Anger

1) Janet got mad when she heard the false story.

珍妮特听到了虚伪的话,因而大发雷霆。

*这是很口语化的美国话,mad未必肯定指疯狂,所以每人都可以用。

2) Father wonōt get mad about your mistake.

爸爸不会为你的错失生气的。

3) Please donōt get angry at me.

请勿生我的气。

4) She finally began to get angry when Paul didnōt arrive.

当保罗没到达时,她终于开始生气了。

*get angry是指个人的、利己的生气。

5) Gordon was not upset by his failure.

哥顿对他的失误既不惊讶也不生气。

*upset含有本来正常的事忽然失常之意。

6) The children began to get across at each other.

孩子们开始争吵了。

*句子虽然简单,但非常难用得恰如其分。争论、对立的意义强于生气。