听力每日练习 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缝纫
2.audition试镜
3.director主管

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译文：

1--大头针和缝纫针，是细小、尖尖的的金属物，在缝纫中经常会用到。
2--然而，你知道下面这个俗语的含义吗？人们经常会说到，ON PINS AND NEEDLES
1--嗨! 你上周的试镜怎么样？
2--我觉得还不错！
1--但是星探那边还没有回信。到下周才能知道结果。
2--哦！等待的感觉确实很糟糕。
1--的确是这样的。
2--我每天都坐立不安，直到等到电话通知才会安心。
1--如果有人感觉像是坐在针上的话，他们通常会焦虑不安。
2--这通常用来形容一个人，在焦急地等待某事的消息，这件事对他又非常重要。
1--因此人们很难放松，尤其是在坐立不安的时候。