●同情

听到这事我很难过。

(I'm) sorry to hear that。

My dog died。 (我的狗死了。)

I'm sorry to hear that。

   (听到这事我很难过。)

I'm sorry about that。

(That's) too bad。

That's a pity。

What a pity。

How awful。

   (太可怕了!)

How sad。 (太让人伤心了!)

Tough luck。

Sorry。

What a shame。 (太遗憾了。) *shame “遗憾的事”、“倒霉的事”。

真不走运! 

That's unfortunate。

It rained every day while I was in Hawaii。 (我在夏威夷那几天,每天下雨。)

That's unfortunate。

   (真够倒霉的。)

I'm sorry about your misfortune。 *更礼貌的说法。

It's unfortunate。

常有的事。 

It happens! 

这是常见的错误。

It's a common mistake。 

那你肯定很难受吧。 

It must be tough for you。 *tough表示“困难的”、“不容易的”、“费力气的”。

She won't talk to me anymore。

   (她再也不会和我说话了。)

It must be tough for you。 (那你肯定很难受吧。)

It must be hard on you。 

啊,真可怜! 

Oh, poor thing! *poor “可怜的”、“太惨的”。

Bob got fired。 (鲍勃被解雇了。)

Oh, poor thing! (哦!太惨了!)

Oh, poor baby!

Ah, poor Bob! (啊,可怜的鲍勃!) 

我理解你的心情。

I know how you feel。

My wife left me。 (我妻子离开了我。)

Mine, too。 I know how you feel。 (我也是,我了解你的感受。

I understand the way you feel。

I really sympathize with you。 (我真的同情你。)

●安慰

别在意。

Never mind。

I'm really sorry! (我真的很抱歉。)

Never mind。 (没什么。)*带有“别在意”、“忘了它吧”、“没什么”的语感。

Don't worry (about it)。

It's okay。

Forget (about) it。 (没什么。) *比Never mind更直接。根据说法不同,有时听起来没有礼貌。 

太遗憾了。

What bad luck。

   *用于宽慰努力了但却没能成功的人。“太遗憾了”、“太不顺了”、“太可惜了”。

Better luck next time! (下次一定会走运的!)

That's too bad!

What a shame!

Bummer! *俚语。

没事儿。

That's all right。

I'm sorry, I'm late。 (真对不起,我来晚了。)

That's all right。 (没事儿。

That's okay。

It's no problem。 

别责备自己了。 

Don't blame yourself。 *blame “责备人、责难人”。

It's all my fault! (都是我弄错了。)

Don't blame yourself。 (别责备自己了。)

这不是你的错。

It's not your fault。

常有的事。 

It happens。 *发生了没有预料到的事情,劝人想开点儿的语气。

I feel really bad about it。 (那件事我做的真不好。)

Don't worry, it happens。

   (别担心了,那是常有的事。)

这种事谁都会遇到。 

It happens to the best of us。

It happens to everyone。 

不必为那事烦恼。

There's no need to worry about it。

Don't concern yourself。 

别想得太多。 

Don't give it another thought。

   *give it another thought 直译是“别再有其他的想法”,“别想得太多”。 

没办法呀! 

It can't be helped。 

我不想给您添麻烦。

I don't want to put you out。

   *put out 有“添麻烦”的意思。

You're welcome to stay。 (您就住下吧。)

I don't want to put you out。 (不,我不想给您添麻烦。)

I don't want to bother you。

I don't want to cause you trouble。 

这算什么呀。 

This is nothing。

Wow! Shibuya is crowded。

   (哇!涩谷这么挤呀!)

This is nothing, you should see Shinjuku。 (这算什么呀!你该去新宿看看。)

You have a lot of homework。 (你有这么多作业呀。

This is nothing。 (这算不了什么。)

It's no big deal。

It's no problem。 

多糟糕呀! 

How terrible!

How awful! 

