542 pleased,pleasing和pleasant
① pleased表示“高兴的,满意的,感到高兴的”,指由外部因素引发人们内心的喜悦,只能指人,主语是人。
I am pleased to meet you. 遇见你我很高兴。
I am pleased that you've won the match. 你们赢了那场比赛,我非常高兴。
② be pleased by侧重于“被动”。
They were pleased by what she said. 听了她的话,他们非常满意。
He was easily pleased by flattery. 他经不起奉承。
③ be pleased at/about/with意为“对……感到满意(高兴)”,宾语为人时,常用with,宾语为事物时,可用at,about或with,意义相同。
The manager is very pleased with you. 经理对你非常满意。
He wasn't very pleased at/about/with the result. 他对结果不是很满意。
I'm very pleased with what he has done. 我对他们做的事感到高兴。
④ pleasant通常指天气、旅行、消息、时间等令人感到高兴、愉快、舒适,也指人或其举止等“招人喜欢的,友好的”。
It is pleasant for us to take a walk here on the meadow. 我们在这儿的草地上散散步很惬意。
The cake is pleasant to the taste. 这饼很可口。
I hope you will have a pleasant journey. 我希望你旅行愉快。
What a pleasant lad!一个多么可爱的少年!
⑤ pleasing表示“令人高兴的,使人愉快的”,主语通常是物。
Her voice is quite pleasing. 她的嗓音很悦耳。
I am pleased at the pleasing news. 那令人喜悦的消息使我兴奋不已。