等著挨訓的BBC地道英語口語

　　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, 咱們今天要學的新詞是什么呢？

　　Helen: Today’s new expression is an idiom. ‘face the music’.

　　Jean: Face the music. 面對音樂？這到底是什么意思啊？

　　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 就是做了什么錯事之后不得不面對后果、應付迎面而來的批評或者懲罰。這跟面對音樂的意思可是差了十萬八千里了，那我們該怎么用這個說法呢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“我沒做完功課，所以我得硬著頭皮挨訓了”。

　　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 - 硬著頭皮挨訓的滋味兒可實在不好受

　　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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