A: Jack wonders whether Linda likes him or not.

杰克不知道琳达是否喜欢他。

B: Why doesn't he ask her?

他为什么不问她？

A: He's too scared to ask her.

他害怕问她。

B: He's a chicken guy.

他是个胆小鬼。

01 Whether...or not

是或不是；是否

I'm going to take the day off whether he agrees or not.

不管他是否同意，我都要请假。

You have to finish your homework whether you like it or not.

不管你是否喜欢，你都得完成你的家庭作业。

We are going on our picnic whether it rains or not.

不管是否下雨，我们都要去野餐。

02 too...to...

太...以至于不能...

The suitcase is too heavy to lift.

行李箱太重了，无法提起。

The box is too small to hold all of these books.

箱子太小了，无法装下所有的书。

The movie is too scary to watch alone.

电影太恐怖了，不能一个人看。

03 chicken

胆小的；胆小鬼

Don't be such a chicken.

不要这么胆小。

He is too chicken to speak in public.

他非常胆小，不敢在公开场合说话。

chicken out

临阵退缩

He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute.

他本来要约她出来，但在最后一刻胆怯了。

coward

胆小鬼

He's such a coward——He always runs away from his problems.

他就是个懦夫。他总是逃避他的问题。