一分钟英语：Poison the well

English in a Minute –Poison the well 抹黑 毒害 搅局

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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。

Some people get their drinking water from a well.So,adding poison to it would be a terrible thing to do.

有些人的饮用水是从井里打上来的，因此，在井里下毒是一件非常可怕的事情。

But what does the idiom to poison the well mean?

但是，"poison the well" 这个习语是什么意思呢?

My old roommate opened a new restaurant - Pat's Perfect Pizza Palace.

我以前的室友开了一家新餐馆——帕特的完美比萨宫。

Oh my gosh! I'm having my birthday party there!

哦天啊!我的生日派对就在那里举行!

Bad idea. Pat was an awful roommate.So, I'm sure his restaurant will be awful too.

这个主意不好。帕特是个糟糕的室友，所以，我敢肯定他的餐馆也会很糟糕。

Dan,don't poison the well! It's my birthday!

丹，别搅局，那可是我的生日!

If you poison the well, you try to negatively influence how someone feels about something or someone.

如果你 poison the well ，意思是你试图负面影响某人对某事或某人的看法。

It often involves trying to damage someone's reputation.

它通常包括试图损害某人的声誉。

And that's English in a Minute!

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