英语口语练习小对话 第564期:在议论某人

Subject：My ears are burning.

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A: My ears are burning. Maybe the person who is scolding me is in the library, too.

有人在谈论我。或许那个人就在图书馆里。

B: But maybe somebody is missing you, right? I guess he is staring at you with deep feelings.

但是也许有人在想你哦，对吧。我才那个人正生情地看着你了。

地道表达

one’s ears are burning

1. 解释

One’s ears are burning.的字面意思是“某人的耳朵在发烧。”即为“耳根发热。”的意思，实际意义是“有人在谈论某人。”当我们耳根发热的时候，或怀疑有人在说自己坏话。西方人相信，如果你的耳根发热，那可能是有人在其他地方议论你或者是有人在想你。其英文解释为：something that you say to someone who is being talked about。

2 .例句

e.g. All that talk about William - his ears must have been burning.

那一切都是关于William的谈论，一定是有人在议论他。

Ps：stare at的意思是“凝视，盯住”的意思。例如：

In the West people think it's rude to stare at a person.

在西方，人们认为盯着看人是不礼貌的。

He would often stare at the black print for a long time.

他常常久久地盯着那些黑色的印刷字体。

You have no time to stare at yourself.

你现在没时间端详自己了。