别人说you're a chicken的时候，千万别理解为“你是一只鸡”...180827
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chicken n. 胆小鬼，懦夫
coward n. /ˈkaʊəd/
❖ a person who is not brave
❖ Jump, you're a chicken!
跳呀，你这胆小鬼！
Chicken out v.
（因害怕而）退缩，放弃
❖ I was going to go bungee jumping, but I chickened out.
我原打算去玩蹦极的，可是因为害怕放弃了。
A chicken and egg situation
鸡与蛋谁先谁后的情况
❖ You need experience to get a job,but you need a job to get experience. It's a chicken and egg situation.
你需要经验才能找到工作，但你需要一份工作才能获得经验。这是一个鸡与蛋谁先谁后的状况。
Run around like a headless chicken
忙得像只无头苍蝇
❖ Let’s make sure everything is ready for the wedding next week, so we don’t have to run around like headless chickens!
让我们确认好下周婚礼一切都已经准备就绪，这样我们就不用像没头苍蝇一样到处乱跑了！
Spring chicken
[幽默] 年轻人
❖ I don’t know how old Mike is, but obviously he is no spring chicken.
我不知道迈克多大年纪，但显然他已不再年轻了。
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My money ___. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.
A. has run out
B. is running out
C. has been run out
D. is being run out
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