英语讲义【121】与五官有关的动词短语

　　上一期谈到与五官有关的惯用语中不少是动词短语或习语。这里就把那些时常会用到的举出来参考。

　　1. Close/Shut ones ears to: 不听（坏的或不愉快 的东西）。I am one of those who often shut their ears to gossips.

　　2. Keep ones ear to the ground: 确定会发生的事。 You may not know every happening , but you must keep your ear to the ground.

　　3. Turn a deaf ear to: 对充耳不闻 .As Ben does not respect Jean, he often turns a deaf ear to what she has said.

　　4. Clap eyes on: 惊奇地看。I have never clapped eyes on such a funny person before.

　　5. Catch ones eye: 引起注意。 Noelle was reading. All of a sudden, something strange caught her eye.

　　6. Cant take ones eyes off: 禁不住地看。 The girl going past the crowd was so attractive that the people could not take their eyes off her.

　　7. Keep ones eyes open/ peeled （for）: 注意 When on a country road, the picnickers kept their eyes peeled for a campsite.

　　8. Bring someone face to face with: 必须面对不愉快的 The rich man was brought face to face with his only sons poor performance in school work.

　　9. Lose face: 丢脸。 The officer-in-charge risks losing face if he confesses the error made.

　　10. Save face : 保留面子。 To save face, Tony withdrew from the contest so as not to admit defeat in public.

　　11. Make ones mouth water : 使人流口水。 The food looked so delicious that it made everyones mouth water.

　　12. Poke ones nose into: 爱管闲事。 Lily is notorious for poking her nose into others business.

　　13. Keep ones nose out of : 别管闲事 I make a point of keeping my nose out of others private affairs.

　　14.Noseout:费力打听Newspaper reports prefer nosing out anecdotes about political figures.

　　15. Lookin the eye: 注视 Dare you look your boss in the eye?

　　16. With an eye to the main chance: 牟私利 Evid ence shows that the manager made the proposal with an eye to the main chance.

　　17. Fall on deaf ears:没被听取。Elderly people often ask youngsters to behave themselves, but their kind-hearted advice tends to fall on deaf ears.

　　18. Turn up ones nose at: 对嗤之以鼻。 Im sick of Mr Wei, who often turns up his nose at others.

　　19. Pull a long face: 愁眉苦脸。Whats wrong? You have been pulling a long face since this morning.

　　20. Keep ones nose clean: 避开麻烦。 Ahmad has been in prison before. If he doesnt keep his nose clean, he may be in for trouble again.

　　21. Keep ones nose to the grindstone: 不停地工作。 You will have to keep your nose to the grind stone if you intend to finish this paperwork in one day.

　　22. Keep a straight face: 保持严肃样子。The old man looked so funny that it was hard to keep a straight face.

　　23. Lets face it: 面对现实。Dont take cheating in examinations too seriously. Lets face it, we have cheated before, havent we?