Samantha looked as gaudy as a butterfly in her new designer dress. I'm so sorry for her taste.(Samantha 穿她那件新的名牌洋裝,五顏六色的。我真是為她的品味感到抱歉。)
have butterflies (in one's stomach)
最後這個片語相當實用喔!字面意思是有蝴蝶在某人的肚子裡,其實就是在表示「做某事前感到相當緊張、不舒服」。因為許多人在過度緊張時會有肚子抽痛、腸胃不適的現象,英文就把這緊張不適的感覺比喻成蝴蝶在肚子中,來看個例子:
I had butterflies in my stomach before the interview last week. I was so nervous that I couldn't remember exactly what I said. It was really awful!(上週面試時我緊張到不行。我緊張到完全忘了我說了什麼。真是太慘了!)
下次和朋友聊天或寫作時,不妨試著把這些生動的片語用進去吧!
本文經授權轉載自希平方–看YouTube學英文(原標題:【趣味英文】have butterflies in my stomach 是什麼意思呢?)
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