第21課：怯懦的 - 18

【迷你小對話1】

A: Where did Billy go? I thought he was going bungee-jumping with us?
B: Well, he chickened out at the last minute. He won’t be here.

A: Billy去哪里了？我以為他會和我們一起去跳蹦極？
B: 嗯，他最后關頭退縮了。他不會來了。

【迷你小對話2】

A: You flew from Los Angeles to Beijing? I heard you were scared of flying!
B: Yes, well, I had my heart in my mouth the whole time, but I did it.

A: 你是從洛杉磯飛到北京的？我聽說你怕坐飛機??！
B: 對，沒錯。一路上我心都提到嗓子眼了，但我還是飛過來了。

【語言點精講】

chicken out: 臨陣退縮；因害怕而停止做某事。
have one’s heart in one’s mouth: 形容非常害怕，心提到了嗓子眼。