<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（上接
<;a target="_blank" href="http://www.acadsoc.com.cn/article/?id=284">;
第二部分
<;/a>;
）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
令人感到失望，英语还能怎么表达？
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
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<;span lang="EN-US">;
1.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
be a letdown
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: if something is a
letdown , you do not enjoy it as much as you expected
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
备注：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
''be a
letdown''
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
常用在口语中。
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The end of the book was a real letdown.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（书的结尾真叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The party was a real letdown.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（那派对真叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
After months of planning and anticipation,
the Florida trip was kind of a letdown.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（这趟佛罗里达之行我们筹划并期待了好几个月，结果有点叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
2.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
be an anticlimax/be anticlimactic
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
:
something that is an anticlimax or that is anticlimactic is much less exciting
or dramatic than it was expected to be
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
某事物虎头蛇尾、令人扫兴
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Going back to work after a month traveling
in China is bound to be an anticlimax.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（去中国玩了一个月回来，再回到工作中当然会有点落差。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The last chapter of the book was an
anticlimax.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（书的最后一章虎头蛇尾，让人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The movie ended in anticlimax.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（电影的结尾叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Compared to the excitement of the earlier
parts of the film, the ending was a little anticlimactic.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（这部电影开始部分挺激动人心的，结尾有点叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
3.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
be a non-event
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: an event or
occasion that is a non-event is disappointing because nothing interesting or
exciting happened
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
事件平淡无奇，让人感到无趣
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Her party was a total non-event. Only five
people turned up.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（她办的派对真让人失望，只来了五个人。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
In the end, the match turned to be a
non-event.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（最后，比赛变得很无聊。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
4.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
be a bummer
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: if you say that a
situation or event is a bummer, you mean it is very disappointing
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
备注：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
''be a bummer''
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
常用在口语中。
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
"I heard Tom's going to quit the
team." "That's a bummer."
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
-
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
我听说汤姆要退队了。
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
-
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
哎，这真叫人不开心！）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
You can't go? What a bummer!
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（你不能去？真叫人失望！）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
That was a real bummer of a movie.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（这部电影真叫人失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
"The party was last Saturday."
"Oh, bummer! I always miss those things."
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
-
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
派对是上周六开的。
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
-
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
哎哟不高兴，我老是错过！）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
5.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
bum out
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: to cause someone feel
disappointed
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The news really bummed me out.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（这消息真叫我失望。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
6.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
...is not all it's cracked up to be
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: use this to say that something is not as good as people say it is
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
某事物不如大家说的那么好
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
This leisure center isn't all it's cracked
up to be. They don't even have a sauna.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（这个休闲中心没有传说中的那么好，连桑拿都没有。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Being a fashion model isn't all it's
cracked up to be. It is extremely hard work.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（做模特没有想象得那么好，工作极为辛苦。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The new restaurant is not all it's cracked
up to be. When we went, the service was awful and our food was cold.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（这家新开的餐厅没有传说中的那么好。我们去吃的时候，服务很差，上的菜也是凉的。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;
<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
7.
<;/span>;
<;!--[endif]-->;
<;b>;
<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;
dash (somebody's) hopes
<;/span>;
<;/b>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
: to
disappoint someone very badly by doing or telling them something that is the
opposite of what they hoped for or what they needed to happen
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
让某人的期望落空
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
/
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
打破某人的幻想
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
例：
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Renewed fighting has dashed all hopes of an
early settlement.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（战火重燃，早先定下的协议带来的期望全都破灭了。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
The family's hopes that their daughter
would be found alive were cruelly dashed this morning.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;
（这一家对女儿仍然还活着的希望今天早上被残忍地打破了。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
<;p>;
<;/p>;
<;p class="MsoNormal">;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
Hopkins' hopes were dashed when his appeal
was denied.
<;/span>;
<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;
（霍普金斯的上诉被驳回后便绝望了。）
<;/span>;
<;span lang="EN-US">;
<;o:p>;
<;/o:p>;
<;/span>;
<;/p>;