别小题大作。

No big deal。 *这种表达方式表示“没什么了不起的”、“没什么”、“这很容易”。

Sorry, I can't play tennis with you tomorrow。 (对不起,我明天不能和你一起去打网球。

No big deal。 I'll ask John to play。 (没什么,我问约翰能不能去。) 

这还算好的呢。 

I've seen worse。 *“我还知道更糟糕的事”、“这还算好的呢”,用于鼓励遇到挫折的人。

That was a bad movie。 (那真是部糟糕的电影。)

I've seen worse。 (这还算好的呢。)

It could have been worse。 (还有比这更糟的呢!)

It might have been worse。

   (也许有的比这更糟呢。) 

别那么自暴自弃。

Don't feel so bad about yourself。

Don't be so hard on yourself。

Don't be so down on yourself。

Don't think so lowly of yourself。 

真遗憾! 

What a pity!

What a shame! 

总会有办法的。

It'll work out。 *work out 表示“进展顺利”、“解决”。

I don't know what to do! (我不知道该怎么办!)

I'm sure it'll work out。

   (别担心,总会有办法的。)

Everything will be fine。 (一切都会顺利的。)

Things will work out。 

她只是有点心烦。 

She's just upset。

What's her problem? (她怎么了?)

She's just upset。 (她只是有点心烦。)

She's just mad。

She's only angry。

●鼓励

别哭了。 

Don't cry。 

擦擦眼泪。 

Wipe your tears。

振作起来! 

Cheer up!

Cheer up! (振作起来!)

I'll try。

   (我会的。)

Come on! (打起精神来!)

Take it easy! (别那么想不开。)

Pull yourself together! (重新振作起来。)

Get a hold of yourself!

Get your shit together! *语气相当尖锐。

  表达类似“别那么懒懒散散的,振作精神,好好干”的感觉。 

尽你最大努力! 

Do your best!

Do a good job! (好好干!) 

勇敢点儿。 

Go for it! *对将要开始某事的人说。

Should I ask her out? (我是不是该约她出去?)

Yeah, go for it! (是呀,勇敢点儿!)

It's my turn to bat。 (该轮到我打了。

Go for it! (加油!)

Take a chance! (给自己一次机会碰碰运气吧!) 

我们会给你们队助威的! 

We'll cheer for your team。

   *cheer “助威,喝彩”。直译就是“我们会给你们队助威的”。

I'm playing basketball tomorrow。 (明天我有篮球比赛。)

We'll cheer for your team。

   (我们会给你们队助威的。)

下次再努力吧。 

Try harder next time。

My test score was low。 (我的考分很低。)

Try harder next time。

   (下次再努力吧。) 

别松劲! 

Hang in there! *鼓励正在做某事的人,“坚持下去!”、“不要放弃!”。

I can't do it anymore。 (我不行了。)

Hang in there! (别松劲!))

Don't give it up!

Keep at it! (坚持下去!)

Keep your chin up! (要有信心!)

Try harder! (再加把劲!) 

别认输!/别放弃! 

Don't give up! *它和hang in there的意思几乎相同,只不过这种说法比较直接。

Keep it up!

Never give up! (绝对不能放弃!) 

你可以的! 

You can do it!

This machine is too difficult to operate。

   (这台机器很难操作。)

You can do it! (你可以的!) 

你得看到事情好的一面。 

Look on the bright side。 

My salary is really low。

   (我的薪水真的太低。)

Look on the bright side。 Your job is very rewarding。 (你得看到好的一面。你的工作可是很有价值的呀。) 

别看得那么严重! 

Don't take it too seriously!

Don't get worked up over nothing! *work up “激动”、“激起,使激动”。

别灰心! 

Keep your chin up! *直译是“抬起下巴来”。作为词组常用来表示“别失望,抱点希望”。

I feel so sad。 (我真的很痛苦。)

Keep your chin up! (别灰心!) 

只要你想做,你就一定能做得到。

You can do anything if you really want to。

You can do anything if you really want to。 (想做你一定能做得到。)

That's the spirit! (那才是好样的!)

