While the work was difficult, it was interesting. 雖然工作有難度，但很有趣。

I still remember the inspiring talk you gave us. 我還記得你給我們作的鼓舞人心的講話。

The book is at once interesting and instructive. 這本書既有趣，又有教益。

The situation was puzzling. 形勢令人迷惑不解。

His views are shocking to me. 他的觀點令我震驚。

The failure of the bank was shocking news. 銀行的倒閉是令人震驚的消息。

It’s surprising that you haven’t met. 真想不到你們未見過面。

What you’ve told me is very surprising. 你給我講的情況令人驚訝。

Being lost can be a terrifying experience. 迷路可能是一種很可怕的經歷。

The disappearance of a schoolgirl was very worrying among the teachers. 一個小學女生失蹤了，教師們非常擔憂。

若用-ing形容詞說明人，則表示此人具有相關的性質或特征。比較：

The man is very terrified. 這個人很害怕。

The man is very terrifying. 這個人很恐怖。

再比較以下句子：

say sth in a disappointed voice 以一種失望的聲音說某事(意指：發出這種voice的人感到失望，但聽到這種voice的人并不一定失望)

say sth in a disappointing voice 以一種令人失望的聲音說(意指：這種 voice 令聽話人失望，但發出這種voice的人不一定失望)

He was very disappointing. 他很令人失望。

He was very disappointed. 他自己感到很失望。

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