核心畫面

Think of a good feeling that will not stay hidden inside. Someone is happy, and it leaks out where others can see it — in the voice, the smile, the way they move. Cheerful is never the quiet, private kind of happiness; it is happiness that shows on the outside and warms whoever is nearby.

「藏不住的好心情」:一個人心裡舒服,那份舒服自己跑到外面來——跑到聲音裡、笑容裡、走路的樣子裡。cheerful 從更多收起「藏不住的好心情」:一個人心裡舒服,那份舒服自己跑到外面來——跑到聲音裡、笑容裡、走路的樣子裡。cheerful 從來不是那種安靜、只有自己知道的快樂,而是看得見、聽得出來的快樂,而且會順便讓旁邊的人也暖起來。英文裡的 cheer 本來就跟「臉色、神情」有關,所以這個字天生就是往外顯露的。

Three branches

人身上顯露出來的好心情

這一族最貼近核心畫面:好心情長在一個人身上,別人從外表就讀得到。差別只在它停留多久——只是今天這樣,還是一直都這樣。

happy, cheerful · adjective · A2

Feeling happy, or acting in a way that lets other people see you are happy — in your voice, your smile or your face.

開心的;高興的

東西讓人看了心情好

核心畫面裡快樂是往外傳的,傳到人身上是心情,傳到東西身上就變成「這東西會讓看的人心情變好」——同一份效果,只是換了來源。

bright, pleasant (place) · adjective · B1

Used about a place or a thing that makes you feel happy when you see it, because it is so bright, colourful or pleasant.

令人愉快的;明亮宜人的

做事時的態度

從核心的「好心情往外顯露」再走一步:顯露的地方不再是臉,而是做事的方式。你從他接下工作的樣子讀到那份好心情。

willing, uncomplaining · adjective · B2

Used before a noun about an attitude or way of working that shows you are willing to do whatever needs doing, and that you do it happily without complaining.

樂意的;欣然的(態度)

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cheerfullyadv/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəli/

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    In a cheerful manner.

    • That principle carried out consistently and logically, makes the individual not a claimant upon society, but a benefiter of it. He contributes whatever talent, natural or acquired, he may have, cheerfully to the promotion of the common good, […]
    • 'Well, what have you done this time?' asked Sebastian cheerfully.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。