第21课 怯懦的 - 10第21课：怯懦的 - 10【迷你小对话1】A: That guy is the most yellow-bellied GI I’ve ever seen.

B: Yeah, he almost jumped out of his skin when they squeezed off the first shots.
A: 那家伙是我见过的较没种的士兵了。

B: 是啊，刚开火，他就吓得魂都没了。
【迷你小对话2】A: That Jay is a henpecked wimp of a husband who lets his wife run all over him.

B: He’s always so uptight about making her angry.

A: It gives him goose bumps every time she calls his name.
A: 那个Jay是个怕老婆的没用的家伙，总被老婆欺负。

B: 他总是很紧张，生怕惹老婆生气。

A: 每次他老婆一喊他，他就吓得直起鸡皮疙瘩。
【语言点精讲】yellow-bellied: 胆小的，胆怯的。

GI: 美国大兵，是Government Issue的缩写。

jump out of one’s skin: 形容人遥度惊讶或害怕，似乎到了灵魂出窍的程度。

squeeze off: 扣扳机射击。

henpecked: 妻管严的，惧内的。

wimp: 懦弱的人；遥的人。

uptight: 紧张的，神经质的。