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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
These are bubbles! They make people happy.
这些是泡沫!它们会让人们感到很开心。
But what happens if we burst them?
但如果我们把它们弄破会怎样呢?
Burst Someone's Bubble
Burst Someone's Bubble
Jonathan, I finally got a reservation at that new Turkish restaurant.
乔纳森,我终于在那家新开的土耳其餐馆订到了位子。
I hate to burst your bubble, Anna, but it's not very good.
安娜,我不想煞风景,但那家馆子实际上并不怎么样。
And I love Turkish food.
我是很喜欢土耳其菜的。
Well, maybe you just ordered the wrong things.
额,也许是你点错了菜。
Oh, I ordered everything they had to offer.
哦,他们家必点的我都点了。
If you burst someone's bubble, you tell them their expectations about something are not true.
如果你burst someone's bubble,就是说你告诉他们对某个东西的期望是不真实的。
"Bursting someone's bubble" can make them feel pretty disappointed.
“Bursting someone's bubble”会让他们感到非常失望。
In this case, I think Anna will be okay.
不过在这个例子中,我想安娜会没事的。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。