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heart EMOTIONSHhB:t, $hB:rtnused to refer to a person's character, or the place within a person where their feelings or emotions are considered to come from性情，内心She has a soft / kind / good heart (=She is a kind person). [C]她是个性情温和 / 仁慈 / 很好的人。He has a hard / cold / cruel heart (=He is an unpleasant person). [C]他是个心肠很硬的人。Their gratitude came from the heart (=was sincere). [U]这是他们发自内心的感激之情。I love you, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart (=very sincerely). [C]我真诚地爱你。I love you with all my heart (=very much). [C]我深深地爱着你。He said he'd never marry but he had a change of heart (=his feelings changed) when he met her. [U]他说过他永不结婚，但他遇到她之后改变了主意。Homelessness is a subject very close / dear / near to her heart (=is very important to her and she has strong feelings about it). [C]无家可归问题是她从心底非常关心的问题。He broke her heart (=made her very sad) when he left her for another woman. [C]他为另一个女人而离开了她，这太伤她的心了。It breaks my heart (=makes me feel very sad) to see him so unhappy. [C]当我看见他如此不愉快，心里十分难过。They say he died of a broken heart (=because he was so sad). [C]他们说他由于忧伤而去世。(dated) It does my heart good (=makes me very happy) to see those children so happy. [C]看到那些孩子如此快乐，我感到很开心。His heart leapt (=He suddenly felt very excited and happy) when the phone rang. [C]电话铃响了，他的心兴奋地跳动起来。My heart sank (=I felt sad and disappointed) when I heard the news. [C]听到消息后我的心一沉。She's a woman after my own heart (=We have similar opinions).她和我在好些方面心心相印。She's all heart (=She is very kind and generous).她心地善良。(humorous) He says that he wants to marry her for her money and you say that's a good enough reason-- you're all heart (=you are not very kind)!他说他和她结婚是为了钱，而你却说这是个很好的理由----你可也太好了！My father can still recite the poems he learned (off) by heart (=in such a way that he could say them from memory) at school.我父亲仍然能背诵他在学校里背过的诗。Don't make me write it again! Have a heart (=Show some kindness and sympathy)!别让我再写了！发发慈悲吧！(literary) He promised to give his beloved wife her heart's desire (=everything she wanted).他允诺给心爱的妻子她所渴望的东西。(Br infml) Their hearts were in their boots (=they felt worried and anxious) when they realized that they would have to tell him the bad news.当他们意识到必须把坏消息告诉他时，心里焦急万分。I tried to look interested, but my heart wasn't in it (=I did not feel interested or enthusiastic).我很想表现出感兴趣的样子，可心里面实在是毫无兴趣。My heart was in my mouth (=I was extremely nervous) when I opened the letter.打开信时，我的心情十分紧张。(literary) She loves those children heart and soul (=completely).她真心实意地爱那些孩子。He is bad-tempered sometimes but his heart is in the right place (=intentions are good).他有时脾气很坏但他的用意是好的。She has a heart of gold (=is very generous and kind.)她有一颗金子般的心。Sometimes I think my teacher has a heart of stone (=is unkind or cruel).我有时认为我的老师是铁石心肠。I didn't want to believe it, but in my heart of hearts (=in my most secret and true thoughts) I knew that it was true.我不愿相信，但内心深处知道这是真的。She has set her heart on having (=wants very much to have) a pony.她一心想得到一匹小马。If you do something to your heart's content, you do something enjoyable for as long as you want to do it.尽情地When I go to the beach I shall read to my heart's content.当我去海滩时，我会尽情地阅读。A heart-to-heart (talk, discussion, etc.) is a serious conversation between two people, usually close friends, where they talk honestly about their feelings.谈心I think we should have a heart-to-heart.我想我们该谈谈心。Heart-searching is thinking very seriously about your feelings, usually before making an important decision.内省"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" (title of a book by Carson McCullers, 1940)《心灵是孤独的猎手》（卡森·麦卡勒斯的小说）"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it." (George Bernard Shaw in Man and Superman, 1903)“生命中有两大悲剧，一是得不到你想要的，另一是得到你想要的。”（肖伯纳的《人与超人》）
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