和脚有关的俗语二：留下何种印象

　　由 foot 组成的俗语在英文里实在不少，它们的意思有的是正面的，例如：to put one's best foot forward。这是指尽量给人一个好的印象。那么，有的人一开始就给人一个坏印象是怎么说的呢？You should say: to get off on the wrong foot。 To get off on the wrong foot，这是指某人一开始就没给人一个好印象，或一开始由于某种行为而把事情弄糟了。

　　例如：When Joe went to his new job, he got off on the wrong foot--on the first morning he upset his new boss by arriving at the store two hours late. And right now he's out looking for a job again.

　　乔找到了一份新的工作，可是他刚开始到那家店里去上班时就给人一个坏印象。第一天上班他就晚到两个小时，让他的老板好不高兴。现在他又在找工作了。

　　To get off on the wrong foot 这个俗语实际上可以适用于任何情况。例如：I finally got a date with that new girl in class but I sure got off on the wrong foot with her: I had car trouble and got to her place almost two hours late.

　　那天我终于和班上新来的那个女同学约好了出去玩。可是，当天我的车出了问题，晚了两个小时才去接她，所以我一开头就把事情弄糟了。