美国地道习语：悲痛欲绝

时间：2013-11-28 13:01:20

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　　大家都知道，heart¹就是人的“心”。To eat one's heart out难道是吃人心吗？具体来说，to eat one's heart out不是这个意思。但是，从某种意义上来说也确实包含着这种含义。To eat one's heart out的真正意思是：非常沉痛和绝望的悲痛。下面的例子是一个朋友在告诉他的朋友关于家里发生的不幸的事：

　　例句-1: "Ever² since³ grandmother died⁴, grandfather has been eating his heart out--he's lost all interest⁵ in life⁶ and won't even⁷ get out of bed to eat."

　　这个人说：“自从祖母去世后，祖父非常伤心，他对生活失去了一切兴趣，都不愿意起床吃饭。”

　　To eat one's heart out还可以用在另一种场合，也就是半开玩笑地让别人对你产生妒忌。你听了下面这个例子就会明白它的意思了。这是一个大学生在对他的要好朋友说话：

　　例句-2: "Hey, Pete, you know that girl in the physics⁸ class you like so much, the one who won't pay⁹ any attention¹⁰ to you? Well, eat your heart out, buddy--I'm taking her out for dinner and a movie Saturday night."

　　他说：“喂，彼得，你知道那个和我们一起上物理课的女孩吗？那个你非常喜欢，但是她从来也没注意过你的女孩？这下好了，你去伤心去吧，我星期六请她出去吃晚饭、看电影！”

　　听了这种话，再好的朋友恐怕也会生气的。所以，除非你当真把它作为开玩笑，而且肯定对方也把它当做玩笑，否则还是不要叫别人去eat his heart out。

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1 heart
n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励
参考例句：
He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。 I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

2 ever
adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟
参考例句：
Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？ I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

3 since
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
参考例句：
He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。 I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

4 died
vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的
参考例句：
He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。 He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

5 interest
v.引起…关注；使…感兴趣
参考例句：
She lost interest in him.她对他失去兴趣。 He developed an interest in science.他养成了对科学的兴趣。

6 life
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。 At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

7 even
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
参考例句：
It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。 He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

8 physics
n.物理学；物理过程
参考例句：
He is working hard at physics.他在攻读物理学。 He's very interested in nuclear physics.他对核物理学非常感兴趣。

9 pay
v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金
参考例句：
How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？ His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

10 attention
n.注意，注意力，关心，关注
参考例句：
I hope you will give attention to this problem.希望你对此给予关注。 Pay attention to your spelling.请注意拼写。