迷你对话学地道口语第140期:受到严重挫折或责备

　　迷你对话：
A: Mary seems depressed¹. What’s the matter?
Mary看起来很不开心，她怎么啦？
B: She didn’t expect to get a kick in the teeth after a day’s hard work.
她没有想到自己辛辛苦苦干了一天的活却受到责备。
A: Poor girl!
可怜的孩子。
地道表达：get a kick in the teeth
解词释义：kick是“踢”的意思，牙齿被“踢”掉了一脚，比喻为“受到重大挫折”。
支持范例：
Mary worked hard to clean up John's room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth.
玛丽辛辛苦苦把约翰的房间打扫干净，不料她所得到的却是一番侮辱。
Jim got away with cheating² in the test, while Sam got a kick in the teeth.
吉姆在考试时作弊却逃避了惩罚，而山姆则受到责备。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 cheating   

adj.欺骗的，（考试）作弊

参考例句：

• He had been cheating the taxman for years. 数年来，他一直欺骗税务部门。
• He dishonored his team by cheating during the competition. 他在比赛时作弊，使他的队蒙受耻辱。