一.描述悲郁心情的常用短语有：
1.强烈的失落感：a strong sense of loss
2.陷入绝望：fall into despair
3.让他很伤感：put him into a sentimental mood
4.避免陷入消极的旋涡：avoid getting sucked into a whirlpool of
5.意志消沉：a broken spirit
6.减轻某人的痛苦/烦恼：ease sb. of his pain/trouble
7.因某人的死亡而痛心：break one’s heart over one’death
8.使某人悲痛：make one`s heart bleed
9.伤心而死：die of a broken heart
10.悲痛欲绝：cry one’s heart out
11.怀着沉重的心情：with a heavy heart
12.沮丧的：with a sinking heart
13.忧郁的：with sorrowful heart
14.惊慌失措：be seized wilh panic
15.有点惊讶：come as something of a surprise
16.感到极度疲劳和难以招架：feel exhausted and overwhelmed
17.很可能引发一阵挫败感：be extremely likely to raise a storm of frustration
18.感到一阵悲伤：a flash of grief came upon sb.
19.情绪低落：be down in spirits
20.垂头丧气：lose one’s spirit
21.心里悲伤：be sad at heart
二.描述悲郁心情的常用句有：
①He stood silently, tears rolling down his cheeks.
他静静地站着，眼泪顺着面颊流了下来。
② I feel like I am floating in an ocean of sadness.
我漂浮在悲伤的海洋里。
③ Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears.(verge 边缘)
她的手在颤抖。她快要哭了。
④Hearing the news, so desperate was he that he drowned sadness in wine.
听到这个消息，他绝望地把悲伤淹没在酒里。
⑤ She burst into tears and ran out of the room.
她突然哭了起来，跑出了房间。
⑥ She sobbed, hiding her face in her hands.
她掩面哭泣。
⑦ I tried to fight back tears. /My eyes were filled with tears.
我努力忍住眼泪。/ 我的眼里充满了泪水。
⑧ A frown（皱眉）now stood on his face.
他皱起了眉头。
⑨ They sat there with glum looks on their faces.
他们坐在那里，带着一脸忧郁。
⑩ The news cast a cloud of gloom over his face.
这消息使他脸上蒙上了一层阴影。
⑪ He brimmed over with sorrow when...
他满是悲伤……
⑫ They were immersed in sorrow.
他们沉浸在悲痛之中。
⑬ These days he was in low spirits.
这些日子他情绪低落。
三.增加细节描述的一个万能小技巧：
可以把这些词和so/such. adj./n....that...句型连用或者用with n. 结构
翻译练习:
一听到那个坏消息，她悲伤不已。
1、大家可以先尝试用概括描述，先将意思表达清楚。
2、请你在此概括描述的基础上增加细节描述，注意逻辑关系以及语意的合理。
参考答案：1. Upon hearing the bad news, she felt extremely sad.
2. 1）Upon hearing the bad news, her heart ached, tears streaming down her cheeks. (心痛，眼泪直流)
2）Upon hearing the bad news, she, numb with grief, had trouble speaking. (悲伤到失去知觉，不能开口说话)
3）Upon hearing the bad news, she felt seized by a burst of sadness and couldn’t help crying bitterly.(被一股悲伤之感控制，忍不住哭泣)
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