【VOA朗讀】 Words and Their Stories: Heart to Heart

Words and Their Stories: Heart to Heart

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today’s expressions include a very important word – heart.

We will try to get to the heart of the matter to better understand the most important things about words and their stories.  So take heart.  Have no fear about learning new expressions.   Besides, popular English words can be fun.  There is no need for a heavy heart.  Such feelings of sadness would only break my heart, or make me feel unhappy and hopeless.

Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely about something private.  We would be having a heart to heart discussion.  I might speak from the bottom of my heart, or say things honestly and truthfully.   I might even open up my heart to you and tell a secret.   I would speak with all my heart, or with great feeling.

When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she wears her heart on her sleeve, or on her clothing.   Her emotions are not protected.

If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person’s heart is in the right place.  For example, I would know that you are a kind-hearted and well-meaning person.  And, if you are a very good person, I would even say that you have a heart of gold.  However, you might have a change of heart based on what I tell you.  Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something.

But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no sympathy or understanding for me or my situation.  If this happens, I might think that you have a heart of stone.   And, if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my heart might stand still or skip a beat.

Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know that at heart, you are a kind person.  In reality, you do care.   And any argument between us would not cause me to lose heart or feel a sense of loss.

My heart goes out to anyone who loses a friend over an argument.  It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people involved.

I promise that what I have told you today is true – cross my heart.

I really wanted to play some music at the end of this feature.  In fact, I had my heart set on it. So here it is, “Don’t Go Breaking my Heart” by Elton John.

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• 歡迎天mm回來,俺也吃了飯趕緊讀了一個,材料還是一如既往偷愚公大人滴~ -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/11/2010 postreply 22:03:27

• 讀得好，讚一個。不過 -EnLearner- ♀ (179 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 20:49:22

• 嗬嗬~ 怪隻能怪您家好東西大多~ -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/13/2010 postreply 09:12:13

• 頂,讀的好! 祝新的一周快樂 :) -天澤園- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/11/2010 postreply 22:58:41

• 謝天天 CO: 祝新的一周快樂 :) -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 06:59:29

• 裏拉連語氣都模仿的很像～ -千與.千尋- ♀ (162 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 02:55:58

• 謝千mm鼓勵，還要好好向你學習~~雖然趕不上，自己有點進步也好 -lilac09- ♀ (128 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 07:05:59

• 哈哈哈～這個～這個～ -千與.千尋- ♀ (73 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 07:47:11

• Another round of applause -selfselfself- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 07:32:14

• 妹傅,自從您變sweet後,俺就不大習慣了~別不好意思哈,自家人更要狠砸:) -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 07:37:26

• so I was bitter then? :) -selfselfself- ♂ (207 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 07:55:23

• 嗬嗬~砸的好, sweeten up first~~ always good strategy -lilac09- ♀ (149 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 08:37:53

• 學到了與Heart相關的英語短語,謝Sis朗讀.Have a nice week. -婉蕠- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 12:22:02

• 謝謝婉mm~~ -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 19:31:10

• 不好意思，來拍磚了 -billnet- ♂ (315 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 21:01:31

• 多謝bill，俺當金磚收了哈~~ -lilac09- ♀ (164 bytes) () 07/12/2010 postreply 21:41:11

• 回複：多謝bill，俺當金磚收了哈~~ -selfselfself- ♂ (52 bytes) () 07/13/2010 postreply 06:35:48

• you bet ... -billnet- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/13/2010 postreply 06:39:59

• 到底是高手們不一般呀，兩位對話的靈犀境界都是俺仰望滴:)) -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/13/2010 postreply 07:35:30

• 悄悄問一聲 -yy888- ♀ (49 bytes) () 07/13/2010 postreply 22:19:38

• 回複：悄悄問一聲 -lilac09- ♀ (230 bytes) () 07/14/2010 postreply 06:39:31