美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)大全:意外打擊使人哭笑不得

今天要學(xué)的習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是: laugh out of the other side of your mouth。讓我們看個(gè)例子來(lái)體會(huì)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)laugh out of the other side of your mouth是什么意思。他說(shuō)的是一錢如命的Bill自作聰明地問(wèn)一個(gè)人低價(jià)買進(jìn)一輛汽車。

例句：Bill thought he got a real bargain because the car was half the normal price. Now he's laughing out of the other side of his mouth. The police came to tell him the car was stolen. So he loses both the car and the money.

原來(lái)Bill是殺到半價(jià)買進(jìn)這輛車的。他當(dāng)時(shí)真是高興，以為自己占了大便宜，但是想不到警察來(lái)對(duì)他說(shuō)這輛車是贓貨。這一來(lái)Bill既沒(méi)了車又丟了錢。

剛才說(shuō)過(guò)Bill是一錢如命的家伙。起初買了便宜貨想必得意揚(yáng)揚(yáng)，但是后來(lái)面臨這種賠了夫人又折兵的局面，他必定會(huì)捶胸頓足、懊喪萬(wàn)分?？梢?jiàn)laugh out of the other side of his mouth這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是用來(lái)描繪這種樂(lè)極生悲的局面的。它的含義是意外打擊使人哭笑不得、轉(zhuǎn)喜為憂。