carpet大家都認(rèn)識(shí)么？

地毯的意思

call someone on the carpet / be called on the carpet

字面意思，某人被叫到地毯上去了

實(shí)際是：被問責(zé)，被訓(xùn)的意思

why?

這個(gè)地道表達(dá)來自軍隊(duì)

在軍營里

只有高級(jí)將官的辦公室里才有地毯

被叫到地毯上去

意味著一個(gè)士兵（下等軍官）被叫到將官那里被訓(xùn)話問話

后來就引申為被訓(xùn)話的意思了

例句：

1. The student tried to make the teacher think that his

report was original, but the teacher knew it wasn’t,

and?called him on the carpet.

那學(xué)生想法讓老師相信他的報(bào)告是原創(chuàng)的，但老師知道它不是

所以就叫他去問話了

2. I got?called on the carpet?for being late again.

我因?yàn)檫t到，又被訓(xùn)了