不能自已

dù jià rì jí jiāng dào lái tā xīng fèn de bù néng zì yǐ

度假日即将到来，他兴奋得不能自已。

He was beside himself with excitement as the day of his holiday approached.

jiē dào bèi pìn yòng de tōng zhī tā jī dòng de bù néng zì yǐ

接到被聘用的通知，她激动得不能自已。

She was beside herself with excitement when she received the notice of employment.

hào qí xīn shǐ tā bù néng zì yǐ

好奇心使她不能自已。

Curiosity had her in its grip.

zhī hòu zài wǒ men yī qǐ yòng cān shí tā kāi huái kuáng xiào bù néng zì yǐ

之后在我们一起用餐时他开怀狂笑，不能自已。

He laugh hardly at the supper we ate afterward.

wǒ wèi yī zhǒng bù kě míng zhuàng de wēi xié ér bù néng zì yǐ

我为一种不可名状的威胁而不能自已。

I was overcome by a quite unaccountable sense of menace.