【问】 1986年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题中有这样一道题：
 One should never lose one's heart when_________(confront) with temporary difficulties.
 (试题要求填入confronted)。查lose one's heart意为：“爱上”、“喜欢上”、“倾心于”。这似乎与句意不符，这是怎么回事呢?
 【答】 Iose one's heart确实作“爱上”、“喜欢上”、“倾心于”解。例如：
 1. She lost her heart to the soldier with the broad shoulder and the deep voice. (DAI)
 她爱上了那个肩膀宽阔、声音浑厚的战士。
 2. I doubt if we shall see my brother back in England. I' ve just had a letter from him.He's at Taormina，and he has so lost his heart to the place that he has actually bought ahouse there.
 我说不准我们能否看到我兄弟回到英国。我刚收到他的信。他现在在塔俄明拉，他十
 分喜爱这个地方，他在那里确实买下了一幢房子。
 当lose与heart直接搭配时(lose heart)，则作“灰心”、“泄气”、“气馁”、“丧失信心”解：
 1. Tony tried again and again in vain，so he lost heart.
 托尼尝试了一次又一次，但都失败了，所以他丧失了信心。
 2. So don’t lose heart，whatever you do. (Wells)
 所以不管你做什么事，都不要气馁。
 由上面的例子可以证明上面试题的出题者用错了lose one’s heart。
 与此相类似，下列各组短语在含义上也有很大的差别：
 
 1. He took his friend’s advice to heart. (DAI)
 他认真听取了朋友的忠告。
 2. I shouldn’t take that to heart，if I were you. (Snow)
 如果我是你，我是不会在乎这件事的。
 3. She took the little stray kitten to her heart immediatly
 她一下子就爱上了这个小野猫了。
 
 1. All traffic has to make way for a fire-engine. (ALD)
 全部车辆都必须为救火车让道。
 2. I shall make way for a younger man. (Freeman)
 我将给更年轻的人让路。
 3. They made their way towards the centre of the town. (Chambers)
 他们向市中心走去。
 4. She hesitated，but made her way forward.(Dreiser)
 她犹豫了一会儿，但是还是向前走去。
 
 1. While he was in Britain making a film，he took time off to see his parents.(DEU)
 当他在英国拍电影时，他抽空看望了他的父母。
 2. He can’t even take time to visit his wife in hospital.
 他甚至抽不出时间去看望住院的妻子。
 3. It will take time to work out the puzzle.
 解这个难题是要花时间的。
 4. Take your time and think it over carefully before making decisions.
 不要着急，仔细考虑好再作决定。
 5. If I were you I should take my time. (Worrall)
 如果我是你，我就慢慢来。
 类似这样的例子还有许多，请学习和运用时留意。