The english we speak(BBC教学)第203期:Face the music 承担后果

Neil's forgotten to book a band for the recording of a BBC Learning English drama performance. His boss is expecting to be entertained. Now Neil has to face the music. Listen to the programme to find out what it means.

尼尔忘了预约乐队来录制BBC英语学习频道的戏剧表演。他的老板正在期待能享受娱乐。现在尼尔要承担这一后果。请收听今天的节目，看看这是什么意思。

Li: Hi Neil. How are you? You're looking quite proud of yourself…

莉：嗨，尼尔。你过得怎么样？看起来你很为自己感到骄傲……

Neil: Yeah, I'm great thanks. You know, I've managed to finish off my part of the script of our drama — you know the BBC Learning English Christmas drama.

尼尔：是啊，我非常好，谢谢你。你知道，我已经完成了我负责的那部分戏剧剧本，就是BBC英语学习频道的圣诞戏剧。

Li: Oh great! And did you remember to book the band for tomorrow's recording? The big boss is coming, you know. He's really looking forward to it.

莉：哦，太棒了！你记得预约乐队参与明天的录制吧？你知道，明天大老板会过来。他真的很期待。

Neil: Oh no I forgot! I knew there was something else I was supposed to do! Now I'm really going to have to face the music.

尼尔：哦不，我忘了！我就知道还有要做的事情！现在我要承担后果了。

Li: Face the music? How can you face the music if you haven't booked a band?

莉：面对音乐？你都没有预约乐队要怎么面对音乐啊？

Neil: I thought you knew this expression, Li. To face the music is another way of saying you have to accept the consequence of your mistakes.

尼尔：我想你知道这个表达方式，莉。face the music是说明你必须要承担你的错误所致后果的另一种方式。

Li: Oh I see. The boss was expecting you to do something and you haven't done it. Now you have to face the music — accept the consequences of your mistake.

莉：哦，我明白了。你没有做老板希望你做的事情。现在你必须要承担后果——接受你的错误所带来的后果。

Neil: To face the music is today's expression for The English We Speak. Listen to some examples:

尼尔：face the music就是今天地道英语节目要学的表达方式。下面来听一些例句：

Examples

例句

Whoever keeps missing these deadlines will have to face the music.

凡是错过最后期限的都必须要承担后果。

After two years of stealing from the family who hired her, the nanny was caught stealing red-handed. Now she has to face the music.

这名保姆在雇主家偷了两年的东西后终于被当场抓获。现在她要接受惩罚。

Neil: So Li, you're quite a good musician, aren't you?

尼尔：莉，你是个优秀的音乐家，对吧？

Li: Well, I can play the guitar a bit…

莉：嗯，我可以弹吉他……

Neil: Fantastic! Bring your guitar in tomorrow for the recording. You play the music to stop me facing the music!

尼尔：太好了！明天把你的吉他带来参与录制。你来弹吉他，这样可以避免我接受惩罚！

Li: Well… OK, but I'm not very good…

莉：嗯……好，不过我弹得不太好……

Neil: You will be fantastic I'm sure. Thanks Li!

尼尔：我确定你会弹得很棒的。谢谢你，莉！

Li: OK. Bye!

莉：好吧。再见！

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重点讲解：
1. finish off
结束；完成；
eg. He began to tidy up his desk and finish off the week's work.
他开始整理书桌，结束一周的工作。
eg. There are still a few jobs to finish off so we cannot be released for the time being.
还有几件事得干完，所以我们暂且还不能松劲。
2. face the music
承担自己行为的后果；接受批评（或惩罚）；
eg. Mr. Allen betrayed a top secret, and had to face the music.
艾伦先生泄露了一项最高机密，因而必须接受责罚。
eg. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.
迟早我得自己承担后果。
3. sb. be caught red-handed
当场抓获；当场逮住；
eg. My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.
我和男朋友去抢劫一家商店，被当场逮到了。
eg. A friend of mine is now in the big house. He was caught red-handed for selling cocaine.
我的一个朋友现在在监狱里，他出售可卡因给人当场抓住。