face the music 面对现实
【讲解】:
短语face the music 源于美国军队士兵所接受惩罚的一种仪式,据说当某个士兵犯了军纪,并被开除时,军官宣布他的罪状时要放一种音乐,而犯了军纪的士兵只好低头面对这种音乐。后来该短语就用来指“接受惩罚,承担后果”。
【对话】
A : l crashed my father''s car.
B : l''m sorry to hear that, but it''s good to see you are all right.
A : l''m sure l''ll have his back up. l really don''t know l can escape the punishment.
B : You''d better tell your father what happened and face the music.
【翻译】
A:我把我爸的车撞坏了。
B:听你这么说真难过,但你没事就好。
A:我肯定他会生气的。我真不知道怎样才能免受惩罚。
B:你最好给你爸说实话并勇敢地承担责任。
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