Goddammit is a sharp word people fire out when something goes wrong and they are angry, fed up, or in pain. You say it on its own, like a bang: a dropped phone, a missed bus, a file that will not open.

when something goes wrong and they are angry, fed up, or in pain在事情出錯、他們生氣、受夠了、或痛苦的時候，people fire out人們會脫口而出的，Goddammit is a sharp word，Goddammit就是這樣一個尖銳的詞。You say it on its own你會單獨說出它，like a bang就像一聲巨響：a dropped phone手機掉了、a missed bus公車錯過了、a file that will not open檔案打不開。

It is not a careful sentence. It is a curse.

It is not a careful sentence它不是一句經過思考的話，It is a curse而是一句咒罵。

Though actually, inside it you can still hear a prayer gone bad: it squeezes together “God damn it” — once a wish that God would punish this thing or this moment.

Though actually不過事實上，inside it you can still hear a prayer gone bad這個字裡頭還聽得出一句走了樣的禱告：it squeezes together "God damn it"它是把「God damn it」擠壓在一起，once a wish that God would punish this thing or this moment曾經是希望上帝懲罰這件事或這一刻的心願。

Most speakers today are not thinking about God at all; they just want a heavy, ugly sound for “I’m so annoyed.” Some Christian people find it offensive, because it uses God’s name in anger, and in many churches that is a serious thing.

Most speakers today are not thinking about God at all現在大多數說話的人根本沒在想上帝，they just want a heavy, ugly sound for "I'm so annoyed."他們只是想要一個沉重、難聽的聲音來表達「我快氣死了」。Some Christian people find it offensive有些基督徒覺得這很冒犯，because it uses God's name in anger因為它是在生氣時用上帝的名字，and in many churches that is a serious thing而在很多教會裡這是很嚴重的事。

It is informal and rude. You might hear it in films, in traffic, among friends who swear. You would not write it in school work, and you would not say it to a teacher, a grandparent, or in church.

It is informal and rude這是不正式又粗魯的說法。You might hear it in films, in traffic, among friends who swear你可能會在電影裡、塞車時、或愛罵髒話的朋友之間聽到它。You would not write it in school work你不會把它寫進學校作業裡，and you would not say it to a teacher, a grandparent, or in church也不會對老師、祖父母說，或在教堂裡說。