迷你對話學地道口語第53期:坐如針氈

迷你對話：

A:You seem to have all the jitters about Jane.

你好像對Jane感到特別不安。

B:Yeah. I am on edge since she was out to the match.

是啊。自從她離家去比賽後我就一直坐臥不安。

A:Keep your fingers crossed. She'll bring home the bacon.

爲她祈禱祝福吧。她會凱旋而歸的。

B:I do have the confidence, but I still worry about her.

我的確對他有信心，可是還是爲她擔心。

詞海拾貝：

jitters about：對......感到不安，對......感到緊張，對......感到擔憂

Eg.I've got the jitters about that examination.

我很擔心這次考試。

edge：緊張不安，煩躁

mother was all on edge when her son was having a blood test.

那位母親在兒子接受血檢時，心情十分緊張。

is very nervous and the least excitement puts her all on edge.

她很神經過敏，一點點刺激就會使她異常緊張。

was a bit on edge till she heard he was safe.

她聽到他安然無恙才放下心來。

one's fingers crossed：祈福，祈禱

your fingers crossed it doesn't rain any more.

祈禱不再下雨。

you fingers crossed that we win.

禱告我們能獲勝。

g home the bacon：取勝，成功

methods may bring home the bacon.

他的方法可能成功。

y about：擔憂，擔心

't worry about little things.

別爲瑣事煩惱。

't worry about the printing; that's my parish.

別擔心打印的事，那是我的工作範圍。

the confidence：有信心