You do the thing you're scared shitless of, and you get the courage AFTER you do it, not before you do it.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. 对比带来重读:...you get the courage after you do it, not before you do it.
2. of在意群结尾,不弱读为/ə/。意群结尾的虚词不弱读。
言之有物:
词链儿:be scared shitless of 非常惧怕XX
be scared of XX/doing XX 害怕(做)某事
scared-shitless adj. 吓坏了的
I was scared shitless when I woke up to the sounds of an intruder in my house.
当我听到家里有闯入者时,吓坏了。
拓展:scared to death 吓“死”了
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.
勇气就是怕得要死,但仍驭马前征。
I see a cocky, scared-shitless kid. 我看到了一个自大、恐惧的孩子。
图片源自《心灵捕手》
But they're scared shitless. 他们怕死了。
图片源自《返老还童》
拓展:to be bored shitless 无聊透顶
活学活用:
请用 scared-shitless 随意造句
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