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VOCABULARY FOR PEOPLE’S FEELINGS
1. Positive feelings
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V NG V C M XÚC CON NG
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1. C m xúc tích c c
o
To experience a roller coaster of emotions
o Tr i nghi m nhi u cung b c c m xúc
o
Be overwhelmed with emotion
o tràn ng p c m xúc
o
Be ridiculously excited
o Vui m ng m t cách l b ch, ng ng n
o
Be blissfully happy
o H nh phúc
o
To be ecstatic about s.t = very happy = over the moon
o Ngây ng t h nh phúc v
o
Be pleasantly surprised
o Ng c nhiên h nh phúc
o
Be immensely grateful
o Vô cùng bi t n
o
To have a strong sense of purpose
o Có m c ích
o
To have a great sense of achievement
o C m giác thành t u
o
To heave a sigh of relief
o Th phào nh nhõm
o
To feel a shiver down my spine (feeling of excitement)
o C m th y rùng mình xu ng s ng l ng (c m giác ph n khích)
o
To have a sudden burst of energy
o Có m t s bùng n n ng l
o
To be in a state of euphoria (excited happiness)
o
o
To be sheer bliss (feeling of calm happiness)
o h nh phúc tuy t
o
To be a dream come true
o gi c m thành hi n th c
o
To have high hopes that + clause
o Có hy v ng r ng + m nh
o
To jump for joy
o Nh y lên sung s
o
To be optimistic about s.t
o l c quan v
o
To take (great) delight in s.t
o có
o
To have a profound admiration for s.t; To express
o có m t s ng
admiration for s.t
o
To get the recognition that I deserve
i u gì ó
ng
t ng t
trong tr ng thái h ng ph n (h nh phúc ph n khích)
i (c m giác h nh phúc bình yên)
ng
i u gì ó
c ni m vui (tuy t v i) v
ng m sâu s c
i u gì ó
i v i s.t; bày t s ng
i v i s.t
o có
c s cơng nh n mà tôi x ng áng
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To derive pleasure from s.t
2. Negative feelings
t
c ni m vui t 1 i u gì ó
2. C m xúc tiêu c c
o
To be worried sick = to feel sick with worry
o Lo l ng = c m th y lo l ng
o
To be increasingly anxious
o ngày càng lo l ng
o
To be seething with anger
o gi n d
o
To lose temper
o M t bình t nh
o
to hit the roof (INF) = to go mad
o phát iên
o
To be visibly disappointed
o Th t v ng rõ r t
o
To be terribly sorry
o R t xin l i
o
To be deeply depressed
o B tr m c m
o
to be in tears; be close to tears
o
o
be devastated = be heartbroken
o au lòng
o
to be gutted = disappointed
o th t v ng
o
to be stunned = shocked and surprised
o b choáng váng = s c và ng c nhiên
o
to be vulnerable
o d b t n th
o
to be uneasy = uncomfortable
o khó ch u; không tho i mái
o
to be miserable
o au kh
o
To be an emotional wreck
o Tr thành m t ng
o
To have a nasty shock
o B s c n ng
o
To hit s.o in a fit of jealousy
o
o
To shatter one’s confidence (make s.o lose their
o Làm tan v s t tin c a m t ng
m ìa n
c m t; g n khóc
ng
i kh n kh v c m xúc
ánh ai ó trong c n ghen t c
confidence)
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To fill s.o with dread (make s.o feel upset and worried
ol p
about s.t in the future)
l ng v
o
To give vent to my frustration (express my frustration)
o (bày t s th t v ng c a tôi)
o
To admit defect (to accept that you did not succeed)
o th a nh n th t b i (ch p nh n r ng b n ã không thành công)
o
An outpouring of grief
o M t n i au bu n
o
To be in a state of shock
o
o
To have an intense dislike of s.o
o khơng thích ai ó
o
a lapse of judgement = poor judgement
o ánh giá sai l m
o
disparaging remarks = unpleasant comments
o nh n xét chê bai = bình lu n khó ch u
o
a surge of adrenalin = sudden feeling of nervousness
o adrenalin t ng
o
my heart leaps
o trái tim tôi
o
does not live up to people’s expectations
o không áp ng
o
3. What people do with their emotions
y ai ó v i s s hãi (làm cho ai ó c m th y bu n và lo
i u gì ó trong t
ng lai)
trong tr ng thái s c
3. Ng
t ng t = c m giác h i h p
t ng t
p liên h i
c kì v ng c a m i ng
i
i ta làm gì v i c m xúc c a h
o
To show feelings
o th hi n c m xúc
o
To wear your heart on your sleeve (make your feelings
o Th hi n c m xúc c a b n (làm cho c m xúc c a b n rõ ràng)
obvious)
i u gì ó
o
To disclose s.t = to reveal s.t
o ti t l
o
To pour out innermost thoughts to s.o
o tuôn ra nh ng suy ngh sâu th m cho ai ó
o
To bottle up emotions/feelings; To suppress feelings
o kìm nén c m xúc
o
To release pent-up emotions
o gi i phóng c m xúc b d n nén
o
My heart isn’t really in s.t (not interested in s.t)
o Trái tim tôi không th t s thích i u gì ó
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I don’t have the heart to do s.t (unable to do s.t since
o Tơi khơng th làm gì ó (khơng th làm s.t vì nó s làm ng
it’ll make others upset)
khác khó ch u)
My heart tells me to do s.t…
o Trái tim tơi mách b o làm gì ó
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