I hate to burst your bubble.
burst one' s bubble :打破幻想
A: I dream of going to study at Harvard University.
我夢想能到哈佛讀書.
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夢,你分太低,哈佛不會錄取你的.
My little sister thinks that Santa Claus is real. Don' t burst her bubble by telling her that he isn' t.
我妹妹認為圣誕老人是真的,別告訴她那是假的以免她失望.
n. 氣泡,泡影
v. 起泡,冒泡