Screaming sometimes helps us to release frustration
今日短語
今日小常識(shí)
A scream is often an instinctive action, with a strong psychological reaction to fear, pain, surprise, joy and anger. Edvard Munch's iconic artwork The Scream was sold on 2 May 2012 in a New York auction house for $120 million, making it one of the most expensive paintings ever auctioned. The price tag would have made most people scream!
尖叫 scream 是人類受心理因素影響的本能反應(yīng)。比如，在恐懼、疼痛、驚訝、高興、生氣時(shí)我們都可能會(huì)尖叫。藝術(shù)大師愛德華?蒙克的油畫巨作《吶喊》于2012年5月2日在紐約的一家拍賣行成交。最后成交價(jià)為1.2億美元，成為拍賣史上最昂貴的油畫之一。這個(gè)價(jià)格標(biāo)簽足以讓多數(shù)人尖叫！
短語 scream one's head off 的意思是“長時(shí)間的大聲狂叫”。
例句
In Edvard Munch's painting the figure is screaming his head off in despair.
When my mother saw the mouse on the kitchen floor, she started screaming her head off!
My friend's baby was screaming his head off in the restaurant. I think he was hungry.
請注意
和短語 scream your head off 的使用方法相似，laugh your head off 的意思是“長時(shí)間的放聲大笑”。
例句
I was laughing my head off while watching the film. That actor is so funny.
Lucy likes Paul a lot. She's always laughing her head off when she's with him.
