Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

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.
* get to the heart of the matter = 핵심을 찌르다, 진상을 규명하다/ take heart = 힘내다, 용기를 내라/ a heavy heart = 무거운(비통한) 심정/ break one's heart = 비탄에 젖다

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 you a secret. I would speak with all my heart, or with great feeling.
* heart to heart = 털어 놓고, 숨김 없이/ from the bottom of one's heart = 진심으로/ open up = 마음을 터놓다/ with all one's heart = 지성으로, 진심으로

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.
* wear one's heart on one's sleeve = 숨기지 않다, 솔직하게 행동하다/ sb's heart is in the right place = ~의 마음은 진심이다/ kind-hearted = 마음씨 고운/ a heart of gold = 고결한, 친절한 마음/ a change of heart = 심경의 변화

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.
* a heart of stone = 무정(한 사람)/ stand still = 가만히 있다/ skip a beat = 매우 놀라다/ at heart = 내심은/ lose heart = 낙담하다

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.
* one's heart goes out to ~ = ~를 가엾게 생각하다/ cross one's heart = (거짓말이 아님을) 맹세하다/ have one's heart set on ~ = ~에 대해 결의하다, ~하기로 마음을 굳히다