【句子】Get ready to eat some crow! 【ModernFamilyS3E09】 【发音】/get/ /ˈred.i/ /tʊ/ /iːt/ /sʌm/ /krəʊ/ 【发音技巧】Get ready不完全爆破；eat some不完全爆破；【翻译】准备好被羞辱吧！【适用场合】 今天我们学习一个短语，叫做eat crow，啧啧，“吃乌鸦”这个短语是这个意思吗？我们来看看对应的英文解释：这个是一个非常美式的口语，表达的意思是：to admit that you were wrong about sth.或者to admit that one is wrong, usually when doing so triggers great embarrassment or shame“承认自己之前说错了/做错了，（尤其是承认自己错了会带来极大的尴尬、羞辱感的时候）”；eg: Ugh, now that my idea has failed, I'll have to eat crow in the board meeting tomorrow.哈，既然我的点子失败了，明天董事会上我就只能承认自己之前判断失误了。eg: I think Ellen is a perfectionist because the thought of having to eat crow terrifies her.我觉得Ellen是个完美主义者，因为一想到要承认自己之前错了，她就很恐惧。eg: Well, it looks like I was wrong, and I'm going to have to eat crow. 好吧，看起来之前是我错了，现在我不得不认错了。eg: I'll be eating crow if I'm not shown to be right.如果事实证明我不对，我就丢人丢大发了。eg: When the reporter got the facts all wrong, his editor made him eat crow.那位记者把事实搞错了，他的编辑狠狠地让他出了一次丑/他的编辑让他承认自己做错了。在英文中你也可以说eat dirt或者eat humble pie，都可以表达类似的意思：to be forced to admit a humiliating mistake不得不承认一个让人觉得很羞辱的错误；eg: I think I'm right, but if I'm wrong, I'll eat humble pie. 我觉得我是对的，但是如果我错了的话，我会承认我自己错了。eg: You think I can't get an A in this class, but I'll make you eat dirt when we get our report cards!你觉得我这门课拿不到A的成绩，但是成绩出来的时候我会让你承认你之前说错了。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】I didn't want to eat crow the rest of my life if my theories were wrong.
