【原】butterflies in stomach，忐忑不安

跟之前学习过的寓意为”坐立不安“的习语 ants in pants 类似，butterflies in stomach 的字面意思为”胃里的蝴蝶“，可想而知，若胃里有蝴蝶，没人会心安，它可以意为”忐忑不安，心慌意乱，情绪紧张，心里七上八下“，寓意：

to feel very nervous and restless

感到紧张不安

to experience the anxiety, generally before when you are going to do something

体会焦虑，通常是在你要做某事之前

例如：

He had butterflies in his stomach as he walked out onto the stage for his dance performance.

他一边走上舞台参加舞蹈表演，一边忐忑不安起来。

解析:  as 引导的时间状语从句，表示的是一件事情正在发生，另一件事也正在进行当中，译成“边……边……”。

My first solo piano recital is tomorrow evening, I already have butterflies in my stomach.

明天晚上是我的第一次钢琴独奏会，我已经有点紧张了。

Standing in the crowd and waiting for my favourite band to take the stage, I have butterflies in my stomach.

站在人群中等待我最喜欢的乐队登台，我情绪紧张。

解析：现在分词 Standing in the crowd  和 waiting for my favourite band to take the stage 作状语表伴随方式。

Tomorrow is my first day at a new school, I have butterflies in my stomach. I hope that I am able to find all of my classes.

明天是我到新学校的第一天，我心里七上八下。我希望我能找到我所有的课程。

解析：be able to 表示通过自己的努力而获得的能力。

He had butterflies in his stomach while waiting for the results of his exam.

当等待考试结果时，他心里七上八下。

The bride had butterflies in her stomach as she got ready to walk down the aisle.

新娘一边准备走下过道，一边心里七上八下。

很多习语所表达的寓意很形象，比较容易从它们的字面意思猜到寓意，比如前面提到的 ants in pants 和 butterflies in stomach.