Lesson 5: Cảm xúc

I experienced a roller coaster of emotions when my son was born (many different emotions one after another). During my wife’s pregnancy, I was ridiculously excited about the prospect of becoming a dad. On the big day, I’d imagined that everything would go smoothly and we’d be blissfully happy – but there were complications during the delivery and my wife had to have emergency surgery while I waited in the reception area, worried sick (very worried).

Tôi đã trải qua một chuyến tàu lượn đầy cảm xúc khi con trai tôi chào đời (nhiều cung bậc cảm xúc khác nhau nối tiếp nhau). Trong thời gian vợ tôi mang thai, tôi vô cùng phấn khích về viễn cảnh trở thành bố. Vào ngày trọng đại, tôi đã tưởng tượng rằng mọi thứ sẽ suôn sẻ và chúng tôi sẽ hạnh phúc khôn xiết - nhưng có những biến chứng trong quá trình sinh nở và vợ tôi phải phẫu thuật khẩn cấp trong khi tôi chờ đợi ở khu vực lễ tân, lo lắng bị ốm (rất lo lắng ).

As time went by, I got increasingly anxious because the doctors weren’t telling me anything. After two hours I was seething with anger (ready to explode with anger), and I and shouted at one of the nurses. Then the security guards came and escorted me out of the hospital.

Thời gian trôi qua, tôi ngày càng lo lắng vì các bác sĩ không nói với tôi bất cứ điều gì. Sau hai giờ, tôi đã sôi sục vì tức giận (sẵn sàng bùng nổ vì tức giận), và tôi đã hét vào mặt một trong những y tá. Sau đó các nhân viên an ninh đến và hộ tống tôi ra khỏi bệnh viện.

My wife was visibly disappointed (it was obvious that she was disappointed) that I wasn’t by her side when she woke up from surgery. She didn’t say anything – she’s not really one to show her feelings; she prefers to bottle up her emotions (keep her emotions hidden inside her) – but I knew I had let her down and I was terribly sorry that I had lost my temper (lost control and shown anger).

Vợ tôi thất vọng rõ ràng (rõ ràng là cô ấy thất vọng) vì tôi không ở bên cạnh cô ấy khi cô ấy tỉnh dậy sau ca phẫu thuật. Cô ấy không nói bất cứ điều gì - cô ấy không thực sự là người để thể hiện cảm xúc của mình; cô ấy thích kìm nén cảm xúc của mình (giữ cảm xúc ẩn bên trong cô ấy) - nhưng tôi biết tôi đã làm cô ấy thất vọng và tôi vô cùng xin lỗi vì tôi đã mất bình tĩnh (mất kiểm soát và thể hiện sự tức giận).

The months that followed were tough. My wife became deeply depressed, and I too was an emotional wreck (a person who is very sad, confused, and upset) as I tried to juggle the demands of work and family life. But now things are starting to turn around – I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the all help we’ve gotten from our friends and neighbors.

Những tháng sau đó thật khó khăn. Vợ tôi trở nên trầm cảm vô cùng, và tôi cũng là một người suy sụp tinh thần (một người rất buồn, bối rối và khó chịu) khi tôi cố gắng giải quyết những yêu cầu của công việc và cuộc sống gia đình. Nhưng bây giờ mọi thứ đang bắt đầu xoay chuyển - Tôi rất ngạc nhiên về tất cả sự giúp đỡ mà chúng tôi nhận được từ bạn bè và hàng xóm của chúng tôi.

I’m just immensely grateful that my wife and son are healthy, and sometimes I’m overwhelmed with emotion as I reflect on how lucky we are (when emotion is so strong that it’s difficult to think or speak).

Tôi vô cùng biết ơn vì vợ và con trai tôi đều khỏe mạnh, và đôi khi tôi tràn ngập cảm xúc khi nghĩ về việc chúng tôi may mắn như thế nào (khi cảm xúc mạnh đến mức khó nghĩ hay nói).

Quiz

1. At his mother's funeral, he was so incapacitated / overwhelmed /seething with emotion that he couldn't finish his speech.

2. I was deeply / pleasantly / significantly surprised by the excellent customer service - that company really cares about its customers.

3. I'm sorry I forgot / lost / wrecked my temper with you yesterday. It was a really stressful day at work.

4. Instead of confronting his issues, he bottles / guards / rolls up his emotions and tries to pretend everything's OK.

5. It's normal to go through a helicopter / roller coaster / ocean wave of emotions after the end of a long-term relationship.

6. My mother was worried bad / ill / sick when it passed midnight and my brother still hadn't come home.

7. The boss was pleasantly / sickly / visibly annoyed when the employees told him about the problems.

8. The fans were seething with anger / disappointment / temper when the team lost the game in the last 5 minutes.

9. We're badly / horribly / terribly sorry, but we won't be able to go to your graduation.

10. We're blissfully / immensely / largely grateful for all the help you've given us in this project.

Quiz Answers

1. At his mother's funeral, he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he couldn't finish his speech.

2. I was pleasantly surprised by the excellent customer service - that company really cares about its customers.

3. I'm sorry I lost my temper with you yesterday. It was a really stressful day at work.

4. Instead of confronting his issues, he bottles up his emotions and tries to pretend everything's OK.

5. It's normal to go through a roller coaster of emotions after the end of a long-term relationship.

6. My mother was worried sick when it passed midnight and my brother still hadn't come home.

7. The boss was visibly annoyed when the employees told him about the problems.

8. The fans were seething with anger when the team lost the game in the last 5 minutes.

9. We're terribly sorry, but we won't be able to go to your graduation.

10. We're immensely grateful for all the help you've given us in this project.