美式俚语小课堂:Silver Lining
爱思英语编者按:今天的俚语出自一则西方谚语:Every cloud has a silver lining. 每一朵乌云都镶着银色的边。它暗含的意思是:
A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty.
困境中的希望或安慰
一起看看例句吧。
[纸牌屋 S02E04]
Who knows whether we’ll win the vote? If we lose, I don’t want my face on national television. This could be a silver lining.
谁知道我们能不能赢得投票?如果我们输了,我可不想上全国电视台。这或许是好事。
[打工姐妹花 S02E08]
A: Martha said she hadn’t forgotten about us.
B: That’s what my mother said, but I spent a whole day and night in that school parking lot. Silver lining – I still know the whole rap part to TLC’s Waterfalls.
A: 玛莎说她没有忘记我们。
B: 我妈当年也这么说的,最后老娘落得了在学校停车场等了整整一天一夜的下场。不幸中的大幸是,我现在还会唱TLC乐队那首《瀑布》的说唱部分。
[复仇 S03E10]
When it was time to go in for the kill, I couldn’t pull the trigger. I actually saved her marriage. Guess my take downs have a silver lining.
真到了该下狠手的时候,我却无法下手。我还拯救了她的婚姻呢。看来我的报复里还存有一丝希望。
小节:Silver lining用于在一切糟糕不幸的境遇中,看到的希望与生机,不幸中的万幸。
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