184．跟着自己鼻子走

［词语］to follow one's nose

［含义］向前直走；凭直觉；盲目行事

［趣释］【物事喻指】在英国，到了陌生的地方或是迷失了方向，向别人打听方向时，常常会听到“Follow your nose”这句话字面意思是：“跟着你的鼻子走。”鼻子，在人的脸中央，跟着鼻子走当然是向前笔直地走，鼻子是嗅觉器官。狗的嗅觉灵敏，它一直是跟着鼻子走的。人的鼻子虽然不及狗的鼻子灵敏，跟着鼻子走就是指一直向前走、凭第六感觉。因此，成语“跟着自己鼻子走”（to follow one's nose）喻指向前笔直地走，凭直觉，盲目行事。

［运用］The store is on the next street. Turn right at the next corner and just follow your nose. You can't miss it． 那家商店在下一条街上。到下一个十字路口向右拐，笔直走就行了。很容易找到，错不了。

I hadn't been to Mary's house for over 10 years, but I was able to find my way there again just by following my nose． 我有十几年没有去过玛丽的家了，但凭着第六感觉走，我也找到了地方。

I don't know just where I want to go, I'll just follow my nose and see what happens． 我没有计划要去什么地方，只是随便走走看看。

That man just follows his nose; he's just filled up a ditch without troubling to think where the water will go in wet weather． 那人做事不动脑筋，简单地把沟填起来，也不想想下雨天水往哪儿流。