新概念第二册自学导读 Lesson83

2．temper与mood

（1）temper可以指“脾气”、“性情”，mood则不可以：

This time, the policeman lost his temper.

这一次警察火了/发脾气了。

Whatever happens, remember to keep your temper.

无论发生什么事都要记着保持冷静。

My sister is of a calm/quick temper.

我姐姐/妹妹性情平和/脾气急躁。

My grandfather has a temper.

我爷爷容易生气。

The boss is in a temper today.

老板今天脾气不好。

（2）temper指“心情”、“情绪”时，与mood同义：

That morning George was in a good mood/temper.

那天上午，乔治心情好。

但bad mood与bad temper稍有区别：

When he is in a bad temper, he gets angry easily. But when he is in a bad mood, he likes to sit alone.

当他脾气不好时，他很容易生气。但当他心情不好时，他喜欢独自坐着。

（3）mood可以表示“有意/想要（做某事）”，temper则不可以：

At that time I was not in the mood for talking/to talk.

当时我没有心情/不想说话。

Although Jeremy is well-known for his great sense of humour, he is in no mood for telling funny stories today.

尽管杰里米以绝妙的幽默感著称，但他今天没有心情讲笑话。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．难点练习答案

1 He refused to help us and I lost my temper with him.

2 They were very rude but I managed to keep my temper.

3 He isn't usually in such a good temper on a Monday morning!

4 Don't ask him for a rise now. He's in a very bad temper today．

5 She's just won a prize in the lottery, so she's in a very good mood.

6 He's just lost a lot of money, so he's in a very bad mood.

7 Let's go out. I'm in the mood for a celebration!

2．多项选择题答案

1b  2a  3c  4c  5a  6b

7c  8b  9c  10d  11a  12b