吳益達(dá)
不同國(guó)家的文化里的語(yǔ)言文字可能不相通,握手、擁抱、鞠躬等動(dòng)作的含義也千差萬(wàn)別,但真誠(chéng)的笑容,在世界上任何地方都代表著友好與快樂(lè)。在英語(yǔ)中,除了laugh和smile, 你還能想到哪些表示笑的詞語(yǔ)嗎?今天我們就來(lái)聊一聊那許許多多的笑。
smile 是我們最常見(jiàn)的笑,是一個(gè)概括性的表述,可以表達(dá)各種心情愉悅的笑容,即面露微笑,側(cè)重于無(wú)聲。例如:
She smiled at him and he smiled back.
她沖他笑笑,他也沖她笑笑。
The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.
踏入未知地帶最好的對(duì)策就是微笑。
laugh這個(gè)單詞也很常用,指因喜悅、愉快或輕視而出聲的笑或大笑、嘲笑等,它可以是各種笑聲和笑容的組合。例如:
She always makes me laugh.她老是引得我發(fā)笑。
I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully.
我告訴他我很擔(dān)憂,可他卻輕蔑地一笑。
giggle指發(fā)出咯咯的笑聲,較多地用于女人或孩子,且有點(diǎn)兒傻笑的意思。例如:
The girls giggled at the joke.女孩子們讓這笑話逗得咯咯笑。
She knew well enough who it was, and she suppressed a giggle.
好像知道是誰(shuí), 她忍住了不笑,也不聲張。
grin表示咧嘴笑、露齒而笑,帶有些淘氣的意味。例如:
He was grinning from ear to ear.他笑得合不攏嘴。
She grinned amiably at us.她咧著嘴向我們親切地微笑。
beam為書(shū)面用詞,指人因心情舒暢而發(fā)出的笑,即喜形于色地笑。例如:
a beaming face笑容滿(mǎn)面
He greeted me with a beam of joy.他笑容滿(mǎn)面地迎接我。
At this moment, a great-looking woman came walking into the shop, smiling like a lighthouse beam.
這時(shí)有個(gè)漂亮女人走進(jìn)店里,綻放出燈塔般的笑容。
sneer表示冷笑或嘲笑,是對(duì)別人不尊重的一種笑容。例如:
A faint sneer of satisfaction crossed Snape’s face.
斯內(nèi)普的臉上掠過(guò)一絲得意的冷笑。
I was uncomfortable with his sneer.
他的冷笑使我很不舒服。
smirk 表示得意的笑,經(jīng)常為一邊嘴角上翹,有輕視和輕蔑的意味。例如:
Sherlock deduced the man’s occupation in 5 seconds and smirked.
夏洛克5秒鐘就推理出這個(gè)男人的職業(yè),他得意地一笑。
“You ask?” she replied with a smirk.
“你問(wèn)我?” 她冷笑著回答說(shuō)。
snicker 指竊笑、壞笑,通常為轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的笑,偷偷地笑(手捂著嘴),這種笑不太得體,有失禮貌。例如:
I looked at Marry, on the seat next to me; I thought I had heard her snicker.
我看著在我旁邊座位上的瑪麗,我覺(jué)得我剛剛聽(tīng)見(jiàn)她偷笑了。
She almost smiled, but it turned into a snicker.
她幾乎笑出來(lái),卻化做一絲竊笑。
【練一練】
請(qǐng)用括號(hào)中單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. When she saw me,she_____________and winked at me. (smile)
2. Tom gave a deep rumbling____________at his own joke. (laugh)
3. “We can’t____________,it’s a crime scene. Stop it,”said he. (giggle)
4. Max was____________like an idiot when telling his mum that he had won the race. (grin)
5. Jane’s entire face____________with happiness. (beam)
6. His eyes are clear now,no longer does he____________with loathing(邪惡的).(sneer)
7. His cockroach moustache seems to____________.(snicker)
答案:smiled;laugh;giggle;grinning;beamed;sneer;snicker
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