A slap in the face 一記耳光

內(nèi)容簡介

菲菲詢問 Rob 去參加新工作的面試是否順利。Rob 說面試結(jié)果就是“a slap in the face一記耳光”。聽節(jié)目，學習一個形容“受到侮辱”的表達。

Feifei

大家好，歡迎收聽 BBC英語教學的《地道英語》節(jié)目。我是馮菲菲。

Rob

And me, Rob.

Feifei

Rob 昨天去面試了一個新工作。So how did your interview go?

Rob

You know, quite good… ok… well not bad.

Feifei

太好了!So did you get the promotion?

Rob

Well… no. I didn't… it was a bit of a slap in the face actually.

Feifei

A slap in the face? 什么?你被人打了一耳光?沒得到工作，還被人打了一耳光?這是什么情況啊?

Rob

No, no. I mean not getting the job was a bit of an insult – I was the right man for the job – I mean look at all my qualifications and experience.

Feifei

Oh dear. You sound quite offended Rob.

Rob

That's what 'a slap in the face' means.

Feifei

原來在英語里，我們可以用 a slap in the face“一記耳光”來表示某人因某事受到了侮辱或打擊。人們通常用這個說法來表現(xiàn)自己對原本報有很高希望的事情最后沒能成功而感到無比失望。Like getting that promotion?

Rob

Exactly. Here are some more examples.

Examples

After all the extra work we put in, it was a slap in the face not to win the contract.

Not being invited on his stag do was a real slap in the face – I thought I was his best friend!

Feifei

A slap in the face 可以被直譯為“侮辱” ，表示冒犯他人的行為或引起他人失望的舉動。It's not actually a physical ‘slap in the face’.

Rob

Yes. That's right.

Feifei

So what are you going to do about getting a promotion?

Rob

Well to be honest, it wasn't much of a promotion anyway – it was quite a boring job role and no more money – an idiot could have done it – do you know what? I think, Feifei you would have been good at it… ouch, what’s that?

Feifei

That’s a real slap in the face!

Rob

Was it something I said?