托福故事记短语：Cold Feet

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　　中英文本

　　Cold Feet

　　临阵畏缩

　　What's going on, Sam? Something has taken the wind out of your sails about marrying Zelda? Matt asked as he took his turn trying to help Sam.

　　“发生了什么事，山姆?跟塞尔达结婚的事搞得你很狼狈?”马特问，这时正轮到他想办法帮山姆。

　　I don't know! Nothing happened. I just feel like taking to my heels! Sam replied. "Taking the plunge into marriage seems like the last thing I want to do right now!"

　　“我不知道!没发生什么事。我只想逃走!”山姆回答道。“决定冒险结婚好像是我现在最不想做的事。”

　　Okay. First take things easy before you call it all off! Have you taken the problem up with Zelda yet? Jerry asked.

　　好啦。停止做一件事之前首先要放松!你跟塞尔达谈过这个问题吗?”杰里问。

　　Are you kidding? I do that and it's over for sure!

　　“你是在开玩笑吗?我要是跟她谈，我们的事肯定玩完了!”

　　So you do still love her?

　　“这么说你还是真的爱她喽?”

　　Yeah! But I'm scared of marrying her!

　　“是的!可我害怕跟她结婚!”

　　C'mon. This is just cold feet. You have to take the bit between your teeth and be a man! Matt said. "I was scared at first too! But then I took to being married like a duck to water! You will, too! It's great! Nothing takes the place of being married to the woman you love!"

　　“行啦。这不过是临阵畏缩。你得打定主意，做个男子汉!”马特说。“刚开始我也害怕!可是后来我觉得结婚是很自然的事!你也会这样的!结婚的感觉真好!没有什么能代替娶你心爱的女人!”

　　I'm happy for you, Matt. And I'll take your comments to heart. Sam said. "But maybe I should take some time off and think about things!"

　　“我真替你高兴，马特。我会认真考虑你说过的话，”山姆说。“不过我也许应该抽出一部分时间把事情好好想一想!”

　　You're going to have to take the matter up with Zelda pretty soon!

　　“很快你就得和塞尔达谈这件事情!”

　　I know! But all of her time is taken up by planning for the wedding! I don't know how to get to her!

　　“我知道!可是她的时间都被婚礼的事占满了!我不知道如何才能被她理解!”

　　Just tell her to take the long view! Jerry said. "If you take time now and then still get married, it will be much better than not taking time and getting divorced in a couple months!"

　　“你就告诉她要从长计议!”杰里说。“如果你现在做出努力，然后还是结婚，这比不做出努力、几个月之后离婚要好得多!”

　　That helps! Sam said. "I'm sure she'll take that one to her heart well!"

　　“你说得对!”山姆说。“我相信她也会非常喜欢这个建议!”

　　重点讲解

　　1.take one's(或a)turn 轮流(做某事)

　　例句：He's obliged to take his turn at reading out the announcements

　　轮到他大声宣读通知了。

　　2.take sth. to heart 认真考虑某事，关注某事;对某事想不开，为某事忧虑(或伤心、烦恼)

　　例句：If someone says something critical I take it to heart.

　　如果有人提出批评，我会十分介意。

　　3.take the place of 代替，取代……的位置

　　例句：Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family togetherness.

　　什么都不能取代真爱与家庭和睦。

　　4.take the plunge (尤指经过踌躇)决定冒险一试，采取决定性步骤

　　例句：I've decided to take the plunge and set up my own business.

　　我决定冒个险，开自己的店。

　　5.take time off(或out) 抽出一部分时间

　　例句：Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off

　　米切尔的日程安排使他无法休假。

　　6.take up 开始对……发生兴趣，开始从事;接受(信仰、观点等)，开始采用;占去(时间、注意力等)

　　例句：He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport

　　他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

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