表達開心
– (absolutely) delighted
– thrilled to bits
– over the moon
– really pleased
– so happy
“She was absolutely delighted with her present!”
“她對她的禮物非常滿意!”
“Dave was thrilled to bits with his new computer.”
“戴夫對他的新電腦感到非常興奮。”
“Jenny’s over the moon with her promotion.”
“珍妮的晉升令她欣喜若狂。”
– I couldn’t be happier.我超開心(不能更開心了)
– I’m really pleased. 我超開心
當聽到好消息,可以說:
– That is fantastic / wonderful / great / marvellous!
太棒了!
– What great / wonderful / fantastic news!
太好的消息了!
– We’ve been waiting so long for this (moment).
等這一刻等了好久!
– Thank God! / Thank God for that!
感謝老天!
表達難過
– really sad about (something)
– really sad (to hear…)
– upset / unhappy about (something)
– a little down
– down in the dumps
– a bit depressed
– miserable
– in pieces
– distraught (pronounced “dis – trort”)
– devastated
– heart-broken
– absolutely gutted
I am feeling very depressed.
我感到很沮喪。
“She was absolutely gutted when she heard she hadn’t got the job.”
“當她聽說她沒有得到這份工作時,她徹底崩潰了。”
“He was heart-broken at the loss of his wife.”
“他因失去妻子而心碎。”
“We were devastated to hear your terrible news.”
“聽到你可怕的消息,我們感到非常震驚。”
“She’s in pieces after the performance.”
“演出結束後,她就成了碎片。”
“She’s going to need all the support she can get.”
“她將需要她可以獲得的所有支持。”
“We’re going to have to rally round them for the time being.”
“我們將不得不暫時團結起來圍繞他們。”
“It’s going to take time for them to pick up the pieces.”
“他們需要時間來收拾殘局。”
“They’ll need some moral support.”
“他們需要一些道義上的支持。”
“It’s going to take her ages to get over it.”
“她需要很長時間才能克服它。”
激勵
“Chin up!” 振作!
“Look on the bright side!” 往美好得面向看
“Oh well, things could be worse!” 事情可能更糟
“Cheer up! It might never happen!” “開心點! 這可能永遠不會發生!”