每日一句口语 546

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I'm afraid all that careful preparation we did for Jack's surprise birthday party went down the pan¹ when his sister told him about it.

我担心我们为Jack精心准备的生日惊喜被他妹妹搞砸了，她告诉他了。

讲解：

如果说一件事情 goes down the pan 或者 goes down the toilet, 意思是说这件事情完蛋了，被搞砸了。

1 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。