Anger (1)
1) Janet got mad when she heard the false story.
珍妮特听到了虚伪的话,因而大发雷霆。
*这是非常口语化的美国话,mad未必一定指“疯狂”,所以人人都可以使用。
2) Father wonōt get mad about your mistake.
父亲不会为你的错失生气的。
3) Please donōt get angry at me.
请不要生我的气。
4) She finally began to get angry when Paul didnōt arrive.
当保罗没有到达时,她终于开始生气了。
*get angry是指个人的、利己的生气。
5) Gordon was not upset by his failure.
哥顿对他的失误既不惊讶也不生气。
*upset含有本来正常的事突然失常之意。
6) The children began to get across at each other.
孩子们开始争吵了。
*句子虽然简单,但很难用得恰到好处。争论、对立的意义强于生气。