让英语老师读一段话（一课译词捏一把汗）

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“捏一把汗”，中文俗语，字面意思是手心出汗（one’s palm is wet with sweat），形容非常紧张的心情，可以翻译为“ be breathless with anxiety ”或“be in a sweat”。

例句：

看着他往悬崖上爬，大家都捏一把汗。

Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.

因为国税局一直在问我们最近的财务状况，我的老板捏了一把汗。

My boss is in a sweat because the IRS has been asking questions about our recent finances.

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来源：chinadaily.com.cn