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Cold Feet English, baby! Video Lesson
临阵退缩

Learn the Second Conditional

Date: Dec 20 2011

Themes: Soap Opera

Grammar: Second Conditional

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Fear can be a tricky thing. You can have all the confidence in the world and believe you are prepared to do something. Then, at the last minute, you get afraid. That’s called getting cold feet.

People often get cold feet before doing something important or scary. Getting cold feet doesn’t usually have anything to do with your feet, although you may feel frozen in place with fear. If you have cold feet, it means you are suddenly timid and don’t want to do something.

Jason is engaged. He once had second thoughts about asking Devan to marry him. Can he get to his wedding day without getting cold feet?

恐惧是一件很微妙的事情。你可能已经充满自信,相信自己已经准备好去做某件事。但是在最后一分钟,你却害怕了。这就叫做临阵退缩。
人们在做一件非常重要或令人紧张的事情之前,经常会临阵退缩。临阵退缩通常和“feet”(脚)没有任何关系,当然,恐惧时你可能感觉自己的脚已经动弹不得。如果你临阵退缩,说明你突然丧失勇气,不情愿做某件事。
詹森订婚了。他曾经犹豫是否向德凡求婚。他能够在婚礼当天不临阵退缩吗?

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Mason

Mason

Jason

Jason

Mason:  Yo. What’s up?

Jason:  Hey, man. Remember when I was having second thoughts about proposing to Devan?

Mason:  And I saved the day? Yeah. Go on…

Jason:  It’s sort of happening again. I mean, I just don’t know if I can do this wedding thing, man. I mean, it’s so much work and we’re, like, not even getting along. I just…I don’t know if it’s a good idea.

Mason:  Dude, that’s just cold feet.

Jason:  You think?

Mason:  Sure, man. It’s totally normal. I mean, getting married is a big deal, and a little bit of cold feet? Let’s just say everyone gets nervous sometimes.

Jason:  I thought this whole thing was supposed to be exciting and fun.

Mason:  I mean, it was once, wasn’t it?

Jason:  Yeah.

Mason:  And it totally will be again. It’s just a little bit of nerves before a really big event, you know? Cold feet’s totally normal, Jason. I’d honestly be a little bit worried about you if you weren’t having them.

Jason:  I guess that’s true.

Mason:  Absolutely. I mean, people get nervous before any big life change, like getting a new job, or moving to a new city. It’s totally normal. I really don’t think you should worry about it. But now that I think about it, there is one thing that might help. These!

Jason:  Socks?

Mason:  Wool socks.

Jason:  You know, I don’t think cold feet really has anything to with how cold your feet…

Mason:  Trust me on this one, Jason. Wisdom of the dumpster.

Jason:  Thanks, Mason.

Mason:  Come by any time!

 

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Jason goes to ask Mason for advice. He is not sure if he wants to marry Devan as he has planned. The wedding is a lot of work and they are not getting along.

Mason tells Jason that he is just experiencing cold feet. It’s not a big deal. It’s just a bit of nerves before a change in his life. It’s normal, and Jason shouldn’t worry about it. Then he offers Jason some socks. Even though Jason says it doesn’t sound like cold feet actually has to with your feet, he takes Mason’s socks.
Have you ever gotten cold feet?

 

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fresh_echo

China

Great video! And great Mason!!

11:23 AM Dec 20 2011 |

i'mvn

i'mvn

Viet Nam

oh, my exam is coming huhu

10:53 AM Dec 20 2011 |

khaled_islam

Yemen

Surprisedgraet video for study english

10:23 AM Dec 20 2011 |

Simon terminator

India

Yes many time i have been cold fEeT while exam , when question paper come front of me i get afraid thats what cold fEeT

08:13 AM Dec 20 2011 |

wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

Yes, I ever have gotten cold feet with many situation in my life. So which make me have a second thoughts always. I just to amass of courage,And said to my self. “It’s not metter what happens. Please doing follow up with your heart order to you. :)

06:15 AM Dec 20 2011 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Have I ever gotten cold feet??? Hmmmmm….....yes, of course. Exams, promotion at work, the moving to the new city, other great events etc.  - they all cause the “cold feet”. I have noticed one thing the older I’m getting the more sensitive I become to the events of life . I really envy people, that don’t have such feeling, like  a “cold feet”. The “cold feet” if quite discomfortable feeling.

05:18 AM Dec 20 2011 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

I appears that nowadays  couples  are suffering  more than ever  cold feet  at the time of getting married. Probably this is one of the reasons that at first  they start living together instead of going first  to the county Judge of  Peace and get a license. Who didn´t see a Hollywood movie  in which the bride  at the time to tie the knot  is crying,  locked in her room doubting about getting married.          

12:02 PM Dec 19 2011 |

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