迷你对话学地道口语第604期:在议论某人

　　Subject：My ears are burning.
迷你对话
A: My ears are burning. Maybe the person who is scolding me is in the library, too.
有人在谈论我。或许那个人就在图书馆里。
B: But maybe somebody is missing you, right? I guess he is staring at you with deep feelings.
但是也许有人在想你哦，对吧。我才那个人正生情地看着你了。
地道表达
one’s ears are burning
1. 解词释义
One’s ears are burning.的字面意思是“某人的耳朵在发烧。”即为“耳根发热。”的意思，实际意义是“有人在谈论某人。”当我们耳根发热的时候，或怀疑有人在说自己坏话。西方人相信，如果你的耳根发热，那可能是有人在其他地方议论你或者是有人在想你。其英文解释为：something that you say to someone who is being talked about。
2 .例句拓展
e.g. All that talk about William - his ears must have been burning.
那一切都是关于William的谈论，一定是有人在议论他。
Ps：stare at的意思是“凝视，盯住”的意思。例如：
In the West people think it's rude to stare at a person.
在西方，人们认为盯着看人是不礼貌的。
He would often stare at the black print for a long time.
他常常久久地盯着那些黑色的印刷字体。
You have no time to stare at yourself.
你现在没时间端详自己了。
I would stare at it, feeling that it possessed¹ some vital meaning which always eluded² me.
我每每凝视着这个形象，总觉得其中寓意重大，而又百思不得其解。
Ps：with deep feelings的意思是“深情地”，它是个副词性短语。

1 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

2 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》