Sunday, September 27, 2015

salty

salty - 咸
最近发现学生们喜欢说salty,却全没“咸”的意思。
有天有个男生说话很不委婉,同学们说:“Oh, he is salty!”  哦,他不高兴。
我刚听完一本有声书,ABC 节目主持人 Dan Harris 写的 《10% Happier 》里面,讲到一次他的感受时,他说 “I was salty!” 我懊恼。
salty: upset, annoyed, bitter.  不高兴,懊恼,愤愤不平。
You feel salty either because of something you did or something that was done to you.
因为做了某事或别人对你做了某事,你感到懊恼。