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时间： 2006年04月05日 13:38 作者：英语俚语 来源：新东方专稿 |
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all ears 竖起耳朵，全神贯注地听
May: But the thing is that he has everyone of the company eating out of his hand（把每个人搞得服服帖帖的）. When I called on him（去看他） last week, the happened to have a meeting. He was giving them a pep talk（鼓舞士气的讲话） and they were all ears at him. Everyone seemed to lend a willing ear to（洗耳恭听） what he was saying.
May: He's really something（真有他的）. He must have got the hang of（找到窍门） dealing with people.
May: Yes, he has. He's able to keep everyone on his toes（使每一个人忙个不停）.
Jim: I must go and have a talk with him. I need to pick his brains（请教）.
May: Let me give him a buzz（挂个电话） and see if he'd like to see you.
注意：当它的后面跟随宾语时，在all ears的后面常用介词at连接宾语。例如：The kids were all ears at the old man. 孩子们全神贯注地听老人给他们讲话。
All the way 自始至终地
May: Of course you can't stay idle, but you must find something that you are good at. You can’t do things you are all thumbs（笨手笨脚的） at.
Jim: I know. But how can I know what I am good at before I actually try?
May: That can be costly. And once you have started on something, you will have to bone up（甩开膀子干） on it and move all the day up without hesitation.
Jim: Well, I've come all the way to seek advice from you. I depend on you for directions.
May: Depend on me? You must be pulling my leg（别拿我开心了）! I'm no good at doing business.
Jim: But your friend is. You can pull the strings（暗地里使劲） and let him advice me.
May: Well, he's too busy to talk to you right now. |
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