负面情绪好多种,不知道该怎么用英文清楚表达吗?希平方来教你怎么说!
看完影片之后,你是不是对创伤后压力症候群有更多认识了呢?说到内心的负面情绪,英文除了 sad、angry、scared 之外,其实还有好多词汇能够传达出“痛苦难受、愤恨不平、焦虑不安⋯⋯”等情绪。表达负面情绪的词汇,你知道多少呢?快来看看本文列出的词汇你是否都认识吧!
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表达负面情绪
要告诉别人自己心情不好,许多人可能会直觉想到这几个表达法:
- I feel bad / terrible.(我感觉很糟。)
- I feel sad / upset.(我很难过。)
- I feel unhappy.(我很不快乐。)
- I feel scared.(我很害怕。)
- I feel angry.(我很生气。)
但难过、害怕、生气的方式有很多、程度也不太一样。除了这些词汇,英文还能如何表达内心的负面情绪呢?
◎ 心碎
I feel hurt.(我感到很受伤。)
I feel heartbroken.(我感到心碎。)
My boyfriend made me feel terribly hurt. He's been avoiding me for no reason lately.(我男友让我很受伤。他最近没来由地一直躲着我。)
◎ 心情沮丧
- I feel depressed / frustrated / discouraged / dejected.(我感到沮丧、挫折。)
- I feel defeated.(我感到挫败。)
- I feel worthless.(我感觉自己很没用。)
- I feel like a failure.(我感觉自己很失败。)
A: You look down in the dumps. What happened?(你看起来心情很低落。怎么了?)
B: I screwed up at work again, and I feel really depressed.(我工作又搞砸了,而我感到非常挫折。)
◎ 绝望无助
- I feel helpless.(我很无助。)
- I feel powerless.(我觉得很无力。)
- I feel desperate.(我感到绝望。)
I felt helpless and desperate when I heard my husband was trapped in a fire.(当我得知我丈夫受困火场时,我感到既无助又绝望。)
◎ 悲痛欲绝
- I feel miserable.(我感到非常痛苦。)
- I'm in agony / great pain.(我痛不欲生。)
I feel miserable seeing my child suffering. I hope he will recover soon.(看到孩子受苦让我感到非常痛苦。我希望他能赶快好起来。)
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◎ 恐惧不安
- I'm afraid / frightened.(我很害怕。)
- I'm terrified.(我吓坏了。)
- I'm worried.(我很担心。)
- I'm anxious.(我很焦虑。)
A: He didn't respond to my message, and he didn't answer my call, either. I'm worried.(他没回我讯息,也没接我电话。我很担心。)
B: Maybe he's just busy. Relax.(他可能只是在忙。放轻松。)
◎ 忿忿不平
- I'm annoyed / irritated.(我很恼火。)
- I'm furious / infuriated / outraged.(我气炸了、我很愤慨。)
- I'm bitter.(我感到不满、难以释怀。)
A: I'm still bitter at the way I was being treated earlier. How could they insult me like that?(早前被这样对待还是让我感到不满。他们怎能那样污辱人?)
B: They wanted to irritate you. Don't take it to heart.(他们想要激怒你。别太往心里去。)
这些常见的负面词汇,你认识几个呢 ?下次出现负面情绪时,也可以试着用 sad、angry、scared 以外的词汇,来更精确地传达出你的心情喔。