期期艾艾

tā pīn mìng xiǎng kāi kǒu jiǎng huà kě shì qī qī ài ài de zhǐ dǎ le yī gè hán jìn

他拼命想开口讲话，可是期期艾艾地只打了一个寒噤。

He strove to speak, but caught his breath, stammering.