美語會話 55 have cold feet 害怕，恐懼

Christmas day, Brooke is on the phone with her mom

Mom: Merry Christmas, sweetie. How's your brother enjoying Taiwan?

Brooke: Ryan says he wants to stay. I think he's in love with some girl who designs fruit platters...

Mom: No! Christmas without him is bad enough. So, honey, do you have cold feet yet?

Brooke: Yeah, especially since Jack didn't take care of the planereservations.

Mom: You're not coming?

Brooke: Not until the 31st. So can you change the church reservations?

Mom: I'm afraid not. The church is booked until the year 2001.

book (v.)

預(yù)訂，預(yù)購

fall in love with

與…墜入情網(wǎng)

A: Have you ever fallen in love?

你有墜入過情網(wǎng)嗎?

B: Once, when I was much younger.

一次，那是在我很年輕的時候。

fruit platter (n.)

水果拼盤

have cold feet

害怕，恐懼

圣誕節(jié)當天，與媽媽通電話

媽　媽：親愛的，圣誕節(jié)快樂!你弟弟喜不喜歡臺灣啊?

布魯克：雷恩說他想要留下來。我想他是跟一個設(shè)計水果拼盤的女孩墜入情網(wǎng)了……

媽　媽：不!沒有他的圣誕節(jié)已經(jīng)夠糟了。對了，親愛的，你開始惶恐了沒?

布魯克：開始了，尤其是因為杰克沒把預(yù)定機票的事辦好。

媽　媽：你們不過來了?

布魯克：要到三十一號才能過去。你可以跟教堂另外約時間嗎?

媽　媽：恐怕不行。教堂到二○○一年之前都已經(jīng)預(yù)約額滿了。