第一，情景对话

A: I don't know why I get a stage fright when I speak to a large crowd of people.

我不知为什么对一群人讲话，我就会怯场。

B: That's the case with many people.

许多人都是如此。

A: And when you are afraid of giving a poor account of yourself, you will feel even worse.

当你害怕给人留下不好的印象时，会觉得更糟。

B: I think that is where the problem lies.

我认为那正是问题之所在。

第二，词海拾贝

get a stage fright（怯场）

同义词：have stage fright

e.g. He's so good at speaking to a crowd that he never gets the slightest stage fright.

他善于在大众面前演讲，而且也从不怯场。

e.g. She isn't a practised public speaker, but she never get stage fright, facing her audience.

她虽无演讲经验, 但她从来不怯场。

e.g. He would probably have done well in the examination, only that he got stage fright.

要不是紧张怯场，他也许会考得很好的。

e.g. When I went to the witness stand, I had stage fright.

当我出庭作证时，我怯场了。

第三，语汇积累

1. be afraid of：害怕

e.g. I am afraid of going through that wood.I'll take the road.

我害怕穿过那座树林，我将走大路。

e.g. The shop assistant was not in the least afraid of the trouble.

那店员一点也不怕麻烦。

e.g. He was afraid of putting his fear into words.

可是他怕把这种顾虑说出来。

e.g. I was afraid of the boy and I had an urge to run away from him.

我害怕那个男孩，我很想跑开。

2. give a poor ( good ) account of oneself：表现拙劣，干得差劲，表现不好

e.g. He gave a poor account of himself in that research．

他在那项科研工作中表现不好。

e.g. She will give a good account of herself in the exams if only her mind was put to her studies.

只要她肯专心学习，就会考出好成绩。

第四，短句翻译

中：那就是问题所在。

译：That is where the problem lies.

中：很多人都出现这样的情况。

译：That is the case with many people.