It took me a few days to figure it out. Because by helping to solve the problem, he had robbed me of my God-given right to complain.
过好几天后我才想明白:因为他帮我解决了问题,但同时也剥夺了我天经地义的发牢骚的权利。Van Norden still bellyaching about his cunts and about washing the dirt out of his belly. Only now he's found a new diversion.
范诺登仍为了他的女人、为了把肚子里的脏东西冲洗出来而发牢骚,只是现在发现了一种新消遣,他发现手淫不那么令人烦恼。Before you start griping or whining about something, remind yourself of a very important reality: no one wants to hear it!
在你开始抱怨或发牢骚前,别忘了这样一个重要的事实:没人喜欢听你的牢骚!Such a way of speaking, of course, was mainly symbolic, but it had revolutionary significance.
这种说法当然是发牢骚,但也隐伏着革命的因素。Resist the temptation to join in, add your own juicy piece of gossip, or talk about how much work you have and how hard it is for you, too.
抗拒加入其中的诱惑,不发牢骚,不讨论你做了多少事,你有多辛苦之类的事情。Years of being an underpaid and underappreciated factory worker had made him into a querulous, bitter old man.
多年来身为一个低收入、低地位的工厂劳工,使他成为一个爱发牢骚、满腹委屈的老头。In the process of whining, his wife will gradually realized that, of what is troubling you, thus the minutemen, find the solution.
在发牢骚的过程中,妻子也会逐步意识到,困扰自己的究竟是什么,从而重振旗鼓、找到解决之道。After a week of this affair with the call girl, Luca was approached by Bruno Tattaglia, manager of the nightclub.
路加在那个妓女跟前发牢骚后一星期,夜总会经理布鲁诺-塔塔格里亚就来找他联系了。So Van Gundy is putting a huge defensive burden on Yao because he willingly does whatever is asked of him.
所以范甘迪给姚明捆上了巨大的防守担子,而姚明从不对所分配到的任务发牢骚。