英语开心词典.pptVIP

11livefromhandtomouth这个短语的意思是“仅能糊口、糊口度日”，也就是我们说的“家无隔宿粮，现赚现吃”。如：Hegotverylittlepaysohelivedfromhandtomouth.（他因薪水微薄所以仅能糊口。）12amouthychild一个喜欢多话的小孩儿。Mouthy做形容词意思是someonewhotalksalotandsayswhathethinksevenifitisrude用来表示“说大话的”或者“爱说话的，多嘴的”。13stopmouthingoff这个短语的意思是“不要再胡说了”。例如Ifyoudon’tstopyourmouthoff,Iwon’ttellyouanythinginthefuture.（如果你还不停止胡说八道，以后我什么也不告诉你了。）14runningmymouthRunone’smouth意思是totalkexcessivelyorfoolishly（说得太多，大嘴巴）。在这里作者的意思是他这次说得已经够多了。noseandearexpressionApersonsnoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.Somepeopleareabletoleadotherpeoplebythenose.Forexample,ifawifeleadsherhusbandbythenose,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.Somepeoplearesaidtobehard-nosed.Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneishard-nosed,chancesarehewillneverpaythroughthenose,orpaytoomuchmoney,foranobjectorservice.Itisalwayshelpfulwhenpeoplekeeptheirnoseoutofotherpeoplesbusiness.Theydonotinterfere.Theoppositeofthisissomeonewhonosesaroundallthetime.Thiskindofpersonisinterestedinotherpeoplesprivatematters.Heisconsiderednosey.Someonewhokeepshisnosetothegrindstoneworksveryhard.Thiscanhelpaworkerkeephisnosecleanorstayoutoftrouble.Oneunusualexpressionisthatisnoskinoffmynose.Thismeansthatasituationdoesnotaffectorconcernme.Wealsosaythatsometimesapersoncutsoffhisnosetospitehisface.Thatis,hemakesasituationworseforhimselfbydoingsomethingfoolishbecauseheisangry.Moreproblemscandevelopifapersonlooksdownhisnoseatsomeoneorsomething.Thepersonactslikesomethingisunimportantorworthless.Thispersonmightalsoturnuphisnoseatsomethingthatheconsidersnotgoodenough.Thispersonthinksheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.Hehashisnoseinthe