地道英语：局促不安，难为情

　　Sheepish

　　局促不安，难为情

　　Neil: Hi, Im Neil and this is Helen!

　　Helen: Hello.

　　Neil: Whats wrong Helen? Youre looking rather sheepish.

　　Helen: Sheepish? 像只羊?我的毛衣是羊毛的。

　　Neil: I dont mean you look like a sheep. I mean you look sheepish, which is quite different!

　　Helen: 当然了，looking like a sheep 和 looking sheepish 是完全不同的两件事儿!

　　Neil: Yes. If I say you look like a sheep, it means, well, you look like a sheep. But if I say you look sheepish, it means you look embarrassed or ashamed about something .

　　Helen: To look sheepish 意思是看起来难为情，局促不安，好像做了什么亏心事一样 。

　　Neil: Yes!

　　Helen: Ah, yes.

　　Neil: Listen to some examples:

　　Tom walked into the room looking sheepish.

　　Emily grinned sheepishly as she closed the door behind her.

　　James gave her a sheepish look.

　　Neil: So, come on, why are you looking sheepish today?

　　Helen: Ah, well...

　　Neil: Yes?

　　Helen: Well, 你还记得你借我的那本书?

　　Neil: My favourite book of all time the original edition of The Private Lives of the Greatest Cats in History?

　　Helen: Yes.

　　Neil: OK Helen, now youre looking very sheepish indeed, so youd better hurry up and tell me what happened to it.

　　Helen: 我不小心掉了。

　　Neil: You dropped it? Well I hope its not damaged, otherwise Ill have to -

　　Helen: ...掉在河里了。

　　Neil: In the river! You dropped it in the river!

　　Helen: 我不是故意的。

　　Neil: Oh no!

　　Helen: 非常抱歉。Im so sorry! Thats why Im looking sheepish.

　　Neil: You should be looking even more sheepish than that. In fact, I expect you to look sheepish for several days. It was the best book in the world! Sheepish doesnt do it justice..