第21课：怯懦的 - 13

【迷你小对话1】

A: Did you see my wife’s face when I told her I lost my job?
B: Yeah, she was as white as a sheet.
A: But I told her right away that I was just joking.

A: 当我告诉我老婆我失业了的时候，你看到她的脸色了吗？
B: 看到了，她面色惨白。
A: 但是我马上告诉她我只是在开玩笑罢了。

【迷你小对话2】

A: I can’t believe you let everyone in the office gossip and chat all day! What kind of manager are you?
B: A chicken-hearted one, I guess. I just don’t know how to handle confrontations.

A: 我真是难以置信你竟然允许大家整天在办公室里闲聊！你是哪门子经理啊？
B: 胆小如鼠的那种经理吧。我真的不知道该怎样对付面对面的冲突。

【语言点精讲】

as white as a sheet: 形容人面色苍白。
gossip: 说三道四。
chicken-hearted: 胆小的，软弱的，胆小如鼠的。
confrontation: 对抗，交锋。