時(shí)差N小時(shí):論天賦

With the exception of those who are unfortunatelyhandicapped or disabled, most people in the worldhave the same five senses of hearing, sight, smell,taste and touch. Some people, however, develop oneor more of their senses up to a higher level. Forexample, a wine connoisseur may be able to tellexactly where and when a certain vintage wine wasmade just by the smell and taste. Someone who "hasa good eye for" art, may be able to discriminate between valuable and worthless paintings.

這個(gè)世界上的有些人生有缺陷或不幸傷殘，但大多數(shù)人都有五種相同的感官：聽(tīng)覺(jué)、視覺(jué)、嗅覺(jué)、味覺(jué)和觸覺(jué)。然而，有些人的某一感官卻可達(dá)到更高的水平。例如，葡萄酒鑒賞家只通過(guò)嗅覺(jué)和味覺(jué)就可說(shuō)出某一佳釀的確切產(chǎn)地和年份。而一個(gè)對(duì)藝術(shù)敏感的人可以區(qū)分出哪些是無(wú)價(jià)之寶，哪些是平凡贗品。

Likewise, someone who "has a good ear for" music may be able to tell everything about a pieceof classical music after hearing only the first three notes. Others may "have a good ear for"languages, and learn how to speak in several tongues.

同樣，對(duì)音樂(lè)敏感的人僅僅在聽(tīng)過(guò)三個(gè)音符之后就可把一首古典音樂(lè)講得頭頭是道。還有一些人對(duì)語(yǔ)言有天賦，可以學(xué)會(huì)數(shù)種語(yǔ)言。

關(guān)于ear的一些習(xí)語(yǔ)：

1. have a good ear for 對(duì)……鑒賞能力

例句：Do you have a good ear for music?

你對(duì)音樂(lè)有鑒賞能力嗎?

2. lend me your ear(s) 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)我說(shuō)

例句：If you will lend me your ear for a minute, I willexplain how the burglar alarm works.

如果你愿意聽(tīng)一會(huì)兒,我就講講防盜警報(bào)器是怎樣工作的。

3. play it by ear 見(jiàn)機(jī)行事

例句：You can't really prepare for the questions he's going to ask you-you'll just have to play itby ear.

你實(shí)在無(wú)法為他將要對(duì)你提出的問(wèn)題作準(zhǔn)備-你只有隨機(jī)應(yīng)變了。