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美国俚语: burst one’ s bubble 打破幻想

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       1)I hate to burst your bubble. "burst one' s bubble ""打破幻想"
eg: A: I dream of going to study at Harvard University. 我梦想能到哈佛读书.
B: I' m sorry to burst your bubble, but your grades are too low. You' ll never get accepted to Harvard. 我抱歉我打碎你的美梦,你分太低,哈佛不会录取你的.
My little sister thinks that Santa Claus is real. Don' t burst her bubble by telling her that he isn' t. 我妹妹认为圣诞老人是真的,别告诉她那是假的以免她失望.

        2)Alone on the streets you don' t stand a chance. "stand a chance ""成功的机会"
eg: He stands a good chance of getting that job. He is very qualified. 他很有机会得到这个工作,因为他很有资格.
You don' t stand a chance of losing weight if you eat at McDonald' s everyday! 你要是天天吃M,是没可能减肥的.

        3)I' m feelig a little left out. "left out ""被遗忘了"
eg: I felt left out when Lily forgot to invite me to her birthday party. Lily忘了生日聚会请我,我觉得自己被遗忘了.
Jason didn' t go camping with us last weekend, so I think he feels left out when we talk about the trip. Jason上周末没参加露营,所以当我们谈论那次行程的时候感觉他被我们遗忘了.

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