13 I feel depressed for what you have done.
你所做的事使我感到很沮丧。
解析 ▲ feel depressed for是一个动词词组，意思是“对……感到沮丧”，相当于词组be depressed for。
学学这样说
1. I am disappointed in her. 我对她感到失望。
2. What he said almost unmanned me. 他所说的话几乎弄得我失魂落魄。
3. We are disappointed that you will not be able to e. 你不能前来，我们很失望。
4. I was han discouraged. 我是失望，而不是泄气。
补充短语
be disappointed in bs 对某人感到失望
14 The father scowled his disappointment at his son.
父亲皱眉对儿子表示失望。
常用单词
scowl [ska?l] v. 皱眉
学学这样说
1. The result disappointed him. 结果令他失望。
2. He gave up the attempt in despair. 他绝望地放弃了尝试。
3. This car aident would sour the man.
这次车祸会使这个人对生活失望。
4. Peter is despondent over his future. 彼得对自己的未来感到灰心。
5. The father frowned at his son with disappointment. 父亲对儿子失望地皱眉。
6. Failure in the petition had let them down. 比赛失败使他们的情绪非常低落。
7. A smile . 微笑遮掩了他的失望。
8. A look of disappointment passed over his face. 他脸上掠过失望的神情。
补充短语
in despair 失望地，绝望地
be despondent over... 对……感到灰心
15 Losing the election was a sore disappointment.
竞选失败令人痛心失望。
常用单词
election [?'lek?n] n. 选举
sore [s?:(r)] adj. 痛心的，疼痛的
学学这样说
1. The movie was sort of disappointing. 这部电影有点令人失望。
2. The contest was a letdown. 那场比赛令人失望。
3. The talk was very disappointing. 这个报告很令人失望。
4. The service here is disappointing. 这里的服务令人失望。
补充短语
sort of 有点，稍稍
be a letdown 让人失望
16 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.
她犹豫了片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
常用单词
hesitate ['hez?te?t] v. 踌躇，犹豫
regain [r?'ɡe?n] v. 取回，收复
学学这样说
1. He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫会错失机会。
2. There was a hesitation before she began to speak. 她开始说话前犹豫了一下。
3. His doubts and hesitations were tiresome. 他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
4. His countenance betrayed irresolution and reluctance.
他的脸上露出犹豫和勉强的神情。
5. She held back, not knowing what to do or say.
她犹豫起来，不知道该做什么或该说什么。
6. He hesitated before diving into the icy water. 在跳进冰水之前他犹豫了一下。
补充短语
hold back 犹豫不决，隐瞒，控制
17 I hesitate to get involved in this adventure.
我犹豫是否参加这次探险。
解析 ▲ get involved in指“涉及，被卷入，参与到”，该短语中involve意为“使参与，牵涉”，此外involve还有“需要，包含”之意，如：This job involves spending a lot of time with people.（这份工作需要和大家花费大量的时间。）
学学这样说
1. I was in a quandary about whether to go or not. 我当时正犹豫到底去不去。
2. After some hesitation we decided to ascend the mountain.
我们犹豫之后决定登山。
3. He boggled at the thought of swimming in winter.
他想到要在冬天游泳就有些犹豫。
4. He balked at the high cost of new proposals. 他看到新建议需要高销费而犹豫起来。
随机测验
He has floated the idea______pany headquarters should be moved to London.
