face the music 承當效果;接收處分;
本日先容的是face the music,重要有兩個意思:
1. 承當效果(to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions)
例句:
Don't escape, you should face the music when you did something wrong.
別回避,做了錯事就要敢於承當效果。
When the missing money was noticed, he chose to disappear rather than face the music.
當失賊的錢被發明時,他選取了消逝回避而不是去承當義務。
2. 接收處分(to receive punishment)
例句:
After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face the music.
湯姆數學測驗不合格,只能回家接收處分了。
Mr. Smith betrayed a top secret, and had to face the music.
史姑娘師長教師泄漏了一項秘密,因此必需接收處分。