迷你對話學地道口語第508期:給留下極壞的印象

Subject: Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’s mouth.

迷你對話

A: I said hello to professor, but he did not return the greeting. Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’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 your fault.

你說話的態度不好，責任在你。

地道表達

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”，比喻爲“給.......留下不好的印象”。其英文解釋爲：（for something）to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone。在對話中，“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。”這個比喻非常生動，形象。

2 拓展例句

e.g. His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.

他對老師的粗魯的態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“談話的態度”。