情景会话：提心吊胆 Have my heart in my mouth

A：

I don’t dare to look after the children now.

我现在不敢照看小孩了。

B：

Why?

为什么？

A：

The children always make themselves in danger. I always have my heart in my mouth with them.

孩子们总是把自己处于危险之中，和他们在一起，我总是提心吊胆的。

B：

It is because your children have grown up, and you haven’t lived with a child for a long time.

也许因为你的孩子长大了，你很长时间没有和小孩一起生活了吧。