文本见“简介|”别人对你说“face the music”是啥意思？

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⭐今日表达⭐

face the music

字面意思：面对音乐

实际意思：面对现实/承担后果吧

⭐解释⭐

If you face the music, you accept responsibility for something that you have done wrong and you prepare yourself to be criticized or punished for it.

如果你face the music，你为自己做错的事情承担责任，并准备好接受批评或惩罚。

⭐来源⭐

The idiom “face the music” is thought to have originated in the 18th century.

“face the music”这个习语被认为起源于18世纪。

Musicians were required to play their instruments in front of an audience, even if they had made mistakes during rehearsal.

音乐家们被要求在观众面前演奏他们的乐器，即使他们在排练中犯了错误。

If a musician made a mistake during a performance, they would have to “face the music” by continuing to play, even though they knew that they were making a mistake.

如果一个音乐家在演出中犯了错误，他们将不得不“面对现实”，继续演奏，即使他们知道自己犯了错误。

⭐精选例句⭐

Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.

迟早我得自食其果。

I’m going to → I’m gonna

《明日传奇》Legends of Tomorrow台词：

I have let you play your childish game long enough. It is time to grow up and face the music.

我容忍你玩你的幼稚游戏已经够久了。是时候长大面对现实了。

childish adj.幼稚的

it’s time to do sth 是时候去…

grow up 长大

《闻香识女人》Scent of a Woman台词：

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who stand up and face the music, and those who run for cover.

世上有两种人：于直面现实的人和寻找掩护的人。

cover v.覆盖；n.封面；掩护