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01 The good news rejoiced the cockles of my heart.
这个好消息使我从心底感到高兴。
常用单词
rejoice [rɪ'dʒɔɪs] v. 使高兴
cockle ['kɒkl] n. 海扇壳
学学这样说
1. Jane was thrilled to see Susan. 简见到苏珊高兴极了。
2. She's always full of cheer in her class. 她在班上总是高高兴兴的。
3. I shall be delighted to have dinner with you. 我很高兴能和你共进晚餐。
4. There is always a merry smile on Lily's face. 莉莉的脸上总是露出愉快的笑容。
5. She smiled at me happily when I saw her. 当我看见她时，她对我开心地笑了。
6. On the trip to Hawaii, we had a lot of fun. 在去夏威夷的旅途中，我们都很开心。
7. It was a pleasant surprise to know your pregnancy.
得知你怀孕了，这真是件令人惊喜的事。
补充短语
be thrilled to ……很高兴
be full of cheer 很高兴
02 You look like being on cloud nine.
你看起来非常高兴。
学学这样说
1. Her face was transfigured by happiness. 她高兴得容光焕发。
2. She flushed with delight. 她高兴得脸都红了。
3. Her heart melted away in secret rapture. 她暗自高兴，心花怒放。
4. He shouted out in delight. 他高兴得大声叫喊。
5. I'm grinning from ear to ear. 我笑得合不拢嘴。
6. I let out a real belly laugh. 我捧腹大笑。
补充短语
melt away 消失，融掉
shout out 突然呼喊，大叫
应用对话
Rex: You look like being on cloud nine.
Steven: I am.
雷克斯：你看起来十分高兴。
史蒂文：对，我是。
03 I shouldn't have done it.
我真不该那样做。
语法TIPS
shouldn't后面跟完成时，表示不应该做某事（但实际已经做了）；should后面跟完成时，表示应该做某事（但实际上没有做）。
学学这样说
1. I regret doing that. 我后悔那样做。
2. I feel bad about it. 我觉得很内疚。
3. I repent my behaviours. 我对我的行为感到后悔。
4. I feel regretful for what I said. 我后悔不该说那些话。
补充短语
feel regretful for... 后悔……
04 It was careless of me to do so.
我这样做太粗心了。
语法TIPS
be careless of sb to do sth的意思是“某人做某事太粗心了”，careless主要用来形容这个人。
学学这样说
1. I shouldn't drive after drinking. 我不应该酒后开车。
2. I rue never having been to university. 我后悔从未上过大学。
3. I wish I wouldn't have said that. 我要是不说那话就好了。
4. I should have known better. 我早该弄清楚一些。
补充短语
drive after drinking 酒后驾车
05 I really wish I hadn't done it.
我真希望我没那么做。
学学这样说
1. I regret wasting time when I was a student. 我后悔做学生时浪费了时间。
2. I regret not having taken his advice. 我后悔没有接受他的劝告。
3. I wish I had never met you. 我希望我从来没有遇见过你。
4. We regret having neglected past opportunities. 我们后悔没有抓住过去的机会。
5. I regretted my words the moment I spoke. 话一说出口，我就后悔了。
补充短语
feel remorse for... 后悔……
take one's advice 听某人的劝告
应用对话
Tony: I really wish I hadn't done it.
Steven: What on earth are you talking about?
