1、表达悲伤失望情绪的英语口语白费力了.*It was a waste of effort. *waste “浪费“、“白搭“,effort 表示“努力“、“费尽力气“.My effort was wasted.*All my effort went down the drain. 白费劲.*(go) down the drain:(to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse 被浪费掉;变得非常糟糕 Its just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道.这是白白丢钱.Safety standards have gone do
2、wn the drain. 安全标准根本不管用了.提示:如果在口语中能偶尔用上这个短语的话,还是很出彩的.*a wild-goose chase *wild goose 表示“过路的大雁“,chase 意为“追赶“.会话中常用.Did you find him. (你找到他了吗?)No, he led me on a wild-goose chase. (没有,白费了半天劲.) What a pity! 太遗憾了 ! What a shame! (多倒霉!)Isnt it though? (就是呀!)What a bummer!Bummer! *口语中用来表示事情的进展不像自己所想象的那样.*
3、bummer:a disappointing or unpleasant situation 失望(或不愉快)的局面 Its a real bummer that she cant come. 她不能来,实在令人失望.此单词在口语中很常见.Too bad! (太糟糕了.)Thats too bad! 失望*What a disappointment!真让人失望! I didnt get a raise. What a disappointment! (没有给我提薪,真让人失望!)Thats too bad. (太遗憾了.)*What a let-down!*let-down:something
4、 that is disappointing because it is not as good as you expected it to be 令人失望的事;失望;沮丧Im disappointed with it.This is disappointing.(这真令人扫兴.) 前功尽弃.*All that for nothing. *事情进展得不那么顺利时,表示“我费了那么大的劲儿,我作出了那么多的努力,可是.“.It was all a waste.It was all for nothing.你真让我失望.You let me down.Im sorry I didnt come t
5、o your wedding. (对不起,我没能参加你的婚礼.)Yeah, you let me down. (是啊,我很失望.)You disappointed me. 我真失策.*I blew it. *常用俚语,表示失败“ 、“失策“、“干了一件蠢事 “.I blew it. I lost the customer. (我真失策,失去了那个客户.)Make sure it doesnt happen again. (再也不要发生这样的事了.)I screwed up.I messed up. (我给搞砸了.)Its all my fault. (全都是我的错 .) 毫无办法.It can
6、t be helped.Theres nothing you can do about it. (这事一点儿办法都没有.) 纯属浪费时间.Its a waste of time.How was it? (怎么样?)It was a waste of time talking to him. (跟他谈话,纯属浪费时间.) 我提不起精神来做事.I dont feel like doing anything.I dont feel like doing anything today. (我今天什么都不想干.)Come on! Lets get moving. (好了好了,咱们赶快点儿吧.)I dont have any enthusiasm for life. (这辈子没什么能让我提起兴趣来.)
