等著挨訓(xùn)的BBC地道英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)
Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.
Jean: And I’m Jean.
Helen: English is a language that changes constantly, so you really need to stay up-to-date.
Jean: Helen, 咱們今天要學(xué)的新詞是什么呢？
Helen: Today’s new expression is an idiom. ‘face the music’.
Jean: Face the music. 面對(duì)音樂？這到底是什么意思��？
Helen: Listen carefully, as idioms can be hard to understand. Face the music is an idiom that means to accept punishment when you have done something wrong.
Jean: 我明白了。Face the music 就是做了什么錯(cuò)事之后不得不面對(duì)后果、應(yīng)付迎面而來(lái)的批評(píng)或者懲罰。這跟面對(duì)音樂的意思可是差了十萬(wàn)八千里了，那我們?cè)撛趺从眠@個(gè)說(shuō)法呢Helen？
Helen: Well, if you do something wrong, you could say ‘I didn’t finish my work, so I have to face the music.’
Jean: 就是說(shuō)“我沒做完功課，所以我得硬著頭皮挨訓(xùn)了”。
Helen: That’s right.
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A: But officer, I wasn’t the only one writing on the wall!
B: Well, I didn’t catch your friends. You’ll have to face the music alone!
A: ….so your company lost $100 000 last month?
B: Yes, and I have to face the music on Monday. I have a meeting with the owner and he is going to criticise me a lot.
Jean: Were you a good student, Helen?
Helen: Generally, but sometimes I had to face the music.
Jean: Really? What happened?
Helen: Well, one time I did very badly in a maths test.
Jean: Were your parents angry?
Helen: Well, I had to face the music.
Jean: How did they react?
Helen: They weren’t very happy. I had to do extra classes for one month and couldn’t go out with my friends.
Jean: And how’s your maths now, Helen?
Helen: It’s OK, but don’t test me, Jean. I don’t want to face the music again!
Jean: 是的，face the music - 硬著頭皮挨訓(xùn)的滋味兒可實(shí)在不好受
Helen: anyway, let’s recap – face the music – is an idiom meaning accept criticism or punishment for something you have done.
Jean: Well, it looks like that’s all we have time for.
Helen: Yes, I’m afraid it is.
Jean: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Bye.
Helen: See you next time.
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