●寂寞
◎我感到很寂寞。 I feel lonely.
I feel lonely without my husband. (丈夫不在,我感到很寂寞。)
He'll be back next week. (他下个星期就会回来。)
= I'm lonely.
= I feel all alone.
◎我讨厌孤独。 I hate being alone.
◎我不在乎孤独。 I don't mind being alone.
◎我想念你。 I miss you.
*miss 表示“因某人不在而觉得寂寞”,I miss you含有I want to see you(我想见到你)和I want to be with you(我想和你在一起)这两种心情。
I miss you. (我想念你。)
I miss you, too. I'll be home soon. (我也想你,我马上就会回去的。)
= I feel lonely without you.
= I feel helpless without you. (没有你,我感到无助。)
◎我觉得空荡荡的。 I feel empty.
*empty表示“缺少内容的,缺乏价值的,没有意义的”。
My son died, now I feel empty. (我儿子去世了,我心里空荡荡的。)
I'm sorry to hear that. (真是太不幸了。)
I feel incomplete.
*incomplete(不完全的)在这里表示“内心不充实”的状态,比I feel empty.更强调空虚。
◎我的生活很空虚。 My life is empty.
My life is meaningless. (我的人生毫无意义。)
I'm all alone in this world. (在这个世界上我总是孤独的。)
I don't feel satisfied with my life. (我对我的生活并不满意。)
◎最终只剩下了我一个人。 Alone at last.
= I'm finally alone.