读迷你小对话 学英语口语：第21课 怯懦的 - 12

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第21课：怯懦的 - 12
        【迷你小对话1】
        A: Did you hear that the sheriff had a great chance to catch some bank robbers? But when the bank robbers turned around to surrender, the sheriff ran away!
        B: Yeah, I always knew he was yellow.
        A: 你听说了吗？本县的警长本来是很有机会抓到银行抢劫犯的。可是当劫犯们转身准备投降的时候，警长竟然跑掉了。
        B: 我早就知道他一点儿都不勇敢。
        【迷你小对话2】
        A: I never studied for Mrs. Cameron’s class before, but now I am staying up late every night, reading the textbook and going over my lecture notes.
        B: Me, too. Ever since she told us about the midterm, she’s got us running scared.
        A: Cameron老师的课我以前从来不复习，可现在每晚都熬夜，看课本，复习课堂笔记。
        B: 我也是。自从她说要期中考试，搞得我们都战战兢兢的。
        【语言点精讲】
        sheriff: 警长。
        yellow: 形容人胆小的，卑怯的。
        stay up late: 熬夜，晚睡。
        get sb. running scared: 某人因为害怕或者紧张而暂时的疯狂、狂乱。