今天要给大家介绍的是：under a cloud。任何人under a cloud是绝不会高兴的，因为他不是丢尽了面子，就是被怀疑做了什么坏事。下面是一个人在讲另外一个被逮捕的人，这人被指控和贩毒有关：

"The judge had to let him go because there wasn't enough evidence against him. But he's going around under a cloud because most people think he's guilty."

这个人说：“法官由于没有足够的证据来定罪，所以只好放了他。但是，他到哪儿都受怀疑，因为大多数人都认为他是有罪的。”

下面这个例子是一个人在饭馆里对别人说的话：

"See that man sitting at the table by himself? He's supposed to be a very smart lawyer, but he's been under a cloud ever since he was mixed up in a scandal involving a company that was run by a mobster."

这人说：“瞧那个桌子边独自坐着的人，看见吗？他 本来是一个很能干的律师，但是自从他和一个公司的丑闻有牵连以来，他一直被人怀疑，而那个公司是由流氓集团经营的。”

gaiety
n.欢乐的精神, 欢乐的气氛；作乐, 乐事
例：
Her artificial gaiety disguised an inner sadness.
她以矫揉造作的快乐掩饰着内心的悲痛。