You do the thing you're scared shitless of, and you get the courage AFTER you do it, not before you do it.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. 對比帶來重讀:...you get the courage after you do it, not before you do it.
2. of在意群結尾,不弱讀為/ə/。意群結尾的虛詞不弱讀。
言之有物:
詞鏈兒:be scared shitless of 非常懼怕XX
be scared of XX/doing XX 害怕(做)某事
scared-shitless adj. 嚇壞了的
I was scared shitless when I woke up to the sounds of an intruder in my house.
當我聽到家里有闖入者時,嚇壞了。
拓展:scared to death 嚇“死”了
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.
勇氣就是怕得要死,但仍馭馬前征。
I see a cocky, scared-shitless kid. 我看到了一個自大、恐懼的孩子。
圖片源自《心靈捕手》
But they're scared shitless. 他們怕死了。
圖片源自《返老還童》
拓展:to be bored shitless 無聊透頂
活學活用:
請用 scared-shitless 隨意造句
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