迷你對話

A: Do you feel better?

你覺得好點了嗎？

B: Much better. My heart sank when Mary told me that she wanted to leave me.

好多了，當瑪麗告訴我她要離開我時，我的心為之一沉。

A: Don’t be sad. Everything will be fine.

別傷心，一切都會好起來的。

B: Thanks a lot. You are so kind.

謝謝，您真好。

對話精講

地道短語

someone’s heart sinks

1 解詞釋義

Sink有“下沉”的意思。從字面上看，意思是“心為之一沉”，比喻“非常失望”。

2 支持范例

His heart sank when his boss told him that the company didn't need him any more.

他的老板說公司不再需要他的時候，他感到很失望。

His heart sank within him, when he perceived that.

當他看清楚這一點時，他的心一下子沉了下去。

His heart sank at the thought of war.

想到戰爭他的情緒顯得十分低沉。

When he understood the harm that he had unintentionally done, his heart sank into his boots.

當他明白了他無意中所帶來的傷害時，他的心情沉重起來。