一天同事和外教在餐廳吃飯,同事是大嗓門,整個餐廳就她最熱鬧
外教湊過來對我同事說:
That man gave you a dirty look.
同事還以為那男在對她暗送秋波。
原來,又是想多了...
今天就跟大家分享天天掛在我們臉上的:
Facial Expressions.
1、面部表情之-怒
dirty look
關鍵詞:angry, frown, disgusted
生氣/厭惡/輕蔑的表情
比如,一個人在電梯里吸煙
你是不是很想甩ta一張dirty look
give someone a dirty look
給...一副臭臉, 瞪...一眼
-Why did you give me that dirty look? Are you mad at me?
為什麼給我擺那副臭臉?你在生我氣嗎?
-I give the guy a dirty look when he spitted on the street.
當看見那個人在街上吐痰的時候,我瞪了他一眼。
glare at someone
關鍵詞:stare, angry
怒視...
-My teacher glared at me when I sneaked into the class.
當我躡手躡腳進教室的時候,老師怒瞪瞪地看著我。
pout [paʊt]
關鍵詞:put lips out to show you‘re angry/ unhappy with the situation
撅嘴
-My son pouted when I turned off the TV.
我把電視關了,我兒子就撅著個嘴。
2、面部表情之——樂
beam:
very happy with a big smile
笑開了花,滿臉的笑容, 堆滿的笑
-I was beaming when I knew that I got two more days off.
當我知道我多兩天假的時候我笑開了花。
grin:
關鍵詞:smile widely, pleasure, embarrasement
微信表情包里這個表情
就是grin
咧嘴笑,露齒笑
-When boss praised him, he grinned happily.
當老板表揚他時,他開心地咧著嘴笑了.
3、面部表情之——哀
long face
關鍵詞:unhappy,sad
拉長的臉
在口語中,常用這句詢問別人有什麼不開心的
Why the long face?
-Why the long face? Is there something bothering you?
為什麼拉著個臉? 有什麼困擾嗎?
-She came home with a long face.
她拉這個臉回家了。
4、其它
unreadable
關鍵詞:difficult to know what he/she really thinks
捉摸不透的,難看懂的
-Politicians are often unreadble.
政客們往往讓人不可捉摸。
-He‘s unreadable, but this is also the reason that he attracts me.
他讓人捉摸不透,也是吸引我的地方。