don't hold your breath是什么意思呢？先看看下面的对话吧。
情景模拟：
The Gewgaws had many hits during the 1990s
But the band broke up about 10 years ago . Its members have never played together since .
Their fans would dearly love the band to reunite .
But they know that there are still big disagreements , and they are not holding their breath for a comeback.
don't hold your breath的意思是别指望，don't hold your breath 是非正式用语，告诫对方事情不会很快实现或不可能会发生。说don't hold your breath for something 时，是指别指望某事会马上实现。
与don't hold your breath相关的对话：
'Andrew says he is definitely going to give up smoking this time .' 'Yes , well , don't hold your breath !'
“安德鲁说他这次肯定要戒烟了。” “是吗，哦，别指望他能戒掉！”
I still hope our team will win , but I'm not holding my breath .
我任然希望我们队能赢，但我也不抱太大希望。
如果不希望别人误会你时用英语怎么说呢？当感觉自己的话可能被人误解，可以用don't get me wrong 提醒对方不要误会。
例句：
Don't get me wrong ，I'm not accusing Jane of anything . But she has been behaving rather oddly .
不要误会我的意思，我并不是说简有什么不好，只是她的举止相当古怪。
Don't get me wrong , I like Anthony . I think he's a very nice man It's just that he sometimes talks too much .
不要误会我的意思，我是喜欢安东尼的。我认为他人很不错，只是有时他的话太多了。
不要误会的英语对话：
I'm very fond of cats as well . Please don't get me wrong .
I'm sure my children would love to have a kitten as pet .
My wife and I could give it a good home .
It's just that I think our dong might object .
