Subject: Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’s mouth.
迷你对话
A: I said hello to professor, but he did not return the greeting. Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’s mouth.
我想教授问好，但是他没有理睬我，可能我给教授留下不好的印象吧。
B: Your talking manner was not good. That’s all your fault.
你说话的态度不好，责任在你。
地道表达
leave a bad taste in one’s mouth
1. 解词释义
Leave a bad taste in one’s mouth的字面意思是“给别人嘴巴里留下不好的味道”，比喻为“给.......留下不好的印象”。其英文解释为：（for something）to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone。在对话中，“Maybe I left a bad taste in the professor’s mouth. ”的意思是“可能我给教授留下了不好的印象。”这个比喻非常生动，形象。
2 拓展例句
e.g. His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
他对老师的粗鲁的态度给我留下了很坏的印象。
e.g. It was a very nice hotel, but something about it left a bad taste in my mouth.
这是一家好酒店，但是有些东西给我留下极坏的印象。
Ps : return the greeting的意思是“回理”，talking manner的意思是“谈话的态度”。 |