| 单词 | the good newsthe bad news |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe good news..the bad news.. c. the good news..the bad news..: expressing an unfortunate or undesirable downside to an otherwise welcome development or state of affairs. Also good-news-bad-news adj. (attributive): designating a joke, story, etc., told in this manner.Frequently used humorously, with allusion to the use of the formula in jokes (see quot. 1972). ΚΠ 1958 Changing Times Nov. 3 The good news is that more pay will enable the lucky ones to raise their standard of living a notch or two. The bad news is that another round of pay boosts means an added whirl to the inflationary cycle. 1972 F. Knebel Dark Horse (1973) xii. 186 ‘There are a couple of things I want to talk to you about. From your standpoint, some bad news and some good news, we might say.’.. ‘Is this like that story of the school principal who calls a father and says I've got some bad news and some good news for you? The bad news is that we've discovered your son is a fag. The good news is that he's just been elected queen of May.’ 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xiv. 35/1 What happened next was a particularly humiliating version of a ‘good news/bad news’ joke. Harvey was given a clean bill of health…the doctor on duty..of course just had to be a tennis friend. 1985 Observer 22 Sept. 20/7 The good news is that the state..would ask all prostitutes to take screening tests for the AIDS virus. The bad news is that those who fail will not be banned from working. 2001 N.Y. Times 3 June xi. 10/2 My engineers came to me with a good-news, bad-news story... The good news was that they could add the four floors; the bad news was that they wanted to put two columns in the middle of the ballroom. < as lemmas |
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