首先介绍表达“高兴”的习语:
& R6 F- H) A7 d- U$ bover the moon,on cloud nine。这两个习语与汉语中常说的“乐得飞上天了”有异曲同工之妙。
6 r4 s7 F4 T3 KHe was over the moon when he heard the news.
5 `9 j( U* I/ a# f听到这个消息,他高兴地飞上了天。
) i- p6 m. }) O1 N& L2 _When I got the job, I was on cloud nine for several weeks.
/ P, @( Z8 L, e得到这份工作后,我一连几周都乐滋滋的。 0 V9 k2 l, q J( c9 D
jump for joy 高兴得跳了起来。for介词,表示原因。
( o4 F, y0 g* W5 a' EWe jumped for joy when we got the mortgage.
) w/ B' C+ k c' s, J取得了抵押贷款,我们高兴得跳了起来。 . z- k: I- H0 M' w! H) r+ B: g
表达“非常生气”的习语:
5 f7 h1 L% Q% I8 v- C6 asee red 联想:生气时人涨红了脸不难理解,see red“脸上看见红色了”是“愤怒”的意思。 _4 [4 r% `5 x" D) r/ B, |
Don’t talk to him about his boss – it just makes him see red!
0 M3 y8 X* c! d别提他老板,一提他就生气。 " I8 o" \" ] [
in a black mood 联想:在形容某人心情不好,一触就发火时,我们会说他“黑着脸”。 0 r) U) P! H3 N8 b
Be careful what you say – she’s in a black mood today.
. c# X4 v4 e2 b9 b5 T& W5 x小心说话,今天她心情很差。
, f2 C. w# a" U# e1 Z; e表达“伤心”的习语:
2 f G8 E x# H. ~0 X* e( Sdown in the dumps,dump垃圾场,垃圾堆。被抛弃在垃圾堆中,可见是多么的伤心了。 * [& B0 n8 G X% N7 z. O2 D
When she left him, he was down in the dumps for a couple of weeks. 8 z$ j1 `# e, E J/ t! m: a+ E
他被她甩了,一连几周都很沮丧。
0 C6 [; y* U. W* n, t" R/ k/ p/ Dfeel blue,我们都熟悉blue可以表达“忧郁的,沮丧的”。
l/ R- l+ B! J5 D" `9 cShe felt a little blue when she lost her job. 1 a2 N2 G% N; C( g" l
她丢掉了工作,有点沮丧。 |