第21课:怯懦的 - 8
【迷你小对话】
A: Jane was uptight about riding the roller coaster.
B: Yeah, the height and speed gave her cold feet.
A: She almost chickened out when she heard the screams of those scared cats who got on first.
B: She was in a cold sweat but went on anyway because her boyfriend got on with her.
A: 一想到坐过山车Jane就紧张得要命。
B: 是啊,过山车又高又快,吓得她怯场。
A: 听到那些在她面前坐过山车的胆小鬼们一声声的惊叫,她吓得差点开溜。
B: 尽管吓得直冒冷汗,但她还是去坐过山车了,因为她男朋友陪着她。
【语言点精讲】
uptight: 紧张不安的,神经过敏的。
cold feet: 害怕,胆怯;信心或勇气的丧失。
scaredy cats: 形容某人不够勇敢,缺乏勇气,本性懦弱。是一个用来奚落别人的短语。
in a cold sweat: 由于惊吓或者害怕而出了一身的冷汗。sweat,汗。
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