时间:2019-02-26 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

 Have cold feet: 打退堂鼓


生活中有没有发生过类似事例?比方说,参加某一次聚会,本来西装革履蛮有风度,脚下不争气的鞋子竟然临时闹罢工,坏了。尤其是漂亮淑女,若不幸掉了鞋跟,肯定会让尾随身后的崇拜者大跌眼镜。 这种情况,首先可能会让人联想到裸露在外“冰凉”的脚趾(也有点牵强,比如日光下,脚说不定会热呢);再之,遭遇“坏鞋”事件的人是不是大为尴尬,直想找个地洞躲一躲?依据词源解析,have cold feet(胆怯;打退堂鼓)确实是由以上两种联想演变而来的。 举个例子,看看have cold feet形容“逃跑新娘”时最为经典的一句话:
The bride got cold feet just before the wedding and ran off.(就在婚礼开始之前,新娘打了退堂鼓,溜了。)







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