A: Do you know him?

你认识他?

B: Not very well.

不太熟悉。

A: Then why did you believe him and gave him somuch money?

那你为何相信他而给他那么多钱呢?

B: I am simply flowing my nose and I think he really needs help.

我只是凭直觉，想到他真的需要帮助。

知识点讲解

Follow one’s nose的意思为“凭直觉”“凭第六感官”。

A: I think, for this thing, he has gone too far.

在这件事情上，我认为他做得有点过分了。

B: Why?

为什么呢?

A: You know, he shouted from the housetops thatSusan had done such a thing.

你知道吗，他大声宣告苏珊做的那件事情。

B: Yeah, it’s nobody but she did that.

是的，可的确是她不是别人干的。英语专业六级

A: But I think we should spare her feelings.

可是我觉得还是应该给她留点情面。

知识点讲解

From the housetops是副词性短语，意思是“公开地”“广泛地”。通常与declare，cry，shout，proclaim等动词连用。 短语shout/proclaim sth. from the housetops的意思就是“公开宣布某事”。

A: I don’t know why I get a stage fright when Ispeak to a large crowd of people.

我不知道为何我对着一群人说话，我就会怯场。

B: That’s the case with many people.

许多人都是如此。

A: And when you are afraid of giving a poor accountof yourself, you will feel even worse.

当你害怕给别人留下不好的印象的时候，你会感觉到更糟糕。

B: I think that is where the problem lies.

我认为那真是问题所在。

知识点讲解

stage fright是名词短语，其意思为“怯场”。它经常与动词get连用，即为： get a stage fright。