抱怨是種不良的情緒,但有時(shí)候遇到不如意的事情就要說出來,爭(zhēng)取主動(dòng)解決,才能切斷抱怨的根源,恢復(fù)良好情緒。本文中的 Janice 就是通過抱怨投訴,維護(hù)了自己的權(quán)益。
詳解慣用單句
抱 怨 第1節(jié) 態(tài)度表達(dá) 第1章 態(tài)度意愿
我有一些不滿。I have a complaint.
= I want to complain about something.
★complaint n. 抱怨,不滿(complain 為其動(dòng)詞形式)
我要跟你講多少遍才行呢?How many times do I have to tell you?
= If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.
你不能設(shè)身處地為我想想嗎?Can’t you try putting yourself in my shoes?
○ Don't you have any thought for anyone but yourself?
除了你自己,你就不替他人想一想嗎?
你們這么做是錯(cuò)的。What you are doing is wrong.
○ You can’t do this to me. 你們不能這樣對(duì)我。
這不公平。That’s not fair.
= It’s unfair.
★fair a. 公平的,公正的
你們疏忽大意,我一點(diǎn)兒也不滿意。
I’m not at all pleased by your negligence.
★ negligence n. 疏忽,粗心
我會(huì)向上面反映你的所做所為的。I’ll report you for this.
○ I’ll give your boss a piece of my mind. 我會(huì)向你們老板反映的。
○ I’ll tell him a thing or two. 我會(huì)向他反映的。
我真是受不了這股味。I just can’t stand the odor.
★ odor v. 氣味
■“stand”在本句中的意思是“忍受”。
我極力反對(duì)你在這兒浪費(fèi)我寶貴的時(shí)間。
I really object to your wasting my precious time here.
★object v. 反對(duì),拒絕,抗議
★precious a. 寶貴的
發(fā)生這種事情實(shí)在是太氣人了。
It really makes my blood boil when this sort of thing happens.
●make sb’s blood boil“使某人怒火中燒”
FUN 輕松:看圖
“It's true. I did jump over the moon.
I had waaaaay too much coffee that day! ”