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，一个顾客在他打电话的时候挥手让我离开，一分钟后他用手指示意我回去，埋怨说他已经准备好点餐了，并质问我上哪儿去了。

六级词汇讲解:

本句的主干是..a man...waved me away，then beckoned me back... 现在分词短语talking on his cell phone作定语修饰man; with引导的介词短语作方式状语；现在分词复合结构complaining he was ready to order and asking where rd been作伴随状语，其中complaining和asking又分别带有各自的宾语从句。

wave away意为“挥手示意……离开”。如：

The old man waved away my offer ofhelp.

老人一挥手，拒绝了我的主动帮助。

beckon意为“示意，召唤”。如：

The beauty crooked her finger to beckon him.

美女勾勾手指向他示意。