Unit 2

What is happiness to you?

Word power

Emotions are different kinds of strong human feelings. Happiness is just one of many emotions.

When you feel happy, how would you express yourself?

1. Wow! 2. Great! (= Terrific! / Fantastic!)3. I’m too excited to go to sleep. = I’m so excited that I can’t go to sleep.4. It’s very exciting! 　5. I’m wild with joy. = I’m as happy as I can be. = I’m beside myself with joy.6. I’m really very enthusiastic about this.

7. I can’t believe it. 　8. I’m excited by the news.9. I’m too excited to say one word.10. I’m excited like I won the jackpot.　 I hit the jackpot. 　 I jumped for excitement. 　　 jackpot n. 首奖，头彩，累积奖金11. How exciting!12. I’m so happy. = I feel happy.13. Nothing could be more wonderful.　 = Nothing could be nicer.　 = Nothing would please me more.

14. I’m on Cloud Nine.　 I’m in seventh heaven.　 Cloud Nine 极乐心境，狂喜状态 seventh heaven 极乐世界，最高幸福 15. I’ve never been this happy as I am now. = This is the happiest moment in my life. = This is the best moment of my life.16. I’m walking on air.　● walk on air 洋洋得意 17. I’m high on life. ■ high 在这里是“高兴的，快活的”之意18. I’m in a great mood today.

19. This is too good to be true.

　● It’s unbelievable. 真难以置信。20. I’m on top of the world.

= I’m sitting on top of the world.

21. I’m in high spirits.

= I’m over the moon.

You’re great!

Come and join us!

I’m listening carefully!

What　are　they　trying　to　tell　us?How　are　they　expressing　themselves?

Please stop!

Nice to meet you!I’m sorry!

Give me a little time!

I’m thinking!

I give up.

OK!

Choose one of the following pictures and describe it.

Can you add words to each category?

Words　describing　happiness

Noun forms:

joy, love, peace, pleasure,

contentment, gratification,

satisfaction, delight, fun

Adjective forms:

joyful, lovely, fun, peaceful, pleased,

content, gratified, satisfied, delighted

Words　describing　sadness

Noun forms:

sorrow, depression, misery, grief,

despair, unhappiness, worry

Adjective forms:

sorrowful, depressed, miserable,

grieved, despaired, unhappy, worried

Words　describing　anger

Noun forms:

anger, annoyance, fury, bad temper

Adjective forms:

angry, annoyed, furious, bad-

tempered

Choose　the　correct　words　to　complete　the　sentences.

1.I’m not ________ (satisfied, satisfaction)

with what I’ve done. I can’t get _________ (satisfied, satisfaction) from it.

2. I was _________ (amazed, amazement) by the change in his appearance. All of us looked at him in ___________ (amazed, amazement).

satisfied

satisfaction

amazed

amazement

3. The boy is _______ (curious, curiosity) about everything. His burning ________

(curious, curiosity) inspires him to learn more.

4. She tried to walk off the ___________ (annoyed, annoyance) her son gave her. His attitude made her extremely _________ (annoyed, annoyance).

curiouscuriosity

annoyance

annoyed

Do the exercise in Part B on Page 23.

Answers (1) excitement (2) fearful / frightened

(3) sadness (4) happy

(5) concerned (6) anxious

(7) content

over the moon:

He was over the moon when he heard the news.

thrilled to bits:

She was thrilled to bits with her new bicycle.

English　idioms　of　emotionAll these idioms mean that you are absolutely delighted!

in seventh heaven:

They were in seventh heaven when they learned they'd won a cruise.

on cloud nine:

When I got the job, I was on cloud nine for several weeks.

jump for joy:

We jumped for joy when we got the mortgage.

down in the dumps: When she left him, he was down in the dumps for a couple of weeks.feel blue: She felt a little blue when she lost her job.beside yourself (with grief, worry) When her son went missing, she was beside herself with worry.sick as a parrot: He was as sick as a parrot when he realised he had thrown away his lottery ticket.

These idioms mean you are feeling sad.

see red: Don't talk to him about his boss – it just makes him see red!hopping mad: She was hopping mad when she found out her daughter had disobeyed her.in a black mood: Be careful what you say – she's in a black mood today.

These idioms mean that you are very angry.

cheesed off:

I was really cheesed off when I lost the competition.

be off someone's Christmas card list:

Oh dear. I think I'm off her Christmas card list after insulting her husband!

Less　angry　idioms　

have a downer on someone:

What's John done? You seem to have a real downer on him.

rub someone up the wrong way:

Those two are always arguing. They just seem to rub each other up the wrong way.

To be in a cold sweat = to be in a state of shock or fear

To be rooted to the spot = to be unable to move through fear

To be scared to death = to be extremely frightened

To go white as a sheet = to go pale through fear or shock

Feeling　frightened　/　shocked　

Feeling　worried　/　anxious　/　nervous

To be keyed up = to be excited, tense

To be like a cat on hot bricks = to feel nervous and unable to stand still

To be on tenterhooks = to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen

To have something on one's mind = to have a problem that is worrying you

To be all at sea = to be puzzled and bewildered

To be at sixes and sevens = to be uncertain and confused

To be out of one's depth = to be in a situation which is difficult for you to cope with

Feeling　confused　/　uncertain