ear
The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear. We are usually all ears for big news.
The Chinese like to say that there are ears behind the wall when they think somebody is overhearing. To express this idea, English people use either of the two proverbs: walls hav ears and Pitchers have ears. They also think that little pitchers have big ears. Nice boys and girls respect other people. They will not secretly listen to other’s private converations.
耳，耳朵
耳朵是听觉器官。一首轻松的乐曲悦耳动听(easy on the ear).我们对重大新闻通常都专心聆听(be all ears)。
想到有人偷听时，中国人喜欢说：‘隔墙有耳）。他们还认为Little pitchers have big ears (小孩子耳朵尖)。好孩子尊重别人人，不会偷听人家的私人谈话。
