自现象级英语
LAMENT
1. 英英释义：to express annoyance or disappointment about something you think is unsatisfactory or unfair
例句：Many Chinese parents lament about the growing/increasing costs of raising children.
2. 为什么选这个词？
“lament”可以作名词也可以作动词，作动词的意思有“为......感到悲痛”和“抱怨”。我们今天学习它作“抱怨”的意思。lament 作这个意思出现的频率非常高，几乎每期《经济学人》中都会出现这个词，可以用它来替换我们熟悉的 complain。下面我们来看一些例子。
很多中国访客会抱怨国外城市的公共交通不方便，就可以说：
Many Chinese travelers lament that public transportation is inconvenient in many foreign cities.
很多中国家长都在抱怨不断上涨的养孩子成本，可以说：
Many Chinese parents lament about the growing/increasing costs of raising children.
一些公共知识分子会抱怨民众在很多重要问题是都缺乏兴趣，可以说：
Some public intellectuals lament the lack/absence of public interest in some crucial issues.
最近一期《经济学人》Special report 写的是不断恶化的中美关系，中美双方自然都对对方有各种不满，因此这一期中出现了多处 lament, 比如下面这句：
In the face of continued unequal treatment for foreign firms, the impatience of American businesses is at “boiling point”, he laments.
《经济学人》在引用受访者时，经常会用 lament 这个词，不久前一篇关于澳大利亚政治的文章中也出现了类似的用法：
“Our parties aren’t representing us,” laments one of its volunteers. “They’re representing themselves.”
再来看《经济学人》一篇书评中的一个句子：
Initially his book risks becoming a didactic screed about the dangers of modern technology, as the author laments the way cars, trains, buses and gawking at a smartphone speed life up, leaving little to be savoured.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词？
1）翻译下面的句子： 共享单车的用户总在不断抱怨自行车有各种各样的问题。(用户bike-sharing users, 问题the problems sth has)
Bike-sharing users always lament about the various problems the bikes have.
造句：
例1：Many language learners lament that we have been brought up to learn without thinking and we stick to it all our lives. Now that we realise that learning without thinking is labour lost, we are at a loss for a suitable solution. 僵化的学习
例2：E-commerce has crippled small businesses. Small vendors lament about intense competition and price erosion. 小商贩的不满
例3: Pregnant women are advised to eat protein-rich foods. And some of them lament about gaining too much weight during pregnancy. 孕妇的烦恼
个人拓展
If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. (mainly formal or written)
背诵
lament about sth/ lament that/ lament sth, complain of sth
Many Chinese parents lament about the growing/increasing costs of raising children.