【口语版】Making a complaint抱怨/投诉

欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily参与每周定期英语直播分享干货多多~~Steven and Dan are complaining about the food and price of their dining hall. They hope the situation can be improved. 史蒂文和丹在抱怨食堂的饭菜和价格，他们希望情况能得到改善。A: This dining hall is the worst ever. 这个食堂最差劲了。B: Yeah, they raised the price, but the food there still tastes like garbage.是的，饭菜涨价了，却依旧很难吃。A: And they never deal with our complaints.而且他们从不理会我们的投诉。B: Nope. I heard that nearly 2000 students have signed a petition showing our  dissatisfaction with the food, price and service. 就是。我听说有将近2000名学生在请愿书上签名了，表达我们对实物价格和服务的不满。A: Do you think it will work? 你说这管用吗？B: Many hands make light work. I think it will force them to improve a little. 众人拾柴火焰高嘛，我想总能让他们改进一点吧。A: I hope so.但愿如此。make a complaint=complain抱怨；投诉make a complaint to sb向某人抱怨/投诉make a complaint about sth抱怨/投诉某事make a complaint to sb about sth向某人抱怨/投诉某事If you're not satisfied with the service, you can make a complaint to the manager.如果你对服务不满意，你可以向经理投诉。If you're not satisfied with our service, you can make a complaint about it to our customer service department.如果您对我们的服务不满意，可以向我们客户服务部门投诉。the worst ever有史以来最糟糕的bad worse worst糟糕的 更糟糕的 最糟糕的例句：The restaurant is the worst ever.=It's the worst restaurant I've ever been to.这是我去过的最差的饭馆。raise增加；提高（数量/水平）raise salaries/prices提高薪水/价格a pay raise加薪rasie awareness提高意识The company decided to raise prices due to the increase in production costs.由于生产成本的增加，公司决定提高价格。The government plan to raise taxes.政府计划增税。I hope you seriously consider giving me a pay raise.我希望您认真考虑给我加薪。The nationwide campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.这个全国性的活动旨在提高人们对吸烟危害的认识。举起；抬起；提起raise hands举手Raise your hands if you have any questions.如果你有问题，请举手。raise a question提出问题Every time I raise a question, she is the first to raise her hand.每次当我提出一个问题，她都是第一个举手的。抚养；养育raise a child抚养孩子It takes a lot of effort and patience to raise a child.抚养孩子需要付出很多努力和耐心。deal with处理；解决；应对例句：The manager needs to deal with the customer's complaint.经理需要处理客户投诉。与...有商业关系；打交道He is known for his ability to deal with difficult clients.他以应对困难客户的能力而闻名。接受（无法改变的事情）；克服（坏情绪）He's trying to deal with the loss of his pet dog.他仍在试图接受失去宠物狗的事实。petitionn.请愿书sign a petition签署请愿书file a petition提出请愿书The citizens decided to file a petition to the local government to improve the public transportation system.市民们决定向当地政府提出请愿书，来改善公共交通系统。v.请求；情愿petition sb (to do/for sth)请求某人（某事）（make a formal request提出正式的请求）I think we should petition the government to increase the grant for the project.我认为我们应该请求政府增加对该项目的拨款。dissatisfaction不快；不悦；不满意express stong dissatisfaction表达强烈不满We expressed our strong dissatisfaction with the new policy.我们表达了对新政策的强烈不满。work起作用；奏效例句:His idea didn't work. 他的点子不奏效。It might work in the short term.在短期内，这可能有用。I know it sounds crazy but it might work.我知道这听起来很疯狂，但是也许管用。Many hands make light work众人拾柴火焰高例句：Many hands make light work. I believe we can deal with this difficult situation if we pull together.众人拾柴火焰高。我相信只要我们齐心协力，就可以解决这个困境。force强迫；迫使force sb to do sth强迫某人做某事My parents always force me to do something I don't want to do.我父母总是强迫我做我不喜欢做的事情。sb be forced to do sth某人被逼做某事He is forced to tell the truth.他被逼说出了真相。