Eztalk美语【55】have cold feet 害怕，恐惧

Christmas day, Brooke is on the phone with her mom

Mom: Merry¹ 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 designs² fruit platters...
Mom: No! Christmas without him is bad enough. So, honey³, do you have cold feet yet⁴?
Brooke: Yeah, especially⁵ since⁶ Jack⁷ didn't take care⁸ of the plane reservations⁹.
Mom: You're not coming?
Brooke: Not until¹⁰ the 31st. So can you change the church¹¹ reservations?
Mom: I'm afraid not. The church is booked until the year 2001.

book (v.) 　
预订，预购

fall in love with 　
与…坠入情网
A: Have you ever¹² fallen in love?
你有坠入过情网吗？
B: Once, when I was¹³ much younger¹⁴.
一次，那是在我很年轻的时候。

fruit platter (n.) 　
水果拼盘

have cold feet 　
害怕，恐惧

圣诞节当天，与妈妈通电话

妈　妈：亲爱的，圣诞节快乐！你弟弟喜不喜欢台湾啊？
布鲁克：雷恩说他想要留下来。我想他是跟一个设计水果拼盘的女孩坠入情网了……
妈　妈：不！没有他的圣诞节已经够糟了。对了，亲爱的，你开始惶恐了没？
布鲁克：开始了，尤其是因为杰克没把预定机票的事办好。
妈　妈：你们不过来了？
布鲁克：要到三十一号才能过去。你可以跟教堂另外约时间吗？
妈　妈：恐怕不行。教堂到二○○一年之前都已经预约额满了。

1 merry   

adj.高兴的，愉快的，欢乐的，兴高采烈的

参考例句：

• I wish you a merry Christmas.祝你圣诞快乐。
• She is in a merry mood.她心情愉快。

2 designs   

n.阴谋，诡计；设计( design的名词复数 )；图案；设计艺术v.设计，绘制( design的第三人称单数 )；设计；计划；企图

参考例句：

• They will be exhibiting their new designs at the trade fairs. 他们将在商品交易会上展出他们新的设计。
• We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs. 我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。

3 honey   

n.蜂蜜，甜蜜，爱人；adj.蜂蜜似的，甜蜜的，甘美的；vt.加蜜使甜

参考例句：

• Honey is very sweet.蜂蜜很甜。
• That car is a honey.那辆轿车是个宝贝。

4 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

5 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

6 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

9 reservations   

n.[法律]（权益等的）保留( reservation的名词复数 )；预订；保留地；保留意见

参考例句：

• Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations. 这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet? 你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

11 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。

12 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。