Rear Its Ugly Head——揭露了問題

** become apparent, esp. in an ominous way; something that has made an unwelcome appearance or has become a troublesome subject that requires attention

~~揭露了問題；不好的事情出現了；出現不祥之物；令人不快之物顯現；討厭的事情出現；討厭的事情發生

~~ ominous things appear; bad things appear; unpleasant things appear; nasty things appear; nasty things happen; become apparent; become evident; be revealed; become noticeable; become obvious; come to light; manifest itself; come into existence;

!! The word “rear” meaning to set something upright or hold it in an elevated position was used in the phrase “horse rearing.” “Rear its head” had been around since the middle of the 17th century. During the 19th century, some writer added the word “ugly” to relate an image of something disagreeable, undesirable or unpleasant. “Rear its ugly head” is now often used.

“rear”一詞的意思是將某物件豎直放置或將其保持在較高的位置，用在短語“horse rearing”中。“Rear its head”一詞自十七世紀中葉就已出現。在十九世紀，某作家添加了“醜陋”一詞來描述令人不愉快、不受歡迎或令人不快的事物。現在經常使用“rear its ugly head”。

>> She had been quite successful in her campaign until she was asked why nothing has been done during her 3.5 years in the reign reared its ugly head.

她在競選活動中取得相當大的成功，直到有人問她為甚麼在她統治的三年半時間裡沒有採取任何行動，揭露了問題。

>> The interview went very well until a question about his academic record reared its ugly head.

面試進行得非常順利，直到一個關於他的學業成績問題，令到不好的事情出現了。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教授