儿时害怕的妖怪似乎已经远去了,失去了吓人的威力。但“害怕”的感觉还是会伴随着我们的一生,只不过害怕的“东西”不同了而已。
详解惯用单句
态度表达
我害怕蛇。I’m afraid of snakes.
★ snake ?n. 蛇
我害怕置身于狭小的空间里。I have a fear of being in small places.
★ fear ?n. 害怕,恐惧
你吓坏我了。You scared me. = You frightened me.
○ You scared me to death. 你把我吓死了。
★ scare ?v. 惊吓,使受吓
★ frighten ?v. 使惊吓
★ death ??n. 死亡
那部恐怖电影吓得我头发都竖起来了。 That horror movie made my hair stand on end.
● horror movie“恐怖电影”
● make one’s hair stand on end“使某人吓得头发都竖起来了”
我们目睹了这起意外,都吓坏了。 We were horror-stricken when we saw the accident.
★ horror-stricken a. 吓坏的(= horrow-struck)
我都吓傻了。I was scared silly.
○ I get scared. 我害怕了。
○ I almost lost it. 吓得我不知所措。
吓得我不寒而栗。My blood ran cold.
★ blood n. 血
吓得我起了一声鸡皮疙瘩。It gave me goose bumps.
★ goose ????n. 鹅(其复数形式为geese)
★ bump bumpn. 隆起部分,肿块
★ pimple ??????n. 疙瘩,丘疹
● goose bumps = goose pimples“鸡皮疙瘩”
FUN 轻松:看图
chip in 凑钱
We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.
我们大家都凑了钱买一个送别礼物给詹妮弗。