cool someone's ardor 使某人的心凉半截

【讲解】

cool someone’s ardor使某人的心凉半截，ardor的意思是“热情”或“热心”。例如:He devoted himself into the study of Mars with ardor.(他满怀热情地投身于火星的研究中。）cool的意思是“使……冷却”；cool one’s ardor指“给某人泼冷水”或“使人的心凉了半截”。

【对话】
A:If you had followed your father's suit, you would certainly cool your grandpa's ardor.

A:如果你像你父亲那样的话，你爷爷就会伤透了心。

B:I can't do that. I can't see eye to eye with my father's ideology.

B：我不会那样做的。对我父亲的思想我不能苟同。

A:It's great you haven't cooled your grandpa's ardor to keep on the family's tradition.

A：幸好你没有继承家里的传统，让你爷爷伤心。

B:And I am not be cut for writing. I can't tear myself away from it. It's a lot of fun.

B：我没有写作的天赋，但是我却舍不得放弃。