13 失望

Step 1 必备词汇记起来

bum [bʌm]

v.使灰心；使不安

◎bum sb. out 使某人失望/心烦/郁闷

bummed [bʌmd]

adj.失望的；沮丧的

disappoint [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]

v. （使）失望

disappointed [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd]

adj.失望的

◎be disappointed at/by sth. 对某事失望

◎be disappointed in/with sb. 对某人失望

disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ]

adj.令人失望的

◎disappointing news令人失望的消息

disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]

n.失望

◎to sb.'s disappointment令某人失望的是

dismay [dɪsˈmeɪ]

n .失望v.使失望

◎to sb.'s dismay 令某人失望的是

discouraging [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ]

adj.令人气馁的

despair [dɪˈsper]

n ./v.绝望；失去希望

◎in despair绝望地

◎to the despair of sb. 令某人绝望的是

desperation [ˌdespəˈreɪʃn]

n.绝望

◎in desperation绝望地，不顾一切地

desperate [ˈdespərət]

adj.令人绝望的

quit [kwɪt]

v.放弃

let sb. down 使某人失望

Step 2 实用句子学起来

1. I'm so disappointed in him.

我对他太失望了。

2. You let me down, Peter . Again.

你再一次让我失望了，彼得。

3. I've lost respect for Prefessor Weeks.

我已经不再尊敬威克斯教授了。

4. It's so discouraging.

太令人沮丧了。

5. I'm totally bummed.

我彻底失望了。

Step 3 情景对话练起来

Conversation 1

Stan: I thought he had turned his life around ¹ .

Camila: So did I, so did I. But he was pulled over ² for drunk driving ³ last night.

Stan: I'm so disappointed in him. I mean, it's good the police stopped him: he's a danger to himself and everyone.

斯坦： 我以为他已经让自己的生活有所好转了。

卡米拉： 我也是，我也是。但是他昨晚因为酒驾被警察拦下了。

斯坦： 我对他太失望了。我的意思是，幸亏警察把他拦了下来，他对自己和别人来说都很危险。

Conversation 2

Peter: Nancy, I'm sorry I'm late!

Nancy: You let me down, Peter . Again.

Peter: I ... It won't happen again, I swear!

Nancy: Talk to the hand ⁴ ! We're done.

彼得： 南希，很抱歉我来晚了！

南希： 你再一次让我失望了，彼得。

彼得： 我……我发誓，再也不会发生这样的情况了！

南希： 我懒得理你！我们分手吧。

Conversation 3

Sophy: You know, I hate to say it, but I've lost respect for Professor Weeks.

Jonah: Why?

Sophy: I have the feeling that he doesn't read our papers even though we slave ⁵ over them.

Jonah: Yeah, jeez ⁶ , I'm sorry to hear that.

索菲： 你知道，我不想这么说，但我已经不再尊敬威克斯教授了。

乔纳： 为什么？

索菲： 我感觉，我们埋头努力写的论文，他都不看。

乔纳： 是的，天啊，听到这个我很难过。

Conversation 4

Victoria: I keep up my study habits and yet it seems I don't make any progress. It's so discouraging.

Candy: Don't beat yourself up ⁷ . You're preparing the ground ⁸ ; that takes time. You'll see progress soon enough. Cheer up!

Victoria: I guess you're right. It doesn't rain every day.

维多利亚： 我一直保持自己的学习习惯，但是我似乎没有什么进步。太令人沮丧了。

坎迪： 不要自暴自弃。你正在打基础，这需要时间。你很快就会看到进步的。振作起来！

维多利亚： 我想你说得对。也不是每天都会下雨。

Conversation 5

Benedict: Why the sad face, Angie?

Angie (looking around): Keep it under your hat ⁹ , but our new supervisor is that Bruno guy. I'm totally bummed.

Benedict: You're kidding! He just started here! How come he gets the promotion?

Angie: I know, right?

贝内迪克特： 安吉，你为什么看起来这么难过呀？

安吉（环顾四周）： 你要保密啊，我们的新主管就是那个叫布鲁诺的家伙。我彻底失望了。

贝内迪克特： 你开玩笑呢吧！他刚到这儿！他怎么会升职呢？

安吉： 就是说嘛，是吧？