迷你对话：

A: When she told me that she would marry no man but Dick, my heart was almost in my mouth.

当他告诉我除了迪克她谁也不嫁时，我吓得要命。

B: You were scared, too? I dared not tell you my feeling when I heard that. I almost go faint.

你也很害怕？我都没敢告诉你我听到这个消息时的感觉，我几乎要晕了。

A: I could not and can’t make out the reason why she would set her heart on a man like Dick. He plays the field with many girls.

我以前不能，现在也不能找出她只爱迪克的原因。他对许多女孩子都是逢场作戏。

B: But Sarah says she does not care, so long as he loves her.

但是萨拉告诉我她不在乎，只要他爱她。

地道表达：

one’s heart be in one’s mouth

解词释义：

one’s heart be in one’s mouth与汉语口语中的“心跳到嗓子眼里”的说法几乎形合意切。此语常用来比喻“吓得够呛”和“胆战心惊”。此外，此语还可以说成“have one’s heart in one’s mouth”或“with one’s heart on one’s mouth”。

支持范例：

"Gosh, Mary," said John, "My heart is in my mouth whenever I see you."

约翰说：“天啊，玛丽，不管那次见到你，我都吓得要命。”
It was a touching scene. My heart was in my mouth the whole time.

那真是惊心动魄的一幕，我的心一直跳到嗓子眼里。
I had my heart in my mouth when I heard the national anthem.

当我听到国歌时，我的心跳到了嗓眼子里。
I had my heart in my mouth when I went to ask the boss for more money.

我去向老板再要一些钱时心跳到了嗓子眼儿里。

词海拾贝：

1. make out：把......清楚；理解；明白

At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely.

起先我还以为是一场意外，但是据我了解，警方认为那不太可能。

The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.

这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。

2. set her heart on：决心要......，很想要......

Ann hasset her heart on going to the festival.

安一心要去参加庆祝会。

Is Mary able to cotton with the man she's set her heart on?

我能与她倾心的男子和睦相处吗?

She has set her heart on going to work in the border regions.

她下定决心到边疆去工作。

She has set her heart on having a pearl necklace for her birthday.

她非常希望在她生日能得到一串珠宝项链。

3. play the field：（做事，恋爱）不专一，三心二意

He preferred play the field than go steady.

比起爱情专一，他更喜欢到处拈花惹草。

In general, I don't think she's a person that loves to date and play the field.

一般来说，我不觉得她是一个喜欢约会、喜欢游戏情场的人。

You'll never get Mark to go steady with you. He likes to play the field.

你跟马克的关系永远也稳定不下来。他喜欢广交女朋友。

4. so long as：只要

So long as we keep level - headed, there is no cause for alarm.

只要我们头脑清醒, 就不怕。

You will do all right so long as you follow my advice.

只要你听我的建议,你一定会做好的。

So long as one keeps calm, one doesn't feel the heat too much.

心静自然凉。

So long as what you do is right, I'll go along with you.

只要你们做得对，我都随着。