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朋友告诉你他中了彩票,你瞪大眼睛:
“I‘m so surprised!”
朋友:“Yeah, me too!”
“Surprised”这个词没错,但它太笼统了——就像用“好吃”形容所有美食一样。 英语里表达惊讶有几十种方式,从震惊到惊喜,从难以置信到吓一跳,每种都有专属词汇。
一、不同力度的惊讶 轻度惊讶(意外但不算大事):
- No way!(不会吧!——超级常用,可正可负)
- You’re kidding!(你在开玩笑吧!——kid=开玩笑)
- Get out of here!(少来了!——字面“出去”,实际表示不相信)
- Shut up!(闭嘴!——实际表示“真的假的?!”,朋友间常用)
- I can‘t believe it.(我不敢相信。——believe=相信)
- Are you serious?(你是认真的吗?——serious=认真的)
- You’re pulling my leg.(你在逗我吧。——pull one‘s leg=开某人玩笑)
- That blows my mind.(这让我震惊。——blow one’s mind=震撼心灵)
- No freaking way!(绝不可能!——freaking=加强语气,比fucking文明)
- I‘m speechless.(我无语了。——speechless=说不出话的)
- My jaw dropped.(我下巴都掉了。——jaw=下巴)
- I’m in shock.(我震惊了。——in shock=处于震惊状态)
- What a pleasant surprise!(真是个惊喜!——pleasant=令人愉快的)
- I didn‘t see that coming.(我完全没想到。——see that coming=预料到)
- This is unexpected, but in a good way.(这没想到,但是好事。——unexpected=意外的)
- You made my day!(你让我今天太开心了!——make one’s day=让某人高兴一整天)
- You scared me to death!(你吓死我了!——scare to death=吓死)
- I nearly jumped out of my skin.(我差点魂飞魄散。——jump out of one‘s skin=吓到跳起来)
- That gave me a heart attack.(那让我心脏病都要犯了。——heart attack=心脏病发作,夸张)
- What the hell?!(什么鬼?!——hell=地狱,粗口但常用)
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朋友: I quit my job yesterday.(我昨天辞职了。)
你: Wait, you’re kidding! You‘ve been there for five years.(等等,开玩笑吧?你都干了五年了。)
朋友: I know. But I got an offer I couldn’t refuse.(我知道,但我拿到了一个无法拒绝的机会。)
你: No way! Tell me everything. My jaw is on the floor.(不会吧!快告诉我一切,我下巴都掉地上了。——on the floor=在地上)
互动话题:
如果你说“No way!”,对方回“Yes way!”,你会怎么接?A. “Way!” B. “Okay, you win” C. “Prove it” D. 开始跳机械舞。评论区留下你的神回复!
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