与身体部位相关的英语习语

与身体部位相关的英语习语1.HeadTheheadisthoughttobethemostimportantpartofthehumanbody.Soaleaderisoftencomparedtoahead(首脑).ThuswehaveHeadofStateortheheadofadelegation.Theheadiswherethebrainislocated.Itisnaturallyassociatedwithideasandintelligence.Veryoften,weneedotherpeople'sideasandopinionswhenwewanttodosomethingwell.Theisbecausetwoheadsarebetterthanone(三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮).2.EyeTheeyesareextremelyprecioustous.ThatiswhywesayMindyoureye(当心)!whenweremindingsomeonetobecareful.Notonlyhumanbeingsandanimalshaveeyes,manythingsalsohaveeyestheeyesofaship,theeyeofaneedle,theeyeofatyphoon,andsoon.3.EarTheearistheorganofhearing.Apieceoflightmusiciseasyontheear.(悦耳动听).Weareusuallyallears(专心聆听)forbitnews.Whentheythinksomebodyisoverhearing,Englishpeopleuseeitherofthetwoproverbs:Wallshaveears(隔墙有耳)andPitchershaveears(壶罐有耳).Theyalsothinkthatlittlepitchershavebigears(小孩子耳朵尖).Niceboysandgirlsrespectotherpeople.Theywillnotsecretlylistentoothers'privateconversations.4.NoseTheEnglishphrasefacetoface(面对面)anditsChinesecounterpart(对应)areexactlythesame.ButEnglishpeople,toexpressthesameidea,cansaynosetonoseinstead.ThereisnosuchsubstituteinChinese.Thewordnoseappearsinmanyidioms.HerearetwowhicharequitesimilartotheirChineseequivalents:leadsomebodybythenose(牵着某人的鼻子走)andturnupone'snoseatsomebodyorsomething(对某人或某物嗤之一鼻).Englishpeoplecansayasplainasthenoseinone'sface(一清二楚)tomeanveryobvious.Maybetothem,thenoseisthemostconspicuouspartoftheface.5.LipWehavetwolips:theupperlipandthelowerlip.Ifone'stwolipsareclosed,onecannotspeak.Soitgoeswithoutsayingthatdon'topenyourlips(不要开口)meansdon'tspeak.Hislipsaresealed.Arehislipsreallystucktogetherbywaxorglue?No,hislipsaresealedwhenaskedaboutsomethingthathemustkeepsecret.Sometimesatopsecretisbetrayedbecauseithasescapedsomeone'slips(脱口而出).Thentheincidentmaybecomeapieceofnewsthatisoneverybody'slips(众口相传).6.TongueWeallknowwecannotspeakwithoutthetongue.Sothetongueiscloselyrelatedtospeech.Toholdone'stongue(保持沉默)meanstokeepsilent.Apersonwhohastoomuchtongue(太多嘴)isdislikedbyall,forheistootalkative.Mothertongueisnotthetongueofamother:itisaperson'snativelanguage.Don'tyouhaveamothbelowyournose(你鼻子底下不是有张嘴吗)?TheChinesesaysotoblameapersonwhodidnotsaywhatheshouldhavesaid.ButthisnottherightwaytoexpresstheideainEnglish.Englishpeoplewouldsay,Youhaveatongueinyourhead,haven'tyou?7.FaceFacehastodowiththeideaofrespectanddignitybothinChineseandEnglish.Youloseyourface(丢面子)ifyoufailagainandagain,butadecisivevictorywillsaveyourface(挽回面子)afterallyourfailures.Whenyoufeelunhappy,youpullalongface(拉长脸).TheideaisconveyedinChineseinthesameway.Butaboutface(向后转)doesnotrefertotheface.Itisamilitaryordertoturnroundandfaceintheoppositedirection.Itistheexactequivalentofaboutturn.8.ShoulderTheshoulderscanbearheavythings.Yourfatherhasagreatresponsibilityforthefamilyonhisshoulder.Whenfacedwithdifficulty,thefamilyshouldstandshouldertoshoulder(肩并肩)toovercomeit.Youshouldnotturnacoldshoulder(不理睬)toyourfamilymembers.Norshouldyougiveyourfriendsthecoldshoulder(冷落朋友).Bothexpressionsmeantreatingotherscoldly.9.BackAgoodhostishospitabletohisguests.But,ifguestistiresome,thehostisgladtoseehisback(他离开).Ifyourfriendhasdonesomethingreallywell,youmaygivehimapatontheback(轻轻拍背部)toshowyourappreciation.Ifyouturnyourbackonsomebody(不理睬他人),youmeanyoudonotlikemakingfriendswiththatperson.10.HeartTheheartisanextremelyimportantorganinsidethechest.Itusuallystandsforsomethingimportantorthecentreofsomething,forexample,theheartofthematter(问题的核心)ortheheartofmystery.Manyotherexpressionsmakeuseofthewordheart.Alovercanbecalledasweetheart(情人).ThePurpleHeart(紫心徽章)isamedalgivenasanhonortoAmericansoldierswoundedinbattle.Ifyourfriendisintrouble,youmayencouragehimbysayingDon'tloseheart(不要灰心).11.StomachThestomachisnaturallyrelatedtoone'sappetite.Ifyoudislikeheavyfood,youhavenostomachforit(反胃).Thewordisalsorelatedtoone'sinterestsorlikings.Ifyoufindsomethingboringorvulgar,youhavenostomachforit,either.Badfoodturnsyourstomach.Similarly,yourstomachturnsatabadjoke.Stomachcanalsobeaverb.Lookatthisexample:Howcouldyoustomach(忍受)suchrudewords?Apparently,stomachherecanbereplacedbytolerate.12.ArmEverypersonhastwoarms:therightarmandtheleftarm.Therightarmisusuallystronger,sowecallagoodhelpertherightarm(得力助手).Weallknowanarmisnotverylong.Butwhenyoukeepsomeoneatarm'slength(保持距离),thedistanceislongenough.Forthatmeansyoudonnotlikethatpersonandyoutryyourbesttoavoidhimorher.Weshouldindeedkeepthebadfriendsatarm'slength.13.HandQuiteanumberofphrasesformedformthewordhandareverysimilartotheirChinesecounterparts.Herearesomeobviousexamples:afreshhand(新手),shortofhands(人手短缺),handinhand(手拉手)andwashone'shandsofsomething(洗手不干了).Butdonotalwaystakethisforgranted.Studytheseexamplesandyouwillunderstand.Helivesfromhandtomouth(Hehasjustenoughmoneytoliveon).Wegavethemabighand(Wegavethemlotsofapplause).14.FingerHowmanyfingersdoeseachofyourhandshave?Nowlet'snametheminEnglishfromthesmallest:thelittlefinger,theringfinger,themiddlefinger,theindexfingerandthumb.Eachfingerhasitsownparttoplay.Ifyourfingersareallthumbs(笨拙),thatistoobad.Thatmeansyouareveryclumsy.