"rain on your parade" in Chinese (Traditional)

掃興潑冷水

Definition

在別人開心或即將實現計劃時，掃興或破壞好心情。

這是非正式用語，常在有人無意破壞他人好心情時用。常用在'I don't mean to rain on your parade, but...'（不是想潑你冷水，但…）。與'潑冷水'類似。不用於重大的悲劇。

I don't want to rain on your parade, but the concert has been canceled.

我不想**掃你的興**，但演唱會取消了。

Sorry to rain on your parade, but you didn't pass the test.

抱歉**掃興了**，但你沒通過考試。

He didn't mean to rain on her parade, but he had to tell the truth.

他不是故意**掃她的興**，只是必須說實話。

I hate to rain on your parade, but you might want to double-check your flight time.

我不想**潑你冷水**，但你最好再確認一下航班時間。

I know this news will rain on your parade, but our team didn't make the finals.

我知道這個消息會**掃你的興**，但我們隊沒進決賽。

Not to rain on your parade, but it looks like it's going to storm today.

不是想**潑你冷水**，但今天好像會下大雨。