核心畫面

Picture the tight, restless feeling of waiting for something you cannot control — you cannot settle, and your mind keeps running ahead to what might happen. Point that same restlessness at something you want badly and it turns into the that will not let you sit still.

可以想成:等著一件自己控制不了的事,胸口那股緊緊的、坐不住的感覺——腦袋一直往前跑,想著等一下會怎樣。把同一股坐不住更多收起可以想成:等著一件自己控制不了的事,胸口那股緊緊的、坐不住的感覺——腦袋一直往前跑,想著等一下會怎樣。把同一股坐不住的勁頭指向一件很想要的事,它就變成了「等不及」。

From the picture

急著想做

同一股靜不下來的勁,方向從「怕出事」轉成「很想要」:事情沒做成之前一直不安穩。

eagerness · noun · B2

A strong feeling of wanting to do something very much, so that you feel restless until it is done.

急切;渴望

Also in this word

worry · noun · B2

A strong feeling of worry about something, often when you feel you cannot control what will happen.

焦慮;擔憂

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

anxietynoun/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/

  • 1

    An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

    • generalized anxiety disorder
    • feel anxiety
  • 2

    An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).

  • 3

    medicinepathologysciencesA state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

  • 4

    informalAny anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.

    • My anxiety is a part of me, one that I’ve had to learn to deal with.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。