He assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider. 他原以為下一個一定輪到他當編輯。但是當他們任命一個外人的時候，他確實感到受了極大的侮辱。
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. 他工作一直幹得不錯，並且即將會得到主任的位置。突然，不知什麼原因，他辭去所有工作，在威爾士買下了一個小農場。
Bill assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider. 比爾認為接下來會讓他當編輯的; 但當他們讓一名外來人員擔任該職時，比爾感到自己確實遭到了冷落。
