第一，情景對話

A：Was it the first speech you'd ever made?

那是你第一次做演講嗎？

B: Yeah.

是的。

A: How did you feel before you made the speech?

在你演講之前你感覺如何？

B: Well, I had butterflies in my stomach for an hour!

噢，我緊張了足足有一小時！

第二，詞海拾貝

have butterflies in one’s stomach

exp. To have a feeling of nervousness, often before a performance or undertaking of some kind. （緊張）

e.g. I almost didn't go on stage and perform tonight because I had butterflies in my stomach.

我今晚差點沒上臺表演，因為我心里七上八下的。

e.g. I always have butterflies in my stomach when I see the people from the personnel department.

每當見到人事部人員進行面試時，我總是感到很緊張。

He had butterflies in his stomach during his first job interview.

他第一次面試時他很緊張。

He had butterflies in his stomach again at the college entrance examination this year.

今年高考他又怯場了。

第三，語匯積累

make a speech：演講

e.g. Before you begin to make a speech,you should collect your thoughts.

在你開始發表演說之前,你應當集中你的思想。

I got away without having to make a speech.

我沒有演講就溜開了。

Having to make a speech always gives me the shivers.

一讓我演講我就嚇得直哆嗦。