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AEE 2259: What a Bummer! How to Respond to Misfortune in English
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1. Bummer= quite informal, disappointment, inconvenience, trivial.
✗: not for family members' diseases, war, something not serious, extreme things.
2. Oh, man
Ex: I left my coat at work. Oh, man, I have to go back and get it.
3. That's rough( a responding to someone's going through.)
Ex: You have to work 30 days in a row. That's rough/That's shame/ What a shame(for yourself or someone else)
Ex: That's a shame. I am looking forward to showing you the new space, but I can't make it.
✗: not for family members' diseases, war, something not serious, extreme things.
2. Oh, man
Ex: I left my coat at work. Oh, man, I have to go back and get it.
3. That's rough( a responding to someone's going through.)
Ex: You have to work 30 days in a row. That's rough/That's shame/ What a shame(for yourself or someone else)
Ex: That's a shame. I am looking forward to showing you the new space, but I can't make it.
what a bummer 用于表达失望、沮丧或不幸的情绪，杯具了；太扫兴了；真糟糕。
How can you respond when someone share something bad but not super serious to them ?
disappointed 失望的沮丧的
1. double whammy 祸不单行
two bad things happened .
whammy 晦气 剧烈的打击 it's not common
2. bummer , pretty common
oh no i dropped my Sandwich , bummer .
the ice cream totally melted , what a bummer .
3. oh man 噢 天啊
oh man i can't believe i forgot my wallet at home
4. what a shame 多可惜 真遗憾
5. oh no , too bad