第21课 怯懦的 - 12第21课：怯懦的 - 12【迷你小对话1】A: Did you hear that the sheriff had a great chance to catch some bank robbers?
But when the bank robbers turned around to surrender, the sheriff ran away!

B: Yeah, I always knew he was yellow.
A: 你听说了吗？
本县的警长本来是很有遥抓到银行遥劫犯的。
可是当劫犯们转身准备投降的时候，警长竟然跑掉了。

B: 我早就知道他一点儿都不勇敢。
【迷你小对话2】A: I never studied for Mrs.
Cameron’s class before, but now I am staying up late every night, reading the textbook and going over my lecture notes.

B: Me, too.
Ever since she told us about the midterm, she’s got us running scared.
A: Cameron老师的课我以前从来不复习，可遥每晚都熬夜，看课本，复习课堂笔记。

B: 我也是。
自从她说要期中考试，搞得我们都战战兢兢的。
【语言点精讲】sheriff: 警长。

yellow: 形容人胆小的，卑怯的。

stay up late: 熬夜，晚睡。

get sb.
running scared: 某人因为害怕或者紧张而暂时的疯狂、狂乱。