昨天听闻一个来了还不到俩月的同事小周被公司辞退了，我们几个还纳闷儿呢，外教 Tony 一语道破 :"Isn't this perfectly clear? Some topic she said that happened to be taboo with boss. "

上面这句里有个生词~taboo，是"禁忌，忌讳"的意思，而"taboo topic/subject"就是忌讳的话题，用一个成语来说就是"讳莫如深"啦。所以，刚才 Tony 是在说"这难道还不明白吗? 她说了一些对老板来说是禁忌的话题。" 唉，原来她是没事儿闲的乱嚼舌根，说了一些老板忌讳的闲言碎语。

taboo

n. (文化、宗教或社会习俗方面的)禁忌，忌讳，戒律; 禁止; 避讳；讳莫如深

adj. 禁忌的，忌讳的

【En】a taboo subject, word, activity etc is one that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing. 禁忌的话题、词语、活动等都是人们避免的话题，因为它们非常冒犯或令人尴尬。 not accepted as socially correct. 不被社会接受的。too holy or evil to be touched or used. 太神圣或太邪恶以至于不能被触摸或使用。If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. 如果有一个话题或活动是禁忌，这是一种社会习俗，避免做这种活动或谈论这个话题，因为人们发现他们尴尬或冒犯。an action or word that is avoided for religious or social reasons. 因宗教或社会原因而避免的行为或话语。

【Scenario Listening 场景听力】

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● The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.

毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。

● Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened to talk openly about it.

癌症是一个禁忌话题，人们害怕公开谈论它。

● It's taboo to date a man a lot younger than you.

和比自己年轻很多的男人约会是禁忌。

● Rape is a taboo subject.

强奸是一个禁忌的话题。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● The subject is still a taboo in our family.

这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。

● There's a taboo on smoking in this office.

在这个办公室里一向是都不吸烟的。

● Certain rude words are taboo in general conversation.

某些粗话在平常的交谈中是忌用的。

● As unemployment rose in recently, redundancy ceased to be a taboo subject.

随着最近失业率的上升，裁员不再是一个禁忌话题。

● In every culture, there are certain topics that are taboo to speak about.

在每一个不同的文化中，都有一些禁忌的话题。

● In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

● So is there any taboo she wouldn't touch? Unhesitatingly she replies, 'Politics.'

那么有什么她不愿触及的禁忌吗？她毫不犹豫地回答：“政治。”

● Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.

她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松，令人耳目一新。

● Death is still a taboo subject for many people in our culture.

在我们的文化中，死亡仍然是许多人忌讳的话题，

● On all counts, mental illness is still a taboo subject.

总之，精神疾病仍然是一个禁忌话题。

● In the '50s it was taboo for co-workers to date each other.

在50年代，同事之间约会是禁忌。

● In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.

在这个社会里，人们忌讳当众示爱。

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