,第22页,22.With a jaundiced eye,字面意思：有一只黄疸眼。,Translation,She always looks at other peoples property with a jaundiced eye.,Key,Jealous.,嫉妒。,第23页,第23页,23.With an eye to something,字面意思：对某事有一只眼。,Translation,He acted in that way with an eye to profit.,Key,For some purpose;having some purpose in mind.,为某种目；脑子里有某种目。,第24页,第24页,24.In someones eyes,字面意思：在某人眼里。,Translation,He is nothing but a country potato（乡巴佬）in his mother-in-laws eyes.,Key,In his/her opinion,from his/her point of view.,按照某人意见或观点。,第25页,第25页,25.Keep ones eye