原标题：Yellow-bellied 肚子黄？

Yellow-bellied

[俚语]胆小的，怯懦的

例句

1、I'm not surprised that Tom didn't come to the rally-he's too yellow-bellied to defend his beliefs in public.

我就知道Tom不会来参加集会，他的胆子太小了，小到不敢到公共场合为自己的信仰辩护。

2、George is a yellow-bellied guy, don't send him on such a tough assignment.

George是个胆小鬼，别让他去干这么难的事。

3. The girl students were so yellow-bellied that they even feared their own shadows.

女学生们也太胆小了，他们连自己的影子都怕。

拓展训练

1、air (one’s) belly 呕吐

When I had the flu, I spent most of the time airing my belly.

我感冒时大多数时间都在吐。

2、fire in (one's)/the belly充满激情

Ian has played with fire in his belly throughout his career.

Ian在他整个职业生涯里一直都充满激情。

3、belly button 肚脐

Ugh, the waistband on these pants is poking me in the belly button.

艾玛，这条裤子上的腰带正好戳着我的肚脐眼儿。

Tim一定能行，他对这种事很有激情。

【参考答案见明日文章】

【昨日翻译参考答案】

It is too bad that he doesn't realize that if he would just get off our backs a little, we would actually accomplish the work faster.

怒戳“阅读原文” 解锁新世界

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