情景会话口袋书人际篇第19期:抱怨(1)

1. That\'s not fair.
　　这不公平。
　　还能这样说：
　　It is unfair.
　　That is unjust.
　　应用解析：
　　fair可以作形容词：公平的，公正的;晴朗的;花言巧语的;
　　还可以作名词：集市，庙会;展览会;义卖会。
　　2. I\'m afaraid I have a complaint about the service.
　　我对你们的服务有意见。
　　还能这样说：
　　I am not satisfied with your service.
　　I have something to complain of the service.
　　应用解析：
　　be afraid of one\'s own shadow 很胆小，非常胆怯;
　　be afraid of doing sth./that...担忧或忧虑……
　　3. You are always grumbling about everything.
　　你总是抱怨。
　　还能这样说：
　　You always have some moan or another about everything.
　　You always complain.
　　应用解析：
　　grumble at 抱怨;
　　grumble one\'s complaint 发牢骚;
　　grumble out 抱怨，嘟囔地说出
　　4. She is railing against fate.
　　她在抱怨命运不好。
　　还能这样说：
　　She repines at her misfortune.
　　She murmurs at her bad luck.
　　应用解析：
　　rail 作动词：咒骂，严厉责备;
　　作名词：铁轨，铁路，栏杆。例如：More than 50 people were badly injured when the train went off the rails.火车出轨时，50多人受重伤。
　　5. The cause of his discontent was the low salary.
　　他不满意的原因是工资太低。
　　还能这样说：
　　He was dissatisfied with the low salary.
　　The low salary did not satisfy him at all.
　　应用解析：
　　give cause for 引起;成为……的原罪
　　have cause for 有理由;
　　lost cause 已注定的败局;没希望的事;
　　make common cause with 与……同心协力
　　6. What are you most dissatisfied with?
　　你最不满意的是什么?
　　还能这样说：
　　What is your greatest grievance?
　　What is the thing that makes you feel most resentful?
　　应用解析：
　　satisfy the eye 悦目;
　　satisfy the people\'s needs 满足人民的需要;
　　satisfy one\'s desire 满足欲望;
　　satisfy oneself 彻底弄清楚;证明;
　　satisfy with 使对……感到满意
　　7. You\'re nothing but an old grouch!
　　你就是个爱发牢骚的老家伙!
　　还能这样说：
　　You are an old bellyacher.
　　You are really an old grumbler.
　　谚语：
　　By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
　　一闲生百邪。
　　8. I don\'t seem to fit.
　　我在这里格格不入。
　　还能这样说：
　　I am like a square peg in a round hole.
　　I am incompatible with things here.
　　应用解析：
　　seem to be/seem like 似乎，好像，仿佛;
　　it seems as if... 看样子……，似乎……