俚语篇已经写过多次了，今天依然延续“望文生义”风格，看看这些容易被误解的表达。

　　前两天看到一篇文章里出现了for a song，但是上看下看都觉得这主题跟音乐没有一毛钱关系。“为了一首歌”?完全对不上意思，查询之后才发现for a song表示“廉价的”。

　　这大概就是语言学习的乐趣之一，熟悉的词在一起组成全新的意思，了解它们不仅有助于日常交际，还更显地道。

　　1

　　CHANGE YOUR TUNE / SING A DIFFERENT TUNE

　　改变了看法或主意。

　　You've definitely changed your tune since the last time I saw you! You used to hate this town!

　　自从上次见面以后，你的态度就变了!原来你很讨厌这个城市的!

　　2

　　FACE THE MUSIC

　　不得不接受负面后果

　　I'm not ready to face the music. I need to figure it out for myself before I speak to them.

　　我还没准备好面对这一切。和他们说话之前，我自己要弄清楚。

　　3

　　PLAY BY EAR

　　随机应变，在没有指南或规定的情况下，即兴处理某事。

　　I don't know what I'm going to say when she gets here, I'll just play it by ear.

　　待她来时，我不知道自己要说些什么，随机应变吧。

　　4

　　SEE YOU ON THE BIG DRUM

　　用来对孩子说晚安。

　　Okay, get some sleep now. See you on the big drum.

　　好啦，该休息啦。晚安。

　　5

　　AS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE

　　指某物非常干净。

　　He may come across as someone who could’ve been involved in that robbery, but I have checked his records and they’re as clean as a whistle.

　　他让人觉得极像上次参与劫案的劫匪，可我查了他的档案，并没有什么不良记录。

　　6

　　CALL THE TUNE

　　发号施令，用于描述做重大决定之人。

　　I'm afraid I can't help you sir. Barbara calls the tune around here, so you'd have to speak to her.

　　恐怕我帮不上什么忙，先生。这里芭芭拉说了算，你可以跟她谈谈。

　　7

　　WHISTLE FOR IT

　　痴心妄想：如果有人对你说这句话，那么这意味着他们认为你一定得不到自己想要的东西。

　　You can whistle for it as much as you like, this is an heirloom of our family and will stay with us!

　　随便你怎么想，这是我们的传家宝，你休想得到!

　　8

　　CLEAR AS A BELL

　　形容某事十分清楚、便于理解。

　　His instructions were as clear as a bell, everyone knew exactly what they were supposed to do.

　　他的指示十分清楚，每个人都知道自己应该做什么。