轻松日记商务职场篇114:不想留下坏印象

 　　核心句型：

　　I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.

　　我不想给他留下不愉快的印象。

　　leave a bitter taste in his mouth直译过来就是：“在他嘴里留下苦味”，这个短语的正确意思是：“给他留下不愉快的印象”。因此，当美国人说"I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"I don't want to leave him a bad impression."、"I wouldn't like to leave him an unhappy memory."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: You look pale today. Why don't you ask for a leave?

　　雪莉：你脸色很苍白啊，为什么不请假休息呢？

　　Jane: Well, I have to accompany one of our foremost clients to our factory. I don't want to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.

　　简：哎，我得陪一个重要客户去工厂。我不想给他留下不愉快的印象。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①You can ask the boss since you cannot make heads or tails of it.

　　你搞不懂可以问老板啊。

　　②You can go back to have a rest and do it tomorrow.

　　你可以先回去休息，明天再接着做。

　　③Don't worry. I will try my best to finish the mission.

　　尽管放心吧，我会尽力完成这次任务的。

　　④I will go to visit the client myself.

　　我还是亲自去见客户吧。

　　单词：

　　bitter adj. 苦的

　　As I said, babies love the taste of sweet and hate the taste of bitter.

　　像我前面讲的，婴儿喜欢甜味，讨厌苦味。

　　Whether one's situation feels bitter or sweet is often subjective¹.

　　一个人的处境是苦是乐常是主观的。

　　If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

　　吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。

1 subjective   

a.主观(上)的，个人的

参考例句：

• The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
• A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。