follow your nose
follow your nose"的意思就是"一直走". 比如說,你到華盛頓來訪問,要上白宮去參觀,可是走在路上好像迷失了方向。于是,你就在馬路上問人怎么去白宮。你得到的回答可能就是:
例句-1: "Turn left at the next corner and then follow your nose -- you can't miss it."
這人說:"到前面的路口向左轉(zhuǎn),然后一直走就到了,你不會看不到的。"
Follow your nose還可以解釋為利用嗅覺找到什么東西。例如:
例句-2: "You say you're looking for the French Bakery? Just walk two blocks north, turn left, and you can smell that wonderful smell of fresh bread baking: just follow your nose and it will bring you right to the front door."
這人說:"你是說你在找那個法國面包店嗎?往北走過兩條街,然后向左轉(zhuǎn),你就會聞到那烤面包的香味。隨著香味走就會把你帶到那面包店的門口了。"