【突破英文对话】I Get Cold Feet 畏缩不前

One friend is encouraging another to see a dentist. 

一个人在鼓励他的朋友去看牙医。 

 

 

A : Hi, Mike. What’s new? 

 

 

B: What’s wrong with you? Your face is swollen¹. You look terrible! 

 

 

A : My jaw² aches. I don’t know why. 

 

 

B: Let me take a look. No wonder it hurts! One of your teeth looks decayed³. You’d better see a dentist right away. 

 

 

A: Do you think I have to? I’ve been putting it off for weeks. To tell the honest truth, dentists scare me to death. I get cold feet when I have to go to one. Even thinking of it makes me shake. 

 

 

B: Don’t be silly. You’d be better off seeing one. I’ll make an appointment for you. Only a fool is afraid of the dentist! 

 

 

A: Okay. I might as well go. But find me one who doesn’t hurt! 

 

 

B: Come on. I’m your best friend. You can count on me. There’s nothing to be afraid of. 

 

 

A: Well, if you say so, I’ll take your word for it. 

1 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

2 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

3 decayed   

a.腐败的，被蛀的

参考例句：

• New Shoreham, now sadly decayed, has barely 100 inhabitants. 如今已经衰落的新肖勒姆仅有100 名居民，很令人伤感。
• The place stank of decayed fish. 那地方有烂鱼的臭味。