“哭鼻子”该怎样表达？

　　1. be in tears 含泪，泪流满面

　　e.g.:

　　Most of us were in tears by the time he'd finished his story.

　　他讲完故事时，我们大多数人都已泪流满面。

　　2. have tears in one's eyes　眼里含着泪水

　　e.g.:

　　Jane turned to me with tears in her eyes, and Begged me to help her.

　　简眼里含着泪水转我, 恳求我帮帮她。

　　3. burst into tears 放声大哭，突然哭起来

　　e.g.:

　　Laura burst into tears and ran out of the room.

　　劳拉突然哭了起来，然后从房子里跑了出去。

　　4. tears roll/run down one's cheeks 泪水顺着脸颊淌下来

　　e.g.:

　　He stood silently, tears rolling down his cheeks, while the music played.

　　音乐声响起时,他静静地站着，泪水顺着脸颊淌下来。

　　5. fight back tears 抑制住泪水

　　e.g.:

　　Bill fought back his tears and tried to comfort Sarah’s mother.

　　比尔抑制住泪水，并试图安慰桑拉的母亲。

　　6. bring tears to somebody's eyes (因伤感而)流泪

　　e.g.:

　　The old song always brought tears to my eyes.

　　那首老歌总是让我伤感得流泪。

　　7. be close to tears/be on the verge¹ of tears快要哭了

　　e.g.:

　　Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but Paul didn’t realize that.

　　她的手在颤抖，她快要哭出来了，但保罗一点也没有意识到这一切。

　　8. reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流泪

　　e.g.:

　　He nagged² and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.

　　他唠唠叨叨，不停地抱怨，使路易斯不禁流泪。

　　9. somebody's eyes water（风、烟雾等） 使眼睛淌眼泪

　　e.g.:

　　Joe’s eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.

　　乔的双眼正被因满屋的烟雾熏得淌眼泪。

　　10. cry one's eyes out（口语）痛哭流涕，哭得很伤心

　　e.g.:

　　Cecil came round later, crying his eyes out, asking me to forgive him.

　　赛西尔后来来了，哭得很伤心，请求我原谅他。

　　11. make somebody cry 让某人哭，惹某人哭

　　e.g.:

　　David often teases³ his little sister and makes her cry.

　　大卫经常惹她妹妹哭。

　　12. break down（因情绪失去控制而）痛哭，大哭

　　e.g.:

　　I left quickly，not wanting to break down in front of the children.

　　我赶快离开了，因为我不想在孩子们面前大哭。

　　13. have a lump in one's throat（因感动、悲伤而)哽咽，喉咙哽住

　　e.g.:

　　There was a lump in my throat and I didn’t speak because I knew I would cry.

　　我哽咽了，没有说话，因为我知道我会哭的。

　　14. turn on the water works（口语）(撒娇）哭出来，(故意)哭起来

　　e.g.:

　　It’s no good turning on the water works. You can’t stay home from school.

　　你哭也没用，因为你不能逃学。

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