英语口语情景词汇学习 个人情感表达 Unit 15: 乐观与悲观

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇

　　1.depressing a. 沉闷的，令人沮丧的

　　A: They failed the game! Haw depressing!

　　甲:他们箱了这场比赛。真扫兴!

　　B: Really? it's unbelievable

　　乙:真的吗?太难以置信了!

　　2.despair n. 失望，绝望

　　A: How's your colleague?

　　甲:你的同事怎么样?

　　B: He is in despair. All hope is gone.

　　乙:他绝望了，希望都破灭了。

　　3.despondent a. 甲失望的，丧气的

　　A: You look despondent. What's wrong?

　　甲:你的样子很沮丧。怎么了?

　　B: The boss's fired me.

　　乙:老板把我解雇了。

　　4.disappointed a. 使失望的

　　A: I'm disappointed in you!How would you have lied like that?

　　甲:我对你感到失望!你怎么能这样撒谎?

　　B: I' m terribly sorry, please forgive me.

　　乙:非常抱歉，请原谅我。

　　5.disappointment n. 失望

　　to sb's disappointment 使某人失望的是……

　　A: I've decided to be a doctor, mom.

　　甲:妈妈，我决定当医生。

　　H: You've been a disappointment to your dad; he wanted you to be a lawyer.

　　乙:你一直令你爸爸失望;他想让你当律师。

　　6.dismay n./v. 沮丧

　　A: I noticed that he read his exam results with dismay.

　　甲:我往意到他沮丧地看着自己的考试成绩。

　　B: Did he say why he had failed the exam?

　　乙:他说没说为什么考试没及格?

　　7.doom v. 注定，使遭恶运

　　A: I have a feeling that they're doomed.

　　甲:我觉得他们注定要失败。

　　B: They're hopeless.

　　乙:真是无可救药了。

　　8.get one's hopes too high 期望值过高

　　A: Could they pass their driving test?

　　甲:他们能通过驾驶考试吗?

　　B: Well，don't get your hopes too high.

　　乙:你不要期望得太高。

　　9.gloomy a. 抑郁的，悲观的

　　A: What do you think of his economic forecast?

　　甲:你觉得他对经济的预测怎么样?

　　B: I don't. like such a gloomy forecast.

　　乙:我不喜欢这样悲观的预测。

　　10.happy-go-lucky 乐天的，无忧无虑的

　　A: Maybe Peter doesn't take life seriously. He always seems to be happy-go-lucky.

　　甲:也许他对待生活不严肃认真。彼德好像总是无优无虑的。

　　B : Yes, he never seems to have anything to worry about. He's always carefree.

　　乙:是的，他好像从来没有什么可担优的。他总是无优无虑的。

　　11.hold out too mach hope for 抱很大希望

　　A: I don't hold out too much hope for bonus this year.

　　甲:我对本年度奖金不抱多大希望。

　　B: Neither do I.

　　乙:我也是。

　　12.letdown n. 失望

　　A: The ending of the story was a real letdown.

　　甲:故事的结局真令人失望。

　　B: It's a waste of time to see such a film.

　　乙:看这样的电影真是浪费时间。

　　13.optimistic a. 乐观的，乐观主义的

　　A: What do you think of the future of your country?

　　甲:你觉得你们国家的前途怎么样?

　　B: I'm optimistic about the country's economic future though it has beets affected by the economic crisis of Southeast Asia.

　　乙:我们国家虽然受到东南亚经济危机的影响，但我对我们国家的经济前途持乐观态度。

　　14.pessimistic a. 悲观的

　　A: Are you sure of getting the well-paid job?

　　甲:你确信能得到那份高薪的工作吗?

　　B: No, I'm still pessimistic about my chances of getting it.

　　乙:不，我对于自己能否得到那份工作还很悲观。