英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)迷你小對(duì)話：第21課 怯懦的 - 8

　　第21課：怯懦的 - 8

　　【迷你小對(duì)話】

　　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: 一想到坐過(guò)山車Jane就緊張得要命。

　　B: 是啊，過(guò)山車又高又快，嚇得她怯場(chǎng)。

　　A: 聽(tīng)到那些在她面前坐過(guò)山車的膽小鬼們一聲聲的驚叫，她嚇得差點(diǎn)開(kāi)溜。

　　B: 盡管嚇得直冒冷汗，但她還是去坐過(guò)山車了，因?yàn)樗信笥雅阒?/p>

　　【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】

　　uptight: 緊張不安的，神經(jīng)過(guò)敏的。cold feet: 害怕，膽怯;信心或勇氣的喪失。

　　scaredy cats: 形容某人不夠勇敢，缺乏勇氣，本性懦弱。是一個(gè)用來(lái)奚落別人的短語(yǔ)。

　　in a cold sweat: 由于驚嚇或者害怕而出了一身的冷汗。sweat，汗。