EMOTIONAL DISTANCE
EGP #317 | C2 | DETERMINERS / demonstratives Can use 'that' and 'those' to convey emotional distance, often to express disapproval. Lexical range: N/A
那种废话我再也不想听了。
I'm not listening to ___that rubbish anymore.
委员会无意认可那些有问题的做法。
The committee has no intention of endorsing ___those questionable practices.
我不允许那种语言出现在我家里。
I won't have ___that kind of language in my house.
我受够了那些令人难以忍受的借口。
I've had enough of ___those pathetic excuses.
她不想和那个腐败的当局有任何瓜葛。
She wants nothing to do with ___that corrupt administration.