同事小张因为上个月业绩没达标，这个月就被调到了总务岗位。外教Tony就劝她：

Don't be discouraged, every cloud has a silver lining.

果不其然，调到总务岗的小张反倒是被激发了特长一样，干得风生水起的。

大家一定好奇 Tony 对她说了什么吧~其实就是简单的鼓励啦，"别灰心，困境中总会有希望的！" 这里 Tony 所用到的"Every cloud has a silver lining"其实是一句谚语，字面上是说每一朵乌云背后总会衬有一线光芒，引申为在逆境中总有值得宽慰的或有希望的一面，也就是中文里我们所常说的"凡事都有好的一面、天无绝人之路或黑暗中总有一线曙光"的意思啦。值得注意的是，在这里 lining 是当"衬里、内衬"来讲，所以 silver lining 银色的衬里不就是乌云背后所隐藏着的那一线光明嘛！

every cloud has a silver lining

na. (失望或不幸中的)一线希望、一点慰藉；凡事都有好的一面；不幸中的万幸；每一片乌云都有一线光明；朵朵乌云衬白底；天无绝人之路；黑暗中常有一线曙光；不幸中总会有值得欣慰的地方；困境之中也终有希望。

【En】

If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.

如果你说每一片乌云都有一线光明，你的意思是每一个悲伤或不愉快的情况都有积极的一面。

Used to say that there is something good even in a situation that seems very sad or difficult.

用来形容即使在看起来非常悲伤或困难的情况下，还是有好事发生。

Said to mean that there is always a good or pleasant side-effect of a bad or unpleasant situation.

意思是在一个坏的或不愉快的情况下总有一个好的或令人愉快的副作用。

Said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage.

强调任何困难或不愉快的情况都有其优点。

Every negative situation has the potential to result in or produce something positive or beneficial.

每一个消极的情况都有可能导致或产生一些积极或有益的事情。

You can derive some benefit from every bad thing that happens to you.

你可以从每件发生在你身上的坏事中获得一些好处。

● A: "I found a new job after all, and I like this one even better than the last."

我终于找到了一份新工作，而且我甚至比上一份更喜欢这份工作。

● B: "You see? Every cloud has a silver lining."

你看到了吧，凡事总有好的一面。

● There is a silver lining in this recession for the Class of 2009,

对于2009届毕业生来说，在这次经济衰退中还有一线希望。

● As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.

俗话说，黑暗中总有一线光明。我们从所作的决定中吸取了教训。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. If we hadn't missed the plane, we would never have met you.

俗话说，黑暗中总有一线光明。如果我们没有误了飞机，我们永远也不会遇见你。

● Don't be so grumpy and pessimistic because every cloud has a silver lining.

不要这么暴躁和悲观，黑暗中常有一线曙光。

● I know you're upset about not getting the lead in the school play, but just keep in mind that every cloud has a silver lining—you'll get lots of experience as the understudy!

我知道你为没能在学校的戏剧演出中担任主角而难过，但是你要记住，凡事都有好的一面——作为替角，你会获得很多经验的!

● There could be a silver lining to getting laid off—you might find a job you actually like!

被解雇也有一线希望——你可能会找到一份自己真正喜欢的工作!

● When I'm going through a hard time, I try to remind myself that every cloud has a silver lining.

当我经历困难的时候，我试着提醒自己，每一片乌云都有一线光明。

● I'm sorry your business is going badly, but don't despair. Every cloud has a silver lining.

我很遗憾你的生意不好，但不要绝望。黑暗中总有一线光明。

● When Mary's friends visited her in the hospital, they tried to cheer her up, but Mary never could find the silver lining in the cloud of her illness.

当玛丽的朋友们去医院看望她时，他们试图让她振作起来，但玛丽始终未能从她病魔的阴影中找到一线希望。

● The rally had a disappointing turnout, but the silver lining was that those who came pledged a great deal of money.

参加集会的人并不多，但令人欣慰的是，前来参加集会的人承诺将提供大量资金。

● Oh well, every cloud has a silver lining. I may not be so well off now, but I'll have more time to enjoy my family.

噢，黑暗中总有一线光明，虽然我现在可能没那么富裕了，但我会有更多的时间享受天伦之乐。

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