Unit 152. That's disappointing.
第152单元 真令人失望。
A: It looks like our company trip will have to be canceled because of the typhoon.
甲:由于台风的关系,公司的旅游似乎得取消了。
B: That's disappointing. I was really looking forward to it.
乙:那太令人失望了,我原本好期盼这趟旅游。
类似用语
That's too bad.那好可惜。
That's a shame.那好可惜。
That's a pity.那好可惜。
百宝箱
本句中的disappointing是现在分词作形容词用,表示“令人失望的”,必须以“事”当主语,而disappointed则是过去分词作形容词用,表示“感到失望的”,必须以“人”当主语,常见的句型有二:
人+ be disappointed in+人某人对他人感到失望
人+ be disappointed about+事某人对某事感到失望
I'm disappointed in Tom.(我对汤姆感到失望。)
I'm disappointed about John's performance.(我对约翰的表现感到失望。)