英语典故:与身体部位的短语英语典故:与身体部位有关的短语WordsandTheirStories:Back,ShouldersandChestNow,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsthatusepartsofthebody.Theseincludetheeyes,ears,nose,mouthandeventheheart.Todaywewilltellyousomeexpressionsthatuseotherbodyparts–theback,shouldersandchest.WhenIamfacingalotofpressureatwork,mybackandneckwillstarttohurt.Sometimes,thistensionistheresultoftoomuchwork.Ihavetoomanythingstodobecausemysupervisorisonmybackallthetime.Inotherwords,myemployerisalwaystellingmetodothings.Sometimes,Iwantmyemployertogetoffmyback!Iwanthertostopcriticizingmeandmakingtoomanydemandsonmytime.Icannotsaythis,however.Iwouldneverturnmybackonherandrefusetohelpwhenthereisaneed.IfIdidrefusetohelp,mysupervisormightsaybadthingsaboutmebehindmyback.ShemightcriticizemewhenIamnotpresent.Thiswouldsurelybeastabintheback.Itisneverkindtounfairlyharmorsaybadthingsaboutotherpeople.Sometimes,whenIamveryproductiveinmyjob,myemployergivesmeapatontheback.Shepraisesmywork.Shemightevensay"Iwillscratchyourbackifyouwillscratchmine."Thismeansshewilldosomethingforme,ifIdosomethinghelpfulforherinexchange.Suchanofferusuallycomesstraightfromtheshoulder.Mysupervisorhasaverydirect,openandhonestwayofspeaking.Iknowthatmyemployercarriesalotonhershoulders.Sheisresponsibleformanythingsattheoffice.Andbecausesheissoimportant,shesometimesgetstorubshoulderswiththetopofficials.Shegetstospendtimewithsomeveryimportantpeople.Ibelievethetopofficialvaluesmysuperior.Henevergivesherthecoldshoulder.Heisneverunfriendlytoher.Healwaystreatsherlikesheisanimportantpartoftheorganization.Ialsovaluemysupervisor.Infact,Ithinksheisveryeffectiveinherjob.Ofcourse,Icouldyellmyopinionatthetopofmylungs,orasloudlyasIpossiblycould.Itmightevenfeelgoodtogetmyemotionsoffmychest.Itisalwayshelpfultotellpeoplehowyoufeelsothatyouremotionsdonottroubleyou.Butitisnotnecessaryformetopraisemysuperior.Mostofmyco-workersfeeltheexactsamewayabouther.So,IthinkIwilljustsavemybreath.Iwillkeepsilentbecausetalking