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1、面子-名誉篇1保全面子1.1 save(sb,s)face【英语解释not1osepeop1esrespectforyou;avoidorhe1psbavoidembarrassment【中文解释】保全脸面，挽回面子Inasituationwhereonesgui1tisobvious,it,sbettertosavefacebyadmittingresponsibi1ityandofferingcompensation.Thep1ayerwhohada1most1ostasemi-fina1gameforourteamsavedfacebyscoringtwogoa1sinthechampi

2、onshipmatch.Shewasfired,butshesavefacebyte11ingeveryoneshedresigned.Ratherthanadmitdefeat,Frank1incompromisedinordertosaveface.Theygavehimachoiceofresigning,tosaveface.Thoughshed1ostherjob,shesavedfacebysayingshed1eftitwi11ing.Eng1andsavedtheirfacebygettingagoa1inthe1astminutetodrawthematch.Whenthem

3、ayorwascaughttakingbribes,hetriedtosavefacebypretendingtheywerepo1itica1contributions.mintroub1e.Ineedaquickideatosaveface.Gi1braggedthatheknewthegovernorquitewe11.Nowthatthegovernorisgoingtovisitourschoo1,Gi1ishopingtosavefacebypretendingtobesick.Youvegottohe1pmesaveface.Ifyouwont1endmethemoney,I11

4、gobankrupt.Eng1andsavedtheirfacebygettingagoa1inthe1astminutetodrawthematch.Thoughshed1ostherjob,shesavedfacebysayingshed1eftitwi11ing1y.Thegovernmentsannouncementwasconsideredamereface-savingmanoeuvre.face-savinga.whicha11owsse1f-respecttobekept(保全面子的)1.2 sparesb,sb1ushesBrE英语解释savesbfromanembarras

5、singsituation【中文解释】不使脸红/难为情，不让难堪，免得丢面子，使不致颜面扫地A1astminutegoa1sparedtheirb1ushes.1.3 haveathinskin【英语解释】careifpeop1ecriticizeyouordonot1ikeyou【中文解释】脸皮薄，计较面子，顾及脸面，好面子Youshou1dntbeinpo1iticsifyouhavesuchathinskin.Dontjoketoher1ikethat.Shehasathinskinandthatkindofjokeistoomuchforher.thin-skinned-a.(ofpe

6、rson)easi1yUPSetbyCritiCiSmOrUnkindCOmmentS(厚脸薄的，计较脸面的，易生气的)1.4 keepupappearances;saveappearances英语解释continueto1iveorbehaveinyourusua1way,especia11yinordertohidefromotherpeop1ea1ossofmoney,socia1positionetc【中文解释】维持面子，顾面子，维持体面；装门面；佯装若无其事Theyhaventmuchmoneybuttheybuyexpensivec1othesinordertokeepupappe

7、arances.Whenshe1osta11hermoney,shewasdeterminedtokeepupappearances.Ofcourse,hetriestokeepupappearances,buthe1ivesentire1yoffborrowedmoney.SheputChristmasdecorationsinthewindowjusttokeepupappearances.Evenwitha11thetroub1eDavewashavingathome,hesti11managedtokeepupappearances.Shewastrainedfromchi1dhood

8、tokeepupappearancesnomatterhowbadsherea11yfe1t.1.5 forappearances1sake;forthesakeofappearances英语解释trytomakepeop1ethinkyouaresti11happy,successfu1etc【中文解释】了面子关氯为了体面Hehasamistress.Heandhiswifeon1y1ivetogetherforthesakeOfappearances.1.6 pocket/swa11owyourpride(anddosth);putyourprideinyourpocket英语解释ho1d

9、backornotshowyourpride【中文解释】忍辱含垢，抑制羞耻感，抑制/克制自尊心，抛开面子A1thoughIfe1tthatJimwasinthewrong,forthesakeofharmonyinourgroupIpocketedmyprideandshookhandswithhim.Becauseoftherecession,Iwasforcedtopocketmyprideandjoinmyyoungerbrotherscompany.Mary1efthomeafterabigfightwithherhusband.Butafter1ivingforamonthwithh

10、erunsympatheticmother,shepocketedherprideandreturnedhome.Whenhe1osthisjobhehadtoswa11owhisprideandaskformoneyfromhissister.WhenKen1osthisjobhehadtoswa11owhisprideandborrowmoney.Youregoingtohavetoswa11owyourprideandaskforyourjobback.2名誉不好2.1 gethavegivesbabadname英语解释(makesb)1osepeop1esrespectortrust;

11、(makesb)have/getabadreputation【中文解释】(使)名声不好，失去信誉，得到不好的名声Thebarhadabadnameandwasavoidedbya11the1oca1s.Thosecarshavebeguntogetabadnameforrust.Studentswhoarerudeandscruffygivetheschoo1abadname.Theregu1arbraw1ingandvio1enceinthebarhadgivenitabadname.Hewasthetypeofpersonthatgivesinsurancesa1esmenabadname

12、.2.2 inabad1ight英语解释inanunfavourab1eway【中文解释】形象受损Thisincidentseemstoshowthempanyinabad1ight.2.3 b1otyourcopybook英语解释dosththatspoi1stheideathatpeop1ehaveofyou;spoi1yourgoodrecord【中文解释】毁坏自己的名誉，玷污自己的名声，做出有损形象的事Shehadac1eandriving1icenceunti1sheb1ottedhercopybookbyspeeding.We11-educatedpeop1ea1waystakec

13、arenottob1ottheircopybooksbydoingthingsthatarecommon1yfrownedbythesociety.Hepaidbackthemoneyhehadsto1en,buthehadb1ottedhiscopybookandcou1dnthopeforpromotion.Hewastheteachersfavoritepupi1unti1heb1ottedhiscopybookbyfai1inga11hisexaminations.Hisbruta1treatmentofhisdaughterwi11a1waysbeab1otiniscopybook.

14、2.4 putab1oton英语解释spoi1thegoodopinionotherpeop1ehaveofyou【中文解释】使留下污点，给抹黑；损害的名誉Mr.Gorgefe1tthathissonse1opementwiththeirmaidputab1otonthefami1y.Hisbetraya1putab1otonthenation.2.5 brandsbassth【英语解释describesbasbeingsthbadorunp1easant,especia11yunfair1y;givea1astingbadnameto【中文解释】(不公正地)丑化，败坏名声，为加上的臭名，给加

15、上永久性的污名；把说成是，指责为Theywerebrandedas1iarsandcheats.Hewasbrandedasatroub1e-makerfortakingpartinthedemonstration.Thenewspapersbrandedherasahypocrite.Thoseactionshavebrandedhimasathief.Theoppositionpartiesarebrandingthepremierasamanwithoutprincip1e.Ifsunfairtobranda11footba11supportersastroub1emakers.Thepressbrandedhimas1iar.Youcantbranda11footba11supportersash1igans.Mostteachersbrandtheprincipa1asamanwithoutprincip1eandc1ear-cutopinions.2.6 ab1ackmark(against)BrE英语解释sththatsbhasdonewhichmakesotherpeop1edis1ikeordisapproveofthem【中文解释】污点，损坏名誉的东西；短处It