【句子】-- I let down my mom and dad today, and…worse than that, I let down my teacher.
-- It’s all my fault. 【Modern Family S3E3】
【发音】/aɪ//let//daʊn/ /maɪ//mɒm/ /mɑːm//ənd//dæd//təˈdeɪ//ənd//wɜː(r)s//ðæn//ðæt//aɪ//let//daʊn//maɪ//ˈtiː.tʃə(r)//ɪts//ɔːl/ /ɑːl//maɪ//fɒlt/ /fɑːlt/
【发音技巧】let down失去爆破；mom and dad连读+失去爆破；dad today失去爆破；let down失去爆破；It’s all连读；
【翻译】-- 今天我让我爸爸妈妈失望了，更糟糕的是……我也让我的老师失望了。
-- 都是我的错。
【适用场合】
今天学的这个表达相对简单，let down sb. 或者let sb. down
1. 在今天视频中是什么意思呢？
表示“让某个人失望、失落”
to fail or disappoint someone;
或者to neglect or be unable to do what was wanted, required, or promised to someone
eg: My dad said he'd be here to watch my baseball game, but he let me down again.
爸爸之前说他会来看我的棒球比赛，但是他又一次让我失望了。

eg: We're counting on you to close this deal, Robert—don't let down the firm.
我们还指望你来完成这一单交易呢，Robert，别让公司失望了。
（相当于don’t let us down）

eg: I was counting on John to come, but he let me down.
我还指望着John会来呢，但是他让我失望了。

eg: The team didn’t want to let down the coach.
这支队伍不想让教练感到失望。

eg: Don't worry. I won't let you down.
别担心，我不会让你失望的。

eg: He is afraid of letting his father down.
他害怕让他爸爸感到失望。

再稍微说一下另外一个意思：
2. let down可以用来表示：使得某件事情不如应有的成功；使得某件事情失败；
If something lets you down, it is the reason you are not as successful as you could have been.
eg: Many believe it was his shyness and insecurity which let him down.
许多人认为是他的害羞和不安全感使得他没能成功。

eg: Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.
让人难过的是，这部电影由于情结太过于简单，所以很失败。

这个短语let down也有很多其他意思，大家可以听完节目多了解一下。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Tom觉得他的妻子让他倍感失望。