英语口语每天说015

　　015 disappointment

　　1. His decision is a great pity.

　　2. How disappointing!

　　3. I’m disappointed. I missed the concert.

　　4. I was disappointed in the new house.

　　5. It wasn’t as good as I’d expected.

　　6. What a pity!

　　7. Just our luck.

　　8. What a shame!

　　9. I must say I had hoped to meet your manager.

　　10.Your return may comes as a great appointment.

　　Dialog 1

　　W: Oh, no!

　　M: How dreadful¹!

　　W: Look at the view from the window.

　　M: Oh, dear. That’s terrible. Not at all what I expected.

　　W: It’s awful, isn’t it?

　　M: I can’t bear to look at it. I’m rather disappointed.

　　W: It can’t be helped.

　　Dialog 2

　　M: You are studying here, aren’t you?

　　W: Yes. I have been here for three years.

　　M: Do you like this campus?

　　W: Well. I’m rather disappointed with it.

　　M: How come?

　　W: It’s too old. And it isn’t as specious² as I expected.

　　M: Oh.It’s awful, but it can’t be helped.

　　W: I’ll just have to put up with it.

　　Dialog 3

　　W: What happen, John?

　　M: Nothing.

　　W: Why do you look unhappy?

　　M: I’m rather disappointed at not being able to see my best friend off.

　　W: Oh, cheer up. He’ll understand you.

　　M: I hope so.

　　Dialog 4

　　W: What he said disappointed me.

　　M: What did he say?

　　W: He advised me to change to a more suitable course.

　　M: Why?

　　W: He said that career in law was unsuitable for a women.

　　M: It is stupid to say so.

　　Dialog 5

　　W: Did you like the party?

　　M: Not particularly. I was rather disappointed.

　　W: Why? What had you expected?

　　M: I’d expected it to be much more exciting.

　　Dialog 6

　　W: David, why didn’t you clean the room?

　　M: I’m not in the mood.

　　W: Why are you feeling depressed³?

　　M: I was told my girlfriend was speaking ill of me. That’s a real let-down.

　　W: I don’t think she will do such a thing.

　　M: But she did and made me disappointed.

　　W: Oh, cheer up. A girlfriend is not everything.

　　M: But she means a lot to me.

　　W: Then forgive her mistake.

　　M: Oh. I just can’t forget it.

　　I arrive safely after a good journey. And town looks quite interesting. The people Lime⁵ Sting⁴ with seem very nice. But I must say I’m disappointed at my room. It’s terribly small and not well furnished. And the bed is narrow, hard and lumpy. And the room is dark, as there is only one small window and no view. There is no ware⁶ for me to study. Just a chair, but no table. I was pretty depressed when I sighted. It’s only for four weeks so. So I suppose I’ll just have to put up with it.

1 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

2 specious   

adj.似是而非的；adv.似是而非地

参考例句：

• Such talk is actually specious and groundless.这些话实际上毫无根据，似是而非的。
• It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.公爵不太可能相信这种似是而非的论点。

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 sting   

vt.激怒，刺痛，刺伤，蛰伤；n.刺痛，刺伤

参考例句：

• Most flies do not sting.大多数苍蝇不叮人。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

5 lime   

n.石灰，酸橙，酸橙树，粘鸟胶，钙；vt.施石灰，涂上粘性物质，沾上粘鸟胶

参考例句：

• Lime exists in many soils.许多土壤中都含有石灰。
• A broad avenue of lime trees led up to a grand entrance with huge oak doors.一条栽有酸橙树的宽阔林阴道通向巨大的橡木门的雄伟入口。

6 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。