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。

　　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。