【大家说英语】 第235期:爱抱怨的朋友

 Lesson 12 Talk About It 第十二课 主题讨论

August 28 8月28日

The Complaining¹ Friend 爱抱怨的朋友

"Life² isn't fair³!" Mary was⁴ complaining again. “人生不公平！”玛丽又在抱怨了，

This time it was about her brother. 这一次她抱怨的对象是她的弟弟。

"He's the youngest in the family. “他是家里年纪最小的，

And he always gets what he wants!" 总是要什么就有什么！”

She often complained⁵ to her friend Laura. 她经常向她的朋友劳拉抱怨。

"Don't let it bother⁶ you so much. “不要一直把那件事放在心上，

Are we still going⁷ shopping tomorrow?" Laura asked Mary. 我们明天还要去买东西吗？”劳拉问玛丽，

But Mary was thinking⁸ about something else. 可是玛丽在想着别的事情。

"What? Sure. Let's meet at the mall⁹." “什么？当然要， 我们在购物中心见吧。”

Laura was looking forward¹⁰ to their mall trip all week. 劳拉期待到购物中心去已经期待了一整个星期。

But Mary's mood¹¹ did¹² not improve¹³ the next day. 可是玛丽的心情在第二天并没有好转。

When they got¹⁴ to the mall, Mary started complaining. 她们抵达购物中心后，玛丽就开始抱怨，

"This world can be so cruel," Mary said¹⁵. “这个世界真是残忍，”玛丽说，

"Why do these shoes cost¹⁶ so much?" “这些鞋子为什么卖这么贵？”

Laura tried to change the topic¹⁷. 劳拉试着改变话题。

"Forget about it, Mary. “算了，别想了，玛丽，

At least¹⁸ we're spending time together! 至少我们还能够一起相处呀！

Let's get some tea on the third floor." 我们到三楼去喝茶吧。”

When they got to the tea shop, Mary started complaining again. 她们到了茶馆之后，玛丽又开始抱怨起来，

"It's too crowded¹⁹ here, and they don't have the flavor²⁰ I want." “这里人太多了，而且他们也没有我想喝的口味。”

Laura and Mary were good friends. 劳拉和玛丽是好朋友，

They always ate²¹ lunch together at school and talked on the phone every night. 他们在学校总是一起吃午餐，每晚也都会通电话聊天。

But Mary was always so negative²². It did not matter where they were or what they did. 可是不管她们在哪里或者做什么，玛丽总是那么负面，

What should Laura do? 劳拉该怎么办？

What would²³ you do? 你会怎么做？

1 complaining   

adj.诉苦的，抱怨的v.抱怨，诉苦，投诉( complain的现在分词 )；申诉，控诉，抗议；诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]

参考例句：

• Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. 什么都难如他的意—他老在抱怨。
• I can't put up with her another day—she never stops complaining. 她整天抱怨，我一天也不能忍受了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

3 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
• And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 complained   

v.抱怨，诉苦，投诉( complain的过去式和过去分词 )；申诉，控诉，抗议；诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]

参考例句：

• They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat. 他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。

6 bother   

vt.烦扰，迷惑；vi.烦恼，操心；n.麻烦，纠纷，讨厌的人

参考例句：

• Don't bother about getting dinner for me.别为我做饭麻烦了。
• You needn't bother to lock the door.你不用费心去锁门。

7 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

8 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

9 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

10 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

11 mood   

n.心情，情绪，心地，兴致

参考例句：

• You must change your mood.你一定要改变你的情绪才行。
• She was in a bad mood yesterday.她昨天心情不好。

12 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

13 improve   

v.改良，改善，增进，提高

参考例句：

• You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
• I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。

14 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

15 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

16 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

17 topic   

n.题目，话题，主题

参考例句：

• On what topic are you talking?你在谈论什么话题？
• This is a topic sentence.这是个主题句。

18 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

19 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

20 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

21 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

22 negative   

adj.否定的；消极的；负面的

参考例句：

• He gave us a negative answer.他给了我们一个否定的回答。
• I think the film has some negative effect.我认为这电影有一些消极影响。

23 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？