The great thing about getting older is that this sort of public failure gets rarer too.
年龄增长的一个好处,就是这种当众失败的情况越来越少见。One of his less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public.
他不太好的那些品质中有一点就是当众数落自己的妻子。Most of us dread making a speech to a group, but if you think of it as simple communication or helping others, you won't be nervous.
我们大部分人都害怕当众讲话,但如果你把它看做是一种简单的交流,或是对他人的帮助而已,那么你就不会紧张了。Gordon Brown wept in public last weekend when he spoke of facing up to the possible premature death of his son Fraser.
上周末,当英国首相戈登·布朗谈到自己可能早逝的儿子弗雷泽时,不禁当众拭泪。He said the prophecy in the box, and locked in public, said the Aug. 13 open test his prediction is accurate.
他说,预言就在箱子里,并当众锁好,表示8月13日可以打开检验他的预言是否准确。He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。With his son seated on his lap, the king announced that he would be the crown prince, and his mother would be the number one queen.
小男孩坐在国王的腿上,国王当众宣布小男孩就是太子,而他的母亲成为了皇后。Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.
那人当众人面前立刻起来,拿着他所躺卧的褥子回家去,归荣耀与神。She thought he would make an abject fool of himself, and for her sake, as well as his, decided to prevent him from standing.
她认为他会当众出丑,为他俩着想,她决定制止他当候选人。