Subject：Don’t get off the deep end.

迷你對(duì)話

A: I got the bad grades last term. I should go and ask my teacher for a reason.

上學(xué)期我的分?jǐn)?shù)很低，你得去讓老師給我個(gè)理由。

B: Don’t go off the deep end. You should work harder next term.

不要魯莽沖動(dòng)，下學(xué)期你應(yīng)該更加努力學(xué)習(xí)。

地道表達(dá)

go off the deep end

1. 解詞釋義

Go off the deep end的意思是“不要魯莽沖動(dòng)”。其英文解釋為： to act irrationally, following one's emotions or fantasies。

此語源于游泳。游泳池一段水深，一端水淺。如果一個(gè)人不知道水的深淺，從深水的一頭跳入池子里，那他就跳進(jìn)了沒底的深水中。如果這個(gè)人又不識(shí)水性，就糟糕了。這樣做事相當(dāng)魯莽沖動(dòng)的。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Now, John, I know you really want to go to Australia, but don't go off the deep end. It isn't all perfect there.

John，現(xiàn)在我知道你真的很想去澳大利亞，但是不要魯莽沖動(dòng)，那里不是一切都如意的。

e.g. A friend of mine was about to go off the deep end when he felt he needed to talk to me.

我有個(gè)朋友在他脾氣快要爆發(fā)時(shí)，覺得需要找我談?wù)劇?/p>

e.g. Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married.

邁克警告他的室友結(jié)婚不可感情用事。

e.g. Ann is so depressed. I hope she does not go off the deep end.

安這么消沉，我希望她不要做出傻事。

Ps 1：have the bad grades是指“考試成績很差，分?jǐn)?shù)很低”。例如：

He feels ashamed that he had been getting bad grades. 他一直成績都不好，感到很丟臉。

Ps 2：ask sb. for a reason的意思是“找到某人討個(gè)說法”。例如：

Mary had spoken ill of his friend and now she came to her, asking her for a reason.