To exclaim is to say something suddenly and with force, because surprise, anger, joy, or pain has pushed the words out.

because surprise, anger, joy, or pain has pushed the words out因為驚訝、憤怒、喜悅或痛苦把話逼了出來， To exclaim驚呼 is就是 to say something suddenly and with force突然又用力地說出某件事。

It is usually a short burst, not a speech: “Look!” “I knew it!” “How could you?” In novels you will see the neat tag she exclaimed after those cries.

It is usually a short burst通常是很短促的一句話, not a speech不是一段話: “Look!”「你看！」 “I knew it!”「我就知道！」 “How could you?”「你怎麼可以這樣？」 In novels在小說裡 you will see你會看到 the neat tag這樣工整的說法標記 she exclaimed她驚呼道 after those cries接在這些喊叫之後。

Though actually, in the street people almost never describe themselves with this verb. They shout, they gasp, they just say the thing.

Though actually不過實際上, in the street在日常生活中 people almost never describe themselves with this verb人們幾乎不會用這個動詞來形容自己。 They shout他們用喊的, they gasp用倒抽一口氣的, they just say the thing或直接把話說出來。

Exclaim feels a little bookish — a teacher’s and a storyteller’s word. The feeling can be happy or angry; the word does not pick a mood. What it marks is the jump in the voice.

Exclaim驚呼這個詞 feels a little bookish感覺有點書面──a teacher's and a storyteller's word是老師和說故事的人會用的詞。 The feeling can be happy or angry裡頭的情緒可以是開心也可以是生氣; the word does not pick a mood這個詞不挑情緒。 What it marks它標記的 is是 the jump in the voice聲音突然拔高的那一瞬間。

There is a rare noun, an exclaim, but almost everyone uses exclamation for the cry itself.

There is有 a rare noun一個少見的名詞形式, an exclaim叫做「exclaim」, but almost everyone uses但幾乎每個人都用 exclamation「exclamation」這個字 for the cry itself來指這種喊叫本身。