第21课：怯懦的 - 18

【迷你小对话1】

A: Where did Billy go? I thought he was going bungee-jumping with us?
B: Well, he chickened out at the last minute. He won’t be here.

A: Billy去哪里了？我以为他会和我们一起去跳蹦极？
B: 嗯，他最后关头退缩了。他不会来了。

【迷你小对话2】

A: You flew from Los Angeles to Beijing? I heard you were scared of flying!
B: Yes, well, I had my heart in my mouth the whole time, but I did it.

A: 你是从洛杉矶飞到北京的？我听说你怕坐飞机啊！
B: 对，没错。一路上我心都提到嗓子眼了，但我还是飞过来了。

【语言点精讲】

chicken out: 临阵退缩；因害怕而停止做某事。
have one’s heart in one’s mouth: 形容非常害怕，心提到了嗓子眼。