or put a bad taste in someone’s mouth

Chinese translation: usually 'leave a bad taste in your mouth'

11:35 Jun 29, 2004

English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Sports / Fitness / Recreation

English term or phrase: or put a bad taste in someone’s mouth

Hiring the right people can be just as important as the builder’s pedigree in retaining a yacht’s value. "Often, captain and crew are charged with maintaining the yacht and that will have a direct impact on depreciation and resale value," says Bruce Schattenburg, managing director of the Sacks Group, a Fort Lauderdale brokerage and charter firm. "But beyond that, a good crew can make yachting a wonderful experience or put a bad taste in someone’s mouth."
试译：
说到游艇保值，聘用合适人员的重要性不亚于造船厂的名声。布鲁斯·沙登伯格是劳德代尔堡的游艇中介和包租公司萨克斯集团的营销经理，他说：“船长和船员往往负责游艇的维护工作，这直接影响到贬值和转卖价格。不过除此之外，称职的船员能让乘游艇游玩成为一种美妙的体验，？？？

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Local time: 13:35

Chinese translation:usually 'leave a bad taste in your mouth'

Explanation:
leave a bad taste in your mouth = if an experience leaves a bad taste in your mouth, you have an unpleasant memory of it. eg I think we all felt he had been treated very unfairly and it left a bad taste in our mouths.

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chica nueva
Local time: 17:35

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谢谢诸位！
试译：蹩脚的船员只会给人留下坏的印象。
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bad experience

Denyce Seow

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usually 'leave a bad taste in your mouth'

chica nueva

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peer agreement (net): +2

or put a bad taste in someone’s mouth bad experience

Explanation:
The sentence can be rephrase as:
"...a good crew can make yachting a wonderful experience, and a bad crew can put a bad taste in someone’s mouth."

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-06-29 12:13:30 GMT)
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Correction: \"... can be rephrased as:\"

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 13:35
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PRO pts in category: 81

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peer agreement (net): +1

or put a bad taste in someone’s mouth

usually 'leave a bad taste in your mouth'

chica nueva
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82

Grading comment

谢谢诸位！
试译：蹩脚的船员只会给人留下坏的印象。

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