He assumed he was next in line for the editorship. He got a real slap in the face when they appointed an outsider.
他原以为下一个一定轮到他当编辑。但是当他们任命一个外人的时候,他确实感到受了极大的侮辱。
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.