鼻子的英文形容词（与鼻子相关的英语表达）

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Our bodies give us so many expressions.

现在是美国之音英语学习《词汇掌故》节目。关于我们的身体，有很多表达。

And today we talk about the facial feature that sticks out the most… your nose! Well, unless you are wearing a mask, which covers the mouth and nose.

今天我们来谈谈最突出的面部特征：你的鼻子！嗯，除非你戴着口罩，遮住了嘴和鼻子。

But most of the time our noses are noticeable. You can see them clearly.

但大多数时候，我们的鼻子是很明显的。你可以清楚地看到它们。

And that fact gives us this expression: "as plain as the nose on your face". This describes something that is very clear, easy to see or understand.

这个事实给了我们这样的表达："as plain as the nose on your face"（一目了然）。它描述的是非常清楚、容易看到或理解的东西。

It is obvious. Here is one way to use it.

这是显而易见的。这里有一种使用它的方法。

My friend Marina liked my other friend, Christopher, a lot. She never told me, but I could tell.

我的朋友玛丽娜非常喜欢我的另一个朋友克里斯托弗。她从没告诉过我，但我看得出来。

Every time he entered the room she acted differently. She talked faster and fixed her hair a lot.

每次他走进房间，她的举止都不一样。她说话的语速变快，还时常整理自己的发型。

And she laughed at every joke he made, even the ones that were not funny. So, to me she obviously liked him.

他开的每一个笑话她都笑了，即使是那些不好笑的笑话。所以，对我来说，她显然是喜欢他的。

When I asked her about it, she said, "How did you know"? "Marina, I said, "it's as plain as the nose on your face.

当我问她这件事时，她说："你怎么知道的？""玛丽娜，我说，"这显而易见啊。

Which means… he probably knows too"! Her face turned deep red from embarrassment.

也就是说…他大概也知道吧！"她的脸因尴尬而变得通红。

Imagine we all have to wear masks all the time for years and years. If that happens, this expression might change.

想象一下，我们年复一年都要一直戴口罩。如果发生这种情况，这个表达式可能会改变。

But for now we still use it. Here is our next expression.

但目前我们仍在使用它。再看下另一个表达。

It's an easy one: on the nose. This expression has two very common meanings.

这个很简单：on the nose（正好，恰到好处）。这个表达有两个非常常见的意思。

If something is "on the nose," it is exactly right. It is accurate.

如果有什么东西"on the nose"，那就是完全正确的。它是准确的。

For example, his guess about the new company succeeding was right on the nose. After only a year, it is making a lot of money.

例如，他对新公司成功的猜测是正确的。仅仅一年之后，公司就盈利很多。

"On the nose" also means something happens at the exact set time. For example, Marjorie's work day starts at 10am.

"On the nose"也意味着在特定的时间发生的事情。例如，玛乔丽的工作日从上午10点开始。

And she arrives to the office every day at 10am on the nose. But being "on the nose" and on time doesn't mean you have to do it every day.

她每天早上10点准时到办公室。但是"on the nose"和准时并不意味着你必须每天都这么做。

It just means you agreed to be somewhere at a certain time and you are there. Some word experts say this usage of "on the nose" comes from radio.

它只是意味着你同意在某个特定的时间去某个地方，你就在那里。一些词汇专家说，"on the nose"这个用法来自于广播。

When recording a radio show, the voice performers are in a recording room. They are separated from the producers and sound experts by glass.

录制广播节目时，有声表演者在录音室。他们与制作人和音响专家用玻璃隔开。

Oftentimes, the recording could not be interrupted. So, if a show was running on time, the producer would put a finger on his or her nose to let the performers know.

通常情况下，录音无法中断。因此，如果一个节目准时播出，制作人会用手指放到鼻子上让表演者知道。

Here is our last expression. One thing noses do is smell things.

来看一下我们最后的表达。鼻子能做的一件事就是闻东西。

The nose can help us find food. Sometimes it can help us detect danger, like smelling smoke.

鼻子可以帮助我们找到食物。有时它可以帮助我们察觉危险，比如闻到烟味。

This is a valuable ability. So, if you have a special ability for something, we can say you "have a nose" for it.

这是一种很有价值的能力。所以，如果你对某事有特殊的能力，我们可以说你对它"have a nose"（对……敏感，善于发现）。

For example, a good detective has a nose for solving crimes. They can sniff out hidden clues.

例如，一个优秀的侦探对破案有敏锐的嗅觉。他们可以嗅出隐藏的线索。

To sniff is to breathe in quickly, like this: (sniff sniff). If you have a nose for news, you are good at finding news stories.

"嗅闻"是指快速吸气，就像这样：(嗅嗅）。如果你对新闻有敏锐的嗅觉，你就善于发现新闻故事。

It's like you can sniff out an interesting story. Many of our listeners definitely have a nose for learning English.

就像你可以嗅出一个有趣的故事。我们的许多听众确实对学英语有敏锐的嗅觉。

And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories! Until next time …

以上就是本期的《词汇掌故》！我们下次见！

I'm Anna Matteo.

我是安娜·马泰奥。

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