Quiet! 安靜!

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辦公室或教室等場合喧嘩吵鬧不堪,令人無法忍受時,可大聲地喊出這個字,強烈要求安靜。當然我們也可以客氣但認真的口吻來說:"Quiet, please."(請安靜點)。
    Q: Hey, someone drank the last cola!
    (嘿,有人把最后一罐可樂喝了?。?BR>    A: I was thirsty. Stop complaining and go buy some more.(我好渴。別抱怨了,趕快去多買幾罐。)
    B: Quiet! I'm trying to study.(安靜!我要讀書。)
    一般常用口語用法有:Be quiet!  安靜!
    Shh!  噓!
    注意上列對話中,"Stop complaining."表‘停止抱怨'.complain可作及物或不及物動詞。作不及物動詞時,其后通常接介詞about或of,形成"complain about/of + 名詞或動名詞"的句型,表'抱怨……'.
    例句He often complains about his life.他時常抱怨其人生。
    He complains of having no money all the time.他總是抱怨沒錢。
    而當complain作及物動詞時,其后常接that子句作受詞。
    例句The old man complains that he has had bad luck all his life.這位老先生抱怨他一生運氣都不好。