托尼：我真希望我没那么做。
史蒂文：你究竟在说什么？
06 He bitterly repented his folly.
他对自己干的蠢事十分后悔。
常用单词
repent [rɪ'pent] v. 后悔，忏悔
folly ['fᴅli:] n. 愚蠢
学学这样说
1. He's ruing that he has bought such a large house. 他后悔买了这栋大房子。
2. He was filled with remorse for not helping us. 他因没有帮助我们而深怀内疚。
3. She regrets not having studied computer courses hard.
她后悔没有努力学习计算机课程。
4. He regretted very much having said something gross.
他讲了一些粗话，对此非常后悔。
07 He has showed signs of repentance.
他表现出悔改之意。
解析 ▲ 词组show signs of repentance的意思是“有悔改之意”，其中的repentance是动词repent的名词形式。
学学这样说
1. He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
2. The prisoner shows no remorse for his crimes. 那名囚犯对其罪行毫无悔改之意。
3. He seemed genuinely remorseful for what he had done.
他看起来真的很后悔所做的事。
补充短语
confess to... 向……承认/忏悔
show no remorse for... 对……没有悔过之意
08 I just feel very lonely in this city.
我只是在这个城市里感到很寂寞。
学学这样说
1. I feel lonely. 我感到很寂寞。
2. I feel empty. 我觉得空荡荡的。
3. I feel incomplete. 我感觉很空虚。
4. It will be difficult for one person to live alone. 单独一个人生活很困难。
5. I get lonesome when you're not here. 你不在时我颇感寂寞。
6. We've just moved here so we still feel a bit out of it.
由于我们刚刚搬到这里，所以仍感到有些寂寞。
7. Living in a big city makes me very lonely. 在大城市里生活让我感到很孤独。
8. Loneliness has occupied my heart. 我心中充满寂寞。
应用对话
Steven: What's up? You look unhappy.
Dora: Nothing. I just feel very lonely in this city. I miss my family.
史蒂文：怎么了？你看起来很不开心。
朵拉：没什么，只是待在这个城市里感到很寂寞。我想我的家人了。
补充短语
be difficult for... 对……很困难
09 He spent a lonesome evening at home.
他在家里度过了一个寂寞的夜晚。
常用单词
lonesome ['ləʊnsəm] adj. 寂寞的
学学这样说
1. He felt almost intolerably lonely. 他感受到了几乎无法忍受的寂寞。
2. He felt his loneliness most keenly on Sunday. 星期天他倍感寂寞。
3. He endured agonies of loneliness and misery. 他忍受着寂寞和贫穷的折磨。
4. It takes right time and right mood to be solitary.
寂寞需要合适的时间，也需要合适的心情。
补充短语
on Sunday 在周日
10 Loneliness and solitude become her fate.
孤独和寂寞成了她的命运。
常用单词
loneliness ['ləʊnlɪnəs] n. 孤独
solitude ['sɒlɪtju:d] n. 寂寞
学学这样说
1. Books are her resort when she is lonely. 当她寂寞的时候，书籍是她的解决之道。
2. Three months after her husband's death, she still felt empty.
丈夫去世3个月后，她心里仍是空荡荡的。
3. Sarah felt lonely when her best friend left the city.
自从她最好的朋友离开这个城市以后，萨拉感到很寂寞。
4. Sometimes we want to have someone to miss when we are lonely.
有时候，我们希望在寂寞的时候有个可以想念的人。
5. Don't wait to become lonely to recognize the value of a friend.
不要等到寂寞了才意识到朋友的价值。
补充短语
wait to do sth 等到做某事
11 Our disappointment was complete.
我们失望极了。
常用单词
disappointment [ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntmənt] n. 失望，沮丧
