063 Lelvel 3 表达悲伤-讲解版

1. Sheila just broke my heart when she said she did not like the birthday gift I gave her. 西拉刚伤了我的心。她说不喜欢我送她的生日礼物。

句子结构：

N.(人) just broke my heart when+单句

John just broke my heart when he said he thought my dress was tacky.

约翰刚刚伤了我的心。他说我的衣服很俗气。

特色词汇;

tacky-adj. [ˈtæki] 俗气

David just broke Rachel’s heart when he said that he was not sure if he wanted to marry her because she was just a waitress.

大卫刚刚伤了瑞秋的心。因为他说自己不是很确定是不是想和她结婚。因为瑞秋只是个女招待。

2. The old man was really devastated when police told him that his dog had been run over by a car. 当老人从警察那里得知自己的狗被车轧了的时候，他简直是痛不欲生。

句子结构：

N.+was really devastated when +单句

The young man was really devastated when his boss told him that he had been fired.

当老板告知这个年轻人他被解雇了的时候，他真是难以接受。

The young couple was really devastated when police told them that their house had been ransacked.

当警察告知这对年轻夫妇他们的房子被洗劫一空的时候，他们真是彻底绝望了。

地道词汇:

ransack-v.  [ˈrænsæk] 洗劫一空

练习：

斯嘉丽（Scarlet）获悉阿什利(Ashley)已经另娶他人后，简直伤心欲绝。

Scarlet was really devastated when she learned that Ashley had married somebody else.

3. I cried my eyes out when I heard that Michael Jackson had died. 当我得知迈克尔杰克逊去世的噩耗时，简直是悲痛欲绝。

句子结构：

N.+ cried (his, her ) eyes out when +单句

The empress cried her eyes out when she found that she had another miscarriage.

女皇陛下发现自己又一次流产的时候，简直是悲痛欲绝。

地道词汇：

miscarriage -n. [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] 流产

empress-n. [ˈemprəs] 女皇帝

The young mother cried her eyes out when her son had been taken away by human traffickers under her watch.

当孩子在自己眼皮子底下被人贩子拐走，年轻的母亲悲痛欲绝，泣不成声。

4. When I discovered that my pet gold fish was not as active as usual, my heart sank. 当我发现我的宠物金鱼不如往常那么活跃（有点儿蔫儿）的时候，我心往下一沉。

句子结构：

When +单句，my heart sank.

When I discovered blood in my dog’s poo, my heart sank.

当我在狗狗的粪便里发现血迹的时候，心里一沉。

When Muller found that his father was taking anti-depressing pills, his heart sank.

当穆勒发现他的父亲在服用抗抑郁药的时候，他心里一沉。

练习：

当我发现我的数学得了C的时候，我心里一沉。

When I found that I got a C in math, my heart sank.

5. Jeremy just can’t stop whining about his girlfriend dumping him. 杰尔米一直叨叨他被女朋友甩的事情。

句子结构：

n. + just can’t stop whining about +n. /单句

Philip just can’t stop whining about his boss not giving him any credit for what he did.

菲利普一直叨叨他老板对他不赏识。

Laurel just can’t stop whining about being forced to work overtime without getting paid.

萝莉儿一直叨叨她被迫加班而且没有加班费的事情

6. Do you know what it’s like to be betrayed by your best friend? 你知道被自己最好的朋友背叛是什么感觉吗？

句子结构：

Do you know what it’s like to+v.

Do you know what it’s like to be treated like a second-class citizen?

你知道被当做二等公民是什么感觉吗？

Do you know what it’s like to be unable to sleep for the entire night day after day ?

你知道整宿整宿的夜不能眠是什么感觉吗？

练习:

你知道被同龄人孤立的感觉是什么吗？

Do you know what it’s like to be isolated by your peers?

7. When Mrs. Wilkinson heard about the death of her cat, she did not take it very well. 威尔肯森太太听到她的猫死了，心情很不好。

句子结构：

When +单句，he (she) didn’t take it very well.

When the university informed Professor Cooper his request for a bigger office was rejected, he did not take it very well.

当学校告知库博教授他申请更大办公室的要求被驳回了，库博教授的反应不是很好。

When I told my roommate he should find another apartment, he did not take it very well.

当我告诉我的室友，他得再另觅住处时，他反应不是很高兴。

8. I just want to put this miserable experience behind me and move on. 我只想把这段悲惨的经历暂放一边，接着迎接未来的生活。

句子结构：

I just want to+v.

I just want to let people know autism is not something we should take lightly.

我只是想让大家知道我们对自闭症不应等闲视之。

地道词汇

autism--n.自闭症

9. I don’t know what I am gonna do not seeing you every day. 我不知道不能每天见到你，我会多无所适从。

句子结构：

I don’t know what I am gonna do not +动名词

I don’t know what I am gonna do not breathing fresh air every day.

我不知道以后不能每天呼吸新鲜空气我该怎么办。

I don’t know what I am gonna do not drinking clean water every day.

我不知道以后不能每天喝到干净的饮用水该怎么办。

I don’t know what I am gonna do not hearing your soft voice every day.

我不知道以后不能每天听到你温柔的声音该怎么办呐。

10. Using the sad emoji just robs us of the ability to express our sorrows in words. 使用表示伤心的表情包削弱了我们表达悲伤的语言能力。

句子结构:

动名词+ robs us of the ability to +v.

Using a lot of computer robs us of the ability to spell words correctly.

大量使用电脑削弱了我们正确拼写单词的能力。

Driving a lot robs us of the ability to walk long distance. .

开车太多剥夺了我们长途跋涉的能力。。

独白练习：

People express sadness and sorrows differently. Some people chose to talk about things that made them feel sad. For instance, my friend sally 一直在叨叨她被迫加班，还没有加班费。. Others might have different strategy. For example,我婶婶在她的猫被车轧了时候，痛哭流涕。 She’s had that cat for 15 years. To be honest, I don’t quite understand people who never reveal their emotions.你能想象一直默默忍受各种不幸是什么感觉吗？

独白练习参考英文答案：

People express sadness and sorrows differently. Some people chose to talk about things that made them feel sad. For instance, my friend sally just can’t stop whining about her being forced to work overtime without getting paid. Others might have different strategy.  For example, my aunt cried her eyes out when her cat was run over by a car. She’s had that cat for 15 years. To be honest, I don’t quite understand people who never reveal their emotions. Do you know what it’s like to be suffering silently all the time?