But NRG's management rebuffed the all-stock deal, and its shareholders, at first enthusiastic, got cold feet as NRG's rising share price made the terms less generous.
然而NRG的管理层冷漠拒绝了此项全股份交易，股东们最初很热情，但当NRG股价上涨使收购条件显得不再慷慨时，他们便临阵退缩了。
Oh dear. The lavender is not doing very well at all. Maybe it's because the pot is too small. Maybe it's because it got cold a few nights, or I didn't water it often enough.
噢，天啊，薰衣草已不怎么好了，也许是因为盆太小，也许是因为有几晚受凉了，或许是我没经常浇水。
Benjamin: : I was going to ask my boss for a raise but I got cold feet.
本杰明：我本打算要求老板给我加薪，但我退缩了。
John intended to take part in the speech competition but he got cold feet and didn't.
约翰打算参加演讲比赛但他失去勇气没有参加。
The sports star had a grey jumper tied around his waist in case he got cold and carried the family's belongings in a red rucksack.
这位体育明星腰上系着灰色外套，以防受凉，背上还有个装着全家出游物品的红色帆布包。
Benjamin: I was going to ask my boss for a raise but I got cold feet.
本杰明：我打算要求老板给我加薪，但我退缩了。
The gale blew all the way last night when I woke up to find that the weather got cold this morning.
昨天刮了一晚上的大风，今天早上起来就发现天气变凉了很多。
The director fell out with the producer. The star got pneumonia. The distribution company got cold feet.
导演和制片人不合，明星患了肺病，发行公司临阵脱逃。
This time last week it looked like the markets were about to turn a corner, but then investors got cold feet.
上周的这个时候，市场看来即将转向，但投资者之后临阵退缩。
I wanted to, but every time I was really going to walk in their room and told them about it, I just got cold feet.
我想来着，但是每次我想要走进他们的房间告诉他们的时候，我就腿软了。
You ought to know better than to go out in this cold weather in those thin summer shoes; no wonder your feet got cold!
你应当明白，这么冷的天气不应穿夏天的鞋出去，难怪你的脚冻伤了！
You ought to know better than to go out in this cold weather in those thin summer shoes; no wonder your feet got cold!
你应当明白，这么冷的天气不应穿夏天的鞋出去，难怪你的脚冻伤了！
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