消极情绪 Negative Emotions — 情绪英语单词

"She felt sad when her best friend moved to another city."

当最好的朋友搬到另一个城市时她很难过。

"It's okay to feel sad sometimes; you don't always have to be strong."

有时候感到难过也没关系，你不必一直坚强。

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sad只有三个字母，简短有力，就像悲伤来得很突然——sad，嘭的一下就难过了。

"He was angry because someone scratched his car."

有人划了他的车，他很生气。

"Don't make decisions when you are angry; you might regret them later."

生气的时候不要做决定，你以后可能会后悔。

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angry发音近似「安哥瑞」，anger（愤怒）+y=angry（愤怒的），生气就是充满anger的状态。

"She felt anxious before her job interview."

面试前她感到焦虑不安。

"Many students feel anxious during exam week."

很多学生在考试周感到焦虑。

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anxious和anxiety（焦虑症）同源，anxi-是「不安」的词根，anxious=充满不安的=焦虑的。

"I always get nervous before giving a speech."

我在演讲前总是很紧张。

"He was so nervous on his first date that he spilled his drink."

他第一次约会时紧张得把饮料洒了。

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nervous来自nerve（神经），神经紧绷=紧张的，nerve+ous=nervous。有时说「我很nervous」中英混用也很常见。

"Living alone in a new city can make you feel lonely."

一个人在新城市生活会让你感到孤独。

"She adopted a cat so she wouldn't feel so lonely at home."

她领养了一只猫，这样在家就不会那么寂寞了。

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lonely来自lone（独自的），独自一人=孤独的，lone+ly=lonely。注意和alone（独自）的区别：alone是客观状态，lonely是主观感受。

"He felt jealous when he saw his friend's new car."

看到朋友的新车，他感到嫉妒。

"Don't be jealous of others; focus on your own progress."

不要嫉妒别人，专注于自己的进步。

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jealous发音近似「杰勒斯」，想象一个人嫉妒到脸都绿了——jealous的j就像弯着腰偷看别人一样。

"The little girl was scared of the dark."

小女孩怕黑。

"I was so scared during the horror movie that I covered my eyes."

看恐怖片时我害怕得捂住了眼睛。

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scared来自scare（吓唬），被吓到了=害怕的，scare+d=scared。和afraid（害怕）意思相近但更口语化。

"She was disappointed that the concert was cancelled."

演唱会取消了，她很失望。

"He was disappointed in himself for not studying harder for the test."

他对自己没有更努力学习备考感到失望。

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disappointed拆开是dis（否定）+appointed（被任命的），原本被选中/期望的结果没了=失望的。