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CRAZY TEACHER 的瘋狂英語教室 : 美國人這樣說

第十六課 : cold feet


你有腳冷過嗎? Did you ever have cold feet? 冬天到了才會腳冷嗎? 非也! 腳冷跟天氣無關喔!


cold feet  n.


Definition: suddenly become too scared to do something important you had planned to do. usually something like getting married or buying a house.


臨陣畏縮

Example:

1) Ethan  wanted to try bungee jumping, but he got cold feet once he got up there.

2)The wedding was called off because my cousin got cold feet.

這兩句自前年突然爆紅,因為美國喬治亞州有個即將嫁入豪門的年輕女子在婚禮前幾天失蹤,警方全力尋找,最後找到她時,她自稱被綁架,結果騙局輕易被拆穿,這女孩只是"腳冷",被結婚嚇到了,臨陣脫逃,變成落跑新娘。這新聞連上頭條好幾天,新郎臉上無光,新娘賠了政府好多錢,最後當然是以分手收場。................。



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