迷你對話學地道口語第1886期:怯場

第一，情景對話

A: I don't know why I get a stage fright when I speak to a large crowd of people.

我不知爲什麼對一羣人講話，我就會怯場。

B: That's the case with many people.

許多人都是如此。

A: And when you are afraid of giving a poor account of yourself, you will feel even worse.

當你害怕給人留下不好的印象時，會覺得更糟。

B: I think that is where the problem lies.

我認爲那正是問題之所在。

第二，詞海拾貝

get a stage fright（怯場）

同義詞：have stage fright

e.g. He's so good at speaking to a crowd that he never gets the slightest stage fright.

他善於在大衆面前演講，而且也從不怯場。

e.g. She isn't a practised public speaker, but she never get stage fright, facing her audience.

她雖無演講經驗, 但她從來不怯場。

e.g. He would probably have done well in the examination, only that he got stage fright.

要不是緊張怯場，他也許會考得很好的。

e.g. When I went to the witness stand, I had stage fright.

當我出庭作證時，我怯場了。

第三，語彙積累

1. be afraid of：害怕

e.g. I am afraid of going through that wood.I'll take the road.

我害怕穿過那座樹林，我將走大路。

e.g. The shop assistant was not in the least afraid of the trouble.

那店員一點也不怕麻煩。

e.g. He was afraid of putting his fear into words.

可是他怕把這種顧慮說出來。

e.g. I was afraid of the boy and I had an urge to run away from him.

我害怕那個男孩，我很想跑開。

2. give a poor ( good ) account of oneself：表現拙劣，幹得差勁，表現不好

e.g. He gave a poor account of himself in that research．

他在那項科研工作中表現不好。

e.g. She will give a good account of herself in the exams if only her mind was put to her studies.

只要她肯專心學習，就會考出好成績。

第四，短句翻譯

中：那就是問題所在。

譯：That is where the problem lies.

中：很多人都出現這樣的情況。

譯：That is the case with many people.