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。
