我们之前说到过，在英语中很多时候是不能直接翻译成中文的，直译往往导致了中式英语Chenglish的出现，那这个冷火鸡cold turkey到底用来形容什么呢，我们来听听Joy and Chris的解读吧！

C: Hi guys. I’m Chris.
 
J: And I’m Joy. Today we are covering the idiom: cold turkey. It means to quit something suddenly. It’s often used for quitting or breaking a habit. You can use it like this: 

I went cold turkey. / He stopped cold turkey. / She quit cold turkey.

C: I’ve always thought that this idiom is a funny one because I’d always picture a turkey that is really cold. We don’t know where this saying came from exactly. Well, some people say when you quit something like alcohol or smoking, you won’t feel good. So maybe your skin color will turn pale and you’ll get goosebumps, just like a piece of cold turkey.
 
J: Wow, that is a really funny way of looking at it.
 
C: Yeah right? So maybe you always play video games for a long time and you feel like a lot of your time is wasted. And you want to stop this habit immediately without cutting down slowly. You can say: I’m quitting video games cold turkey. Ok, let’s see how we can use it in a conversation:

 

 
J: Oh gosh, I think I’m addicted to social media. I’ve been on my phone for 2 hours straight already.
 
C: Yeah, that’s pretty common. I used to do the same until I just stopped cold turkey.
 

 

J: Do you have any bad habits that you would like to stop cold turkey? You can talk about it with your friends using this idiom.
 
C: Yep. And if you like our channel, remember to share it with people you know! Talk to you next time! Bye!

pale：肤色苍白
goosebumps：鸡皮疙瘩