A heart of gold 一颗金子般的心
Does this Alaskan sea otter have a heart of gold? Photo: Toru Yamanakatoru/ AFP/ Getty
今日小常识
The sea otter is a marine mammal that lives on the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean (although the one in this photo is in a zoo in Tokyo). It dives to the sea floor to look for food. It eats mostly shellfish and some kinds of fish.
海獭是一种生活在东、北太平洋海岸的海洋哺乳动物（不过图片中的海獭生活在东京的一家动物园里）。海獭会潜入海床觅食，它们的食物大都是海底生长的海胆、贝类、海洋甲壳类和鱼类等。
今日短语
我们用短语 "heart of gold 金子般的心" 来形容一个人心地善良、慷慨大度、品德高尚并且愿意为他人付出。
例句
My Mum has a heart of gold; she always thinks of others before herself.
John offered to do all the decorating this weekend; he's got a heart of gold.
请注意
和短语 heart of gold 意思正好相反的表达是 "heart of stone 铁石心肠"。
You'll get no sympathy from the boss; he has a heart of stone.
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