迷你对话学地道口语第238期:丢脸

　　迷你对话：
A: The last thing I want to see is to lose face before my friends.
我最不想见到的事情就是在朋友面前丢脸。
B: That’s really unbearable¹.
那真是令人难堪呀。
A: But you know, things cannot always go as you expect.
但是你也应该知道，事情并不是如人所愿。
B: So get prepared for everything.
所以对任何事情都要有思想准备。
地道表达：
lose face
解词释义：
该词语源于汉语的“丢脸”。据说是一些近代在中国经商的英国人介绍到英语中的。此后他们又创造了一些列类似的成语，例如：save face（保全面子），a loss of face（丢面子），face-saving（失面子的）。
支持范例：
He tried to conceal² his mistake so as not to lose face.
他知道他错了，但怕丢面子而不敢承认。
If Tom doesn't keep his promise, he'll lose face.
如果汤姆不信守诺言，他就会丢面子。
They were afraid of risking failure because they didn' t want to lose face.
他们怕冒失败的风险,因为他们不愿意丢脸。
I'm his daughter, after all, it doesn't mater if I lose face.
反正就是他的女儿，丢个脸也没什么的。
词海拾贝：
get ( be ) prepared for：为......做好准备
Eg. You must be prepared for disillusionment.
你一定要做好失望的准备。
Eg. We should be prepared for any contingency³.
我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
Eg. She has got well prepared for the test.
她对考试已有充分的准备。
Eg. The bridal suite⁴ got prepared for the reception of the honeymooners.
新婚套间已准备好以接待度蜜月的人。
句海拾贝：
Thing cannot always go as you expect.
事情并非总是如你所愿。

1 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

4 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。