用中文说: "Beyond the pale"
Welcome to "用中文说", let's learn some new phrases in Chinese now!
Beyond the pale
【中文】出格、过分、违规
Chūgé, guòfèn, wéiguī
【解释】Something that is unacceptable/outside the agreed standards of decency.
【例句】
- The way you refuse to eat what my mom gave you is really beyond the pale. That was the first time you met, why not leave a good impression?
昨天你拒绝吃我妈给你的东西真的有点过分。这是你们第一次见面,为什么不留下好印象?
Zuótiān nǐ jùjué chī wǒ mā gěi nǐ de dōngxī zhēn de yǒudiǎn guòfèn. Zhè shì nǐmen dìyīcì jiànmiàn, wèishéme bù liú xià hǎo yìnxiàng?
- It's well beyond the pale for a supermarket to re-sell food with altered expiration dates.
超市修改保质期将食品重新销售绝对是违规了。