【句子】It’s just …I think it’s time for us to face the music. 【Desperate Housewives S1E15】【发音】[ɪts] [dʒʌst] [aɪ] [θɪŋk] [ɪts] [taɪm] [fɔ:(r)] [ʌs] [tʊ] [feɪs] [ðə] ['mju:zɪk]【发音技巧】for us连读；【翻译】只是我觉得，我们到了该面对现实/直面困难的时候了。【适用场合】face the music勇于承担责任，临危不惧；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.至于这个短语怎么来的，为什么跟music有关系，也查阅了一些资料，主流是两种观点，第一种说的是在音乐剧中，如果演员上台，需要面对着管弦乐队表演，也要面对着观众；另外一种说法是在army当中如果有人犯错被开除的话，会有人敲鼓，也就是动词短语drum out的来源和意思。大家感兴趣的话下去了解一下。eg: I told you not to try to sneak in, and now that you've been caught, you're just going to have to face the music. 我早就告诉过你不要溜进去吧！现在好了，你已经被发现了/被抓了，你得自己承担后果了。eg: If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the music in the future.如果我们现在不采取措施扼制这个污染的话，我能肯定，日后我们得承担这个恶果。And once we’re back on our feet, we’ll get a house as big as this one.一旦我们东山再起，我们要买一所跟这个一样大的房子。on one’s feet站立着； eg: We've been on our feet for over an hour—let's find somewhere to sit for a while.我们都站了一个多小时了，找个地方坐会儿吧。on one’s feet恢复；复原；所以在这段台词中，be back on our feet可以用来指经济状况的好转；扭转；In a healthy or stable condition, usually after a period of illness or misfortune. eg: I was out with the flu for a week, but I'm back on my feet now. 我因为患上流感，中途退出了一周，但是现在我已经恢复健康了。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】After bringing in some new management, the business is finally on its feet again.
