詳解慣用單句
害 怕 第1節(jié) 態(tài)度表達(dá) 第1章 態(tài)度意愿
我害怕蛇。I’m afraid of snakes.
★ snake [sneik] n. 蛇
我害怕置身于狹小的空間里。I have a fear of being in small places.
★ fear [fiE] n. 害怕,恐懼
你嚇壞我了。You scared me.
= You frightened me.
○ You scared me to death. 你把我嚇?biāo)懒恕?/span>
★ scare [skZE] v. 驚嚇,使受嚇
★ frighten [5fraitn] v. 使驚嚇
★ death [deW] n. 死亡
那部恐怖電影嚇得我頭發(fā)都豎起來了。
That horror movie made my hair stand on end.
● horror movie“恐怖電影”
● make one’s hair stand on end“使某人嚇得頭發(fā)都豎起來了”
我們目睹了這起意外,都嚇壞了。
We were horror-stricken when we saw the accident.
★ horror-stricken [5hCrE7strikEn] a. 嚇壞的(= horrow-struck)
我都嚇傻了。I was scared silly.
○ I get scared. 我害怕了。
○ I almost lost it.
嚇得我不知所措。
嚇得我不寒而栗。My blood ran cold.
★ blood [blQd] n. 血
嚇得我起了一聲雞皮疙瘩。It gave me goose bumps.
★ goose [^u:s] n. 鵝(其復(fù)數(shù)形式為geese)
★ bump [bump] n. 隆起部分,腫塊
★ pimple [5pimpl] n. 疙瘩,丘疹
● goose bumps = goose pimples“雞皮疙瘩”
FUN 輕松:看圖
chip in 湊錢
We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.
我們大家都湊了錢買一個(gè)送別禮物給詹妮弗。
詳解實(shí)用對話
Fear
Harry:Do you want to hear something spooky? I met my uncle yesterday.
Sally:Big deal?! That’s not very scary. Next you’ll tell me he’s dead.
Harry:He died? ten years ago.
Sally:Stop playing around. You know, I get scared when you start talking like this.
Harry:You big coward! I’m just joking.
Sally:You know, I get spooked from ghost stories and scary movies. The scary movies made my hair stand on end, and keep me awake at night.
Harry:Actually, I wasn’t completely joking. I saw him in a dream last night.
Sally:Maybe you just miss him.
Harry:Yeah, he was a great uncle, very kind to me, when he was alive?.
Sally: