<與朋友對話>
◆萬歲! Hurray!
○ We all passed the exam.
(我們都通過考試了。)
□ Hurray! Let’s celebrate.
(好耶!來慶祝吧。)
◆你看起來很高興喔。 You look happy.
= You seem very happy.
○ You look happy.
(你看起來很高興喔。)
□ Yeah, something wonderful happened.
(是啊,有好事情發生。)
◆那很好。 That’s good.
= Good for you.
◆那真是太棒了! That’s wonderful!
= That’s fantastic!
○ I had a job offer from ABC Company.
(ABC公司要錄用我了。)
□ That’s wonderful! It’s a prestigious company.
(那真是太棒了!那可是家知名企業呢!)
◆我高興得要飛上天了。 I’m walking on air.
→ walk on air是「得意非凡、感覺就像是要飛上天一樣」的意思。
= I feel on top of the world.
◆真高興在這裡見到你。 It’s great to see you here.
◆很高興跟你說話。 Nice talking to you.
→ 與一起說話的人道別時的表現方式。
= Good talking to you.
○ I have to go now.
(我得走了。)
□ Okay. Nice talking to you.
(好。很高興跟你說話。)
● happy(快樂的)
〈基本型〉I’m happy.(我感到快樂)
〈強調〉I’m very happy. (我非常快樂)
〈happy + to〉I’m happy to hear that. (我很高興聽到那件事)
〈happy + that〉I’m happy that you came. (我很高興你來了)
● glad(高興的)
〈基本型〉I’m glad.(我感到高興)
〈強調〉I’m very glad. (我非常高興)
〈glad + to〉I’m glad to see you. (很高興見到你)
〈glad + that〉I’m glad that I could help. (很高興我幫得上忙)
● enjoy(享受∕感到樂趣)
〈基本型〉I enjoyed it.(我感到愉快∕我很享受)
〈強調〉I enjoyed it very much. (我非常愉快∕我非常享受)
〈enjoy + 名詞〉I enjoyed the party.(派對很愉快∕我很享受派對)
〈enjoy + …ing〉I enjoyed talking with you.(跟你說話我很愉快)
● angry
〈基本型〉 I’m angry.(我在生氣)
〈angry + at + 人〉
I’m angry at you. (我在生你的氣)
〈angry + about + 事〉
I’m angry about your bad behavior. (我因為你的態度不良而生氣)
● mad
〈基本型〉 I’m mad!(我很火大!)
〈mad + at + 人〉
I’m mad at him!(我對他感到很火大!)
〈mad + about + 事〉
I’m mad about his remarks!(他說的話讓我很火大!)
● furious
〈基本型〉 I’m furious!(我非常憤怒!)
〈furious + at + 人〉
I’m furious at her!(我對她感到非常憤怒!)
〈furious + that + 事〉
I’m furious that she broke her promise!(我對於她違反承諾感到非常憤怒!)
不要只是憤怒,也要能開朗地說英語喔!
<喜歡>
◆我喜歡水果。 I like fruits.
◆我最喜歡貓咪。 I love cats
→ love除了指「愛(人)」之外,也有「非常喜歡(事.物)」的意思。
= I like cats very much.
◆我喜歡閱讀。 I like to read.
→ 「喜歡做~」是like to…。
= I like reading.
◆每個人都喜歡她。 Everybody likes her.
◆我是足球迷。 I’m a soccer fan.
= I’m a fan of soccer.
◆我是你的大粉絲。 I’m a big fan of yours.
◆這是我最喜歡的歌曲之一。 This is one of my favorite songs.
→ favorite是「最喜歡的、最中意的」。
= I love this song.
○ This is one of my favorite songs.
(這是我最喜歡的歌曲之一。)
□ I have the CD. Do you want to borrow it?
(我有CD。你想要借嗎?)
◆洋基是我最喜歡的球隊。 The Yankees are my favorite team.
= I’m a Yankees fan.
◆比起義大利菜,我更喜歡日本料理。
I prefer Japanese food to Italian.
→ prefer A to B是「比起B更喜歡A」的意思。
○ I prefer Japanese food to Italian.
(比起義大利菜,我更喜歡日本料理。)
□ Then let’s go to a sushi restaurant tonight.(那我們今晚就去壽司店吃飯吧。)
<討厭>
◆我不喜歡甜食。 I don’t like sweets.
= I don’t care for sweets.
◆我不太喜歡吃肉。 I don’t like meat very much.
○ Let’s go to a steak house.
(我們去牛排館吧。)
□ I don’t like meat very much.
(我不太喜歡吃肉。)
◆我不喜歡說別人的閒話。 I don’t like to gossip about people.
→ gossip about …是「說~的閒話」。
○ Do you know what happened to Mary?
(你知道瑪莉發生什麼事了嗎?)
□ Stop it. I don’t like to gossip about people.
(別說了。我不喜歡說別人的閒話。)
◆我討厭數學! I hate mathematics!
→ hate是「憎恨、非常討厭」的意思,憎惡感比don’t like更強烈。
◆我討厭他的本性。 I hate his guts.
→ gut是「本性、本質」的意思。
○ Should we invite David?
(我們要邀請大衛嗎?)
□ Let’s not. I hate his guts.
(不要。我討厭他的本性。)
◆我討厭練習鋼琴! I hate to practice the piano!
○ You need to practice for an hour every day.
(你每天必須練習一個小時的鋼琴。)
□ I hate to practice the piano!
(我討厭練習鋼琴!)
◆我不喜歡重金屬搖滾。 I don’t care for hard rock.
→ taste是「喜好、嗜好」的意思。
= Hard rock doesn’t suit my taste.