和老外交流時,經(jīng)常被老外問: How are you? 或者How are you feeling now?
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聽到這,腦子就卡機了,機械地冒出一句:I'm fine,或者 I am good.
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這種時候還真是尷尬,好像腦子里關于心情的詞匯只剩下 good, happy, sad…再高檔的詞,怎么也蹦不出來,氣氛秒結冰。
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那么,小編今天就教大家一些表達心情的高檔表達方式,每個都肯定比上面的詞地道100倍。趕快拿你的小本本記下吧。

1 心情靚,別只會說happy啊,下面這些高招表達也很炫酷!
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Pumped Up
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very excited about something.
對……非常興奮
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這個詞很容易理解,pump是泵,打氣筒,氣打得很足,那一定情緒很高,所以引申過來,就是很興奮、躍躍欲試的意思。
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Eg: He’s pumped up for his first half-marathon race this weekend.
對于周末的半程馬拉松比賽,他特別興奮

Fool's Paradise
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a situation when someone is happy because they’re ignoring a problem or fail to realize its existence.
黃粱美夢
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這個短語的意思有點像中文里的“無知者無畏”,或者“傻樂”的感覺。沒有看到問題,所以不害怕。
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Eg: He’s been living in fool’s paradise since he started trading stocks, expecting to make millions even though he doesn’t have investing experience.
雖然他一點投資經(jīng)驗也沒有,但他開始炒股后,總是擺出一副做黃粱美夢的感覺,期待著賺上幾百萬。
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On Cloud Nine
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When someone is on cloud nine, it means that he or she is feeling extremely happy.
高興得好像在九霄云上
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這里就體驗了中英的互通性。中文里有高興到九霄云外,相對應的,英文里也有類似的表達,就是 on cloud nine,不得不服兩種語言太有默契了。
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Eg: When he finally proposed to her, she was on cloud nine.
當他最終向她求婚時,她真是高興到九霄云外了。

2 心情低落,當然不止sad一種說法,下面這些你肯定沒聽過!
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Be down in the dumps
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to feel unhappy or without hope.
感到沮喪、絕望
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in the dumps 直譯是“在垃圾堆” 的意思。
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由此引申為心情亂糟糟的,絕望、低落。
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Eg: I always feel down in the dumps when I go back to work after a long weekend.
每次周末過后去上班的時候,我的心情都很低落。
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At the end of your rope/ tether
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to feel very upset because you’re no longer able to deal with a difficult situation.
因為處理不了困境,而內(nèi)心沮喪。
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這個說法有英美兩種區(qū)分。
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美國人說的是 at the end of your rope;而英國人說 at the end of your tether。這里的rope,tether都是繩子的意思。
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這個說法呢,有點像咱們中文里的“江郎才盡”,意思是想不到招兒,或無計可施,什么也做不了。
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Eg: Helen is at the end of her rope after looking for a job for months without any luck.
海倫連續(xù)找了幾個月工作,但還是沒有收獲,她有點絕望了。
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Grief-stricken
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extremely sad
極其傷心
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Grief-stricken這種構詞法是高檔英語的一種標志。
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與之相近的詞還有:
earth-stricken 遭受地震重創(chuàng)的
poor-stricken 貧窮的
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stricken 是 strike 的過去分詞,意思是“打擊”,grief-stricken 就是被 悲傷擊中的 那種狀態(tài)。經(jīng)歷過的人都知道,那種無力感、脆弱感。
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Eg: After his partner died in a car accident, he was left grief-stricken.
自從他的同伴在車禍中喪生后,他就一直處于悲痛中。

3 憤怒,生氣
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Bend out of shape
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When you are bent out of shape over something, you feel very annoyed or angry.
特別生氣
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對于這個短語,小編就不文字解釋了,直接上表情包,見上圖。
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不得不感嘆,表情包大咖們的文字配圖并不是瞎扯的,原來英語中真的有“氣到變形”的表達,哈哈哈
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Eg: Mother is really bent out of shape because we came home so late last night.
因為我們昨天回去那么晚,所以母親大發(fā)雷霆。
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Bite someone's head off
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to respond with anger to someone
沖著某人發(fā)火,大發(fā)雷霆
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這個短語乍看有點嚇人,難道是“要把人頭咬下來?其實沒有這么嚴重啦。
指的是對別人大聲叱喝,非常生氣地斥責
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Eg: I just asked one question to confirm his request, and my boss bit my head off.
我只是提了個問題,跟老板確認他的需求,結果老板對我大發(fā)雷霆。
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Drive up the wall
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to annoy or irritate someone.
把人逼瘋
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讓人抓狂得想上墻,這種人的確很可怕。
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Eg: His constant whining drove me up the wall, so I left.
他不斷向我抱怨,簡直要把握逼瘋,所以我離開了。

4 害怕的表達方式
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Have butterflies in your stomach
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to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important.
緊張,忐忑不安
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胃里有蝴蝶飛,這的確讓人心煩意亂,緊張不安。
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Eg: I’m going to have the first meeting with a big client tomorrow, and I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach.
明天我就要和大客戶第一次見面了,現(xiàn)在我真是忐忑不安。
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Afraid of your own shadow
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very easily frightened
特別害怕,緊張
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中國有成語叫“杯弓蛇影”,那個主人公把墻壁上弓箭上蛇的圖畫倒影,認為是真的蛇,所以喝下了那酒后生病了。
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這個成語用來形容一個人極度的害怕,緊張。
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而在英文中,也有同樣的表達就是:Afraid of your own shadow,一個人連自己影子都害怕顯然要比害怕杯弓蛇影,顯然是更極端的害怕了。
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Eg: After reading “Dracula,” she became afraid of her own shadow.
讀完《德古拉》之后,她心里就特別害怕。

On pins and needles
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When people say they’re on pins and needles, they aren’t talking about sewing or injections. It really means that they are feeling anxious or nervous.
特別害怕
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這個短語和中文中的“如坐針氈”的神韻也是一樣的,表達一種坐立不安的感覺。
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Eg: The movie was so suspenseful, I was on pins and needlesthe whole time!
這部電影太令人緊張了,我一直處于一種坐立不安的狀態(tài)。

5 茫然/喪也是現(xiàn)代人的一種心情,來看看怎么說?
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Spaced out
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When you are not concentrating on what is going on around you, you can say you are spaced out or daydreaming.
夢游,放空
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這就是我們常說的:人在,心不在了。我們都有這種時候,雖然看起來在做事情,但腦子里一片空白,像夢游一般。
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Eg: Dave, are you listening? You look totally spaced out!
戴維,你在聽嗎?你看上去像在做白日夢。
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Feel out of it
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to not feel in a state of one’s normal mind.
不在正常狀態(tài)
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這和上面那個短語有點像,就是腦袋空白的狀態(tài),感覺魂兒不是自己的。
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Eg:He just woke up from a night of heavy drinking and felt so out of it.
他終于從一夜宿醉中醒來了,感覺很不自在。

6 現(xiàn)代都市人經(jīng)常感到累,但是說到你,你只會tired? 或者再進化下,只能到exhausted的程度?那么有點弱了,今天教你一個新詞。

Beat/Bushed
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The next time someone asks you how you’re feeling after a long and tiring day, you can tell them that you’re beat or bushed.
下次很累的時候,用beat 或 bushed吧,比tired地道100倍
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Eg: Sorry, I can’t do the chores today, I’m beat/bushed!
抱歉,今天我不想做家務了,我太累了。
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學了這么多,給我們點個贊吧!
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