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In our daily life,it always have something that can makes you unhappy,maybe we will make acomplaint at that time.It's a good idea to be as polite as possible even when complaining aboutsomething.生活中隨時(shí)可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)不順心的事情,偶爾抱怨一下也是無(wú)妨的,不過(guò)抱怨的時(shí)候最好還是顯得有素質(zhì)一點(diǎn)比較好,不要出現(xiàn)污言穢語(yǔ)。
making a complaint提出抱怨
1.Their new CD sucks.他們新出的唱片可惡心了.
Suck這個(gè)字在美國(guó)用的很多,它就是指很爛,很差的意思. Suck是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞,所以在使用上跟爛這個(gè)形容詞是不太一樣的,例如你可以說(shuō), That traffic here really sucks!就是說(shuō)這里的交通糟透了的意思. 有時(shí)也聽(tīng)得到人家用suck的形容詞sucky.
Suck這個(gè)字的原意是指用嘴巴吸的意思,所以有人就設(shè)計(jì)了這么一個(gè)吸果凍的比賽. 規(guī)則很簡(jiǎn)單,就是不能用手,只能用嘴巴把果凍吸光. 所以比賽一開(kāi)始,只聽(tīng)到觀眾大喊, Hey, you suck!表面上聽(tīng)來(lái)是說(shuō),你快點(diǎn)吸的意思,事實(shí)上則是暗地里罵人爛的意思。
2.I am sick and tired of doing homework. 我對(duì)做作業(yè)感到厭煩.
Sick and tired of something可以視之為一個(gè)片語(yǔ),所以并沒(méi)有sick (生病)的意思在里面!例如販賣機(jī)老是吃錢,你也可以說(shuō)I am sick and tired of this vending machine.還有一句話也很有趣, I am so sick andtired of being sick and tired. 就是說(shuō)你對(duì)于老是感到厭煩已經(jīng)感到十分厭煩了,我想這是很多都市人共同的心聲吧.
3.I am terrible/horrible.我很糟糕.
這句并不是說(shuō)我很可怕或恐怖的意思. terrible翻成中文的意思是糟糕.有時(shí)他們也會(huì)用terrible來(lái)形容一個(gè)教授,He is so terrible,就是說(shuō)這個(gè)老師教的很爛,而不是說(shuō)他很會(huì)嚇人. 要是用terrible來(lái)形容一樣?xùn)|西,則表示該樣?xùn)|西很糟糕,例如形容食物,如The food is terrible,說(shuō)的當(dāng)然就是食物很難吃了
Horrible跟terrible的意思可說(shuō)是一模一樣,兩者可以互換使用,例如, The coffee is horrible. 或是Ourprofessor is horrible.
下面在介紹幾句常用的用于提出抱怨的句子:
1. i’m afraid i have a complaint to make.恐怕我要提點(diǎn)意見(jiàn).
2. i’m sorry to say this,but there seems to be a mistake.對(duì)不起,這兒好像有個(gè)錯(cuò).
3. do you have to act like that?你非得那么做嗎?
4. would you mind not doing it?你能不能別那么做?
5. i do wish you wouldn’t do that.我希望你別那么做.
6. please don’t do it without asking.未經(jīng)允許請(qǐng)不要那么做.
7. can’t you do something about it?你就不能想點(diǎn)辦法嗎?
8. i hate to bring this up,but this is a nonsmoking zone.對(duì)不起提醒一下,這兒是禁煙區(qū).
9. would you please try to keep quiet at this hour?這么晚了,你能不能盡量保持安靜.