第四節:形容詞大戰
—— 學會批評與抱怨的形容詞!
【瘋狂短評】
形容詞是語言詞匯中最有用的詞類之一,它們可以用來表達我們的喜怒哀樂。在上一期中我們向大家介紹了不少用來形容優秀、成功人士的甜言蜜語,相信大家從中受益匪淺。現在,讓我們再來看看貶義詞,學會如何批評和抱怨。
【Kim’s Note】In the last issue we gave you a list of lovely adjectives to flatter and praise everyone and everything. In this issue we are giving you just the opposite. These are negative adjectives that will be just as useful!
1.angry: filled with anger
發怒的;憤怒的
* There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.
(沒有什么比不得不面對一個憤怒的妻子更糟糕了。)
* I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.
(他讓我等了這么久,我真的生他的氣了。)
2.awful: very bad; dreadful
很壞的;糟透的
* I’m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
(我很抱歉脾氣這么壞,但是我頭疼得要命。)
* The film was awful.
(那部電影真是糟透了。)
3.boring: not interesting in any way
無趣的;無聊的
* There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.
(要我再次坐著開這種無聊的會議絕不可能。)
* He is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.
(他可能是我見過的最無趣的人了。)
4.careless: not taking care; inattentive
粗心的;疏忽的
* My son could get better grades if he wasn’t so careless.
(如果我兒子不是粗心的話,他可以得更高的分數。)
* He’s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing.
(他是一個粗心大意的駕駛員,從來也不考慮自己在做什么。)
5.cunning: clever at deceiving people
狡猾的;狡詐的;善于欺騙的
* I don’t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.
(我不信任你的新秘書,她太狡猾了。)
* He’s a cunning old fox.
(他是詭計多端的老狐貍。)
6.depressing: make one feel depressed
令人憂愁的;令人沮喪的
* I hated that movie. It was too depressing.
(我討厭那部電影,太令人沮喪了。)
* It’s a totally depressing thought.
(這完全是個令人沮喪的主意。)