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北京翻译公司翻译知识导读：英语成语园地-身体篇（一）
a bone of contention
争论的原因；争议的焦点；争吵的中心问题。
The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks between the city and the developer. a change of heart
改变主意；变心。
I had a change of heart about not going to Europe for my holiday and finally decided to go. a flea in one’s ear
刺耳的话；尖刻的斥责。
The idea about changing the schedules is a flea in the supervisor’s ear that we wish he would forget. after one’s own heart
正合己意；正投所好；合某人心意的人或物 (尤指思想或趣味相投)。
My new boss loves to go fishing every weekend. He is a man after my own heart. all ears
聚精会神地听；全神贯注地听。
My sister was all ears last night when I began to talk about starting a home business. all eyes
聚精会神地看；目不转睛地看。
He is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game. an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime. a pain in the neck
讨厌的人或事物。
The customer is a pain in the neck and is always complaining about something. a pat/slap on the back
讚扬，表扬。
The man was given a pat on the back for his efforts to stop pollution in the river. armed to the teeth
全副武装；带齐需用的工具。
The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.
They went into the examination room, armed to the teeth with pens , pencils and rulers. a shot in the arm
兴奋剂；强心针。
The latest opinion polls were a shot in the arm for the lawyer’s campaign to become elected. a slip of the tongue
说错；口误。
I made a slip of the tongue when I told the woman who everyone hates that we would have a party. a swollen/swelled head
夜郎自大；自命不凡；趾高气扬。
My sister has a swollen head since she got the new job that many people had applied for. at heart
内心裡；实际上。
He seems to be very angry all the time but at heart he is a very gentle person. at/from the bottom of one’s heart
衷心地；从心坎裡。
My sister thanked the man from the bottom of her heart for saving her dog’s life. at the top of one’s lungs
尽量大声地叫喊；放大嗓门叫喊；非常大声地。
I yelled at the top of my lungs to get the attention of the man. bad blood
(因过去不和所產生的) 仇恨，罅隙。
There has always been a lot of bad blood between the two supervisors. beat one’s brains out
绞尽脑汁。
I have been beating my brains out all day trying to remember who we should invite to the party.
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