看美剧学英语俚语：Silver lining

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Silver lining: The potential for something positive or beneficial to result from a negative situation. Often used in the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining." (A silver lining on a cloud is an indication that the sun is behind it.) This metaphoric term derived from John Milton's Comus (1634) :  "A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night."

中文释义： 全球性流行病疫（pandemic）COVID-19正在国际上肆虐（rampant/raging）, 造成巨大破坏（wreak havoc）, 在这种艰难时世下,  Silver lining 这个词也开始被频繁提起来 .例句：Still, there are many silver linings. One is how technology is bringing people together in new ways. （在此艰难时光，依然会有一些光明和一丝希望，其中一个是现代科技如何以新方式把人们聚在一起的。），这里的silver lining 指的是：黑暗中一线光明，不幸中一丝希望。

小提示：英语合成词很多时候不能简单地把两个单个的单词表面意思合起来使用，在不同语境下有太多太多特别含义！Context is everything!