泼冷水

wǒ men duì guǎng dà gàn bù hé jī jí fèn zǐ bù yào pō lěng shuǐ ér yào bāng zhù tā men

我们对广大干部和积极分子不要泼冷水，而要帮助他们。

We must not pour cold water on great numbers of cadres and enthusiastic members of the general public, but must help them instead.

bié zài gěi tā men pō lěng shuǐ

别再给他们泼冷水。

Stop pouring cold water on them.

wǒ men bù kě yǐ gěi tā men de rè qíng pō lěng shuǐ

我们不可以给他们的热情泼冷水。

We must not pour cold water on their enthusiasm.

tā tǎo yàn gěi rén pō lěng shuǐ

她讨厌给人泼冷水。

She dislikes discouraging others.