如何表达抱怨与责备

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       1. 我有一些不满。I have a complaint. = I want to complain about something.

　　2. 你只会说不会做。You’re all talk and no action.

　　A: Sorry. I’ll make it up to you someday. 抱歉，我改天会报答你的。

　　B: You’re all talk and no action. 你只会说不会做。

　　● make it up to sb.“报答，回报”

　　3. 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.

　　

    4. 有什么不满吗？Any complaints? = Do you have any complaints?

　　○ What’s your complaint?你对哪里不满？

　　5. 你最好少管闲事。You’d better mind your own business.

　　A: Why did she marry a man old enough to be her father?他都可以当她爸爸了，她怎么会嫁给他？

　　B: You’d better mind your own busines.你最好少管闲事。

　　■ mind one’s own business 经典口语句，意为“管好自己的事，少管闲事”。

　　6. 我是说真的。I’m serious.= I mean it.

　　A: I’m tired of your complaints.　我受够了你的抱怨。

　　B: Just listen to me. I’m serious.听我说。我是说真的。

　　7. 可不可以安静一点儿？Would you mind keeping it down? = I wonder if you’d mind keeping it down。

　　8. 你到底在想什么？What are you thinking about?

       A: May I take a leave for ten days from tomorrow?明天开始我可以请十天假吗？

　　B: What are you thinking about? 你到底在想什么？

　　9. 这不公平。That’s not fair. = It’s unfair.

　　10. 你们疏忽大意，我很不满意。I’m not at all pleased by your negligence.

        A: I’m not at all pleased by your negligence.你们疏忽大意，我很不满意。

　　B: We feel terribly sorry.很抱歉。

　　★ negligence n. 疏忽

　　11. 我会跟他反映的。I’ll tell him a thing or two. = I’ll give him a piece of my mind.

　　12. 你说得简单。That’s easy for you to say.

　　A: You should get used to the new job soon. 你应该尽快习惯新工作。

　　B: That’s easy for you to say. 你说得简单。

　　13. 真蠢！What a fool!

　　A: What do you think of his behavior yesterday?你认为他昨天的表现怎么样？

　　B: What a fool! 真蠢！

　　14. 我讨厌等人。I really hate waiting.

        A: I really hate waiting. 我讨厌等人。

　　B: I’m sorry. I had something urgent just now.对不起。刚才我有点急事。

　　15. 我对此很不高兴。I’m not happy about it. = I’m not satisfied with it.

　　16. 不要再抱怨了。Stop complaining! = No more complaints!

　　17. 我只是受不了这股味。I just can’t stand the odor.

　　A: Why do you pinch your nose?你为什么捏着鼻子？

　　B: I just can’t stand the odor. It stinks. 我只是受不了这股味。臭死了。 ★ odor n. 气味

　　★ pinch[pintF] v. 捏，掐 ★ stink v. 发出臭味

　　18. 你就不能严肃点吗？Can’t you be serious for once?

        A: Can’t you be serious for once?你就不能严肃点吗？

　　B: Sorry.对不起。

　　19. 你这样说是什么意思？ What do you mean by saying so?

        A: What do you mean by saying so?你这样说是什么意思？

　　B: Nothing. 没什么意思。

　　20. 你为什么老挑我的刺儿？ Why are you picking on me?

         A: Why are you picking on me?你为什么老挑我的刺儿？

    B: It’s for your own good. 这是为你好。

　　● pick on “作弄，总是挑剔”

　　21. 别胡说了。Don’t pull my leg. = Don’t talk stupid!

　　● pull one’s leg“嘲弄某人，戏弄某人”

　　22. 我对你忍无可忍了。I’m out of patience with you.

         A: I’m out of patience with you. 我对你忍无可忍了。

　　B: Sorry. I’ll do it better next time. 对不起，下一次我一定做好些。

　　23. 你怎么能做这种傻事呢？How can you do such a foolish thing?

         A: How can you do such a foolish thing?你怎么能做这种傻事呢？

　　B: I’m really sorry. 我真的很抱歉。

　　24. 你太顽皮了。You are too naughty. ○ You naughty boy! 你这个调皮鬼！ ★ naughty a. 顽皮的，淘气的

　　25. 你这样做是多么的荒谬啊！How absurd of you to do that!

        A: How absurd of you to do that!你这样 做是多么荒谬啊！

　　B: Why do you think so?你为什么会这样想呢？

　　★ absurd a. 荒谬的，可笑的

　　26. 这是你的错。You’re to blame. = It’s your fault.

　　● to blame“应受谴责的”

　　27. 干的什么事儿啊！What a thing to do!

　　A: What a thing to do! 干的什么事啊！

        B: It’s none of your business. 这不关你的事。

　　28. 你本来至少可以避免这样做。You might at least have avoided doing that.

　　A: You might at least have avoided doing that. 你本来至少可以避免这样做。

　　B: I’m really sorry for what I have done. 我为我的所作所为道歉。

　　29. 你也站在我的立场上想想。Put yourself in my shoes.= Try to see it from my point of view. = Try to see it my way.

　　● in one’s shoes“处于某人的位置”

　　30. 下次能不能礼貌点儿？Could you be more polite next time?

        A: Could you be more polite next time?下次能不能礼貌点儿？

　　B: I’ll bear it in my mind. 我会谨记的。

　　31. 你知道自己在干什么吗？ What do you think you’re doing?

　　○ Now look at what you’ve done!瞧你干了些什么呀！

　　32. 你在耍我。You tricked me. = Don’t make fun of me.

　　★ trick v. 骗，捉弄

　　33. 我不明白你为什么不早告诉我。I wonder why you couldn’t have told me earlier.

　　A: I wonder why you couldn’t have told me earlier.我不明白你为什么不早告诉我。

　　B: I couldn’t find you anywhere. 我哪儿也找不到你。

　　34. 别把我卷进去！Don’t involve me! ○ I don’t want to get involved. 我不想被卷进去。

　　★ involve v. 使牵涉，卷入

　　35. 你应该再仔细点。You should be more careful.

　　○ I blame you for being so careless. 都怪你这么粗心。

　　36. 你应该为自己感到耻辱。You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

        A: You ought to be ashamed of yourself. 你应该为自己感到耻辱。

　　B: But I’ve done nothing. 但我没做什么呀。

　　ashamed a. 惭愧的，羞耻的  ● be ashamed of“感到羞愧”

　　37. 你真是一点用都没有。You’re really good for nothing.　= You are useless.

　　good for nothing“毫无价值”