现代英语俚语(1)

all ears 竖起耳朵，全神贯注地听

May: But the thing is that he has everyone of the company eating out of his hand（把每个人搞得服服帖帖的）. When I called on him（去看他） last week, the happened to have a meeting. He was giving them a pep talk（鼓舞士气的讲话） and they were all ears at him. Everyone seemed to lend a willing ear to（洗耳恭听） what he was saying.

May: He's really something（真有他的）. He must have got the hang of（找到窍门） dealing¹ with people.

May: Yes, he has. He's able to keep everyone on his toes（使每一个人忙个不停）.

Jim: I must go and have a talk with him. I need to pick his brains（请教）.

May: Let me give him a buzz（挂个电话） and see if he'd like to see you.

注意：当它的后面跟随宾语时，在all ears的后面常用介词at连接宾语。例如：The kids were all ears at the old man. 孩子们全神贯注地听老人给他们讲话。

All the way 自始至终地

May: Of course you can't stay idle, but you must find something that you are good at. You can’t do things you are all thumbs（笨手笨脚的） at.

Jim: I know. But how can I know what I am good at before I actually try?

May: That can be costly². And once you have started on something, you will have to bone up（甩开膀子干） on it and move all the day up without hesitation³.

Jim: Well, I've come all the way to seek advice from you. I depend on you for directions.

May: Depend on me? You must be pulling my leg（别拿我开心了）! I'm no good at doing business.

Jim: But your friend is. You can pull the strings⁴（暗地里使劲） and let him advice me.

May: Well, he's too busy to talk to you right now.