我们常说人有喜怒哀乐。丰富的情感是人类的一个重要特征。在写作中,对人物情感的描写常能使人物的形象显得生动鲜活。人类的情感可以细分为很多种,如喜悦、满意、失望、悲伤、憎恨、愤怒、惊讶、恐惧、赞赏、懊悔等等。在英语中有一些固定的词和句式来表达这些不同的情感。
1 惊讶 I'm surprised to find you here. 在这儿看到你我很奇怪。 It's nothing to be surprised
about. 这不值得大惊小怪。 To my surprise,he didn't come
yesterday. 使我吃惊的是他昨天没来。 She looked at me in amazement. 她惊奇地望着我。 Her appearance fairly took my
breath away. 她的相貌使我大吃一惊。 Everyone looked at her in
astanishment. 大家都惊讶地看着她。 She was greatly shocked by what he
said. 他的话使她大为震惊。 The startling news made me almost
doubt my ears. 这个惊人的消息使我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。
2 愤怒 She was burning with anger. 她怒火中烧。 Her voice rose in anger. 在愤怒中她提高了声音。 He exploded/blazed with anger. 他勃然大怒。 He easily loses his temper. 他很容易发脾气。 He was in a thundering rage. 他大发雷霆。 She was red with anger. 她因为发怒脸涨得通红。 She was annoyed that he has not
answered her letter. 他没有给她回信使她很生气。 The director was furious to hear
about it. 经理听到这件事后勃然大怒。 She was very indigpant at his
personal questions. 她对他提出的有关她个人私生活的问题感到非常气情。 She was irritated at his rudeness. 他的粗鲁激怒了地。 The villagers were outraged by the
ill treatment. 村民们因为受到不公平对待而感到强烈义愤。 |
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