跟艾米莉一起学口语 第437期:我没有勇气邀请她出来

 I don't have the gut¹ to ask her out.

我没有勇气邀请她出来

gut 勇气
I should have the gut to do what I want to do.
我应该有勇气做自己想做的事情。
It takes guts² to start a new business on your own.
自己开公司是需要勇气的。

A:Hi,Jane,is Sophia coming with us?
嗨，简，索菲亚和我们一起去吗？
B:Yes.Why?
是啊，怎么了？
A:Nothing.I'm just asking.
没什么，我随便问问。
B:Just asking?But why is your face burning like mad?Ah-huh,I've heard that someone is running after Sophia.
随便问问？那你的脸为什么这么红？哦，我听说有人在追索菲亚，是吗？
A:Who is running after her?
谁在追索菲亚？
B:Come on,John,don't be such a chicken.If you like her,you've got to tell her.Maybe she likes you.
约翰，不要这么胆小。如果你喜欢她，就去告诉她。没准她也喜欢你呢！
A:But I don't have the gut to ask her out.
但是我没有勇气邀请她出来。
B:What're you so afraid of?
你到底在害怕什么？
A:I'd totally die if she turned me down.
如果她拒绝我我会死掉的。
B:But that's better than keeping everything to yourself.You've got to let her know.Come on!You've got to take a chance.
但是那也比闷在肚子里想要强啊，你应该让她知道，快点吧，你应该抓住机会。
A:I don't know...Well,maybe,you're right.
我不知道...恩...也许你说的对。

1 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

2 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》