同事老刘的闺女今年高考，发榜出成绩前的那两天他可谓是热锅上的蚂蚁，紧张焦虑不安到了极点，谁看到他的样子都觉得他要抓狂了。
be climbing the walls
【En】If you are climbing the walls，you are feeling very frustrated，bored or anxious. 如果你在攀爬墙壁，你会感到非常沮丧、无聊或焦虑。To be anxious or annoyed to the point of frenzy. 焦虑或烦恼到发狂的程度。Be extremely bored，worried，feel frustrated，helpless，and trapped.感到非常无聊，担心，沮丧、无助和受困。To suffer unpleasant feelings，such as worry，in an extreme way. 极端地忍受不愉快的感觉，如忧虑。To be climbing the walls with boredom/anger/frustration. 觉得无聊至极／很生气／非常沮丧。To feel very frustrated，nervous，or anxious. 感到非常沮丧、紧张或焦虑
感觉极为不快；极度忧虑；坐不住；坐立不安；紧张焦虑着急；沮丧得抓狂
【例】I'm climbing the walls now because I have not got a job. I have been searching hard for six months without success.
我现在很苦恼，因为我没有工作。我已经努力找了六个月，但都没有成功。
【例】If she makes another foolish blunder like that，I'll be ready to climb the walls.
如果她再犯那样的愚蠢错误，我可要抓狂了。
【例】I am climbing the walls over what to do next.
我不知道下一步该怎么办。
【例】If the old guy doesn&39;m climbing the walls.
那老家伙要是还不住嘴，我可就要开溜了。
【例】The doctor hasn&39;ve been climbing the walls.
医生还没有打电话告诉我检查结果，所以我很着急。
【例】When Joely went missing，we were practically climbing the walls.
乔利失踪的时候，我们简直担心死了。
如果我坐在家里无所事事，我一定会坐立不安的。
【例】Sitting at home would only have had him climbing the walls with frustration.
呆在家里只会让他沮丧得抓狂。
【例】But you'd need to be climbing the walls before resorting to this.
但在你使用这个方法之前，你得好好掂量掂量了。
天气又冷又湿，不能在外面玩，孩子们感到非常沮丧。
好啦，下面大家再来听一段与无聊和抓狂相关的对话吧，还是纯英音的哟~
Face the boredom，I'll be climbing the walls 面对无聊，我要抓狂了
Boring is the opposite of that. It&39;s about stillness and patience.
无聊恰恰相反。无聊是一个缓慢的过程，能让你深入思考。无聊与静心和耐心相关。
So can watching paint dry really be a positive experience?
所以看着油漆变干的无聊真的是一种积极的体验吗?
一些心理学家认为是这样的。兰开夏郡边缘山学院的理查德·雷利博士认为，假期中的无聊感对学生有益，因为它让他们的大脑有机会休息。（当然，父母们是无法休息的——直到假期结束孩子们都会坐不住。）
Let's face it – most of us have to learn to deal with monotony. How else would we survive all those dreary household chores，that repetitive trip to work or，worst of all，that coma-inducing meeting in the afternoon?
