迷你對(duì)話：一鳴驚人
　　A: Tom set the whole country by the ears with his discovery.
　　約翰的發(fā)明震驚了全國(guó)。
　　B: He is really terrific!
　　他真行。
　　A: He was very clever when he was a boy.
　　他小的時(shí)候就非常聰明。
　　對(duì)話精講
　　第一、 習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)
　　set by ears
　　第二、 解詞釋義
　　此語(yǔ)源于一個(gè)斗狗的故事。有兩個(gè)好事之徒以狗打架賭博，就分別揪住狗的耳朵讓它們相斗。轉(zhuǎn)義為“使人爭(zhēng)吵，使人不和”，還可以表示“因新發(fā)現(xiàn)而引起轟動(dòng)或使人震驚”之意。
　　第三、 支持范例
　　釋義1： 使人爭(zhēng)吵，使人不和
　　e.g.During his short stay, Philip set us all by the ears .
　　菲利普在這時(shí)短期逗留期間，搬弄是非，搞得大家不得安寧。
　　e.g.They got on well enough together until the question of promotion set them all by the ears .
　　他們?cè)瓉?lái)一直相處得很好，后來(lái)提職一事引起了他們之間的不和。
　　e.g.Uncle always seems to set the family by the ears .
　　叔叔好像總是使一家人不和。
　　e.g.She set the whole neighborhood by the ears .
　　她使四鄰不和。
　　釋義2： 使人震驚，一鳴驚人
　　e.g.He seemed a very lively young man, certain of his own abilities and eager to set people by the ears.
　　看來(lái)他是個(gè)非常活躍的青年，對(duì)自己的能力十分自信，且急于一鳴驚人。
　　e.g.He set the whole city the ears with beating the champion.
　　他擊敗了冠軍而一鳴驚人。