Lesson 40 - MY HEART STOOD STILL / HEAR-TO-HEART TALK
从科学的角度来看,人的心就是人体内输送血液的重要部份。但是,对我们大多数人来说,人的心要比这意义深远的多,它不仅是维持生命所不可缺少的一部份肌体,而且也是人的各种感情的源泉。今天我们再来讲两个和"心",也就是英文里的 "heart"这个字有关的习惯用语。首先,我们要讲的是: My heart stood still。我们上面已经说过,"heart"就是心, stood 就是 stand 的过去时,意思是站着, still 就是静止的、不动的。大家可能从字面上已经猜到 My heart stood still 的意思了。 My heart stood still 就是指某件事使你非常害怕,或惊恐,以致你的心脏都几乎停止跳动了。我们来举个例子吧:
例句-1: "My heart stood still when the other car ran through the red light and I knew we were about to crash."
例句-2: "I have to tell you my heart stood still when I saw that baby fall into the water. But that boy jumped right in after the kid and pulled him out before he went under -- that boy deserves a medal!"
例句-3: "Son, you and I have to sit down and have a heart to heart talk about your school grades. You have to do something to bring them up if you want to get into a good college."