編輯/霍楚昀
表情是會說話的,我們可以從他人的臉部表情得知他們現在的情緒,嘴角上揚表示開心,皺眉則可能表示生氣或是焦慮。
Let’s Talk的老師整理了10個語句,用來形容人們的臉部表情,讓我們可以學著表達自己或他人的情緒。
表達「快樂」:
Broad smile on the face.
這表示當一個人開心時,臉上帶有笑容。
例句: When my little sister sees her father come back from work she always has a broad smile on her face.
Beaming from ear to ear.
笑得嘴角都裂到耳朵了,形容非常的高興。
例句: Children were beaming from ear to ear when they saw ice cream.
表達「傷心」:
Why the long face?
為什麼拉長著臉呢?當你看到對方臭著臉,可以試著用這句話來詢問。
例句:You’ve just got a new job, a new house – you should be happy! Why the long face?
表達「憤怒」:
He was wearing a frown.
形容當一個人憤怒或者憂慮時,眉毛低聳、眉間和額頭佈滿皺紋的模樣。
例句:When Elena walked off after the argument with John he was left there wearing a frown on his face.
Grimaced/ Winced
這是用鬼臉來簡短地表達不悅、嘲弄的方式。
例句:She took another drink of his coffee. ‘Awful,’ she said with a grimace.
She gave me a dirty look.
他給了我一眼─這裡指的是類似於「瞪」,用眼神表達不滿的方式。
例句: I got a dirty look from the teacher when I cracked a joke in class.
He was purple with rage (fierce anger)
臉色發紫,是形容極度憤怒,以至於臉都漲成了像茄子一樣的顏色。
例句:She was purple with rage when she saw the teacher scolding her child.
If looks could kill
如果眼神可以殺人……這是一個未完成的條件句,當然是用來形容一個人極度震怒、看起來很可怕,不是真的要殺人。
例句: I’ll never forget the expression on my boss’s face when I turned up late for work fourth day in a row.
表達「驚奇」:
Raising Eyebrows
有時候人們在驚訝的時候會不自覺地抬高眉毛,或者藉此來表達它們的不滿。
例句:She raised her eyebrows when she saw me with Karin at the restaurant, she didn’t expect us to be there.
表達「羞辱」:
Looking down the nose at someone
用鼻子看人,形容某人可能因為對方的社會地位比自己低,或認為對方不重要,而表達出輕視的態度。
例句:Just because he’s rich he looks down his nose at us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i16gnf3WEY
圖片來源:Pixabay
除了上面文章內容,你還可以參考下方更多相關英文教學。
更多生活英文
如果你喜歡學習各種英文文法、英文片語、口語英文、英文單字等等,歡迎追蹤全民學英文的 FB 粉絲專頁、Instagram,以及Line 官方帳號。