详解惯用单句
害 怕 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我害怕蛇。I’m afraid of snakes.
★ snake [sneik] n. 蛇
我害怕置身于狭小的空间里。I have a fear of being in small places.
★ fear [fiE] 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 [skZE] v. 惊吓,使受吓
★ frighten [5fraitn] v. 使惊吓
★ death [deW] 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 [5hCrE7strikEn] 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 [blQd] n. 血
吓得我起了一声鸡皮疙瘩。It gave me goose bumps.
★ goose [^u:s] n. 鹅(其复数形式为geese)
★ bump [bump] n. 隆起部分,肿块
★ pimple [5pimpl] 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。
详解实用对话
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: