Express English: Jealousy 妒忌，羡慕

Express yourself! Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation!

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每周一个话题，听听伦敦人怎么说。你的看法又是什么呢？

This week we're asking:

Have you ever been jealous? 有没有让你妒忌或羡慕的事儿呢？

This is what some people in London told us:

One woman remembers being madly 特别地，极度地 jealous when her husband danced with another woman.

Jealousy can be a powerful emotion

Another woman was envious 满怀嫉妒的 of her friend's chance 机会 to travel round the world 环球旅行。

And one man was happy that his new flat 公寓 had a balcony 阳台, until he visited friends in the countryside 乡下，农村。

Suddenly he was jealous of their huge 巨大的 garden.