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Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.

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Our bodies give us so many expressions. And today we talk about the facial feature that sticks out the most...your nose!

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Well, unless you are wearing a mask, which covers the mouth and nose. But most of the time our noses are noticeable. You can see them clearly.

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And that fact gives us this expression: "as plain as the nose on your face."

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This describes something that is very clear, easy to see or understand. It is obvious.

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Here is one way to use it.

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My friend Marina liked my other friend, Christopher, a lot. She never told me, but I could tell.

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Every time he entered the room she acted differently. She talked faster and fixed her hair a lot.

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And she laughed at every joke he made, even the ones that were not funny. So, to me she obviously liked him.

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When I asked her about it, she said, "How did you know?"

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"Marina, I said, "it's as plain as the nose on your face. Which means...he probably knows too!"

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Her face turned deep red from embarrassment.

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Imagine we all have to wear masks all the time for years and years.

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If that happens, this expression might change. But for now we still use it.

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Here is our next expression. It's an easy one: on the nose.

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This expression has two very common meanings.

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If something is "on the nose," it is exactly right. It is accurate.

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For example, his guess about the new company succeeding was right on the nose. After only a year, it is making a lot of money.

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"On the nose" also means something happens at the exact set time.

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For example, Marjorie's work day starts at 10am. And she arrives to the office every day at 10am on the nose.

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But being "on the nose" and on time doesn't mean you have to do it every day. It just means you agreed to be somewhere at a certain time and you are there.

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Some word experts say this usage of "on the nose" comes from radio.

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When recording a radio show, the voice performers are in a recording room.

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They are separated from the producers and sound experts by glass.

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Oftentimes, the recording could not be interrupted.

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So, if a show was running on time, the producer would put a finger on his or her nose to let the performers know.

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Here is our last expression.

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One thing noses do is smell things. The nose can help us find food.

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Sometimes it can help us detect danger, like smelling smoke. This is a valuable ability.

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So, if you have a special ability for something, we can say you "have a nose" for it.

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For example, a good detective has a nose for solving crimes. They can sniff out hidden clues. To sniff is to breathe in quickly, like this: (sniff sniff).

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If you have a nose for news, you are good at finding news stories. It's like you can sniff out an interesting story.

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Many of our listeners definitely have a nose for learning English.

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And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories! Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo.

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n. 枝,杆,手杖
vt. 插于,刺入,竖起<

 
embarrassment [im'bærəsmənt]

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n. 困窘,尴尬,困难

 
accurate ['ækjurit]

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adj. 准确的,精确的

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valuable ['væljuəbl]

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adj. 贵重的,有价值的
n. (pl.)贵

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detective [di'tektiv]

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adj. 侦探的
n. 侦探

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budget ['bʌdʒit]

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n. 预算
vt. 编预算,为 ... 做预算

 
obvious ['ɔbviəs]

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adj. 明显的,显然的

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noticeable ['nəutisəbl]

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adj. 显而易见的

 
plain [plein]

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n. 平原,草原
adj. 清楚的,坦白的,简

 
certain ['sə:tn]

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