You can do anything if you put your mind to it。

You can do anything if you are so minded。

You can accomplish anything if you believe in it。 (只要有信心,什么事都办得到。

这是一个机会。 

There's a chance。 *鼓励对方打起精神的说法。“愿望有可能实现”,但带有希望不大的语感。

I'll never pass that test。

   (我肯定考不过。)

There's a chance。 (这可是个机会。)

There's a possibility。

It's not impossible。 (不是不可能的。

It could happen。 (还是有可能的。) 

担心解决不了任何问题。

Worrying about it won't solve anything。

Worrying about it won't make it better。

振作起来!杰克。 

Get it together, Jack!

I can't do it, I can't! (我做不了,我不行。)

Get it together, Jack! (振作起来,杰克!) 

试试看。

Just try it。

I don't think I can。 (我想我不行。)

Just try it。 (你试试看。)

I don't want to。

   (我不想做。)

Just try it。 (就试一下。)

Come on, try it。

Just give it a try。 

试着做做。 

Try and do it。

Try it。

Give it a try。 

再试一遍。 

Try again。

Have another try。

Do it again。

Give it another try。 

别害怕。 

Don't be a chicken。 *这里的chicken是俚语,表示“胆小鬼,窝囊废”,而不是“小鸡”。

Don't be a chicken。

   Ask her out。 (别那么窝囊,去约她吧。)

But what if she says not? (可要是她说“不”怎么办?)

Don't be a coward。

Don't be a sissy。

   *俚语。 

让我们面对现实。 

Let's face it。 *用在表示“面对不能令人满意的事实”时。

Do you think I'm smart? (你觉得我聪明吗?)

Let's face it, you're no Einstein。

   (你得面对现实,你不是爱因斯坦。)

Let's face facts。 (让我们面对现实。)

Let's be realistic。 

我们得让他振作起来。 

Let's cheer him up。

He looks blue。 (他看上去很忧郁。)

Let's cheer him up。 (我们得让他振作起来。)

Let's try to make him forget his troubles。

   (我们试着让他忘记烦恼吧。) 

我祝你成功! 

I wish you success!

Success to you!

May you succeed!

I'll have my fingers crossed。

   *have one's fingers crossed 表示“希望计划能够顺利进行”。直译是“把手指叠在一起”,实际场合中常常一边把中指叠在食指上,一边这么说。

I'll keep my fingers crossed。

I'll cross my fingers。

I'll keep my hopes up。 (我期待着……。) 

应当面对他说。 

Tell him to his face。

Tell him to his face that he's a liar! (你应当面对他说他是个骗子!)

Well, I can't。 (可我不行。) 

我是认真的。 

I'm serious。

No way! (不可能!)

I'm serious。 (我是认真的。)

Are you joking? (你是开玩笑吧?)

No, I'm serious。 (不,我是认真的。

Seriously。

I'm really serious。 (我真的是认真的。)

I'm not joking。 (我没开玩笑。)

I'm being honest with you。

   (开诚布公地跟你讲。)

I mean it! *当对方不相信你说的是真话时。

I don't mean it。 (我不是这个意思。) 

这是真的呀! 

Take my word for it。

Believe me。 (相信我!)

Take it from me。(相信我。)

请相信! 

You'd better believe it! *口语说法。

Did he really say that? (他真的这么说了吗?)

You'd better believe it! (请相信我!)

I really mean it! (真是那么回事。

Trust me! (请相信我!) 

我敢肯定。 

I'm sure of it。

Is the party at 9∶00? (晚会是9点开始吗?)

I'm sure of it。

   (我敢肯定是。)

I'm absolutely sure。

I know for sure that。。。

I'm positive。 (我有把握。) 

听起来也许奇怪,但那是真的。

It may sound strange, but it's true。

No way! (不可能有!)

It may sound strange, but it's true。 (听起来也许奇怪,但它是真的。

You may not believe it, but I'm telling the truth。

It may be unbelievable, but it's the truth。 (你也许不能相信,但那是事实。

我是无辜的! 

I'm innocent!

It's your fault。 (是你的错。)

Me? I'm innocent! (是我?真冤柱呀!)

I'm innocent! (我是清白的。

Don't lie! I saw you do it。 (别撒谎,我看见你干的。)

I didn't do it。 (我没干。)。