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Word and story: Let's get to the heart
[ 2006-09-08 09:10 ]

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.

Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today's expressions include a very important word – "heart." We will try to "get to the heart of the matter" to better understand the most important thing about words and their stories. So "take heart." Have no fear about learning new expressions. Besides, popular English words can be fun. There is no need for a "heavy heart ." Such feelings of sadness would only "break my heart," or make me feel unhappy and hopeless.

Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely about something private. We would be having a "heart to heart" discussion. I might speak from "the bottom of my heart," or say things honestly and truthfully. I might even "open up my heart" to you and tell you a secret. I would speak with "all my heart ," or with great feeling.

When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she "wears her heart on her sleeve ," or on her clothing. Her emotions are not protected.

If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person's "heart is in the right place." For example, I would know that you are a "kind-hearted" and well-meaning person. And, if you are a very good person, I would even say that you have "a heart of gold ." However, you might have a "change of heart" based on what I tell you. Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something.

But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no sympathy or understanding for me or my situation. If this happens, I might think that you have a "heart of stone ." And, if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my "heart might stand still" or "skip a beat."

Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know that "at heart ," you are a kind person. In reality, you do care. And any argument between us would not cause me to "lose heart" or feel a sense of loss.

"My heart goes out " to anyone who loses a friend over an argument. It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people involved.

I promise that what I have told you today is true – "cross my heart."

I really wanted to play some music at the end of this feature. In fact, "I had my heart set on it." So here it is, a song called "Don't Go Breaking my Heart" by Elton John.

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This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.


get to the heart of the matter: 深入問題的本質(zhì)

take heart : 鼓起勇氣

heavy heart : 心情沉重

heart to heart : 誠懇的;貼心的

with all one's heart : 全心全意的;衷心的

wear one's heart on one's sleeve: 通過某人的行為清楚和公開地表明其感情

heart of gold : 心地善良

heart of stone : 鐵石心腸

at heart : 內(nèi)心;本質(zhì)上 

one's heart goes out to : 對……同情


(來源:VOA   英語點津姍姍編輯)

 
 

 

 

 
 

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