Your kids are a lot of fun
Уверенность
I’m absolutely sure. I’m positive that…
I have no doubt that…
I’m a hundred percent certain
I’m convinced that…
Сомнения
Chances are that…
Odds are that…
I seriously doubt it.
I don’t think so.
Probably not.
It’s not very likely.
There’s not much chance of that.
I’d be very surprised if that happened.
I wouldn’t bet on it.
That’ll never happen.
Заинтересованность
It’s fascinating. It’s intriguing
I couldn’t tear myself away.
I couldn’t put it down. (когда речь о книге)
I was so into it, I lost track of time.
Скука
It does nothing for me.
I was bored to tears.
I was bored to death.
I was dying of boredom
It’s about as exciting as watching paint dry.
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Выше голову!
Для начала наводящие вопросы:
What’s the matter?
What’s wrong?
Are you all right?
You look a bit down
Is there anything I can do to help?
Собственно призыв быть оптимистом:
Cheer up!
Chin up!
It’s not so bad.
Everything will be OK.
Look on the bright side.
It’s not the end of the world.
Разочарование
What a pity!
What a shame.
How disappointing
That’s too bad.
Bummer. (Обломчик…)
It was a real letdown.
It didn’t live up to my expectations.
Недоверие
Yeah, right
You’re kidding.
You’re pulling my leg.
That’s a bit of an exaggeration.
He’s stretching the truth.
He’s not telling the whole truth.
She’s being economical with the truth.
His story is fishy.
That’s an outright lie.
That’s a pack of lies.
Плохой человек
He’s a creep
He’s a pervert.
He’s a sicko.
He’s a scumbag.
He’s an asshole.
He’s a jerk.
He’s a bastard.
She’s a bitch.
She’s a psycho.
She’s a slut.
Говорение
He yelled. (вопил)
She screamed. (визжала)
I whispered. (шептал)
We chatted. (трепались)
He mumbled. (бормотал)
My kids whined. (хныкали)
He rambled. (нудил)
He went on and on. (болтал без умолку)
She stammered. (запиналась, заикалась)
I snapped at my husband. (цыкнула)
He muttered. (ворчал)
Выражение лица
She was beaming. (сияла)
The kids were smiling from ear to ear.
He looked puzzled. (слитым с толку)
She grinned. (ухмылялась)
He winced when the doctor gave him an injection. (поморщился)
She gave me a dirty look. (сердито)
She blushed. (покраснела)
His eyes were glazed over. (остекленели)
Why the long face? (в смысле «Чего такой кислый?»)
Her expression was unreadable. (непроницаемое)
Обида
They got off on the wrong foot. (не сошлись)
He got on the teacher’s bad side.
She took offense at his comment. (обиделась)
He has a chip on his shoulder
