使人心煩的upset

upset 可作形容詞或動詞。作形容詞時意為“心煩意亂的；不安的”，作動詞時意為“使不安；使心煩；弄翻；打翻”。

【經典例句】

Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit. 她一來把我們周末的安排都給打亂了。

It upset him that his father didn't take him to Shanghai. 讓他不高興的是，他父親沒有帶他去上海。

He was horribly upset over / about her illness. 他為她的病而憂心忡忡。

【思維拓展】

（sth.） upset sb. （某事）使某人心煩意亂；（sb.） upset sth. （某人）打翻/弄翻某物；upset oneself about sth. 為某事煩惱；be upset by... 被……打亂；be upset about / over / at sth. 對某事感到心煩；It upsets sb. that... 使人心煩的是……（it作形式主語）；It upsets sb. to do sth. 做某事使某人心煩（it作形式主語）

【溫馨提醒】

upset為表語形容詞，不用作定語；upset的過去式和過去分詞形式仍為upset；upset的現在分詞形式為upsetting。

【即學即練】

I. 用upset的適當形式填空。

1. Is it ____________ you， dear？

2. She felt rather ____________ on hearing the news.

3. Is it an ____________ message？

4. Don't be ____________. It will be OK.

5. The food ____________ my stomach.

6. She felt rather ____________ on hearing the news.

II. 根據所給漢語完成句子，每空一詞。

1. 為這件事煩惱是沒有用的。

There is no point ____________ ____________ ____________ it.

2. 沒有邀請他去聚會，他很不高興。

He ____________ ____________ ____________ not being invited to the party.

3. 你別為這事心煩了，忘了它吧。

Don't ____________ ____________ ____________ it. Let's forget it.

4. 盡量不要為失去工作而煩惱。

Try not to ____________ ____________ ____________ losing your job.

5. 她為跟哈里發生的爭論而感到煩惱。

She ____________ ____________ ____________ the argument she'd had with Harry.