complete [kəm'pli:t] adj. 彻底的，完全的
学学这样说
1. Too bad! 太糟糕了。
2. What a disappointment! 真让人失望！
3. What a bummer! 太扫兴了。
4. You let me down. 你真让我失望。
补充短语
let sb down 使某人失望
12 All my work was in vain.
我的工作全都白干了。
解析 ▲ in vain的意思是“徒然，无效”，在句中可以作表语，也可以作状语，修饰动词。
学学这样说
1. I messed up. 我给搞砸了。
2. It leads me on a wild-goose chase. 我白费了半天劲。
3. We have done all for nothing. 我们所做的全都白费了。
4. All my efforts went down the drain. 我的努力都白费了。
补充短语
a wild-goose chase 劳而无功的事
13 I feel depressed for what you have done.
你所做的事使我感到很沮丧。
解析 ▲ feel depressed for是一个动词词组，意思是“对……感到沮丧”，相当于词组be depressed for。
学学这样说
1. I am disappointed in her. 我对她感到失望。
2. What he said almost unmanned me. 他所说的话几乎弄得我失魂落魄。
3. We are disappointed that you will not be able to come. 你不能前来，我们很失望。
4. I was more disappointed than discouraged. 我是失望，而不是泄气。
补充短语
be disappointed in bs 对某人感到失望
14 The father scowled his disappointment at his son.
父亲皱眉对儿子表示失望。
常用单词
scowl [skaʊl] v. 皱眉
学学这样说
1. The result disappointed him. 结果令他失望。
2. He gave up the attempt in despair. 他绝望地放弃了尝试。
3. This car accident would sour the man.
这次车祸会使这个人对生活失望。
4. Peter is despondent over his future. 彼得对自己的未来感到灰心。
5. The father frowned at his son with disappointment. 父亲对儿子失望地皱眉。
6. Failure in the competition had let them down. 比赛失败使他们的情绪非常低落。
7. A smile masked his disappointment. 微笑遮掩了他的失望。
8. A look of disappointment passed over his face. 他脸上掠过失望的神情。
补充短语
in despair 失望地，绝望地
be despondent over... 对……感到灰心
15 Losing the election was a sore disappointment.
竞选失败令人痛心失望。
常用单词
election [ɪ'lekʃn] n. 选举
sore [sɔ:(r)] adj. 痛心的，疼痛的
学学这样说
1. The movie was sort of disappointing. 这部电影有点令人失望。
2. The contest was a letdown. 那场比赛令人失望。
3. The talk was very disappointing. 这个报告很令人失望。
4. The service here is disappointing. 这里的服务令人失望。
补充短语
sort of 有点，稍稍
be a letdown 让人失望
16 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.
她犹豫了片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
常用单词
hesitate ['hezɪteɪt] v. 踌躇，犹豫
regain [rɪ'ɡeɪn] v. 取回，收复
学学这样说
1. He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫会错失机会。
2. There was a hesitation before she began to speak. 她开始说话前犹豫了一下。
3. His doubts and hesitations were tiresome. 他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
4. His countenance betrayed irresolution and reluctance.
他的脸上露出犹豫和勉强的神情。
5. She held back, not knowing what to do or say.
她犹豫起来，不知道该做什么或该说什么。
6. He hesitated before diving into the icy water. 在跳进冰水之前他犹豫了一下。
补充短语
hold back 犹豫不决，隐瞒，控制
17 I hesitate to get involved in this adventure.
我犹豫是否参加这次探险。
解析 ▲ get involved in指“涉及，被卷入，参与到”，该短语中involve意为“使参与，牵涉”，此外involve还有“需要，包含”之意，如：This job involves spending a lot of time with people.（这份工作需要和大家花费大量的时间。）
学学这样说
1. I was in a quandary about whether to go or not. 我当时正犹豫到底去不去。
2. After some hesitation we decided to ascend the mountain.
我们犹豫之后决定登山。
3. He boggled at the thought of swimming in winter.
他想到要在冬天游泳就有些犹豫。
4. He balked at the high cost of new proposals. 他看到新建议需要高销费而犹豫起来。
随机测验
He has floated the idea______company headquarters should be moved to London.
