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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
【情景再现】
Catherine要陪同一位客户四处转转,无奈自己的胃病犯了,但她还是硬撑着陪客户游览各地,吃遍各地名吃。客户走后,她的胃病加重了,不得不住进了医院。亲戚朋友来看她时都说她不该苦着自己的,Catherine谢了怕大家的关心,然后说:I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.
I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.我不想给他留下不愉快的回忆。
leave a bitter taste in one's mouth这个俚语的表面意思是“在某人嘴里留下苦味”,引申义就是“给某人留下不好的回忆或印象”。bitter是形容词,意为“有苦味的,令人不快的”,通常用来形容令人难受的经历或事件,例如:They learned a bitter lesson. 他们接受了惨痛的教训。
【英语情景剧】
Todd: You don't need to do that at the expense of your health.
托德:你没必要以健康为代价去做那件事。
Shirley: Well, I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.
雪莉:哎,我不想给他留下不愉快的回忆。