早安英文 第312期:用英文谈心的时候

 英语学习笔记：

cool one’s ardor¹ 心凉了半截

bear somebody a grudge² 怀恨在心

something weighs heavily on one’s mind 心事重重

make one’s spine³ tingle⁴ 心情特别开心激动

Take care not to offend him, or he’ll bear you a grudge.

你就是千万不要得罪他，他会对你怀恨在心的。

My sister is quite down these days，She seems to have something weighing heavily on her mind.

我妹妹最近沉默寡言的样子，看起来好像心事重重。

XiaoLi’s promise to marry him made his spine tingle.

小李答应了我朋友的求婚。

1 ardor   

n.热情，狂热

参考例句：

• His political ardor led him into many arguments.他的政治狂热使他多次卷入争论中。
• He took up his pursuit with ardor.他满腔热忱地从事工作。

2 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

3 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

4 tingle   

vi.感到刺痛，感到激动；n.刺痛，激动

参考例句：

• The music made my blood tingle.那音乐使我热血沸腾。
• The cold caused a tingle in my fingers.严寒使我的手指有刺痛感。