Hello and welcome to Authentic, Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
I'm Feifei.
And I'm Phil.
Phil, why are you wearing shorts?
It's February.
It's freezing outside.
OK, so I decided to cycle to work today.
I usually bring some clothes to change into when I get to work.
But today I got here, looked in my bag and saw that I'd left my trousers at home.
It was a real facepalm moment.
Oh dear, that's embarrassing.
See, look, now you're face palming as well.
Let's learn that expression, face palm moment.
I should describe how Feifei looks right now.
She's sat opposite me and has her head in her hands.
Yes, so the noun face palm comes from the nouns face and palm.
Your palm is the surface of your hand.
A facepalm is where you have your head against the palm of your hand because you're embarrassed, annoyed or frustrated.
Something that makes you do that is a facepalm moment.
Maybe you sent an email to the wrong person or maybe you've just dropped a cup of coffee.
The facepalm moment is when you realise that you've done something wrong or silly.
Sometimes you might do it in response to someone else doing something wrong or silly.
Yes, let's hear some more examples of other people using the expression facepalm moment.
I travelled two hours to take photos of this amazing sunset and then I realised I forgot my camera.
What a facepalm moment.
Someone was waving at me, so I waved back and then I realised they were waving at someone else.
It was a bit of a facepalm moment.
I had a facepalm moment today when I was sending a very detailed voice note to my mum and then I realised I hadn't pressed record.
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你正在收听的是BBC英语教学制作的第一道英语节目。 在这期节目中,我们正在学习表达Face Palm Movement的用法。 Face Palm Movement的字面意思是无脸时刻。 它指的是用双手捂住脸或将脸埋进手掌的动作。 这个动作多用来表达尴尬、烦恼或沮丧。 这个表达也可以用来形容让人绝望的尴尬时刻。
Yes, we often talk about a facepalm moment, but remember, we do sometimes use the word facepalm on its own.
It can be used as a noun to describe the action, and informally it's also sometimes a verb.
I facepalmed so hard when I realised I'd left my trousers at home.
Yes, facepalm can also be used as a verb.
For example, I was certainly facepalming very hard when you told me you'd forgotten your trousers.
I know, it's so embarrassing.
I can't believe I did that.
And that's it for this programme.
But join us next time to learn more English phrases and expressions.
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