抱怨是种不良的情绪,但有时候遇到不如意的事情就要说出来,争取主动解决,才能切断抱怨的根源,恢复良好情绪。本文中的 Janice 就是通过抱怨投诉,维护了自己的权益。
详解惯用单句
抱 怨 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我有一些不满。I have a complaint.
= I want to complain about something.
★complaint n. 抱怨,不满(complain 为其动词形式)
我要跟你讲多少遍才行呢?How many times do I have to tell you?
= If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.
你不能设身处地为我想想吗?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吗?
你们这么做是错的。What you are doing is wrong.
○ You can’t do this to me. 你们不能这样对我。
这不公平。That’s not fair.
= It’s unfair.
★fair a. 公平的,公正的
你们疏忽大意,我一点儿也不满意。
I’m not at all pleased by your negligence.
★ negligence n. 疏忽,粗心
我会向上面反映你的所做所为的。I’ll report you for this.
○ I’ll give your boss a piece of my mind. 我会向你们老板反映的。
○ I’ll tell him a thing or two. 我会向他反映的。
我真是受不了这股味。I just can’t stand the odor.
★ odor v. 气味
■“stand”在本句中的意思是“忍受”。
我极力反对你在这儿浪费我宝贵的时间。
I really object to your wasting my precious time here.
★object v. 反对,拒绝,抗议
★precious a. 宝贵的
发生这种事情实在是太气人了。
It really makes my blood boil when this sort of thing happens.
●make sb’s blood boil“使某人怒火中烧”
FUN 轻松:看图
“It's true. I did jump over the moon.
I had waaaaay too much coffee that day! ”