Long face不是長臉!「悶悶不樂」原來有這幾種說法～

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	你會怎麼用英文描述一個人心情低落、悶悶不樂呢? 3天的中秋連假再見…有沒有超級不想回去上班、上課 (? 連假回來上班的第一天總是特別厭世，可能前一晚就開始有收假症候群。 左看右看一下同事的臉部表情是不是很憔悴還沒調回工作模式XD? 你會怎麼用英文描述一個人悶悶不樂呢? 當別人對你說別板著一張"long face"，可別解讀成「長臉」喔! 今天就來學學幾句「情緒低落、不開心」的英語表達方式吧~ 【心情鬱悶、沮喪】 ★ be down in the dumps   悶悶不樂 · dump (n.) 垃圾場；髒亂的地方 Ex: I’m down in the dumps today because I have lots of things to do.   (我今天悶悶不樂，因為我有好多事情要做。) ★ down in the mouth   垂頭喪氣 (可以想像成嘴角向下，樣貌沮喪) Ex: She looks a little down in the mouth.   (她看起來情緒有點低落。) ★ have sth on one’s mind   有心事，有…牽掛 Ex: I have a lot on my mind at the moment.   (我現在心事重重。/有很多事得操心。) ★ the long face   愁眉苦臉 描述一個人愁眉苦臉，臉就像垮下來一樣，可以搭配動詞wear/pull 指「擺臭臉」。 用表情特徵來形容情緒。例如:keep your chin up!字面意思是將下巴抬起來，傳達的情緒是自信與堅強，可用來鼓勵對方勇敢面對問題。再例如:keep a stiff upper lip用來傳達的形象是上唇不動，表示面臨困境時臨危不亂。| Ex: Why the long face? Look on the bright side.   (為什麼愁眉苦臉的? 往好處去想。) Ex: He came to me with a long face.   (她臉色不悅地來找我。) ★ look glum   看起來鬱鬱寡歡 · glum (a.) 憂鬱的；悶悶不樂的 Ex: He looks glum the whole morning.   (他一整個上午都看起來悶悶不樂的。) ★ not a happy camper   煩惱、悶悶不樂 · happy camper 高興的人 Ex: I would not be a happy camper if I stepped out of my comfort zone. (假如我踏出我的舒適圈，我是不會開心的。) 【沮喪 / 難過到落淚】 ★ cry sb’s eyes out   嚎啕大哭，痛哭流涕 通常是指因沮喪而痛哭，像是要把眼睛給哭出來了。 Ex: She was crying her eyes out since she lost an important document.  (她因弄丟一份重要文件而嚎啕大哭。) ★ be reduced to tears   潸然淚下 · be reduced to + N/Ving   使某人淪落到…的地步 Ex: She was reduced to tears when she heard the poor sales figures.  (當她聽到這個很差的業績，潸然淚下。) < <  情境對話 > > Zoe: Ken, you haven’t been yourself lately. Is anything wrong? Ed: To tell you the truth, Amanda, I have a lot on my mind, and I’m so depressed. Zoe: If you need to talk, I’m all ears. Ed: That’s so kind of you. It’s my girlfriend; she broke up with me. Zoe: I understand what you’re going through. My boyfriend dumped me last week. Ed: Really? Do you need to talk? --- 翻譯 --- 柔伊: 艾德，你最近狀態不太好。發生甚麼事了嗎? 艾德: 柔伊，說老實話，我心事重重好鬱悶呀~ 柔伊: 如果你需要談一談，我洗耳恭聽。 艾德: 妳人真好，是我的女朋友，她跟我分手了。 柔伊: 我瞭解你的遭遇。我男朋友上週把我甩了。 艾德: 真的嗎?妳要不要談一下呢? 單字片語整理 Words in Use ● dump [dʌmp] vt. 丟棄，隨意扔；甩，分手 n. 垃圾集中處 ● depressed [dɪˋprɛst] a. 沮喪的 ● glum [glʌm] adj. 悶悶不樂的；憂鬱的 Practical Phrases ● be all ears 洗耳恭聽 Paul was all ears when Sherry talked about herself. 雪莉講述自己的事情時，保羅全神貫注地聽。 ● be down in the dumps 悶悶不樂 I'm down in the dumps today because I have lots of things to do. 我今天悶悶不樂，因為我有好多事情要做。 ● down in the mouth 垂頭喪氣 She looks a little down in the mouth.    她看起來情緒有點低落。 ● have sth on one’s mind 有心事，有…牽掛 I have a lot on my mind at the moment.    我現在心事重重。/有很多事得操心。 ● the long face 愁眉苦臉 Why the long face? Look on the bright side. 為什麼愁眉苦臉的? 往好處去想。 ● happy camper 高興的人 I would not be a happy camper if I stepped out of my comfort zone. 假如我踏出我的舒適圈，我是不會開心的。 ● cry sb’s eyes out 嚎啕大哭，痛哭流涕 She was crying her eyes out since she lost an important document.   她因弄丟一份重要文件而嚎啕大哭。 ● be reduced to tears 潸然淚下 She was reduced to tears when she heard the poor sales figures.   當她聽到這個很差的業績，潸然淚下。 本文摘自 新概念900句玩轉社交英文