第181句：

One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away,then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minutelater, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I'd been.

有一天晚上，一個顧客在他打電話的時候揮手讓我離開，一分鐘后他用手指示意我回去，埋怨說他已經準備好點餐了，并質問我上哪兒去了。

六級詞匯講解:

本句的主干是..a man...waved me away，then beckoned me back... 現在分詞短語talking on his cell phone作定語修飾man; with引導的介詞短語作方式狀語；現在分詞復合結構complaining he was ready to order and asking where rd been作伴隨狀語，其中complaining和asking又分別帶有各自的賓語從句。

wave away意為“揮手示意……離開”。如：

The old man waved away my offer ofhelp.

老人一揮手，拒絕了我的主動幫助。

beckon意為“示意，召喚”。如：

The beauty crooked her finger to beckon him.

美女勾勾手指向他示意。