用中文说: "Beyond the pale"

TY China Plus Published: 2017-08-30 09:45:35
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用中文说: "Beyond the pale"

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。

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