迷你對話學地道口語第1858期:面對現實,承擔自己行爲的後果

第一，迷你對話

A: I crashed my father's car.

我把我爸的車撞壞了。

B: I'm sorry to hear that, but it's good to see you are all right.

聽你這麼說真難過，但你沒事兒就好。

A: I'm sure I'll have his back up. I really don't know how I can escape the punishment.

我肯定他會生氣的。我真不知道怎樣才能免受懲罰。

B: You'd better tell your father what happened and face the music.

你最好給你爸說實話並勇敢地承擔責任。

第二，詞海識別

face the music

exp. To receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions.（面對現實）

e.g. I told you not to try to sneak in, and now that you've been caught, you're just going to have to face the music.

我告訴過你不要想偷偷溜進去，現在你被抓住了，你得承擔後果。

e.g. If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the music in the future.

如果我們不採取任何措施來遏制這種污染，我保證我們將來會自食其果。

e.g. After he was caught with the stolen goods, he had to face the music.

他偷竊物品被逮到,他必須接受應得的懲罰。

e.g. Mr. Allen betrayed a top secret and had to face the music.

艾倫先生泄露一項最高機密，因而必須接受責罰。

第三，語彙積累

have one’s back up

exp. To become or cause to become angry or irritable. （生氣，發怒）

e.g. John had his back up when his parents brought up the subject of college.

當約翰的父母提出上大學的問題時，他很生氣。

e.g. My dad always has his back up during election season.

我爸爸在選舉季節總是易怒。

crash one’s car：把車子撞壞

escape the punishment：逃脫懲罰，不受懲罰

had better：最好