形容詞大戰(zhàn) —— 學(xué)會(huì)批評(píng)與抱怨的形容詞！
【瘋狂短評(píng)】
形容詞是語(yǔ)言詞匯中最有用的詞類之一，它們可以用來(lái)表達(dá)我們的喜怒哀樂(lè)。在上一期中我們向大家介紹了不少用來(lái)形容優(yōu)秀、成功人士的甜言蜜語(yǔ)，相信大家從中受益匪淺?，F(xiàn)在，讓我們?cè)賮?lái)看看貶義詞，學(xué)會(huì)如何批評(píng)和抱怨。
【Kim’s Note】In the last issue we gave you a list of lovely adjectives to flatter and praise everyone and everything. In this issue we are giving you just the opposite. These are negative adjectives that will be just as useful!
1．a(chǎn)ngry: filled with anger 發(fā)怒的；憤怒的
* There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.（沒(méi)有什么比不得不面對(duì)一個(gè)憤怒的妻子更糟糕了。）
* I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.（他讓我等了這么久，我真的生他的氣了。）
2．a(chǎn)wful: very bad; dreadful 很壞的；糟透的
* I’m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.（我很抱歉脾氣這么壞，但是我頭疼得要命。）
* The film was awful.（那部電影真是糟透了。）
3．boring: not interesting in any way 無(wú)趣的；無(wú)聊的
* There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.（要我再次坐著開(kāi)這種無(wú)聊的會(huì)議絕不可能。）
* He is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.（他可能是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最無(wú)趣的人了。）
4．careless: not taking care; inattentive 粗心的；疏忽的
* My son could get better grades if he wasn’t so careless. （如果我兒子不是粗心的話，他可以得更高的分?jǐn)?shù)。）
* He’s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing. （他是一個(gè)粗心大意的駕駛員，從來(lái)也不考慮自己在做什么。）
5．cunning: clever at deceiving people 狡猾的；狡詐的；善于欺騙的
* I don’t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.?。ㄎ也恍湃文愕男旅貢?shū)，她太狡猾了。）
* He’s a cunning old fox.（他是詭計(jì)多端的老狐貍。）
6．depressing: make one feel depressed 令人憂愁的；令人沮喪的
* I hated that movie. It was too depressing.?。ㄎ矣憛捘遣侩娪?，太令人沮喪了。）
* It’s a totally depressing thought.?。ㄟ@完全是個(gè)令人沮喪的主意。）
7．gloomy: sad; depressed 陰沉的；陰暗的；憂愁的；沮喪的
* I don’t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.?。ㄎ也幻靼滋鞖膺@么好為什么你還呆在一個(gè)陰沉沉的房間里。）
* What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!（你為什么情緒這么低落？振作起來(lái)吧?。?．hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;沒(méi)有希望的；令人絕望的; 沒(méi)用的
* I just have to give up on you. You’re just hopeless.（我不得不放棄你了，你真是令人絕望。）
* It’s hopeless trying to convince her.（要說(shuō)服她是沒(méi)有希望的。）
9．impatient: not patient; unable to wait for something不耐煩的；無(wú)耐性的
* My teacher is too impatient. She yells at me every time I make a mistake.（我的老師太沒(méi)耐心了。每次我犯了錯(cuò)她都要對(duì)我大喊大叫。）
* Don’t be impatient! The bus will be here soon.（別那么不耐煩！公共汽車馬上就來(lái)了。）
10．inconsiderate: not considerate; thoughtless; not thinking of other people不體貼人的；考慮不周的；不替別人著想的
* I don’t know why I married such an inconsiderate man.（我不明白為什么我嫁給了這么一個(gè)不體貼的男人。）
* He’s often inconsiderate to his family.?。ㄋ３２惑w諒他的家人）
11．indifferent: not interested in; not caring about or noticing不感興趣的；不關(guān)心的；冷淡的
* I don’t have any feelings toward him. I’m completely indifferent.（我對(duì)他沒(méi)有任何感覺(jué)，我完全不感興趣。）
