- He assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider.
他原以为下一个一定轮到他当编辑。但是当他们任命一个外人的时候，他确实感到受了极大的侮辱。
- He was getting on well in the business and was in line for a directorship when for some reason only known to himself he gave the whole thing up and bought a small farm in Wales.
他工作一直干得不错，并且即将会得到主任的位置。突然，不知什么原因，他辞去所有工作，在威尔士买下了一个小农场。
- Bill assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider.
比尔认为接下来会让他当编辑的; 但当他们让一名外来人员担任该职时，比尔感到自己确实遭到了冷落。
