聽力每日練習(xí) listen 1035 ON?PINS?AND?NEEDLES

 
2--But, what do you think it means when people say this? ON PINS AND NEEDLES
 
1--Oh, hi! Hey, how did your audition go last weekend?
 
2--I think it went okay!
 
1--But I won't hear back from the casting director until the middle of next week.
 
2--Ugh! The waiting game is the worst.
 
1--You've got that right.
 
2--I'm going to be on pins and needles until I get that phone call.
 
1--If someone is on pins and needles, they are very nervous or anxious.
 
2--It is usually used to describe someone who is waiting to hear news about something really important to them.
 
1--It is hard to relax if you are "on pins and needles."
 
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注解：
 
1.sewing縫紉
2.audition試鏡
3.director主管

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譯文：

1--大頭針和縫紉針，是細小、尖尖的的金屬物，在縫紉中經(jīng)常會用到。
2--然而，你知道下面這個俗語的含義嗎？人們經(jīng)常會說到，ON PINS AND NEEDLES
1--嗨! 你上周的試鏡怎么樣？
2--我覺得還不錯！
1--但是星探那邊還沒有回信。到下周才能知道結(jié)果。
2--哦！等待的感覺確實很糟糕。
1--的確是這樣的。
2--我每天都坐立不安，直到等到電話通知才會安心。
1--如果有人感覺像是坐在針上的話，他們通常會焦慮不安。
2--這通常用來形容一個人，在焦急地等待某事的消息，這件事對他又非常重要。
1--因此人們很難放松，尤其是在坐立不安的時候。