I want to write an angry letter but I lost my nerve when I sat down to do it. 我想写一封信出出气,但我坐下来写时又失去了勇气。
I wanted to write an angry letter to him but I lost my nerve when I sat down to do it. 我原想给他写一封信出出气,但真的坐下来执笔时,却又没有勇气写了。
I was going to cross the stream on a fallen log but at the last minute I lost my nerve and went the long way round by the bridge. 我想从倒下来的圆木上走过溪去,但最终我还是害怕了,兜了个大圈子绕道从桥上过去。