老外说你是 wallflower 可不是夸你像花一样美~

更多实用有趣内容，yiquenglish 意趣英语A: How was the party? 派对好玩吗？B: It was all right. I didn’t know anyone, so I kinda felt like a wallflower. 还行吧，我一个人都不认识，我感觉有点像个壁花。Wallflower[ˈwɔlˌflaʊɚ]壁花，不善交际的人I’m a wallflower at parties. I just usually stand alone in the corner all night. 我在派对中就是个壁花。经常一个人在角落站一晚上。Nobody talked to me. I felt like a wallflower all night. 没人和我说话。我一晚上就像个壁花。It means a person who’s not really social at parties or any social gatherings. 意思是那些在派对或者其他社交场合不怎么交际的人。Social gathering[ˈsoʃəl ˈɡæðərɪŋ]社交聚会I get nervous at social gatherings. I don't know how to talk to people. 我每次去社交聚会都很紧张。我不知道怎么和人交流。Maybe it’s because he’s introverted or shy or has social anxiety. 可能是因为他内向、害羞或者有社交焦虑。Introverted/'ɪntrəvɝtɪd/内向的Social anxiety[ˈsoʃəl æŋˈzaɪɪti]社交恐惧Social anxiety feels horrible. Your body tenses up and you can't say anything. 社恐感觉很糟。你的身体会很紧张而且说不出话。But whatever it is, a wallflower will stay away from the crowd. They’ll hang back, in the background, not be a part of the party. 但无论什么原因，壁花会远离人群。他们会远远地站着，在背景里，而不融入派对中。In the background在背景里，当背景板I like to stay in the background at social gatherings. I don't like the attention. 在社交场合我喜欢当个背景板。我不喜欢引人注目。Actually, the term comes from the plant of the same name. It grows against the wall. 其实这个说法来自一种叫墙花的植物。它靠墙而生。Wallflower桂竹香So, a wallflower at a party usually just stands against the wall, observing. 所以壁花在派对上经常就站在墙边，默默观察。更多精彩内容，yiquenglish 意趣英语