人们每天都在担心与忧虑当中度过,担心自己、担心他人、忧虑这个世界…但这又有什么用呢,拿出实际行动来,才能有助于解决自己、他人和这个世界上的问题,哪怕只能解决一点点,也是有意义的。
详解惯用单句
担心与忧虑 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
一想到面试我就心慌。I’m really in a flap about the interview.
★ flap n. 慌乱(状态)
我感觉如坐针毡。I’m on tenterhooks.
= I’m on pins and needles.
★ tenterhook n. 张布钩
● on tenterhooks = on pins and needles“焦虑不安”
我愁得睡不着觉。Worrying kept me awake.
★ awake a. 醒着的
我心乱如麻。I’m a bundle of nerves.
● a bundle of nerves“神经极度紧张的人”
我在想会是什么事。I wonder what it could be.
○ I guess something came up. 我猜肯定发生什么事了。
我很担忧。I’m really anxious.
= I’m very worried.
★ anxious a. 忧虑的,担心的
我再也受不了了。I can’t take it anymore.
= I can’t bear it anymore.
= I can’t deal with this anymore.
= I can’t take another problem.
你的所作所为让我很担心。I’m anxious about what you did.
= What you did makes me anxious.
= I feel great anxiety about what you did.
★ anxiety n. 忧虑,焦虑,担心(其形容词为anxious)
我静不下心来。I can’t calm down.
○ I can’t control myself. 我控制不住自己。
○ I can’t relax. 我放松不下来。
★ control v. 控制
我快要疯了。I’m going nuts.
= I’m going crazy.
★nuts a. 发狂的,发疯的