party pooper: someone who spoils other people's enjoyment of a particular activity by disapproving of or not taking part in it. [Cambridge]technobabel 寫:I hate to be the party pooper on this one.SherryChica 寫:
I think it is almost impossible to make a restriction on posting in Chinese, but supposedly it is a good thought.
So I would like to claim that this will be my first goal in the year of rat: I WILL ALWAYS TRY TO USE MY BASTARDIZED ENGLISH TO POST. (Maybe I will make my post scarcely comprehensible and finally be skipped......ha~)
There are few ways to think about this. Since nobody come here hoping to improve their Chinese, therefore, posting in Chinese shouldn't be the primary objective. Weaning yourself from Chinese after all these years isn't easy, but not impossible. First we need to start small, and get the ball rolling. It is in Yoyo's long term interest to do so.
Example: I hate to be a party pooper, but I am really tired.
to wean oneself off/from a bad habit: to make oneself gradually stop doing it. [a combined definition from Longman and Macmillan]
Example1: advice on how to wean yourself off nicotine [Longman]
Example2: We're trying to wean ourselves off watching too much television [Macmillan]
to get the ball rolling: to make sth start happening [Macmillan]
Example: He will go to the Middle East next week to get the ball rolling again on peace talks. [Collins COBUILD]
to be in somebody's (best) interests to do something: to bring an advantage or benefit to somebody [a combined definition from Macmillan and Longman]
Example1: The court decided that it was in the girl's best interests to remain with her grandparents. [Longman]
Example2: The president doesn't believe the plan is in the best interests of the company. [Macmillan]