如何表达生气与后悔 - 家长易论坛

　　1. 我生气了。I’m angry. = I’m worked up.

　　= I’m in a temper. = I’m mad.

　　= I’m annoyed. = I’m irritated.

　　2. 住嘴！Shut up! = Cut it out!

　　= Knock it off!

　　3. 我忍无可忍了。I’ve run out of patience. = I lose my temper.

　　= It drives me up.

　　4. 真讨厌！What a nuisance! A: We have to work overtime today.

　　我们今天需要加班。

　　B: What a nuisance! 真讨厌！

　　nuisance n. 讨厌的人或东西，麻烦事

　　5. 我这辈子还没发过这么大的火。I’ve never been so mad in my life. A: I’ve never been so mad in my life.

　　我这辈子还没发过这么大的火。

　　B: What happened? Take a deep breath. 发生什么事了？缓口气再说。

　　6. 真让我生气。It really makes me angry.

　　A: David always tells us what to do.

　　大卫总是对我们指手划脚。

　　B: It really makes me angry. 真让我生气。

　　7. 你要把我气死了。You’re going to be the death of me.

　　A: I failed again. 我又没及格。

　　B: You’re going to be the death of me.

　　你要把我气死了。

　　● be the death of“逼得某人要死”

　　8. 你故意让我生气。You are pushing my buttons.

　　A: You are pushing my buttons.

　　你故意让我生气。

　　B: I’m terribly sorry, but I didn’t mean that.

　　实在对不起，但我不是故意的。 ★ button  n. 按钮，钮扣

　　9. 我真让你给气死了。You really make my blood boil.

　　= I’m mad at you.

　　= I’m furious with you. = I’m angry with you.

　　A: The teacher gave me a zero.

　　老师给了我零分。

　　B: You really make my blood boil.

　　我真让你给气死了。

　　★ blood n. 血液 ★ boil  v. 沸腾

　　● make one’s blood boil“使某人愤怒”

　　10. 你的确懂得如何让我生气。You really know what buttons to push. A: You really know what buttons to push.

　　你的确懂得如何让我生气。

　　B: Just calm down. 镇静些。

　　11. 不要取笑我。Don’t make fun of me.

　　= Don’t tease me.

　　= Don’t laugh at me.

　　12. 不要再找借口了。No more excuses.

　　= Don’t make any excuses.

　　= Don’t give any excuses.

　　13. 你正在惹恼我。You’re getting on my nerves. = You’re bothering me.

　　= You’re irritating me.

　　● get on one’s nerves“令某人不安”

　　14. 她气得昏了过去。She was so angry that she fell into a faint.

　　A: She was so angry that she fell into a faint.

　　她气得昏了过去。

　　B: Call an ambulance.

　　打电话叫救护车来。 ★ faint  n. 昏倒

　　★ ambulance  n. 救护车

　　15. 我受够了。I’ve stood as much as I can. A: I’ve stood as much as I can.

　　我受够了。

　　B: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.

　　对不起。我无意伤害你。

　　★ stand v. 忍受(过去式和过去分词为stood)

　　16. 我很容易生气。I’m quick at taking offense. = I steam easily.

　　★ offense n. 触怒，不悦

　　■ steam原意为“冒蒸汽”，口语中常借指“冒火气，愤怒，发脾气”。

　　17. 我真不该那样。I shouldn’t have done that.

　　A: I shouldn’t have done that. 我真不该那样。 B: What did you do? 你干什么了？

　　shouldn’t have done sth.“本不该做某事”

　　18. 这次我真的给弄糟了。I really screwed up this time.

　　○I really messed up.

　　我真的搞砸了。

　　● screw up =mess up“把……弄糟，搞砸”

　　19. 我很后悔错过了那次机会。I’m sorry to have missed the chance. = I regret having missed the chance.

　　20. 我后悔做了那件事。I regret doing that. A: I regret doing that.

　　我后悔做了那件事。

　　B: What do you mean?

　　你是指什么？

　　21. 我要是不说那句话就好了。I shouldn’t have said that.

　　A: Your words have hurt her.

　　你的话伤害她了。

　　B: I shouldn’t have said that.

　　我要是不说那句话就好了。 ★ hurt v. 伤害

　　22. 我做得有点过分。I went a little far.

　　= I overdid it.

　　● go too (a little) far“做得(有点)过分”

　　23. 我要是没做那件事就好了。How I wish I hadn’t done that. = If only I didn’t do that.

　　A: How I wish I hadn’t done that.

　　我要是没做那件事就好了。

　　B: It’s too late.

　　太晚了。