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。