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There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant (令人愉快的) but are not. “Face the music” is a good example. When someone says they have to “face the music”, it means they have to accept and deal with the punishment of an action.

Americans often use the word “face” in this way. For example, “I can't face another night of camping! It's cold and rainy.” Or “In life, you must face your fears.”

But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely (極其) fast car.” But you do not listen. You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!

When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. The “music” here is the result of your actions. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.

There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music”. To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!

1.完成句子。 In American English, “facing the music” means_______________

2.完成句子。The expression “______________” means the same thing as “face the music”.

3.簡(jiǎn)略回答問題。What will happen if you lose control of your friend's car and drive it into a stop sign?

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4.找出并寫下文章的主題句。 _________________________________

5.將文中畫線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。 _____________________________

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