Words and Their Stories: Put Your Heart at Rest "心"在人們的生理或心理上都扮演重要的角色, 也因此在我們日常生活中演變出很多跟"心"有關的諺語. 本期電子報介紹一些英文中跟"heart"相關的說法。 photo from wikimedia commons  最新消息 ◎Advanced彭蒙惠英語8月號新上線 想利用暑期充實英文的同學，這個月的彭蒙惠英語依然有非常豐富精彩的課程，還有weekly test來測驗你學習的成就喔。(Author Plus系統帳號密碼同自學包裹) 每天都要收聽每日聽!   ◎   第44期中級以及中高級自學包裹出爐囉，快來看看這二期的精彩內容！ 快來做新版自學包裹吧 | 自學包裹簡介  忘記帳號密碼請寄信到 ntuavc@ntu.edu.tw 詢問   ↑top  E-Freeway主題介紹 BBC Animal 您喜歡動物嗎？把動物關在籠子裡飼養是道德的嘛？各大宗教又把動物放在什麼樣的位置上呢？您對於動物權(animal rights)、動物倫理(animal ethics)、動物福利(animal welfare)又了解多少呢？BBC網站整理了關於這個議題的重要概念與詞條，架構完整、清晰，內容與文字也是使用簡單的英文做說明。對這議題有興趣的同學，在這個網站可以獲得很多簡明扼要的觀點與掌握議題發展的輪廓，當然也會學到如何使用英語來表達與討論這些概念。 來看介紹 | 直接進入網站 Clarity English: Road to IELTS 想留英、留澳的同學趕快看過來喔，看看我們這一次敎大家怎麼迎向"雅思"康莊大道。雖然某些英國和澳洲的學校也已經開始接受TOEFL考試的成績，不過大多數要去前往這兩個國家唸書的學生還是以準備參加IELTS為主，原因是什麼呢，小編也不太清楚，或許是想要及早適應英式英語吧？？？Anyway,Road to IELTS真的有好多課程讓同學練習IELTS的題型，而且課程內容就像真實考試內容一樣保羅萬象，還常常會有帶英式文化背景的題目喔...... On My Way to IELTS！ English Freeway - Speaking Everyday English in Conversation 這個網站包括了18個不同的生活會話主題，每個主題又各有數個對話，分別介紹該主題中常用的表達語句。每一段對話都有音檔，發音與速度都還滿不 錯的，雖然音質不是很好，但是都相當清晰。主題從電話溝通，旅遊，一直到談戀愛跟整型都有，是相當豐富的口語材料。網站另外的English in Focus單元（請點該網頁下方[English in Focus]連結），則有一些情境讓你練習口說，依照情境跟用法分類，然後提供參考的答案， 也是很不錯的練習工具喔。 ↑top  館藏介紹   Cambridge IELTS. 1-7 Cambridge IELTS測驗題庫，每一冊都有四個完整的測驗題，包括答案以及可以影印的答案紙。而且，除了第一冊之外，其他的六冊都是過去考過的題目，因此準確性與真實性可以說是百分之百毫無差池啊！多做考題一直都是準備考試很重要的一環，可以熟悉考試型題，也可以評估需要加強的能力，是最基本的準備步驟喔。 ↑top  英語宅急便    Words and Their Stories: Put Your Heart at Rest Rich Kleinfeldt 17 July 2010 People believed for a long time that the heart was the center of a person's emotions. That is why the word heart is used in so many expressions about emotional situations. One such expression is to lose your heart to someone. When that happens, you have fallen in love. But if the person who won your heart does not love you, then you are sure to have a broken heart. In your pain and sadness, you may decide that the person you loved is hard-hearted, and in fact, has a heart of stone. You may decide to pour out your heart to a friend. Telling someone about your personal problems can often make you feel better. If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to have a heart. You are asking your friend to show some sympathy for your situation. Your friend "has her heart in the right place" if she says she is sorry, and shows great concern for how you feel. Your friend may, however, warn you not to wear your heart on your sleeve. In other words, do not let everyone see how lovesick you are. When your heart is on your sleeve you are showing your deepest emotions. If your friend says, my heart bleeds for you, she means the opposite. She is a cold-hearted person who does not really care about your situation. In the ever-popular motion picture, "The Wizard of Oz," the Tin Man seeks a heart. He wanted to feel the emotion of love, and was seeking help from the powerful Wizard of Oz to find a heart. The cowardly lion, in the same movie, did have a heart. But he lacked courage and wanted to ask the Wizard of Oz to give him some. You could say that the cowardly lion was chicken-hearted. That is another way of describing someone who is not very brave. A chicken is not noted for its bravery. Thus, someone who is chicken-hearted does not have much courage. When you are frightened or concerned, your heart is in your mouth. You might say, for example, that your heart was in your mouth when you asked a bank to lend you some money to pay for a new house. If that bank says no to you, do not lose heart. Be strong-hearted. Sit down with the banker and have a heart to heart talk. Be open and honest about your situation. The bank may have a change of heart. It may agree to lend you the money. Then you could stop worrying and put your heart at rest.   全文連結: http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Words-and-Their-Stories-Put-Your-Heart-at-Rest-98680914.html
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