地道英语口语500句 迷你对话学地道口语第140期:受到严重挫折或责备

迷你对话学地道口语第140期:受到严重挫折或责备  

迷你对话：,A: Mary seems depressed. 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 cheating 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。