Language Functions

2025年09月26日

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Language Functions

Showing Enthusiasm

Whether we try to sell a product or an idea to others,or whether we are very passionate about something,we need to demonstrate our enthusiasm.The following adjectives and introductory phrases can help us express enthusiasm:

It’s awesome/fabulous/ gorgeous/incredible/magnificent!

That’s really cool!

It’s absolutely brilliant!

How wonderful!

I think it’d be a fantastic idea to invest in stocks.

I have a terrific idea!How/What about…?

Listen!That’ll be great if…

Hey!I’ve got this amazing idea…

Showing Surprise

It isn’t easy for us to hold back our feelings especially when we are surprised.The following words and expressions can help us express our surprise:

Oh,boy/man!

Gee!

Wow!

Really?

Fancy that!

Just fancy!

How bizarre/strange/weird!

How surprise!

What a surprise!

You must be joking/kidding!

You are joking/kidding!

No joking/kidding!

Stop joking/kidding!

Don’t kid me!

That can’t be true!

It’s totally impossible!

Would you believe it?

I can hardly believe it!

I don’t believe it!

Why on earth did you quit your job?

Showing Anger

We often find it difficult to keep our tempers when things go wrong.The degrees of our anger vary from annoyance to fury.We can use the following expressions to show the degrees of anger,getting stronger down the list:

What a nuisance!

That’s typical!

That’s just what I needed!

Good grief!

That’s charming,that is!

That’s wonderful!

That’s absolutely great!

It was very nice of you to…

Damn!

Hell!

Blooded hell!

The creep!

How could they/you!

How could someone have done this!

I’ve just about had enough of his bossiness!

What a stupid bloody idiot!

What a jerk!

Why the hell don’t you…?

It makes me sick the way they behave!

It makes my blood boil when this sort of thing happens!

It makes me throw up when I see your face!

Calming Angry People Down

One way to deal with someone who is angry is to calm him/her down by using words and phrases like these:

Easy!Easy!

Take it easy!

Don’t you think you’re overreacting a bit?

There’s no need to get so upset.

It’s not as bad as all that.

It’s not like what you think.

I’m sorry to hear that.

Showing Depression or Sadness

Sometimes we have moods of depression or sadness.We can use these expressions to show how we feel:

Oh God!I just don’t know what to do.I’ve lost everything.

I can’t take much more of this.I failed again.

And if that wasn’t enough,what else?

It’s just been one of those days…

It’s just too much for me.

Cheering People Up

To help others out of their depression or sadness,we need to show our sympathy and cheer them up.Here are some useful ways:

I understand how you feel.But the market will go up soon.

Don’t be so upset.We still have a three-month grace period.

Come on!It can’t be as bad as all that.

Try and look on the bright side.

Cheer up!

Hey look,why don’t we…?

Don’t let it get to you.

Showing Disappointment

Sometimes when unpleasant things happen,we may want to express our disappointment to others.Here are some useful ways of doing this:

Oh dear,I’ve forgotten to bring my ID card.

Good Lord!What a disappointment!

Oh no!How could this happen to me!

I was really looking forward to floating my company.

It’s really a shame that I didn’t perform well in the job interview.

It’s such a pity that…

I’m really disappointed that…

If only I had prepared for it!

I wish they had recruited female workers as well.

Just think,all that work for nothing!

To think that I went through all that trouble!

Taking Disappointments Calmly

We may get very disappointed,but we should not let things upset us too much.Here are some ways of reacting calmly and changing the subject:

Still,it can’t be helped.

Still,it’s nothing to worry about,I suppose.

Well,it’s no good crying over spilt milk.

Well,you can’t win them all.

That’s life.

Oh well,not to worry,I suppose.

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