英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第508期:給留下極壞的印象
迷你對(duì)話
A: I said hello to professor, but he did not returnthe greeting. Maybe I left a bad taste in theprofessor’s mouth.
我想教授問好，但是他沒有理睬我，可能我給教授留下不好的印象吧。
B: Your talking manner was not good. That’s all yourfault.
你說話的態(tài)度不好，責(zé)任在你。
地道表達(dá)
leave a bad taste in one’s mouth
1. 解詞釋義
Leave a bad taste in one’s mouth的字面意思是“給別人嘴巴里留下不好的味道”，比喻為“給.......留下不好的印象”。其英文解釋為：(for something)to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone。在對(duì)話中，“Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’s mouth. ”的意思是“可能我給教授留下了不好的印象。”這個(gè)比喻非常生動(dòng)，形象。
2 拓展例句
e.g. His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
他對(duì)老師的粗魯?shù)膽B(tài)度給我留下了很壞的印象。
e.g. It was a very nice hotel, but something about it left a bad taste in my mouth.
這是一家好酒店，但是有些東西給我留下極壞的印象。
Ps : return the greeting的意思是“回理”，talking manner的意思是“談話的態(tài)度”。
