第四节：形容词大战
—— 学会批评与抱怨的形容词！
【疯狂短评】
形容词是语言词汇中最有用的词类之一，它们可以用来表达我们的喜怒哀乐。在上一期中我们向大家介绍了不少用来形容优秀、成功人士的甜言蜜语，相信大家从中受益匪浅。现在，让我们再来看看贬义词，学会如何批评和抱怨。
【Kim’s Note】In the last issue we gave you a list of lovely adjectives to flatter and praise everyone and everything. In this issue we are giving you just the opposite. These are negative adjectives that will be just as useful!

1．angry: filled with anger
发怒的；愤怒的
* There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.
（没有什么比不得不面对一个愤怒的妻子更糟糕了。）
* I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.
（他让我等了这么久，我真的生他的气了。）

2．awful: very bad; dreadful
很坏的；糟透的
* I’m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
（我很抱歉脾气这么坏，但是我头疼得要命。）
* The film was awful.
（那部电影真是糟透了。）

3．boring: not interesting in any way
无趣的；无聊的
* There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.
（要我再次坐着开这种无聊的会议绝不可能。）
* He is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.
（他可能是我见过的最无趣的人了。）

4．careless: not taking care; inattentive
粗心的；疏忽的
* My son could get better grades if he wasn’t so careless.
（如果我儿子不是粗心的话，他可以得更高的分数。）
* He’s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing.
（他是一个粗心大意的驾驶员，从来也不考虑自己在做什么。）

5．cunning: clever at deceiving people
狡猾的；狡诈的；善于欺骗的
* I don’t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.
（我不信任你的新秘书，她太狡猾了。）
* He’s a cunning old fox.
（他是诡计多端的老狐狸。）

6．depressing: make one feel depressed
令人忧愁的；令人沮丧的
* I hated that movie. It was too depressing.
（我讨厌那部电影，太令人沮丧了。）
* It’s a totally depressing thought.
（这完全是个令人沮丧的主意。）

7．gloomy: sad; depressed
阴沉的；阴暗的；忧愁的；沮丧的
* I don’t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.
（我不明白天气这么好为什么你还呆在一个阴沉沉的房间里。）
* What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!
（你为什么情绪这么低落？振作起来吧！）

8．hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;
没有希望的；令人绝望的; 没用的
* I just have to give up on you. You’re just hopeless.
（我不得不放弃你了，你真是令人绝望。）
* It’s hopeless trying to convince her.
（要说服她是没有希望的。）

9．impatient: not patient; unable to wait for something
不耐烦的；无耐性的
* My teacher is too impatient. She yells at me every time I make a mistake.
（我的老师太没耐心了。每次我犯了错她都要对我大喊大叫。）
* Don’t be impatient! The bus will be here soon.
（别那么不耐烦！公共汽车马上就来了。）

10．inconsiderate: not considerate; thoughtless; not thinking of other people
不体贴人的；考虑不周的；不替别人着想的
* I don’t know why I married such an inconsiderate man.
（我不明白为什么我嫁给了这么一个不体贴的男人。）
* He’s often inconsiderate to his family.
（他常常不体谅他的家人）

11．indifferent: not interested in; not caring about or noticing
不感兴趣的；不关心的；冷淡的
* I don’t have any feelings toward him. I’m completely indifferent.
（我对他没有任何感觉，我完全不感兴趣。）
* How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?
（你怎能对饥民的疾苦无动于衷呢？）

12．jealous: want to get what someone else has; envious
嫉羡的；嫉妒的
* You’d better not talk to her. Her husband is an extremely jealous man.
（你最好不要和她说话。她丈夫是个醋罐子。）
* He is jealous of our success.
（他嫉妒我们的成功。）

13．miserable: poor in quality or quantity; too small
低劣的；贫乏的；少得可怜的
* How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?
（我怎么能靠这么可怜的工资养家？）
* My father was a miserable man. He was always complaining.
（我父亲是个可怜的人，他总是抱怨。）

14．nasty: unpleasant; disgusting
令人不愉快的；令人讨厌的
* Who’s that nasty old woman?
（那个令人讨厌的老婆子是谁？）
* This room has such a nasty smell.
（这个房间有一种恶心的气味。）

15．ridiculous: silly; absurd
荒谬的；可笑的
* What a ridiculous idea!
（多么荒谬的念头！）
* You look completely ridiculous in that outfit.
（你穿着那套服装看上去真是滑稽。）

16．selfish: thinking first of one’s own needs without concern for others
自私的；不顾他人的
* He’s too selfish to think of lending me his car.
（他很自私，不想把汽车借给我。）
* You're the most selfish person I ever met.
（你是我见过的最自私的人。）

17．stubborn: determined not to give way; strong-willed; obstinate
倔强的；固执的；顽固的
* I knew you’d be too stubborn to listen!
（我就知道你这个固执的家伙是不会听的。）
* You are as stubborn as a donkey!
（你倔得像一头驴。）

18．unfortunate: not fortunate; unlucky
不幸的；倒霉的
* I was unfortunate enough to lose my keys.
（我把钥匙丢了，真倒霉。）
* I’m sorry to hear such unfortunate news.
（听到这么不幸的消息，我感到很难过。）