第21课：怯懦的 - 12

【迷你小对话1】

A: Did you hear that the sheriff had a great chance to catch some bank robbers? But when the bank robbers turned around to surrender, the sheriff ran away!
B: Yeah, I always knew he was yellow.

A: 你听说了吗？本县的警长本来是很有机会抓到银行抢劫犯的。可是当劫犯们转身准备投降的时候，警长竟然跑掉了。
B: 我早就知道他一点儿都不勇敢。

【迷你小对话2】

A: I never studied for Mrs. Cameron’s class before, but now I am staying up late every night, reading the textbook and going over my lecture notes.
B: Me, too. Ever since she told us about the midterm, she’s got us running scared.

A: Cameron老师的课我以前从来不复习，可现在每晚都熬夜，看课本，复习课堂笔记。
B: 我也是。自从她说要期中考试，搞得我们都战战兢兢的。

【语言点精讲】

sheriff: 警长。
yellow: 形容人胆小的，卑怯的。
stay up late: 熬夜，晚睡。
get sb. running scared: 某人因为害怕或者紧张而暂时的疯狂、狂乱。