迷你对话学地道口语第324期:非常失望

（单词翻译）

　　迷你对话
A: Do you feel better?
你觉得好点了吗？
B: Much better. My heart sank when Mary told me that she wanted to leave me.
好多了，当玛丽告诉我她要离开我时，我的心为之一沉。
A: Don’t be sad. Everything will be fine.
别伤心，一切都会好起来的。
B: Thanks a lot. You are so kind.
谢谢，您真好。
对话精讲
地道短语
someone’s heart sinks
1 解词释义
Sink有“下沉”的意思。从字面上看，意思是“心为之一沉”，比喻“非常失望”。
2 支持范例
His heart sank when his boss told him that the company didn't need him any more.
他的老板说公司不再需要他的时候，他感到很失望。
His heart sank within him, when he perceived¹ that.
当他看清楚这一点时，他的心一下子沉了下去。
His heart sank at the thought of war.
想到战争他的情绪显得十分低沉。
When he understood the harm that he had unintentionally done, his heart sank into his boots.
当他明白了他无意中所带来的伤害时，他的心情沉重起来。