365天英語口語大全之交際口語(MP3+中英文本) 第44期:失望與絕望

1.

慣用口語句子：

It's a Pity!
= What a pity!
真遺憾！
pit n. 可惜的事，憾事

I'm really disappointed in him.
我對他實在很失望。
I'm disappointed at this.
我對此感到很失望。
disappointed a. 失望的
be disappointed in sb.“對某人感到失望”
be disappointed at/with/about sth.“對某事物感到失望”

It's not what I expected.
= It's not what I had in mind.
= It's not what I hoped for.
這不是我期望的。
I expect something more.
我的期望比這要高／多。
It's not as good as I expected.
這不如我期望的好。
I didn't get what I expected for.
我沒有得到我想要的。

It was a waste of effort.
真是白費力氣。
All my efforts went down the tubes.
我的努力全白費了。
go down the tubes“失敗，完蛋”
“a waste of...”表示“對…的浪費”，一般後面會接time，money，effort，energy這一類詞。

What a disappointment!
= What a letdown!
真讓人失望！
disappointment n. 失望，令人失望的人或事
letdown n. 失望，令人失望的人或事

How disappointing!
太令人失望了！
disappointing a. 令人失望的

You didn't match up to my expectations.
你沒有達到我對你的期望。
expectation n. 期望，希望
match up to“符合，與…一致”

You let me down.
你讓我失望了。
let sb．down“使某人失望”

I felt lonely and hopeless.
我感到孤獨而絕望。
lonely a. 孤獨的，寂寞的

I'm in despair.
我絕望了。
I begin to despair.
我開始絕望了。
I despair of him.
我對他絕望了。
despair n. & v. 絕望

It can't be helped.
實在沒辦法了。
There's nothing l can do with it．
我沒辦法了。
It's over!
完了！

2.實用對話

Expressing Disappointment表示失望

Annie: David. why don't you clean your room?
安妮：大衛，你怎麼沒有打掃房間啊？
David: I'm just not in the mood.
大衛：沒心情。
Annie: Is something wrong?
安妮：出什麼事了嗎？
David: Somebody told me there are rumors going around about me and my girlfriend. It kind of makes me feel a little sick.
大衛：有人告訴我到處都在流傳關於我和我女朋友的謠言。這真讓我有點兒難受。
Annie: I doubt anyone would say anything bad about you and your girlfriend.
安妮：我不相信有人會說你和你女朋友的壞話。
David: I've actually heard the rumors, and they're kind of mean. What a disappointment!
大衛：我確實聽到這些謠傳了，真卑鄙。他們真挺讓人失望的！
Annie: Well, you know. Your girlfriend knows the truth and that's really important.
安妮：嗯，你知道的。你女朋友瞭解真相，這纔是重要的。
David: I know, but I still feel kind of bad about everything.
大衛：我知道，但我還是覺得不舒服。
Annie: You can't control other people. You're just going to have to let it go.
安妮：你沒辦法控制其他人的。你還是忘了吧。
David: I know, but I am still kind of disappointed that someone would say such a thing.
大衛：我知道，但我還是很失望有些人會這樣說我們。
Annie: I know how you feel. but sometimes you just have to forget about it and move past it.
安妮：我明白你的感受，但是有時候你只能把它忘掉，讓這件事成爲過去。

3.詳細解說

1.“go around”在這裏表示“（消息、故事、玩笑等）四處流傳”，既可以用作及物動詞詞組也可以作不及物動詞詞組。例如：A rumour is going around that I am having an affair with my boss.（謠言四處散播，說我和我的老闆關係曖昧。）There is a lot of gossip going
around the village.（村子裏流傳着很多謠言。）
2.“let go”表示“不批評或懲罰，不再追究”。例如：OK, I'll let it go this time.（好吧，這次我就不追究了。）另外，還可以表示“
不再擔心，不再想，放手”，例如：It's time to let the past go.（過去的就該讓它過去了，別想了。）此外，”let go”還表示“鬆開，
放開”，例如：Let go! You're hurting me.（放開！你弄疼我了。）The guard let go of the lead, and the dog lunged forward.（警衛
鬆開了皮帶，狗向前猛衝了過去。）

4.文化洗禮

剋制壞情緒的6條建議

科學家們認爲經常處於壞情緒中的人容易患心臟病等多種疾病，所以，能否控制好自己的情緒可能是件生死攸關的大事。下面是科學家們給我們提出的一些剋制壞情緒建議：
1. Pinpoint the problem. When you're fuming or fearful, the first step you should take is to discover why.
找準問題。當你生氣或恐懼憂慮時，首先你應該找出問題的起因。
enough sleep.睡眠要充足。
something frustrating happens, we have more trouble controlling our upset. Try to relax.
如果發生了令人沮喪的事，要剋制煩亂的情緒就更加困難，試着放鬆一下。
in touch with nature.接觸大自然。
wisely.合理飲食
moving.多運動。