Holy Cow

Jesse：I can't wait to jump off this cliff into the water.
傑西：我等不及要從懸崖跳進水裡了。
Richard：We're almost at the top. It's so exciting!
理察：我們快到崖頂了。好刺激喔！
Jesse：We're going to look so cool for the girls.
傑西：在那些女生眼裡，我們一定酷斃了。
Richard：Okay...Holy cow. This is really high.
理察：好……媽啊！這裡真高。
Jesse：I can't even look down. Richard, I am getting cold feet now.
傑西：我根本不敢往下看。理察，我腿軟了。
Richard：But if we don't do it, the girls will think we're scared!
理察：可是如果我們不跳，那些女生一定會覺得我們怕了！
Jesse：But if we do it, we could die, and then the girls will find new boyfriends anyway!
傑西：可是如果我們跳了，搞不好就這麼掛了，然後那些女生還不是會去交新男朋友！

◎俚語精解
holy是形容詞，表「神聖的」，holy cow字面意思是「神聖的牛」，但純粹作為驚嘆語，相當於中文的「不會吧！」、「天啊！」、「哇塞！」等表驚訝情緒的語助詞。
．You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 魚與熊掌不可兼得。
字面意思是「你不能把牛賣了又要喝牛奶」，也就是我們常說的「魚與熊掌不可兼得」。
例：You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. You must choose one of them and settle down.（魚與熊掌不可兼得。你必須從中選擇一個，然後好好定下來。）
◎延伸學習
．Why buy the cow when the milk is free? 何必為了一棵樹而放棄整片森林
字面意思是「既然牛奶是免費的，何必花錢買乳牛？」，引申指「何必為了一棵樹而放棄整片森林？」。
例：Why buy the cow when the milk is free? I'm happy as I am now.（何必為了一棵樹而放棄整片森林？我現在這樣就很快樂了。）
◎關鍵字詞
jump off sth 從……跳下
例：The two men jumped off the train just before it exploded.（那兩個男的在火車爆炸前跳下火車。）
．get cold feet 腳軟，臨陣退縮
例：I've got cold feet! I can't sing in front of all these people! （我好緊張！我沒辦法在這麼多人面前唱歌！）

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