新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 10-16

Speaking
Snakes frighten me.
Tony: Oh, Nancy, I am looking for you.
Nancy: Well, Sherlock Holmes, you’ve just found me. What’s up?
Tony: The Outdoor Club is going camping this weekend. Care to join us for an adventure?
Nancy: I could be interested, but will there be snakes? I hate snakes; they make me scared stiff¹.
Tony: Probably not. We’ll be in the mountains, and snakes don’t care for the cold. But there are different kinds of snakes. Poisonous ones like rattlers, and friendly ones like garter snakes. You aren’t afraid of the friendly snakes, are you?
Nancy: Well, if we encounter² any snakes, you’ll see how loud I can scream.
Toney: Even if they’re friendly snakes?
Nancy: Yeah, all snakes make my hair stand on end.
 

1 stiff   

adj.严厉的，激烈的，硬的，僵直的，不灵活的

参考例句：

• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
• You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活，你必须用力推才能转动它。

2 encounter   

v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见

参考例句：

• It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
• A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。