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Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions 词汇掌故：Nose and Ear Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故。 A persons nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions. 鼻子对呼吸和嗅觉来说非常重要。Nose还被用在许多流行的表达方式中。 Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. 有些人能够能够牵着别人的鼻子走(lead other people by the nose)。例如，如果妻子牵着丈夫的鼻子走，她想让他干嘛，他就干嘛。 Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything. If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service. 有些人被称为顽固的(hard-nosed)。他们不会自己对任何事情的观点或立场。如果某人很顽固，他从来不会付出比真正价值更高的钱(pay through the nose)，也就是说不会为某件东西或 服务付出太多钱。 It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other peoples business. They do not interfere. The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other peoples private matters. He is considered nosey. 避免插手他人的事情(keep their nose out of)总是有好处的，他们不会干涉别人。相反的，有些人总是喜欢打听别人的事(noses around)。这种人对别人的私事非常感兴趣。他被认为爱 追问(nosey)。 Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. 那些鼻子对着磨刀石的人(keeps his nose to the grindstone，指埋头苦干)工作非常勤奋。这可以帮助一个工人循规蹈矩(keep his nose clean)，避免麻烦。 One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation does not affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry. 一个不太寻常的表达方式是no skin off my nose，意思是某件事情不影响我，或者与我无关。我们还说，有时一个人损人不利己(cuts off his nose to spite his face)。也就是说，因 为他很生气，做了一些愚蠢的事情，使情况更加糟糕。 More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts like something is unimportant