A. which B. that C. / D. about
翻译
他已经开始犹豫是否将公司的总部迁到伦敦。
答案：B
提示：该空之后为the idea的同位语从句，因此应当用that引导。
18 She was overe by despair.
她已完全绝望。
常用单词
overe ['??v?'k?m] v. 克服，胜过
despair [d?'spe?(r)] n. 绝望
学学这样说
1. My heart is filled with despair. 我的内心充满了绝望。
2. I give up all my hope. 我彻底绝望了。
3. We are in a hopeless situation. 我们处于绝望的境地。
4. I have no other choice but to do so. 除此之外我别无选择。
补充短语
be filled with 充满着，怀着
19 There was a note of desperation in his voice.
他的声音中透露着绝望。
解析 ▲ note此处指“（说话的）声调，语气”，另外该词还可以指“注意，笔记，便条”，如take notes（做笔记），take note of（注意，留心）。
常用单词
desperation ['desp?'re??n] n. 绝望
voice [v??s] n. 声音
学学这样说
1. He gave up the struggle in despair. 他绝望地放弃了斗争。
2. Surrendering himself to despair, he killed himself. 他陷入绝望而自杀了。
3. She felt a hopelessness of abandoning those troubles.
她觉得没有摆脱那些麻烦的希望了。
4. We should not wallow in the valley of despair. 我们不应该陷在绝望中不能自拔。
20 I'm not in the mood.
我心情不太好。
解析 ▲ in the mood指“兴致勃勃”，而not in the mood则表示“没有心情，没有兴致”，与mood相关的短语有in a mood（坏心情，坏脾气）。
学学这样说
1. I'm sad today. 我今天很难过。
2. I'ed. 我心情不好。
3. I'm so depressed. 我很沮丧。
4. My heart is heavy. 我的心情很沉重。
随机测验
He is ______ his heart out over the defeat.
A. pulling B. eating C. taking D. having
翻译
他对那次失败感到非常难过。
答案：B
提示：eat one's heart out为固定用法，指“伤心/难过到极点，愁肠寸断”。
21 His betrayal was a great distress to his girlfriend.
他的背叛使他的女朋友极为悲痛。
常用单词
betrayal [b?'tre??l] n. 背叛，辜负
distress [d?'stres] n. 悲痛，不幸
学学这样说
1. He sorrowed over lost money. 他因为丢了钱而悲伤。
2. She was grieving for the dead baby. 她为死去的孩子悲伤。
3. It grieves me to hear about your hardship. 你的苦难使我感到非常难过。
4. I was most distressed to learn about that. 得悉此事我很悲伤。
补充短语
grieve for... 为……而伤心
22 She looked sorrowful and dejected.
她看上去既悲伤又沮丧。
常用单词
sorrowful ['s?r??fl] adj. 悲伤的，伤心的
dejected [d?'d?ekt?d] adj. 沮丧的，灰心的
学学这样说
1. Her face told of sorrow. 她的脸上满是悲伤。
2. Her voice cracked with grief. 她悲伤得语不成声。
3. He was weeping sorrowfully when leaving his hometown.
离开家乡时，他伤心地落泪了。
4. The failure in business was a great grief to him. 他生意上的失败是一件伤心事。
补充短语
tell of... 告诉有关……的情况
23 I've got the blues.
我很郁闷。
解析 ▲ 名词复数blues此处指“忧郁，沮丧，悲伤”，此外blues还可以指“蓝调音乐，布鲁斯音乐”。
学学这样说
1. I was melancholy. 我很忧郁。
2. I feel really down. 我感到很郁闷。
3. I gloomed all day. 我整日闷闷不乐。
4. There is an overcast expression on her face. 她愁眉苦脸的。
5. nature. 我的室友天生忧郁。
补充短语
feel down 感到沮丧，意志消沉
24 The receipt of her letter threw me into melancholy.
一收到她的来信，我便陷入深深的忧郁中。
解析 ▲ receipt在此处指“收到，接到”，它还可以表示“收条，收据，发票”。melancholy指“忧郁，悲哀，闷闷不乐”。
学学这样说
1. Rainy days get me down. 雨天使我感到消沉。
2. No one understands me. It's depressing. 没人能理解我，真让人泄气。
3. It had been very dull to sit here all day long. 整天坐在这里很无聊。
4. He was depressed for losing money. 他因为丢了钱很郁闷。
5. He has been disconsolate after his wife left. 自从他妻子离开后，他就郁郁寡欢。
6. I feel dismal in such a rainy day. 这样的雨天使我觉得很忧郁。
7. She was weighed down with trifles. 她被琐事搞得十分忧郁。
随机测验
He felt dismal after reading ______ bad news in newspaper.
A. a B. a piece of C. an D. one
翻译
他读了报纸上的一则坏消息后心情忧郁。
答案：B
提示：news为不可数名词，意为“新闻，消息”，形容“一条新闻”应当用a piece of news。