迷你對話學地道口語第期:裝作滿不在乎的樣子
Dialogue：
A: Do you think Frank is a good choice for monitor?
你認爲弗蘭克是當班長的合適人選嗎？
B: He is.
是的。
A: Why?
何出此言？
B: Because he's the kind of guys who put a bold face on it in the face of difficulties.
因爲他是那種在困難面前總能保持勇氣的人。
一， 詞海拾貝
put a bold face on something
exp. To act as though a particular situation is not as undesirable or grim as it really is.（對某事裝作滿不在乎的樣子；假裝無事的樣子；大膽有信心地去應付某事）
e.g. Gavin put a bold face on it when the doctors told him that he would never completely recover from his illness.
醫生告訴加文他的病將永遠無法痊癒時，他裝作滿不在乎的樣子。
e.g. Although my mother tried to put a good face on her medical situation, I knew that her health was rapidly deteriorating.
儘管我母親竭力裝出一副健康狀況良好的樣子，但我知道她的健康狀況正在迅速惡化。
e.g. They tried to put a good face on their break-up but we all knew that they had been fighting with each other for weeks.
他們試圖裝出一副和解的樣子，但我們都知道他們已經吵了好幾個星期了。
e.g. They had got some bad news but they put a bold face on it and received their guests with smile.
他們得到了一些壞消息，但他們裝出一副毫不在乎的樣子，仍然面帶微笑地迎接客人。
二， 語彙積累
in face of：面對……，在……面前
e.g. In face of danger, she stood fast and showed her courage.
面臨危險，她毫不讓步，表現出了她的勇氣。
e.g. We never weaken our efforts in face of difficulties.
我們在困難面前從不鬆勁。
三， 口語句式
語意：某人是當擔任某個職務的合適人員。
句型：Someone is a good choice for +表示職位的名詞。
例句：He is a good choice for headmaster. （他是當校長的合適人員。）
