With the exception of those who are unfortunatelyhandicapped or disabled, most people in the worldhave the same five senses of hearing, sight, smell,taste and touch. Some people, however, develop oneor more of their senses up to a higher level. Forexample, a wine connoisseur may be able to tellexactly where and when a certain vintage wine wasmade just by the smell and taste. Someone who "hasa good eye for" art, may be able to discriminate between valuable and worthless paintings.

这个世界上的有些人生有缺陷或不幸伤残，但大多数人都有五种相同的感官：听觉、视觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉。然而，有些人的某一感官却可达到更高的水平。例如，葡萄酒鉴赏家只通过嗅觉和味觉就可说出某一佳酿的确切产地和年份。而一个对艺术敏感的人可以区分出哪些是无价之宝，哪些是平凡赝品。

Likewise, someone who "has a good ear for" music may be able to tell everything about a pieceof classical music after hearing only the first three notes. Others may "have a good ear for"languages, and learn how to speak in several tongues.

同样，对音乐敏感的人仅仅在听过三个音符之后就可把一首古典音乐讲得头头是道。还有一些人对语言有天赋，可以学会数种语言。

关于ear的一些习语：

1. have a good ear for 对……鉴赏能力

例句：Do you have a good ear for music?

你对音乐有鉴赏能力吗?

2. lend me your ear(s) 请听我说

例句：If you will lend me your ear for a minute, I willexplain how the burglar alarm works.

如果你愿意听一会儿,我就讲讲防盗警报器是怎样工作的。

3. play it by ear 见机行事

例句：You can't really prepare for the questions he's going to ask you-you'll just have to play itby ear.

你实在无法为他将要对你提出的问题作准备-你只有随机应变了。