7.gloomy: sad; depressed
陰沉的;陰暗的;憂愁的;沮喪的
* I don’t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.
(我不明白天氣這么好為什么你還呆在一個陰沉沉的房間里。)
* What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!
(你為什么情緒這么低落?振作起來吧!)
8.hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;
沒有希望的;令人絕望的; 沒用的
* I just have to give up on you. You’re just hopeless.
(我不得不放棄你了,你真是令人絕望。)
* It’s hopeless trying to convince her.
(要說服她是沒有希望的。)
9.impatient: not patient; unable to wait for something
不耐煩的;無耐性的
* My teacher is too impatient. She yells at me every time I make a mistake.
(我的老師太沒耐心了。每次我犯了錯她都要對我大喊大叫。)
* Don’t be impatient! The bus will be here soon.
(別那么不耐煩!公共汽車馬上就來了。)
10.inconsiderate: not considerate; thoughtless; not thinking of other people
不體貼人的;考慮不周的;不替別人著想的
* I don’t know why I married such an inconsiderate man.
(我不明白為什么我嫁給了這么一個不體貼的男人。)
* He’s often inconsiderate to his family.
(他常常不體諒他的家人)
11.indifferent: not interested in; not caring about or noticing
不感興趣的;不關心的;冷淡的
* I don’t have any feelings toward him. I’m completely indifferent.
(我對他沒有任何感覺,我完全不感興趣。)
* How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?
(你怎能對饑民的疾苦無動于衷呢?)
12.jealous: want to get what someone else has; envious
嫉羨的;嫉妒的
* You’d better not talk to her. Her husband is an extremely jealous man.
(你最好不要和她說話。她丈夫是個醋罐子。)
* He is jealous of our success.
(他嫉妒我們的成功。)
13.miserable: poor in quality or quantity; too small
低劣的;貧乏的;少得可憐的
* How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?
(我怎么能靠這么可憐的工資養家?)
* My father was a miserable man. He was always complaining.
(我父親是個可憐的人,他總是抱怨。)
14.nasty: unpleasant; disgusting
令人不愉快的;令人討厭的
* Who’s that nasty old woman?
(那個令人討厭的老婆子是誰?)
* This room has such a nasty smell.
(這個房間有一種惡心的氣味。)
15.ridiculous: silly; absurd
荒謬的;可笑的
* What a ridiculous idea!
(多么荒謬的念頭!)
* You look completely ridiculous in that outfit.
(你穿著那套服裝看上去真是滑稽。)
16.selfish: thinking first of one’s own needs without concern for others
自私的;不顧他人的
* He’s too selfish to think of lending me his car.
(他很自私,不想把汽車借給我。)
* You're the most selfish person I ever met.
(你是我見過的最自私的人。)
17.stubborn: determined not to give way; strong-willed; obstinate
倔強的;固執的;頑固的
* I knew you’d be too stubborn to listen!
(我就知道你這個固執的家伙是不會聽的。)
* You are as stubborn as a donkey!
(你倔得像一頭驢。)
18.unfortunate: not fortunate; unlucky
不幸的;倒霉的
* I was unfortunate enough to lose my keys.
(我把鑰匙丟了,真倒霉。)
* I’m sorry to hear such unfortunate news.
(聽到這么不幸的消息,我感到很難過。)