#英語豐富多彩的習語#

跟之前學習過的寓意為”坐立不安“的習語 ants in pants 類似，butterflies in stomach 的字面意思為”胃裡的蝴蝶“，可想而知，若胃裡有蝴蝶，沒人會心安，它可以意為”忐忑不安，心慌意亂，情緒緊張，心裡七上八下“，寓意：

to feel very nervous and restless

感到緊張不安

to experience the anxiety， generally before when you are going to do something

體會焦慮，通常是在你要做某事之前

例如：

He had butterflies in his stomach as he walked out onto the stage for his dance performance。

他一邊走上舞臺參加舞蹈表演，一邊忐忑不安起來。

解析： as 引導的時間狀語從句，表示的是一件事情正在發生，另一件事也正在進行當中，譯成“邊……邊……”。

My first solo piano recital is tomorrow evening， I already have butterflies in my stomach。

明天晚上是我的第一次鋼琴獨奏會，我已經有點緊張了。

Standing in the crowd and waiting for my favourite band to take the stage， I have butterflies in my stomach。

站在人群中等待我最喜歡的樂隊登臺，我情緒緊張。

解析：現在分詞 Standing in the crowd 和 waiting for my favourite band to take the stage 作狀語表伴隨方式。

Tomorrow is my first day at a new school， I have butterflies in my stomach。 I hope that I am able to find all of my classes。

明天是我到新學校的第一天，我心裡七上八下。我希望我能找到我所有的課程。

解析：be able to 表示透過自己的努力而獲得的能力。

He had butterflies in his stomach while waiting for the results of his exam。

當等待考試結果時，他心裡七上八下。

The bride had butterflies in her stomach as she got ready to walk down the aisle。

新娘一邊準備走下過道，一邊心裡七上八下。

很多習語所表達的寓意很形象，比較容易從它們的字面意思猜到寓意，比如前面提到的 ants in pants 和 butterflies in stomach.

老師忘教的100個趣味英語習語，學霸已掌握，你可不要被矇在鼓裡

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