Unit 169. Chicken!
第169单元 胆小鬼!
A: Hey, let's arm wrestle!
甲:嘿,咱们来比腕力吧!
B: Not now.
乙:现在不行。
A: Chicken! You're afraid I'll beat you.
甲:胆小鬼!你是怕我赢你吧。
B: Are you kidding? I just feel tired right now.
乙:你开玩笑?我只是现在很累罢了。
类似用语
Coward!懦夫!胆小鬼!
Scaredy-cat!胆小鬼!
You're yellow!你很胆小!
Fraidy-cat! 胆小鬼!
百宝箱
上列类似用语中,“You're yeUow!"之yellow是形容词,本意为“黄色的”,但在美俚语中可表示“胆怯的”,相当于cowardly的意思。
另外,介绍一句有关chicken的西方谚语:“Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.”(不要妄打如意算盘。)