情景會話口袋書人際篇第18期:抱怨(1)
1. That's not fair.
這不公平。
還能這樣説:
It is unfair.
That is unjust.
應用解析:
fair可以作形容詞:公平的,公正的;晴朗的;花言巧語的;
還可以作名詞:集市,廟會;展覽會;義賣會。
2. I'm afaraid I have a complaint about the service.
我對你們的服務有意見。
還能這樣説:
I am not satisfied with your service.
I have something to complain of the service.
應用解析:
be afraid of one's own shadow 很膽小,非常膽怯;
be afraid of doing sth./that...擔憂或憂慮……
3. You are always grumbling about everything.
你總是抱怨。
還能這樣説:
You always have some Moan or another about everything.
You always complain.
應用解析:
grumble at 抱怨;
grumble one's complaint 發牢騷;
grumble out 抱怨,嘟囔地説出
4. She is railing against fate.
她在抱怨命運不好。
還能這樣説:
She repines at her misfortune.
She murmurs at her bad luck.
應用解析:
rail 作動詞:咒罵,嚴厲責備;
作名詞:鐵軌,鐵路,欄杆。例如:More than 50 people were badly injured when the train went off the rails.火車出軌時,50多人受重傷。
5. The cause of his discontent was the low salary.
他不滿意的原因是工資太低。
還能這樣説:
He was dissatisfied with the low salary.
The low salary did not satisfy him at all.
應用解析:
give cause for 引起;成為……的原罪
have cause for 有理由;
lost cause 已註定的敗局;沒希望的事;
make common cause with 與……同心協力
6. What are you most dissatisfied with?
你最不滿意的是什麼?
還能這樣説:
What is your greatest grievance?
What is the thing that makes you feel most resentful?
應用解析:
satisfy the eye 悦目;
satisfy the people's needs 滿足人民的需要;
satisfy one's desire 滿足慾望;
satisfy oneself 徹底弄清楚;證明;
satisfy with 使對……感到滿意
7. You're nothing but an old grouch!
你就是個愛發牢騷的老傢伙!
還能這樣説:
You are an old bellyacher.
You are really an old grumbler.
諺語:
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
一閒生百邪。
8. I don't seem to fit.
我在這裏格格不入。
還能這樣説:
I am like a square peg in a round hole.
I am incompatible with things here.
應用解析:
seem to be/seem like 似乎,好像,彷彿;
it seems as if... 看樣子……,似乎……
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