#055 English Lesson - Moods and Feelings in English - part ll
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In today’s episode, I’ll talk again about how to express moods in English, and you'll learn more expressions.
Then, through a lesson of a point of view story, let's practice the vocabulary.
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All right, let's get started.
Let's continue with the moods and words we can use to express how we feel.
In the previous episode of this podcast, we saw these words:
Sad, morose, desolate, devastated;
happy, elated, exultant, thrilled, ecstatic;
Boring, entertaining, amusing;
Mad, angry, upset, annoyed, pissed off;
Nervous, anxious, relaxed.
Let's see some more examples. Don't worry if you don't learn them all. The goal is to get familiar with them.
Okay, let's start with the easy stuff:
A person may feel optimistic about something, or even pessimistic. When you feel optimistic, you expect good things in the future. When you feel pessimistic, then you don't expect anything good.
Remember, we're talking about moods here. That is, how we are or feel at any given time. If you say someone is optimistic, it means that their personality is mostly positive and they usually expect things to go well.
Let’s take a look at some examples:
“I'm feeling optimistic about work today. I'm sure I'll get a raise.”
"My boss is always pessimistic. He never trusts that we can finish before the deadline.
Or, you can be in good spirits or cheerful. What do you mean by that? Well, that you have good energy, that you're in a good mood. It's a bit like "happy," but in this case, it's a more profound feeling.
A cheerful person is always proactive and a pleasure to be around.
You can also use the opposite. A discouraged person, for example, has little energy, little desire to do things and they are probably depressed.
For example:
“After knowing the results of the surgery, Suzy was in good spirits again.”
“Johnny got cheerful after having a few drinks.”
“I’m very discouraged. I find it impossible to learn Chinese. “
”Jimmy got discouraged when he found out he couldn't stay in town any longer.”
Many times we have the power to change other's moods. For example, we can raise people's spirits or encourage them, however, we can also do the opposite. Sometimes we discourage others. I prefer to think that I'm a person who inspires people.
For example:
“Here, have another beer. It'll cheer you up!”
“It's great talking to you because you always lift my spirits.”
“Sorry, I didn't mean to discourage you, but I thought you wanted to know the truth about your friend.”
By the way, have you noticed that when a person feels optimistic, it's because they believe that something good will happen in the future, for example, a good result? Therefore, an optimistic person is usually more cheerful than a pessimist. And sadly, pessimistic people are generally discouraged.
And sometimes we can't avoid being worried. When we’re worried, we’re not relaxed at all because we’re always thinking about what's bothering us.
You can also be desperate or hopeless. Someone who is desperate has no hope. We use this word to indicate that the person could do extreme things.
For example:
“Jessie's desperate because she doesn't have any money. She's capable of robbing a bank.”
“No matter how desperate you are, you can't just quit your job and leave. You have to keep going.”
Another mood is: paranoid. Being paranoid means, you think others are plotting against you.
For example:
“I’m afraid that Christine's paranoid. She’s convinced that she's being followed down the street every day.”
“Don't be paranoid! No one’s going after you!”
When we’re anticipating something, when we are waiting for something meaningful to happen, we become impatient (anxious).
Example:
“Carlos is very anxious to know if he’ll be able to go on holiday.”
Finally, let's look at words like deranged, unhinged or nuts. A deranged person is a person who is absolutely unbalanced.
Let's look at some examples to understand it better:
“Billy has been totally unhinged since he lost his job. “
“Jack has gone nuts shortly after his wife dumped him.”
“The man was so deranged; he threatened to burn the house down.”
#055 English Lesson - Moods and Feelings in English - part ll
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