遥我们要讲几个和耳朵,也就是ear有关的成语。 遥人经常说那些不听劝告的人对别人的话总是“一个耳朵进一个耳朵出”,把它们当作“耳边风”,或者说“左耳朵进,右耳朵出”。 美国人和遥人在这个说法上是遥遥。 他们是这样说的: It goes in one ear and out the other.
下面是一个父亲在说他的女儿:
例句-1:I told Sally it was foolish to marry that man, but it went in one ear and out the other. Now she wishes she'd listened to me. He drinks and gambles and she wants to leave him.
例句-2:How many times have I told you to get to work on time. But my words just go in one ear and out the other. So I don't have any choice but to fire you.
Play就是玩的意思。 可是,play by ear的意思并不是“玩耳朵”。 这个词汇的来源和音乐有关系。 它原来指的是那些会弹钢琴或某种乐器,但是却不会看五线谱的人。 每当他们要弹奏某个曲调时,他们只能凭着上一回听到的记忆来弹。 可是play by ear遥已经成为日常用语了,意思是做一件事不是事先有计划的,而是走着瞧,临时决定。 例如,你被请到某处去讲话,可是又没有时间准备。 你就可以对听众说:
例句-3:I haven't had a chance to prepare any notes so all I can do is start talking and play it by ear. (来源:2HZZ常识网 http://www. 2hzz. com)
这话的意思是:“我遥没有什么准备,所以就只好讲到那儿就算那儿了。 ”
下面一个例子是一个人在和朋友约会:
例句-4:I am not sure if my wife wants me to go shopping with her on Sunday. If she decides to go with her sister instead, then I can play tennis with you. Let's just play it by ear.