地道英语

Make your hair stand on end吓得人寒毛直竖

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你有没有遇到过被吓得寒毛直竖的情况？主持人 Phil 特别怕老鼠，他说 “(mice) make my hair stand on end”。听他跟同事菲菲聊自己害怕的东西，学习如何用地道英语表达 “make your hair stand on end” 来表示 “吓得人寒毛直竖”。

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Feifei
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。I'm Feifei.

Phil
And I'm Phil. We have an expression about things that scare you – they 'make your hair stand on end'.

Feifei
“Make your hair stand on end” 的字面意思是 “让你的毛发都直立起来”，它类似于中文里的成语 “寒毛直竖”。当你受到惊吓或感到害怕时，你就可以用 “make my hair stand on end” 来告诉别人 “我很害怕，吓得我寒毛都竖起来了”。这个成语真生动，听上去就吓人！Phil, tell us what makes your hair stand on end.

Phil
I can't stand mice, and my house is full of them! When I see one, it makes my hair stand on end!

Feifei
你家有老鼠！我根本不敢想象这个画面。快说点别的。What other things are you scared of? What makes your hair stand on end?

Phil
You know when you see great big spiders – really hairy ones? Even if I just think of them, they make my hair stand on end.

Feifei
大蜘蛛确实也很吓人。难道只有动物才能让你寒毛直竖吗？Is there anything else that can make your hair stand on end?

Phil
OK, maybe heights. I remember being high up on a mountain, and looking down at the rocks below. It really made my hair stand on end!

Feifei
Has anyone ever said you're easily scared? Let's listen to some more examples.

Examples
Being on a scary fairground ride makes my hair stand on end.

Hearing footsteps outside my window on a dark night made my hair stand on end.

If I saw a shark while I was swimming in the sea, it would make my hair stand on end.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们学习了成语 “make your hair stand on end” 的用法。它的意思是 “很害怕，吓得人寒毛直竖”。注意， “make your hair stand on end” 当中的代词 “your” 可以用 “my”、“his”、“her” 等代词来替换。比如，我们可以说 “make my hair stand on end” 或者 “make his hair stand on end”。

Phil
Another way that we say it is that something 'makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up'.

Feifei
“Make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up（吓得人脖子后面的寒毛都立起来了）”。这个成语的意思和 “make your hair stand on end” 的意思完全一样。And seeing as you've said that mice, spiders and heights all make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, remind me never to go on a walk in the countryside with you!

Phil
I think I need to stay in the city – too many things in the countryside make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Feifei
So, you'll definitely be here to record the next terrifying episode of Authentic Real English. See you next time!

Phil
Bye.