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【句子】I just…I expected a bigger reaction. I’ve been sitting here with knots in my stomach. 【Desperate Housewives S1E13】
【发音】[aɪ] [dʒʌst] [aɪ] [ɪkˈspektɪd] [ə] [bɪgə(r)] [ri'ækʃn] [aɪv] [bi:n] ['sɪtɪŋ] [hɪə(r)] [wɪð] [nɒts]/[nɑ:ts] [ɪn] [maɪ] ['stʌmək]
【发音技巧】expected 完全失去爆破；sitting美音浊化；
【翻译】我只是，我还以为你会有更大的反应呢！我还一直在这儿坐立不安呢。
【适用场合】
英语当中其实knots 和 stomach出现在一起，通常都表达什么意思呢？
stomach 表示 胃
knots 打结（缠绕，扭在一起）
sb.'s stomach is in knots/have the knots in sb.’s stomach
They are used to say that a person has an unpleasant and tight feeling in the stomach, usually from nervousness.
用来描述某个人胃里有一种不舒服的感觉，通常是紧张造成的。
其实在口语中，也经常用来描述very worried, upset or angry 担忧、不安或者愤怒这样的情绪。
eg: Her stomach was in knots as she awaited the start of competition.
在比赛开始之前，她紧张到不行。
eg: What's the matter with her? She seems to have the knots in her stomach.
她怎么了？她看起来好不安，心神不宁的。
那么除了刚才上面提到的两个表达，口语中你也可以说：
My stomach is in knots about... 我为……事情而感到不安/紧张/担忧；
I have knots in my stomach trying to decide... 我迟迟做不了某件事的决定，心里一直惴惴不安
My stomach ties in knots every time I think about... 每当我想到某事，我心里就七上八下的。
其实有关胃里面的东西，口语中比较常见是：
胃里面有蝴蝶
have/get butterflies in (one's) stomach
用来表达有点小紧张，有点小害怕A feeling of nervousness.
汉语中也有用兔子，或者鹿来形容一种紧张的状态，只不过英语用的蝴蝶。
eg: Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach.
不管何时，只要让我在公众场合说话，我心里就紧张得不行。
eg: She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.
每次要考试了，她就会超级紧张。
比如说很多同学就会觉得肚子疼，手心出汗，心跳加速，都是紧张的表现。
所以从以上的讲解来看，大部分情况下，knots和butterflies的短语可以进行互换
比如：
eg: I have butterflies in my stomach thinking about tomorrow's test.
eg: My stomach ties in knots every time I think about the exam tomorrow.
但是要注意：
如果你说的是一些比较serious的事情，不建议用get/have butterflies in (one's) stomach，更建议用sb.'s stomach is in knots/have the knots in sb.’s stomach。
eg: My stomach has been in knots ever since it became clear we would have to put my mother in a nursing home.
自从事情渐渐明朗—我们将不得不把母亲送到养老院，我的心里就一直特别不安。
这种严肃的事情，用butterflies这个短语就不太合适。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
I'm meeting her parents tonight, and I have a bad case of butterflies in my stomach.
大家还在听
