第21课:怯懦的 - 3
【迷你小对话】
A: That man is the most faint-hearted soldier I’ve ever seen; he is spineless!
B: Yes, sir, I saw how scared he was when the firing started.
A: We are all fearful in battle but we don’t act cowardly.
B: At first he was standing here quivering in fear but then he became panic-stricken and ran!
A: 那个男的是我见过的最胆小的士兵,他真没骨气!
B: 对,长官。我看到开火的时候他吓坏了。
A: 打仗的时候我们心里都很恐惧,但是我们不会表现得像个懦夫!
B: 他先是站在那里吓得发抖,接着就惊慌失措,撒腿就跑。
【语言点精讲】
faint-hearted: 怯懦的,胆怯的,无决断的。
spineless: 缺乏勇气的,没有骨气的。
fearful: 恐惧的。
cowardly: 胆小的,怯懦的。
quivering: 战栗的,发抖的。
panic-stricken: 被恐惧镇住的,几乎做出失去理性且疯狂的行为或反应。
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