“The other side of the coin”可不是“硬币另一面”的意思!
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凡事都有两面性,每一个辩论赛都有正反方,我们今天的习语中虽然有“coin”一词,因为硬币都是有正反面的,和我们生活中遇到的事情一样,那我们来看看这个习语应该怎么正确的运用呢? C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are learning today is: the other side of the coin. It means the opposite side of the subject or situation. You can use it when you are discussing something with someone and you want to mention a different way of looking at it. C: That’s right. Everything has two sides. Usually a good side and a bad side. So whenever we talk about something, there is always the other side of the coin. I know in China, a lot of people study English for exams to get a higher score. But the other side of the coin is that the exams didn’t help them with real communication in English. So most of the people can read English but can’t speak. Or maybe you are not happy that your boss only assigned you with a lot of work. But the other side of the coin is that you’ll have...
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