be down in the mouth
【講解】
Be down on in the mouth字面意思為“耷拉著嘴”，形容人“心情沮喪”，“情緒低落”或“垂頭喪氣”的樣子，與漢語(yǔ)“耷拉個(gè)臉”相似。
【對(duì)話】
A:It’sgreat to meet you, Susie. I’ve been longing to meet a sociology student on thecampus. I’d love to have a talk with you and pick your brains.
A:蘇西，遇到你真是太好了。我一直希望在校園里遇到一個(gè)社會(huì)學(xué)系的學(xué)生。我很想和你談?wù)劜⑶蚁蚰阏?qǐng)教。
B:It'smy pleasure to meet a psychology student，actually. There aremany things I seem to be unable to understand. For instance, why should we sometimesbe down in the mouth while at other times we are in the seventh heaven?
B:事實(shí)上遇到一個(gè)心理學(xué)系的學(xué)生也是我的運(yùn)氣。我有很多事情難以理解。比如，為什么我們有時(shí)垂頭喪氣，而有時(shí)卻十分高興？
A:That’sa good question. This usually has something to do with self-satisfaction. Ifyou’re not satisfied with something, you are down in the mouth and in lowspirits. And if you are satisfied with something , you may become excited or bebeside yourself.
A:問(wèn)得好。這通常和自我滿足有關(guān)。如果你對(duì)某事并不滿意，你就會(huì)垂頭喪氣，情緒低落。而如果你對(duì)某事感到滿意，你就會(huì)情緒高漲，不能自已。
B:Butthat depends on how you look at things, doesn’t it? So it’s personal ratherthan social.
B:這就看你凡事怎樣想了，對(duì)嗎？所以這個(gè)問(wèn)題是個(gè)體的，而不是社會(huì)的。
【講解】
Be down on in the mouth字面意思為“耷拉著嘴”，形容人“心情沮喪”，“情緒低落”或“垂頭喪氣”的樣子，與漢語(yǔ)“耷拉個(gè)臉”相似。
【對(duì)話】
A:It’sgreat to meet you, Susie. I’ve been longing to meet a sociology student on thecampus. I’d love to have a talk with you and pick your brains.
A:蘇西，遇到你真是太好了。我一直希望在校園里遇到一個(gè)社會(huì)學(xué)系的學(xué)生。我很想和你談?wù)劜⑶蚁蚰阏?qǐng)教。
B:It'smy pleasure to meet a psychology student，actually. There aremany things I seem to be unable to understand. For instance, why should we sometimesbe down in the mouth while at other times we are in the seventh heaven?
B:事實(shí)上遇到一個(gè)心理學(xué)系的學(xué)生也是我的運(yùn)氣。我有很多事情難以理解。比如，為什么我們有時(shí)垂頭喪氣，而有時(shí)卻十分高興？
A:That’sa good question. This usually has something to do with self-satisfaction. Ifyou’re not satisfied with something, you are down in the mouth and in lowspirits. And if you are satisfied with something , you may become excited or bebeside yourself.
A:問(wèn)得好。這通常和自我滿足有關(guān)。如果你對(duì)某事并不滿意，你就會(huì)垂頭喪氣，情緒低落。而如果你對(duì)某事感到滿意，你就會(huì)情緒高漲，不能自已。
B:Butthat depends on how you look at things, doesn’t it? So it’s personal ratherthan social.
B:這就看你凡事怎樣想了，對(duì)嗎？所以這個(gè)問(wèn)題是個(gè)體的，而不是社會(huì)的。