生活場景口語實戰人際篇第18期:抱怨(1)

1. That's not fair.
這不公平。
還能這樣說：
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。
還能這樣說：
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。
還能這樣說：
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，嘟囔地說出
4. She is railing against fate.
她在抱怨命運不好。
還能這樣說：
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。
還能這樣說：
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；成爲……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？
還能這樣說：
What is your greatest grievance?
What is the thing that makes you feel most resentful?
應用解析：
satisfy the eye 悅目；
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！
還能這樣說：
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。
還能這樣說：
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……