读迷你小对话 学英语口语：第21课 怯懦的 - 6
第21课：怯懦的 - 6【迷你小对话1】
A: What did your parents do when they heard you were thrown in prison for vandalizing public property?
B: Well, since I never get in trouble, they were too dismayed to react at first, but now they are thinking of a suitable punishment.
A: 听到你因为破坏公共财产而被关进监狱，你父母作何反应？
B: 我从来没惹过什么麻烦，所以他们一开始惊愕得不知所措。但现在他们正想着怎么惩罚我呢。
【迷你小对话2】
A: I can’t believe you snuck out of the party after only fifteen minutes! And you didn’t even say goodbye to anyone!
B: I told you I was shy in front of strangers, but I guess you just didn’t know how shy I was.
A: 我难以置信，晚会才开始十五分钟，你就悄无声息地溜掉了，竟然没和任何人打声招呼！
B: 我告诉过你，我在生人面前羞涩，看来你真不知道我有多害羞！
【语言点精讲】
dismayed: 因为恐惧而吓得手脚发软或无力继续。
vandalize: 肆意破坏（私人或公共财产）；捣毁。
snuck: sneak的过去式，偷偷地走，溜走。
shy: 怯懦并很容易被吓到；害羞。
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