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。