內容簡介
耳朵是負責聽覺、感知聲音的器官。正因如此，許多與 “ear” 相關的短語都與 “聽” 或 “聲音” 有關。比如，“music to one’s ears” 就被用來比喻 “令人開心的好消息”，因為好消息 “就像音樂一樣動聽”；“lend an ear” 則表示 “聆聽，傾聽”，就像在說 “把我的一隻耳朵借給你，盡情傾訴吧”。看視頻，學習四個包含單詞 “ear” 的短語。
用法總結
1. “Music to one’s ears” 令人開心的好消息
- We’re getting a pay rise? That’s music to my ears!
- When I heard we’d all passed our exams, it was music to my ears.
2. “Play it by ear” 見機行事
- We don’t have a schedule for the trip. We’re just going to play it by ear.
- Jackie likes to plan things. He doesn’t like playing it by ear.
3. “Lend an ear” 聆聽，傾聽
- You look upset. Do you want me to lend an ear?
- Ann is the kind of friend who always lends an ear when you need one.
4. “Up to one’s ears” 忙得不可開交
- I can’t go out tonight – I’m up to my ears in work!
- The Public Relations team are up to their ears in handling the issue.
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