一、生活/行为类
1. Which was not the thing to do at 2 a.m.
半夜两点做这事可真不合适。
2. Which was not the thing to say in front of my boss.
当着老板的面说这个真不应该。
3. Which was not the thing to eat before bedtime.
睡前吃这个可不明智。
4. Which was not the thing to wear to a job interview.
面试穿这个衣服真不合适。
二、感情/人际类
5. Which was not the thing to text her after our fight.
吵架后给她发这个消息真不应该。
6. Which was not the thing to do on a first date.
第一次约会做这件事不合适。
7. Which was not the thing to say to a friend who's upset.
对正在难过的朋友说这个真不对。
三、工作/学习类
8. Which was not the thing to submit without double-checking.
没仔细检查就交这个可不行。
9. Which was not the thing to say in a meeting.
在会议上说这个真不合适。
10. Which was not the thing to forget before the presentation.
演讲前忘记这个可不行。
口语小贴士:
美式口语常用 “That was not the thing to…” 或 “Which was not the smartest thing to…” 来替换,语气更口语化。
可搭配幽默/抱怨语气:
I ate the whole cake, which was not the thing to do before my diet.
I told him my secret, which was not the thing to do.