be/feel sad 很难过
Mandy is sad because her husband cheated on her.
Mandy 很难过,因为她老公劈腿。
be in a bad mood 心情不好
反义为 be in a good mood,表心情很好。
Don’t talk to me when I’m in a bad mood. Just leave me alone.
别在我心情很差的时候跟我讲话。让我一个人静一静。
feel blue 情绪低落
blue 表示忧郁,feel blue 表示心情很忧郁、郁卒。
I suddenly feel blue, but I just don’t know why.
我突然觉得情绪很低落,可是我不知道为什么会这样。
down in the dumps 心情很难受
dump (n.) 垃圾堆。可想而知,若身处在垃圾堆中,没有人的心情会好吧?
Carol is a bit down in the dumps because she failed her final exam.
Carol 很难受,因为她期末考不及格。
get a face like a wet weekend 脸像下了一周的雨
表示某人很难过,而且情绪全写在脸上。
What’s wrong with Pan? He’s got a face like a wet weekend.
Pan 怎么了吗?他的脸像下了一周的雨,愁云惨雾的。
lump in one’s throat 哽咽、想哭
一个肿块卡在喉咙,引申为哽咽。
When we bid farewell, I had a lump in my throat.
当我们说再见时,我哽咽了。
feel like crying 难过到快哭了
I felt like crying because I was chewed out by my boss.
我难过到快哭了,因为我老板刚刚痛骂我一顿。
cry one’s heart out 哭得痛彻心扉
可以说 cry one’s eyes out,表示哭到眼睛都承受不了,又红又肿。不过,把 eyes 替换成 heart,感觉会更强烈,有哭到痛彻心扉的意思。
When Mike got the news about his girlfriend’s death, he cried his heart out.
当 Mike 得知女友的死讯时,他哭得痛彻心扉。