Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇
1.delighted a. 欣喜的
A: Oh, she has recovered!
甲:谢天谢地!她已恢复健康了!
B: I'm delighted to hear that.
乙:听到这个消息我很高兴。
2.enjoy oneself 过得快活，非常开心
A: I really enjoyed myself during the trip to Tibet.
甲:去西藏的旅途中我玩得非常开心。
B: Did you go alone?
乙:你是自已去的吗?
3.in high/good spirits 心境极佳
A: Did you have a goad tithe?
甲:你们过得很快乐吗?
B: We started our journey in high spirits.
乙:我们兴高采烈地开始了我们的旅行。
4.jolly a. 愉快的，高兴的
A: Haw did you enjoy yourselves at the party?
甲:你们在聚会上玩得开心吧?
B: Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.
乙:大家都很放松，心情十分愉快。
5.joyful a. 商兴的，令人高兴的
A: Your thesis on the origin of human civilization will come out next month.
甲:你那篇关于人类文明起源的论文下个月就能刊出。
B: This is really joyful news!
乙:真令人高兴!
6.jump for joy 非常高兴
A: She jumped for joy when she was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
甲:她获得诺贝尔文学奖时非常高兴。
B: She's really a genius.
乙:她的确是个天才。
7.on the world 非常幸福，心满意足
A: How did she like the prize?
甲:她觉得奖品怎么样?
B: Well, she was on top of the world when she was awarded the prize.
乙:哦，颁给她奖时，她高兴极了。
8.overjoyed a. 对……感到非常高兴
A: How's Paul?
甲:保罗怎么样?
B: He's overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a father.
乙:他就要当父亲了，这使他非常高兴。
9.smashing a. 极佳的,美妙的
A: We've finished our work ahead of time.
甲:我们提前完成了任务。
B: Smashing!
乙:真了不起!
10.thrilled a. 激动的(人做主语)
A: Your wife has just had a son.
甲:您太太刚生了个大胖小子。
I3: Really? I'm absolutely thrilled!
乙:真的?我激动死了。
14.thrilling a. 令人激动的，毛骨惊然的(物做主语)
A: He has been admitted to Beijing University.
甲:他已被北京大学录取。
B: Wow? Isn't that thrilled?
乙:哇!真让人兴奋!