地道口語：英文“心”意知多少

　　很多國家的語言都有大批圍繞“心”而形成的俗語。漢語中有關“心”的成語和習語數不勝數，英語也不例外。下面是一些常用的短語：

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

　　她本來是要賣房子的，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是一些不懂鄉村生活的濫好人。

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

　　發工資那天辦公室里的每個人都很高興，因為有錢心情才輕松！

　　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鐵石心腸動容。

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

　　對，我是很膽小，我從來不做什么太冒險的事情。

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

　　別不敢和伊迪絲說話，懦夫難得美人心。

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

　　我的錢包空空如也。

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

　　聽到國歌我很激動。

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

　　在等待那場事故的消息的時候，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，你借給他錢就有去無回了。

　　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.

　　約翰總把心情寫在臉上，每個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.

　　約翰想請一周的假，這樣他就可以去湖邊盡情地釣魚了。

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

　　我只跟他見過一次面，但他已經在向我傾吐心事了。

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

　　我第一次見你時，我的心都停止跳動了。

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

　　我實在不忍心告訴他那個壞消息。

　　19. He returned with a heavy heart.

　　他心情沉重地回來了。

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

　　湯姆看起來很野蠻，但卻心地善良。

　　本文選自《駱軍》的博客。