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不顺之时

Session VI: When Things Go Wrong(不顺之时）

1. Lemon = something defective

废物，没用的东西。

范例对话:

A: Have you seen Joanne's new car yet?

B: Yeah. It looks good, but she's had nothing but problems with it.

A: That's too bad. It sounds like she got a real lemon.

B: She sure did! No sooner did she drive it home from the dealer's than it proved defective and started breaking down.

2. Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed = wake up in a bad mood

起床时心情很坏。

范例对话:

A: What's the matter with Bernard today? He started shouting from the moment he stepped into the office.

B: I don't know. He usually doesn't act that way at all. I guess he got up on the wrong side of the bed.

A: Just because he woke up in a bad mood is no reason for him to be so cross and to go around shouting at everybody.

B: Hopefully he'll relax as the day goes on.

A: Amen!

3. Get the Ax = be dismissed, fired

美国式的炒鱿鱼是接斧头，表示被解雇。

范例对话:

A: I feel sorry for Richard. He was feeling quite depressed when I ran into him.

B: Did he tell you what was bothering him?

A: Among other things, he informed me that he got the ax at work.

B: That's strange. He's always been a conscientious worker. I wonder why they dismissed him from his job?

A: Evidently he had a disagreement on company policies with one of the top executives.

4. In the Hole = in debt

中国人说债台高垒，美国人说掉进债窟。In the hole 表示欠债.

范例短文:

Unfortunately, Peter had to sell his neighborhood hardware store. Because of competition from the bigger stores in the shopping center, he was going in the hole every month. His store was small and did not generate enough income to meet expenses. As a consequence, he was rapidly losing money and going into debt.

5. Face the Music = accept the consequences

面对事实, 接受后果。

范例对话:

A: It's no wonder you have a stomachache. I told you not to eat so many green apples. You d

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