地道美语听力练习:帮忙培训新手

与ear相关的短语还有：
all ears【非正式用语】
聚精会神地听
If you want to tell your story, we're all ears.
你想讲故事的话，我们会全神贯注地听的
give an ear 或 lend an ear
倾听：注意；仔细地听
have an ear to the ground 或 keep an ear to the ground
敏锐，精明：注意新动向或信息
in one ear and out the other
左耳进右耳出：没有产生任何影响或效果；不留意
Since his mind was already made up, my arguments went in one ear and out the other.
既然他主意已定，我再怎么对他说，也只能是左耳进右耳出
on its ear 或 on someone's ear
兴奋：处于震惊、兴奋或恼怒状态
A controversial film that set the entertainment world on its ear.
一部有争议的电影使得娱乐界一片哗然
play it by ear【非正式用语】
即时应付：根据情势需要而行动；即席做
“He plays his negotiations by ear, going into them with no clear or fixed plan”( -- George F. Kennan)
“他谈判时，没有清晰固定的计划，而是随机应变”( -- 乔治F.凯南)
up to (one's) ears【非正式用语】
深深卷入或深陷
I'm up to my ears in work.
我全身心地投入到工作中去

2. prop up  支持,资助
The government does not intend to prop up declining industry 
 政府无意扶持不景气的企业 

常用词组
prop up the bar
(非正式)喝个底朝天
prop someone/thing up
支持，维持
The government spent £3 billion in an attempt to prop up the pound.
政府用30亿英镑支撑英镑。

3. stand on my own two feet 独立
I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than turned to my parents. 
 我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。 

4. with a grain of salt  有保留地
 Take his words with a grain of salt. He always exaggerates. 
 对他的话要打折扣听。他总爱夸张。