Helen's not happy about a decision that's been made and Rob tries to offer some sympathy with a strange idiom that involves swallowing something that doesn't taste very nice. Find out what he means in the programme.
海倫對一個決議覺得不滿，羅布試圖用一個觸及吞咽某些味道欠好的器械的奇異習語表達憐憫。請收聽本期節目，懂得羅布的意思。
Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and joining me today is Rob.
菲菲：眾人好，迎接收聽隧道英語節目。我是菲菲，本日和我一路主持節目標是羅布。
Rob: Hi everyone... errr, Feifei are you OK? You don't sound as cheerful as normal.
羅布：眾人好……額，菲菲，你還好嗎?你的聲音聽起來不像平凡那末高興。
Feifei: I feel terrible today — I've got a headache, feel really tired.. I think I'm developing flu. I'm going to take these paracetamol tablets.
菲菲：我本日感到很糟，我頭疼，感到異常累。我想我患流感了。我要吃些對乙酰氨基酚片。
Rob: Hold on Feifei. Are you sure you're getting flu? This hasn't got anything to do with that job promotion you didn't get?
羅布：等一下，菲菲。你肯定你是要傷風嗎?和你沒能提升沒有幹系?
Feifei: Of course not.. well maybe a little.
菲菲：固然沒有幹系了……大概有一點兒幹系吧。
Rob: Hmm, I know you wanted that promotion so much but Daisy got it instead didn't she?
羅布：嗯，我曉得你異常想得到提升，不外升遷的是黛西，對吧?
Feifei: Exactly — and I've been working here much longer than her and I have loads more experience. It's so unfair!
菲菲：沒錯，我在公司事情的時光比她長，我的履歷更多。這太不公正了!
Rob: I know... it's a bitter pill to swallow.
羅布：我曉得……這是難如下咽的苦果。
Feifei: Thanks for the advice but even if these tablets — or pills — are bitter, they'll make me feel better — now can you show me some more sympathy about my promotion please?
菲菲：感謝你的發起，不外固然這些藥片很苦，然則它們能讓我感到好些，如今請你對我沒有提升表達下憐憫，好嗎?
Rob: I was Feifei! When I said 'it's a bitter pill to swallow' I really meant it's a situation that is unpleasant and difficult to accept.
羅布：我有啊，菲菲!我適才說it's a bitter pill to swallow的意思便是說這是很難接收的情形。
Feifei: OK, I see! You're saying I'm finding Daisy's promotion hard to accept?
菲菲：好，我明確了!你是說我認為戴西的提升很難接收?
Rob: It's tough Feifei but that's the way things are. Let's hear some more examples of this phrase in action..
羅布：菲菲，是很難，不外實際便是如許。咱們來聽些例句，看看這個短語若何運用。
Examples
例句
When John found out about his wife's affair with his best friend, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
約翰發明他的老婆和他最佳的同夥有染，這真是難如下咽的苦果。
It was a bitter pill to swallow knowing that my older sister finished the race quicker than me.
曉得我姐姐比我更快完成競賽，真是使人難以接收。
My friend has booked the same flights as me for half the price — it's a bitter pill to swallow!
我同夥以一半的價錢定了和我同樣的航班，這真讓人難以接收!
Feifei: So 'a bitter pill to swallow' means I don't like what's happened but I will have to accept it? Hmm, I like the phrase but it doesn't make me feel any better.
菲菲：以是這個短語的意思是我不愛好所產生的工作，然則我也要接收?嗯，我愛好這個短語，不外這並不克不及讓我好於些。
Rob: You'll just have to swallow the decision Feifei! Daisy is going to be your boss now.
羅布：菲菲，你必需要接收這個決議!戴西將成為你的上司。
Feifei: Oh dear.. I think my flu might be getting worse now.. I'm definitely going totake these paracetamol now.. Yuk, that really was bitter!
菲菲：哦，天哪……我想我的流感大概緊張了……我必定得吃些對乙酰氨基酚片。這藥片太苦了!
Rob: I think two tablets are enough for now Feifei. Maybe you should take tomorrow off work.
羅布：菲菲，我想你如今吃兩片藥就好了。大概你來日誥日應當休假。
Feifei: What a great idea Rob. See you later.
菲菲：羅布，這真是個好主張。再會。
Rob: Bye!
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