第一，迷你对话

A: I crashed my father's car.

我把我爸的车撞坏了。

B: I'm sorry to hear that, but it's good to see you are all right.

听你这么说真难过，但你没事儿就好。

A: I'm sure I'll have his back up. I really don't know how I can escape the punishment.

我肯定他会生气的。我真不知道怎样才能免受惩罚。

B: You'd better tell your father what happened and face the music.

你最好给你爸说实话并勇敢地承担责任。

第二，词海识别

face the music

exp. To receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions.（面对现实）

e.g. I told you not to try to sneak in, and now that you've been caught, you're just going to have to face the music.

我告诉过你不要想偷偷溜进去，现在你被抓住了，你得承担后果。

e.g. If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the music in the future.

如果我们不采取任何措施来遏制这种污染，我保证我们将来会自食其果。

e.g. After he was caught with the stolen goods, he had to face the music.

他偷窃物品被逮到,他必须接受应得的惩罚。

e.g. Mr. Allen betrayed a top secret and had to face the music.

艾伦先生泄露一项最高机密，因而必须接受责罚。

第三，语汇积累

have one’s back up

exp. To become or cause to become angry or irritable. （生气，发怒）

e.g. John had his back up when his parents brought up the subject of college.

当约翰的父母提出上大学的问题时，他很生气。

e.g. My dad always has his back up during election season.

我爸爸在选举季节总是易怒。

crash one’s car：把车子撞坏

escape the punishment：逃脱惩罚，不受惩罚

had better：最好