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Section Six, expressing disappointment¹

Hi, Tim, any news about your job interview?

Yeah, I didn't get the job in the end.

Oh, what a pity!

It's ok, that's life.

1, Any news about your job interview?

Did you hear anything about your job interview?

Any updates on your job interview?

2, I didn't get the job in the end.

I decided² that I wouldn't go in the end.

We were thinking about going to Japan, but in the end we went to the States.

3, What a pity!

That's a shame.

What a shame.

That's too bad.

4, That's life.

It's no big deal.

There is nothing we can do about it.

That's the way goes.

 

 

1 disappointment   

n.失望，挫折；令人失望的事

参考例句：

• The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。
• She couldn't hide her disappointment.她无法掩饰自己失望的情绪。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。