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英语口语练习小对话第595期:令人倒胃口之物

2014-05-28来源:和谐英语

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Subject：That debate was a turn-off.

迷你对话

A: Did you take part in the last debate?

你参加上次的辩论了吗？

B: Don’t mention it. That debate was a turn-off.

不要提了，那次辩论真是让人倒胃口。

地道表达

turn-off

1. 解释

Turn-off是关掉的意思，如：turn off the switch，表示“关掉开关”。在俚语中的意思是“让人倒胃口的东西”。这个源于一个比喻，即把那些“让人倒胃口的东西”当做像开关，电源一样可以关掉的东西，“啪”地一下给关掉，后来就用来比喻为“让人倒胃口的东西”。

2. 例句

e.g. Smelly feet are definitely a turn-off as far as I'm concerned.

脚要是有味可真恶心人, 这是我的看法。

e.g. The film was a complete turn-off.

这部电影真是让人到胃口。