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kvetch /kvet?/ 抱怨；愛抱怨的人 I'm sorry. I don't mean to be a kvetch. 對不起，我并不想一直抱怨。 Stop whining. 別發(fā)牢騷了。 a damp squib 空歡喜一場 A: This hotel room sucks. 這家賓館的房間真爛。 B: Oh, stop complaining. We only have to stay here for one night. 別再抱怨了，我們只不過在這兒住一個晚上而已。 A: But the carpet smells like a wet dog and the bed is as hard as a rock. 可是這地毯聞起來有發(fā)霉的味道，而且床硬的像石頭。 B: Why do you always have to kvetch? Let's just enjoy our vacation. 為什么你老是在挑刺？我們就好好享受假期吧。 A: Maybe I should complain to the manager. 或許我應(yīng)該像賓館經(jīng)理反映 B: Please, just stop whining. Let's go down to the pool for a swim. 拜托，別再發(fā)牢騷了，我們下樓去泳池游個泳。 A: I'm sure the poor will turn out to be a damp squib as well. 我可以肯定那個游泳池肯定也是空歡喜一場。 B: Look, Phil. This hotel is not what I expected either, but there's nothing we can do about it. 聽著，菲爾，這家賓館也不如我所期待，但是我們不能改變什么。 A: Oh, okay, then. Finish your coffee and we'll go for a swim. 好吧，等你把咖啡喝完我們就去游泳。 B: I don't want to finish my coffee. 我不想把這杯咖啡喝光。 A: Why not? 為什么？ B: It sucks. 很難喝。 |
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