* How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?（你怎能對(duì)饑民的疾苦無(wú)動(dòng)于衷呢？）
12．jealous: want to get what someone else has; envious 嫉羨的；嫉妒的
* You’d better not talk to her. Her husband is an extremely jealous man. （你不要和她說(shuō)話。她丈夫是個(gè)醋罐子。）
* He is jealous of our success. （他嫉妒我們的成功。）
13．miserable: poor in quality or quantity; too small 低劣的；貧乏的；少得可憐的
* How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage? （我怎么能靠這么可憐的工資養(yǎng)家？）
* My father was a miserable man. He was always complaining. （我父親是個(gè)可憐的人，他總是抱怨。）
14．nasty: unpleasant; disgusting 令人不愉快的；令人討厭的
* Who’s that nasty old woman? （那個(gè)令人討厭的老婆子是誰(shuí)？）
* This room has such a nasty smell. （這個(gè)房間有一種惡心的氣味。）
15．ridiculous: silly; absurd 荒謬的；可笑的
* What a ridiculous idea! （多么荒謬的念頭！）
* You look completely ridiculous in that outfit. （你穿著那套服裝看上去真是滑稽。）
16．selfish: thinking first of one’s own needs without concern for others 自私的；不顧他人的
* He’s too selfish to think of lending me his car. （他很自私，不想把汽車借給我。）
* You're the most selfish person I ever met. （你是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最自私的人。）
17．stubborn: detemp3ined not to give way; strong-willed; obstinate 倔強(qiáng)的；固執(zhí)的；頑固的
* I knew you’d be too stubborn to listen! （我就知道你這個(gè)固執(zhí)的家伙是不會(huì)聽(tīng)的。）
* You are as stubborn as a donkey! （你倔得像一頭驢。）
18．unfortunate: not fortunate; unlucky 不幸的；倒霉的
* I was unfortunate enough to lose my keys. （我把鑰匙丟了，真倒霉。）
* I’m sorry to hear such unfortunate news. （聽(tīng)到這么不幸的消息，我感到很難過(guò)。）
【瘋狂短評(píng)】
形容詞是語(yǔ)言詞匯中最有用的詞類之一，它們可以用來(lái)表達(dá)我們的喜怒哀樂(lè)。在上一期中我們向大家介紹了不少用來(lái)形容優(yōu)秀、成功人士的甜言蜜語(yǔ)，相信大家從中受益匪淺?，F(xiàn)在，讓我們?cè)賮?lái)看看貶義詞，學(xué)會(huì)如何批評(píng)和抱怨。
【Kim’s Note】In the last issue we gave you a list of lovely adjectives to flatter and praise everyone and everything. In this issue we are giving you just the opposite. These are negative adjectives that will be just as useful!
1．a(chǎn)ngry: filled with anger 發(fā)怒的；憤怒的
* There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.（沒(méi)有什么比不得不面對(duì)一個(gè)憤怒的妻子更糟糕了。）
* I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.（他讓我等了這么久，我真的生他的氣了。）
2．a(chǎn)wful: very bad; dreadful 很壞的；糟透的
* I’m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.（我很抱歉脾氣這么壞，但是我頭疼得要命。）
* The film was awful.（那部電影真是糟透了。）
3．boring: not interesting in any way 無(wú)趣的；無(wú)聊的
* There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.（要我再次坐著開(kāi)這種無(wú)聊的會(huì)議絕不可能。）
* He is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.（他可能是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最無(wú)趣的人了。）
4．careless: not taking care; inattentive 粗心的；疏忽的
* My son could get better grades if he wasn’t so careless. （如果我兒子不是粗心的話，他可以得更高的分?jǐn)?shù)。）
* He’s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing. （他是一個(gè)粗心大意的駕駛員，從來(lái)也不考慮自己在做什么。）
5．cunning: clever at deceiving people 狡猾的；狡詐的；善于欺騙的
* I don’t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.?。ㄎ也恍湃文愕男旅貢?shū)，她太狡猾了。）
