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VOA - Bad Taste in My Mouth

Script from the October 23, 2013 14:29 UTC episode of English in a Minute (EIM) by Voice of America. (Link: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/1670596.html)

Host: Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English. There are times when something occurs and you might say, "This left a bad taste in my mouth." What does this phrase mean?

Woman: "A bad taste in my mouth."

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Dialog:

Man: Hey, how was your vacation?
Woman: It was great! But we had all of the money stolen from our hotel room.
Man: Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
Woman: I know, the whole thing left a really bad taste in my mouth.

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Host: If something leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth, you feel there is something wrong about the situation. It gives you an unpleasant feeling or memory. Of course, you can also eat something that literally leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Either way, if something leaves a bad taste in your mouth, it isn't good. And that's English in a Minute!

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Key Phrases (English & Japanese):

1. a bad taste in one's mouth: 口内の味が悪くなる (literal)
2. a bad taste in one's mouth: 印象を与える (idomatic)
3. stolen:  盗まれた；stealの過去分詞形
4. sorry to hear that: それはお気の毒に
5. I know; I know what you mean: その通りです。

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Another Sample Dialog:

A: Hey, how was your weekend?
B: Well, Saturday was OK. But, my soccer match got rained out on Sunday.
A: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
B: I know. The weather left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Black Jelly Beans?

Black stones at the base of the water fountain where you wash your hands at a Japanese Shinto shrine.
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black stones: 黒い丸い石
at the base of 〜: 〜の麓
water fountain: 噴水式水飲み場
where you wash your hands: 手を清める場所
Shinto shrine: （神道の）神社