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Complaining to the Waiter

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ID: 0132 Intermediate
Once again, we shed our “puppy dogs and ice cream” demeanor with a lesson on being peeved. In this lesson, Ken (gets furious when we call him Sharon) and Jenny (don’t let that great head of hair throw ya, she’ll scratch your eyes out) take a deep breath, count to ten and lead you in a podcast on getting upset. In this podcast, learn to talk in Mandarin Chinese about being upset, and what you’re going to do about it.
Tue Apr 25 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate
抽烟 chōuyān to smoke a cigarette
投诉 tóusù to complain
处理 chǔlǐ to handle
我很讨厌有人在饭店的非吸烟区抽烟。昨天，我和我的女朋友在饭店吃饭，旁边桌的男人开始抽烟。
wǒ hěn tǎoyàn yǒurén zài fàndiàn de fēixīyānqū chōuyān 。zuótiān ，wǒ hé wǒ de nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn chīfàn ，pángbiān zhuō de nánrén kāishǐ chōuyān 。
I really hate it when someone smokes in the non-smoking area of a restaurant. Yesterday I was having dinner with my girlfriend when the guy next to our table started to smoke.
你为什么不叫他别抽了？
nǐ wèishénme bù jiào tā bié chōu le ？
Why didn’t you ask him to stop smoking?
我说了。但是他不理我。他一边抽烟，一边大声地打手机。我非常生气。所以我向服务员投诉。
wǒ shuō le 。dànshì tā bùlǐ wǒ 。tā yībiān chōuyān ，yībiān dàshēng de dǎshǒujī 。wǒ fēicháng shēngqì 。suǒyǐ wǒ xiàng fúwùyuán tóusù 。
I did and he just ignored me. He was smoking and talking loudly on his mobile. I was so pissed off. So I complained to the waiter.
服务员说什么？他怎么处理？
fúwùyuán shuō shénme ？tā zěnme chǔlǐ ？
What did the waiter say? How did he handle it?
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