美国俚语： burst one’ s bubble 打破幻想

       1）I hate to burst¹ your bubble². "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 qualified³. 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．