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have ants in one's pants 來形容某人因緊張或興奮而坐不住的樣子，這個用法是不是很傳神呢？
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人被螞蟻咬到時身體會動來動去，因此在英文中用 have ants in one's pants 來形容某人因緊張或興奮而坐不住的樣子，這個用法是不是很傳神呢？
have / get ants in one's pants （因緊張而）坐立難安；（因興奮而）坐不住
例：Danny had ants in his pants when he realized that the deadline was approaching.
丹尼得知截止日期將近時坐立難安。The kids were excited about going to Disneyland and had ants in their pants all day.
孩子們對於要去迪士尼樂園玩感到很興奮，一整天都坐不住。
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Words in Use
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realize that...
對某事的領悟；實現某事
Practical Phrases
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have / get ants in one’s pants
（因興奮、不安等）某人坐不住
Sit down! Have you got ants in your pants?
坐下！你不能好好坐著嗎？
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be excited about...
對⋯⋯感到興奮
I was so excited about the news that I jumped out of my chair.
這個消息讓我興奮到從椅子上跳了起來。