* He’s a cunning old fox.（他是詭計(jì)多端的老狐貍。）
6．depressing: make one feel depressed 令人憂愁的；令人沮喪的
* I hated that movie. It was too depressing.?。ㄎ矣憛捘遣侩娪?，太令人沮喪了。）
* It’s a totally depressing thought.?。ㄟ@完全是個(gè)令人沮喪的主意。）
7．gloomy: sad; depressed 陰沉的；陰暗的；憂愁的；沮喪的
* I don’t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.?。ㄎ也幻靼滋鞖膺@么好為什么你還呆在一個(gè)陰沉沉的房間里。）
* What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!（你為什么情緒這么低落？振作起來(lái)吧?。?．hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;沒(méi)有希望的；令人絕望的; 沒(méi)用的
* I just have to give up on you. You’re just hopeless.（我不得不放棄你了，你真是令人絕望。）
* It’s hopeless trying to convince her.（要說(shuō)服她是沒(méi)有希望的。）
9．impatient: not patient; unable to wait for something不耐煩的；無(wú)耐性的
* My teacher is too impatient. She yells at me every time I make a mistake.（我的老師太沒(méi)耐心了。每次我犯了錯(cuò)她都要對(duì)我大喊大叫。）
* Don’t be impatient! The bus will be here soon.（別那么不耐煩！公共汽車馬上就來(lái)了。）
10．inconsiderate: not considerate; thoughtless; not thinking of other people不體貼人的；考慮不周的；不替別人著想的
* I don’t know why I married such an inconsiderate man.（我不明白為什么我嫁給了這么一個(gè)不體貼的男人。）
* He’s often inconsiderate to his family.?。ㄋ３２惑w諒他的家人）
11．indifferent: not interested in; not caring about or noticing不感興趣的；不關(guān)心的；冷淡的
* I don’t have any feelings toward him. I’m completely indifferent.（我對(duì)他沒(méi)有任何感覺(jué)，我完全不感興趣。）
* How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?（你怎能對(duì)饑民的疾苦無(wú)動(dòng)于衷呢？）
12．jealous: want to get what someone else has; envious 嫉羨的；嫉妒的
* You’d better not talk to her. Her husband is an extremely jealous man. （你不要和她說(shuō)話。她丈夫是個(gè)醋罐子。）
* He is jealous of our success. （他嫉妒我們的成功。）
13．miserable: poor in quality or quantity; too small 低劣的；貧乏的；少得可憐的
* How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage? （我怎么能靠這么可憐的工資養(yǎng)家？）
* My father was a miserable man. He was always complaining. （我父親是個(gè)可憐的人，他總是抱怨。）
14．nasty: unpleasant; disgusting 令人不愉快的；令人討厭的
* Who’s that nasty old woman? （那個(gè)令人討厭的老婆子是誰(shuí)？）
* This room has such a nasty smell. （這個(gè)房間有一種惡心的氣味。）
15．ridiculous: silly; absurd 荒謬的；可笑的
* What a ridiculous idea! （多么荒謬的念頭！）
* You look completely ridiculous in that outfit. （你穿著那套服裝看上去真是滑稽。）
16．selfish: thinking first of one’s own needs without concern for others 自私的；不顧他人的
* He’s too selfish to think of lending me his car. （他很自私，不想把汽車借給我。）
* You're the most selfish person I ever met. （你是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最自私的人。）
17．stubborn: detemp3ined not to give way; strong-willed; obstinate 倔強(qiáng)的；固執(zhí)的；頑固的
* I knew you’d be too stubborn to listen! （我就知道你這個(gè)固執(zhí)的家伙是不會(huì)聽(tīng)的。）
* You are as stubborn as a donkey! （你倔得像一頭驢。）
18．unfortunate: not fortunate; unlucky 不幸的；倒霉的
* I was unfortunate enough to lose my keys. （我把鑰匙丟了，真倒霉。）
* I’m sorry to hear such unfortunate news. （聽(tīng)到這么不幸的消息，我感到很難過(guò)。）