365天英语口语大全交际口语篇:079.抱怨 Complaint

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 [kEm5pleint] 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 [fZE] 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 [5ne^lidVEns] 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 [5EudE] 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 [5CbdVikt] v. 反对，拒绝，抗议

★precious [5preFEs] 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! ”

 

详解实用对话

Complaining

Janice：I’d like to see the manager, please. I have a complaint!

Manager：I’m the manager. What seems to be the problem, ma’am?

Janice：Did you have^Œ housekeeping check our room before we checked in^?

Manager：Why? What is wrong?

Janice：The toilet is broken and the water is not running in the shower.

Manager：What’s your room number? I’m terribly sorry about the inconvenience. We’ll move you into 2002 immediately^Ž. That’s a suite^, but we’ll charge^ the regular room rate^‘. Please accept our apologies.

Janice：Certainly. Thanks very much for helping.

Manager：It was my pleasure, madam. May I suggest having a drink in our lounge while we prepare your new room? It’s compliment of the house.

 

抱　怨

珍妮丝：我想见经理。我有一些不满！

　经理：我就是经理。有事吗，女士？

珍妮丝：在我们住进来之前，你让你的客房管理人员检查房间了吗？

　经理：怎么了？有什么问题吗？

珍妮丝：厕所坏了，淋浴器也流不出水来。

　经理：您的房间号是多少？我对因此而给您带来的不便深感抱歉。我们马上帮您搬入2002房间。那是套房，但是我们只按照普通房间的价格收费。请接受我们的道歉。

珍妮丝：当然。非常感谢你能帮忙。

经理：我很乐意，女士。在我们给您收拾新房间的时候，我能建议您在大厅喝点什么吗？这是免费的。

 

 

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