A: When she told me that she would marry no man but Dick, my heart was almost in my mouth.

當(dāng)他告訴我除了迪克她誰(shuí)也不嫁時(shí)，我嚇得要命。

B: You were scared, too? I dared not tell you my feeling when I heard that. I almost go faint.

你也很害怕？我都沒(méi)敢告訴你我聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息時(shí)的感覺(jué)，我?guī)缀跻獣灹恕?/P>

A: I could not and can’t make out the reason why she would set her heart on a man like Dick. He plays the field with many girls.

我以前不能，現(xiàn)在也不能找出她只愛(ài)迪克的原因。他對(duì)許多女孩子都是逢場(chǎng)作戲。

B: But Sarah says she does not care, so long as he loves her.

但是薩拉告訴我她不在乎，只要他愛(ài)她。

地道表達(dá)：

one’s heart be in one’s mouth

解詞釋義：

one’s heart be in one’s mouth與漢語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)中的“心跳到嗓子眼里”的說(shuō)法幾乎形合意切。此語(yǔ)常用來(lái)比喻“嚇得夠嗆”和“膽戰(zhàn)心驚”。此外，此語(yǔ)還可以說(shuō)成“have one’s heart in one’s mouth”或“with one’s heart on one’s mouth”。

支持范例：

"Gosh, Mary," said John, "My heart is in my mouth whenever I see you."

約翰說(shuō)：“天啊，瑪麗，不管那次見(jiàn)到你，我都嚇得要命。”

It was a touching scene. My heart was in my mouth the whole time.

那真是驚心動(dòng)魄的一幕，我的心一直跳到嗓子眼里。

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

當(dāng)我聽(tīng)到國(guó)歌時(shí)，我的心跳到了嗓眼子里。

I had my heart in my mouth when I went to ask the boss for more money.

我去向老板再要一些錢(qián)時(shí)心跳到了嗓子眼兒里。

詞海拾貝：

1. make out：把......清楚；理解；明白

At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely.

起先我還以為是一場(chǎng)意外，但是據(jù)我了解，警方認(rèn)為那不太可能。

The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.

這首詩(shī)太復(fù)雜，我理解不了它的意思。

2. set her heart on：決心要......，很想要......

Ann hasset her heart on going to the festival.

安一心要去參加慶祝會(huì)。

Is Mary able to cotton with the man she's set her heart on?

我能與她傾心的男子和睦相處嗎?

She has set her heart on going to work in the border regions.

她下定決心到邊疆去工作。

She has set her heart on having a pearl necklace for her birthday.

她非常希望在她生日能得到一串珠寶項(xiàng)鏈。

3. play the field：（做事，戀愛(ài)）不專(zhuān)一，三心二意

He preferred play the field than go steady.

比起愛(ài)情專(zhuān)一，他更喜歡到處拈花惹草。

In general, I don't think she's a person that loves to date and play the field.

一般來(lái)說(shuō)，我不覺(jué)得她是一個(gè)喜歡約會(huì)、喜歡游戲情場(chǎng)的人。

You'll never get Mark to go steady with you. He likes to play the field.

你跟馬克的關(guān)系永遠(yuǎn)也穩(wěn)定不下來(lái)。他喜歡廣交女朋友。

4. so long as：只要

So long as we keep level - headed, there is no cause for alarm.

只要我們頭腦清醒, 就不怕。

You will do all right so long as you follow my advice.

只要你聽(tīng)我的建議,你一定會(huì)做好的。

So long as one keeps calm, one doesn't feel the heat too much.

心靜自然涼。

So long as what you do is right, I'll go along with you.

只要你們做得對(duì)，我都隨著。

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