Promise and Disappointment 期望与失望 1. I've been really hopeful about it. 我对那件事一直抱有希望。 赶紧学习以下这些表达吧: I've been optimistic about it. 我对此很乐观。 I've been hoping for the best. 我满怀希望。 I hope the best will happen. 我希望最好的事情会发生。 那就没什么可担心的了: That's good. 那挺好。 I'm sure things will be great if you think so. 如果你那么认为的话我相信事情肯定会很好的。 2. I really think things went well. 我觉得事情进展得很不错。 同类意思不同表达: I think things went really well. 我觉得事情进展得很不错。 I'm pretty sure it went well. 我非常肯定事情进展顺利。 It went great. 事情进展得很好。 It went very well. 事情进展得非常好。
听到好消息心里也是一种安慰: That's good to hear. 很高兴听到这些。 Awesome. I hope it works out well for you. 太棒了，我希望这对你有好处。 3. I didn't get what I was expecting. 我没有达成所愿。 事与愿违: I Wasn't expecting this. 我没有预料到这个。 I was hoping for better. 我希望的是更好的。 This is nothing like what I was expecting. 这和我所期待的一点儿都不一样。 I didn't want this at all. 我一点儿都不希望是这样。 心存疑虑: Is it really that bad? 真有那么糟糕吗? Are you disappointed about it? 你对此很失望? ♦ be disappointed about 对 失望,对……感到失望 4. I'm really disappointed 我真的很失望。 还可以这样表达失望, I'm so disappointed. 我太失望了。 I'm very disappointed. 我特别失望。 That's so disappointing.那太令人失望了。 That's really disappointing.那真让人失望。 He led me on a wild-goose chase. 他让我白费了半天劲。 失望的结果总是令人遗憾: I'm sorry to hear that. 听到这我很难过。 Oh well. What Can you do? 哦,是啊。你能做些什么呢? 5. I wish it was better than this. 我多么希望结果比这更好。 希望有时也会让人失望: I wish it didn't disappoint me. 我希望这没让我失望。 I don't want it to be like this. 我可不想像这样。 I want it to be so much better than this. 我想的比这要好多了。
这都是不值当的事情: There's no use in being upset about something you can't change. 为一些你没法改变的事情而烦心是没用的。 I know. I'm sorry it's not what you were hoping for. it. 我知道。我很抱歉,这不是你所希望的那样。 6. I think things will go better next time. 我觉得下次事情会更好。 对将来充满希望, I hope things will go better in the future. 我希望将来事情会更好。 Hopefully things will be better in the future. 希望事情在将来能更好。 I really think things will be better in the future. 我真的觉得事情将来会更好。 Hopefully things will turn out better next time. 希望事情下次会变得更好。 大家的感觉都是一样的: I think so too. 我也那么认为。 It's good to hear you being optimistic about it. 我很高兴你对此抱乐观态度。 I hope so. 希望如此。 7. I'm used to being disappointed. 我习惯失望了。 无数次的失望都快变成 Disappointment is common for me. 失望对我来说是很平常的事。 I'm usually disappointed. 我总是失望。 Things usually disappoint me.事情总是让我失望。 要看到光明的一面: That's no way to think. 绝不要那么想。 Don't say that. You have plenty of things to look forward to. 别那么说。你有很多事情可以期待。 ♦ look forward to 盼望，期待
Promise and Disappointment Conversation 对话 Kevin: Mom, I have bad news... 凯文：妈妈，我有不好的消息...... Mom: Oh no, what is it? 妈妈:哦,不会吧,是什么? Kevin: I didn't get the job... 凯文:我没有得到那份工作...... Mom: Really? I thought they told you that you were the best person they had interviewed! 妈妈:是吗?我以为他们跟你说你是他们面试过的最好的人选呢! Kevin: They did say that. 凯文:他们是那么说的...... Mom: Well I'm sorry, honey. That's really disappointing. 妈妈:哦,真遗憾,宝贝儿。那确实令人失望。 Kevin: I know...I guess I'll keep applying to places. 凯文:我知道……我想我会继续申请职位的。 Mom: Don't let it get you down too much. 妈妈：别太让这件事来烦扰你了。 Kevin: I'll try 凯文:我试试看。 Mom: Cheer up, hon. You'll get hired somewhere. 妈妈:振作点,宝贝儿。你总会在某个地方被雇佣的。 Kevin: I hope so. 凯文:希望如此吧。
