點滴英語天天學第277期:雅思詞彙(117)

1. have an ear

釋義：To be particularly good at listening to and then repeating or understanding music, poetry, or foreign languages. （會欣賞，聽覺敏感，有鑑賞力）

用法：這是一個動詞短語，要表示對某物聽覺敏感，對某物有鑑賞力，在短語的後面用介詞for，即：have an ear for something。

例句：e.g. I'm not very good at writing it, but I have quite an ear for Japanese.

在日語上，我不擅於書寫，但是我對它有很高的領悟能力。

e.g. My sister has an ear for classical music. She can pick up on all sorts of layers and nuances that I would never notice.

我妹妹會欣賞古典音樂—— 她能注意到我注意不到的各種層次和細節。

e.g. Bill doesn't have an ear for music. He can't carry a tune.

Bill對音樂不敏感，因爲他唱歌老走調。

2. turn a deaf ear

釋義：To ignore or refuse to listen to someone or something. (忽視或拒絕聽某人說話，忽視或拒絕聽某事情)

用法：這是一個動詞短語，表示不聽某人說話，拒絕聽某事情，在短語的後面用介詞to，即：turn a deaf ear to something or someone。

例句：e.g. I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades' criticism.

我沒料想到他對同志們的批評竟充耳不聞。

e.g. I'll never forgive myself for turning a deaf ear when my roommate was clearly crying out for help.

我在室友大聲喊叫尋求幫助時，我置若罔聞的話，我永遠不會原諒自己。

e.g. She turned a deaf ear to the solicitations of a clever young lawyer.

她拒絕了一個年輕聰明的律師的求愛。

e.g. The vicar turned a deaf ear to Michelle's bad language because he knew it was out of character.

那牧師對米歇爾講的髒話置之不理，因爲他知道這與他的身份不相符。

3. give one’s ear

釋義：To listen to someone, especially when they are discussing a problem. （聽某人說話，特別是當他們在討論一個問題時）

用法：這個是一個動詞短語，如果表示聽某人說話，用介詞to，即：give one’s ear to someone。

例句：e.g. Sorry I'm late, I had to give my ear to Jane. She's been going through a lot lately.

對不起，我遲到了，因爲我必須聽簡說話，她最近經歷了很多事情。

e.g. Thank you for giving your ear, I feel much better now that I've gotten that off my chest.

謝謝你的傾聽，我現在感覺好多了，因爲我已經把話從心裏說出來了。

e.g. Please give your ear to Lan for a moment. He's going to update us about the company's performance last quarter.

請聽Lan說一會兒，他將向我們彙報公司上個季度的業績。

e.g. She wouldn't give her ear to my story.

她不願意聽我的故事。

e.g. I beg you to give your ear to my word.

我請求你聽一聽我的話。