5个不能不知的美语感叹词

　　\wō, hō, hwō\

　　whoa是西部牛仔经常说的话吗？没错，Cowboys say "whoa" when they want their horses to slow down. 当牛仔说whoa后，他们的马就会慢下来。所以whoa的第一个意思就是：a command to stop 嘿，慢点。

　　例句：Whoa, don't put so much detergent¹ into the washing machine! 慢点，别往洗衣机里倒太多的洗衣粉！

　　Whoa还有另一层意思：an expression of surprise 表示惊奇。

　　例句：Whoa! You're scaring me. 啊！你吓到我了。

　　2 gee²

　　\jē\

　　Gee 可以使你说的话带有遗憾、惊奇的色彩。

　　"Gee..." is an interjection that shows surprise, wonder, or uncertainty³. Sometimes when people say "Gee..." (in a long, drawn⁴ out fashion) they are just pretending that they are surprised. Gee放在句子里，可以表示惊奇或是怀疑。可要是拖长了调，说geeeeee，就表示说话的人在假装惊奇。

　　例句：His car broke down? Geeeeee... that's too bad! I was really looking forward to Professor Johnson's class! 约翰逊教授的车坏了吗？（假惊奇）啊，太糟糕了，我是多么想听他的课啊！

　　3 duh

　　\d?, usually with prolonged ?\

　　When someone says something that you think is very obvious, or asks you a stupid question, you can say "duh". 直白来说，duh就是“废话”的意思。

　　例句：Duh! The lights are on and there are people inside. 废话！灯开着，屋里当然有人了。

　　4 Oh, Boy

　　"Oh, Boy!" is a common American expression that really has nothing to do with boys at all. 不必问美国人为什么不说 "Oh, girl" 或者别的，因为这么用就是一种习惯，大家都不知道原因。

　　Oh boy可表示高兴和兴奋的情绪。

　　例句：Oh, Boy! Look at that. There is someone selling cotton candy. I love cotton candy. 太好了！看那里。有人在卖棉花糖。我喜欢吃棉花糖。

　　Oh boy既可以指让人高兴的事，也可以指you are concerned or dismayed about something 让人担心的事，这完全取决于说话的语气。

　　例句：A: Guess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phone is dead. 你猜怎么了? 先是我们的车胎爆了，而后我的手机又没电了。B: Oh, boy! 唉!

　　5 oh well

　　"Oh well" is use to show mild regret. We also use it to tease people or pretend that you are upset. Oh well就是表示有点遗憾，或者是以玩笑的口吻假装*考试~大不安的情绪。

　　例句：Did you hear, the football team won't make the playoffs this year. Oh well, that's too bad. 听说了吗，足球队今年不能参加决赛。唉，有点糟糕。

　　例句：You're not going to give me any chips? (teasing) Oh well, I guess I won't be able to give you a ride home. 你不给我薯片？（开玩笑）唉，那我只好不让你坐我的车回家了。

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