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    A heart-to-heart is a private talk in which two people say what they really feel, without covering it up. It is not a meeting, not a quarrel, and not chat about the weather. You sit down — on a bed, on the , in a parked car — and you stop pretending. You might talk about a fear, a hurt, or something that has been sitting between you for a long time.

    A heart-to-heart is是 two people兩個人 without covering it up不遮掩地 say what they really feel把真正的感受說出來 a private talk的一場私下談話。It它 is not a meeting不是開會, not a quarrel不是吵架, and not chat about the weather也不是聊天氣的閒聊。You你 sit down坐下來 — on a bed在床上、 on the stairs在樓梯上、 in a parked car在停好的車裡 — and you然後你 stop pretending不再假裝。You你 might talk about可能會談 a fear一個害怕、 a hurt一個受過的傷, or或 something that has been sitting between you for a long time一件卡在你們之間很久的事。

    English likes the verb have: have a heart-to-heart, have a heart-to-heart talk. The phrase can also sit in front of a noun: a heart-to-heart conversation. It feels informal, warm, and a little serious.

    English英語 likes喜歡用 the verb動詞 have: have a heart-to-heart、have a heart-to-heart talk。The phrase這個詞 can also也可以 sit in front of a noun放在名詞前面: a heart-to-heart conversation。It它 feels感覺 informal不拘束、 warm溫暖, and a little serious又帶點認真。

    Friends do it, couples do it, parents and children do it. You would not usually call a speech to a class a heart-to-heart; the picture is two people, or a very small circle.

    Friends朋友 do it會這樣談, couples伴侶 do it會, parents and children父母和孩子 do it也會。You你 would not usually通常不會 a speech to a class把對全班的講話 call叫作 a heart-to-heart; the picture畫面 is是 two people兩個人, or a very small circle或很小的一圈人。

    Though actually, one person can do most of the talking while the other mostly listens — the point is honesty, not equal time. In careful or formal writing, people may say a frank conversation instead.

    Though actually不過其實, one person一個人 can do可以講 most of the talking大部分的話, while the other另一個人 mostly listens多半在聽 — the point重點 is honesty是坦誠, not equal time不是講話時間平均。In careful or formal writing在講究或正式的文字裡, people人們 may say instead可能會改說 a frank conversation。

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組成heart + to + heart. The picture is two hearts speaking to each other, not a heart travelling from one place to another. It is a set phrase, normally written with hyphens.

同家族的字

  • heartthe same piece; here it means honest feeling, not the organ as a doctor would mean it
  • heartfeltalso uses heart for something sincere

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。