几个有趣地道的英语用法

1.lose one’s head

慌乱；昏了头；失去理智

可不是失去头，人头落地死了的意思哦。请看：

It is important not to lose your head.

不失去理智是很重要的。

I really lost my head last night

昨晚我真的失去了理智。

That girl is so beautiful! I just lost my head for a minute.

那个女孩太漂亮了！我刚才昏了头啦。

He lost his head over that woman.

他叫那个女人给弄得神魂颠倒。

2.give sb sb’s head让某人随心所欲，自由发挥

He recognised ability and gave people their heads.

他发现别人的才能，并且让他们自由发挥。

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一定要注意，这里的两个sb指的时相同的人。

3.have one’s head in the clouds

心不在焉；走神；有不切实际的想法（或计划等）；想入非非
He must have had his head in the clouds.

他当时肯定心不在焉。

A good artist should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground.

一位好的艺术家有时应富于幻想，但始终要脚踏实地。

He is head over heels in love with that girl.

他深深地爱恋着那位姑娘。

5.keep/get one’s head down

避免引起注意；保持低姿态

Just play it safe, cover your ass, keep your head down.

要谨慎行事，保护好自己并保持低调。

6. It never entered one’s head that从句

某人从未想过……

It never entered my head that she would tell him about me.

我从未想到过她会把我的事告诉他。

The thought never entered my head.

我从未有过那种想法。

7. head office总部，总公司

The company relocated its head office to Stanford.

公司将总部迁到了斯坦福。

Their head office is in New York.

他们的总部在纽约。

I don’t know what head office will think about this proposal.

我不知道总公司对此提案会有何想法。

Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents

分红通告每年由总公司发送至地方代理商。

Telephone their head office for more details.

更详细的情况请致电他们的总部咨询。

Managers at their factory in Birmingham hold a two-hour teleconference with head office in Stuttgart every day.

伯明翰工厂的经理们每天和位于斯图加特的总部举行两小时的电话会议。