Tomorrow I am going to an amusement park with my friends, but the weather forecast is rain and I am feeling down.
(明天預計要和朋友一起去遊樂園玩,不過天氣預報說會下雨,所以心裡覺得不太開心。)
He felt down because of the poor results of the exam he took last week.
(他因為上禮拜考不好而情緒低落。)
Hopeless
Hopeless:感到絕望
所謂的絕望就是指「完全感受不到希望」的意思。它是一個形容詞,通常會搭配be動詞一起作使用。
< Hopeless 的例句 >
When I heard that my ex-girlfriend, whom I had loved for a year, had found someone else she loved, I was hopeless.
(當我聽說之前交往過一年的前女友已經找到新對象,心裡覺得好絕望。)
He advised me to hang in there when times are hopeless.
(他建議我就算感到絕望,也要試著撐下去。)
She was diagnosed with depression due to her job and has been on leave from her company for a year.
(她因為工作得了憂鬱症,已經請假沒去上班一年之久了。)
I have been suffering from depression for some time and decided to leave a blog about how I felt during that time.
(我已經受憂鬱症之苦好一段時間了,因此我決定要把這些日子的感受以部落格的方式記錄下來。)
用來鼓勵別人的英文句型
學會了沮喪的英文說法之後,讓我們看看如何鼓勵別人。以下列舉一些常用的句型表達方式。
・Cheer up!
・Keep going!
・Never give up!
・Everything is going to be fine.
・What will be will be.
請接著看詳細說明!
Cheer up!
Cheer up!:開心點!振作點!
這是一句適合用來鼓勵朋友、家人的口語化句型,提醒對方打起精神、振作起來。
< Cheer up 的例句 >
A:I’ve been studying so hard, but yesterday’s exam wasn’t so good.
(我明明很認真準備,但昨天還是沒有考好。)
B:Cheer up! Everyone knows you have worked hard, so believe in yourself!
(開心點嘛!大家都知道你很努力,所以要對自己有信心!)
A:I can’t get through practice because I’m worried about whether I will retire at the last game next year or continue to be a player.
(我沒辦法專心練習,因為心裡面一直在考慮是否該在明年的比賽結束後退休,還是該繼續選手生涯。)
B:You have done well in many of your games, so you should be fine. Keep going!
(你在很多比賽裡面都表現傑出,所以一定沒問題的。繼續加油吧!)
A:I am almost at the top of the mountain, but my strength is at its limit and I may not make it.
(雖然快要登頂,但我的體力已經到達極限了,實在不確定自己能不能完成。)
B:Never give up! We are almost at the top of the mountain, let’s climb it together.
(別放棄!就快到山頂了,我們一起上去吧!)
Everything is going to be fine.
Everything is going to be fine.:一切都會沒事的
當想要鼓勵陷入低潮的朋友,或是為即將迎接新挑戰的朋友加油打氣,都可以參考這個慣用句型。另外,如果聽到別人對你說這句話,則可以參考下面這個回應方式:「I will do my best.(我會盡力的)」。
< Everything is going to be fine 的例句 >
A:I have a group interview for a job interview next month, but I’m not very good at speaking in front of a large group of people and I’m worried.
(我下個月預計要參加一場集體面試,不過我很擔心,因為自己不擅長在很多人面前講話。)
B:With lots of practice, I am sure everything is going to be fine.
(我相信只要先充份練習,就一定沒問題的。)
A:Thank you. will do my best!
(謝謝你的鼓勵,我會盡力的!)
A:I am worried she will say no if I ask her out to dinner tomorrow.
(我很擔心如果我明天約她一起吃晚餐,會不會被拒絕。)
B:Why don’t you try contacting her first? What will be will be.
(你要不要試著先和她連絡一下?然後就順其自然囉!)