抱怨是种不良的情绪，但有时候遇到不如意的事情就要说出来，争取主动解决，才能切断抱怨的根源，恢复良好情绪。本文中的 Janice 就是通过抱怨投诉，维护了自己的权益。

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 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 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 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 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 v. 反对，拒绝，抗议

★precious 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! ”