put best foot forward 留个好印象
分类: 英语学习方法
无论是去面试,还是第一次约会,我们总希望能在各种场合给别人“留个好印象”。
“印象”是指某人或某事给你的感觉或看法(a feeling or an opinion that you get about somebody/something, or that somebody/something gives you),“留个好印象”可以翻译为“put best foot forward”,这个英文习语可以表示“To try to act as an ideal version of oneself, typically to try to impress others”。
例句:
如果你想要得到这份工作的话,你真的需要在面试中留个好印象。
You really need to put your best foot forward in the interview if you want to get this job.
每当我和别人第一次见面时,我都尽量留个好印象。
I try to put my best foot forward whenever I meet someone for the first time.