Lesson 1 A private conversation
私人谈话
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?
为什么作者抱怨他后面的人？
Last week I went to the theatre.
上星期我去看戏。
I had a very good seat.
我的座位很好，
The play was very interesting.
戏很有意思，
I did not enjoy it.
但我却无法欣赏。
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly.
一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
I got very angry.
我非常生气，
I could not hear the actors.
因为我听不见演员在说什么。
I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.
我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，
They did not pay any attention.
他们却毫不理会。
In the end, I could not bear it.
最后，我忍不住了，
I turned round again.
又一次回过头去，
'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.
生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”
'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely.
“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，
'This is a private conversation!'
“这是私人间的谈话！”
语法
complain to sb about sth
向某人抱怨/投诉某事
Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?
为什么作者抱怨他后面的人？I need to complain to you about the closing time of the tennis court.
我得向您就网球场的关闭时间提个意见。Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.
找孩子他妈说去，不要找我
complain about sth
抱怨某事
We shouldn't complain about being poor.
我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天。I don't like to complain about free food.
我不想对免费的食物抱怨什么。He came to complain about the volume of the music.
他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。
complain that+从句
抱怨某事
The kids complain that there's nothing to do there.
这些孩子抱怨说在那儿无事可做。He complains that his wife misunderstands him.
他抱怨他妻子误会他。Don't complain to me that I'm too focused on money.
不要抱怨我太侧重于金钱。
pay some/any attention to sth
注意某事
I never pay any attention to gossip.
我对闲言碎语从来置之不理。Governments at least pay some attention to pollution.
这些国家的政府起码对污染问题有所重视。
- The mother has to remember to pay some attention to her husband.
这位母亲还得记住去照料她的丈夫。
pay attention to sth
注意某事
Pay attention to your spelling.
请注意拼写。I don't pay attention to such gossip.
我才不理那些闲话呢。You should always pay attention to personal grooming.
你应随时注意个人仪容。
In the end
最后
In the end, I could not bear it.
最后，我忍不住了，In the end you have to readjust your expectations
最后，你需要调整你的预期。In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions
最后他们输掉几百万，或许是几十亿。
实用句子：
- I had a very good seat.
我的座位很好 - It's none of your business
不关你的事
