第21课：怯懦的 - 1

【迷你小对话】

A: Jane is a rather timid person and was apprehensive about riding the roller coaster.

B: She was intimidated by its height and the speed.

A: She was also alarmed by the panic-stricken screams of girls who got on the ride first.

B: She was terrified, but she got on because her boyfriend went with her.

A: Jane胆儿很小，连坐过山车都忐忑不安的。

B: 过山车又高又快，让她很害怕。

A: 那些先坐上过山车的女孩子们一声声惊恐万状的尖叫也让她大惊失色。

B: 她虽然害怕可还是去坐了，因为有男朋友陪着她。

【语言点精讲】

timid: 害怕的，尤指因为新的或不熟悉的环境所引起的恐惧；易受惊的，胆怯的；羞怯的。

apprehensive: 基于现实考虑或理性分析而对未来有所担忧或恐惧。

roller roaster: 过山车。

alarm: 充满了恐惧的。

panic-stricken: 被恐惧镇住的，几乎做出失去理性且疯狂的行为或反应。

terrified: 被恐惧吓倒了的，害怕的。