练一练： 1. If you get cold feet, this means that: a) you feel very brave about doing something b) you feel too cold to do something c) you feel too nervous to do something 2. This expression might have started with: a) soldiers b) sailors You’re listening to British Council’s English Online and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression get cold feet. Let’s listen to the dialogue. 您现在收听的是英国领事馆英语在线栏目，我是尼娜。今天的语言小点心节目我们来学一下get cold feet 这个短语，一起来听下面的对话。 A: Are you ready for the big show tonight? Have you been practising your singing? A：你准备好今晚的大型表演了吗？你不是一直在练习唱歌么？ B: I m really nervous! I have to sing all on my own in front of hundreds of people! I don t think I can do it. B：要我在几百来号人面前一个人唱歌，我真的好紧张！ A: You have to do it! You ve prepared really hard. You can t get cold feet now! A：你必须上！你一直在很努力地准备啊，现在可不许你临阵退缩！ B: No, you re right! I must try to be more confident. B：嗯，你说的对！我要努力自信起来！ When people have to do something very important, they sometimes become very nervous. If you feel really nervous, you might even think about not doing that important thing at all. In those situations, we say that you get cold feet. Some people feel nervous and unsure like this when they are considering changing their job or moving house. Sometimes, people even get cold feet on their wedding day! 有时候要做很重大的事情的时候，很多人就会很紧张。要是真的很紧张很紧张，甚至会想到放弃做这件事。这时，我们就可以说你get cold feet 临阵退缩。有些人在考虑换工作或是搬家时都会感到紧张或是不能坚定。 The expression might originate from the army, when soldiers would use their frozen feet as a reason not to go into battle. 这个短语源自于军队里面，士兵们会拿冻僵的脚当借口好不去参加战斗。 And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks. 好了，今天的节目就到这里，欢迎大家继续关注下期语言小点心。 You’ve been listening to English Online – the podcast for English learners in China. 您正在收听的是英语在线，中国英语学习者的英语学习播客。 答案：CA