A. which B. that C. / D. about
翻译
他已经开始犹豫是否将公司的总部迁到伦敦。
答案：B
提示：该空之后为the idea的同位语从句，因此应当用that引导。
18 She was overcome by despair.
她已完全绝望。
常用单词
overcome ['əʊvə'kʌm] v. 克服，胜过
despair [dɪ'speə(r)] n. 绝望
学学这样说
1. My heart is filled with despair. 我的内心充满了绝望。
2. I give up all my hope. 我彻底绝望了。
3. We are in a hopeless situation. 我们处于绝望的境地。
4. I have no other choice but to do so. 除此之外我别无选择。
补充短语
be filled with 充满着，怀着
19 There was a note of desperation in his voice.
他的声音中透露着绝望。
解析 ▲ note此处指“（说话的）声调，语气”，另外该词还可以指“注意，笔记，便条”，如take notes（做笔记），take note of（注意，留心）。
常用单词
desperation ['despə'reɪʃn] n. 绝望
voice [vɒɪs] n. 声音
学学这样说
1. He gave up the struggle in despair. 他绝望地放弃了斗争。
2. Surrendering himself to despair, he killed himself. 他陷入绝望而自杀了。
3. She felt a hopelessness of abandoning those troubles.
她觉得没有摆脱那些麻烦的希望了。
4. We should not wallow in the valley of despair. 我们不应该陷在绝望中不能自拔。
20 I'm not in the mood.
我心情不太好。
解析 ▲ in the mood指“兴致勃勃”，而not in the mood则表示“没有心情，没有兴致”，与mood相关的短语有in a mood（坏心情，坏脾气）。
学学这样说
1. I'm sad today. 我今天很难过。
2. I'm down-hearted. 我心情不好。
3. I'm so depressed. 我很沮丧。
4. My heart is heavy. 我的心情很沉重。
随机测验
He is ______ his heart out over the defeat.
A. pulling B. eating C. taking D. having
翻译
他对那次失败感到非常难过。
答案：B
提示：eat one's heart out为固定用法，指“伤心/难过到极点，愁肠寸断”。
21 His betrayal was a great distress to his girlfriend.
他的背叛使他的女朋友极为悲痛。
常用单词
betrayal [bɪ'treɪəl] n. 背叛，辜负
distress [dɪ'stres] n. 悲痛，不幸
学学这样说
1. He sorrowed over lost money. 他因为丢了钱而悲伤。
2. She was grieving for the dead baby. 她为死去的孩子悲伤。
3. It grieves me to hear about your hardship. 你的苦难使我感到非常难过。
4. I was most distressed to learn about that. 得悉此事我很悲伤。
补充短语
grieve for... 为……而伤心
22 She looked sorrowful and dejected.
她看上去既悲伤又沮丧。
常用单词
sorrowful ['sɒrəʊfl] adj. 悲伤的，伤心的
dejected [dɪ'dʒektɪd] adj. 沮丧的，灰心的
学学这样说
1. Her face told of sorrow. 她的脸上满是悲伤。
2. Her voice cracked with grief. 她悲伤得语不成声。
3. He was weeping sorrowfully when leaving his hometown.
离开家乡时，他伤心地落泪了。
4. The failure in business was a great grief to him. 他生意上的失败是一件伤心事。
补充短语
tell of... 告诉有关……的情况
23 I've got the blues.
我很郁闷。
解析 ▲ 名词复数blues此处指“忧郁，沮丧，悲伤”，此外blues还可以指“蓝调音乐，布鲁斯音乐”。
学学这样说
1. I was melancholy. 我很忧郁。
2. I feel really down. 我感到很郁闷。
3. I gloomed all day. 我整日闷闷不乐。
4. There is an overcast expression on her face. 她愁眉苦脸的。
5. My roommate has a melancholic nature. 我的室友天生忧郁。
补充短语
feel down 感到沮丧，意志消沉
24 The receipt of her letter threw me into melancholy.
一收到她的来信，我便陷入深深的忧郁中。
解析 ▲ receipt在此处指“收到，接到”，它还可以表示“收条，收据，发票”。melancholy指“忧郁，悲哀，闷闷不乐”。
学学这样说
1. Rainy days get me down. 雨天使我感到消沉。
2. No one understands me. It's depressing. 没人能理解我，真让人泄气。
3. It had been very dull to sit here all day long. 整天坐在这里很无聊。
4. He was depressed for losing money. 他因为丢了钱很郁闷。
5. He has been disconsolate after his wife left. 自从他妻子离开后，他就郁郁寡欢。
6. I feel dismal in such a rainy day. 这样的雨天使我觉得很忧郁。
7. She was weighed down with trifles. 她被琐事搞得十分忧郁。
随机测验
He felt dismal after reading ______ bad news in newspaper.
A. a B. a piece of C. an D. one
翻译
他读了报纸上的一则坏消息后心情忧郁。
答案：B
提示：news为不可数名词，意为“新闻，消息”，形容“一条新闻”应当用a piece of news。 终极英语会话