be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
to be very frightened 吓得魂不附体
speak/talk the same language
to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience (因意见和经历相似)能容易地沟通交流,说得来,有共同语言
timid:shy and nervous; not brave 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的 adjective
He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.
他在门口停住了脚步,不好意思进去.
They've been rather timid in the changes they've made(= they've been afraid to make any big changes).
他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼.
‘May I come in?’ she asked in a timid voice.
“我可以进来吗?”她怯声怯气地问道.
genre:a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features (文学、艺术、电影或音乐的)体裁.类型