# “地道英语”：Non-starter 注定行不通的计划，无法接受的条件

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Podcast: [BBC英语教学](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bbc-779403)
Published: 2026-09-01T07:11:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p79qp8
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## Resource

常有人说：“Well begun is half done（好的开始是成功的一半）”。而在英语中，如果有一个想法太过离谱，听起来 “注定行不通，甚至不值得一试”，就可以用 “non-starter” 来形容。在谈判中，人们还会用 “non-starter” 指那些 “触碰底线、完全无法接受或没有讨论余地的条件”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 学习复合名词 “non-starter” 的用法。

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